Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO ROXBURY
February 2, 2025
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School girls and boys basketball teams on Feb. 1 beat their opponents in Morris County Tournament Preliminary Round competition, paving the way for more tournament action.The boys team defeated the Dover Tigers 64-58, a win that brought the Gaels' record to 8-10 and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys basketball team went from the "hunters" against two high-level opponents earlier in the week to the "hunted" in its Inclusion Day matchup against rival Gov. Livingston on Saturday afternoon.New Providence had a 14-point lead with 5:42 left in the game, ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson boys varsity basketball team, under the direction of Head Coach Jeff Lubreski, remains undefeated, with a 16-0 record, following the Crusaders' February 1st win over Roselle Park, 58-35.Coach Lubreski, however, refuses to let Clark's current record get to the team's head, ...
STAFFORD - Southern wrestling hosted a tri-match on Saturday. Southern's record improves to 12-3 on the season. Southern defeated Monroe 52-19106: Kyle Capodanno (MOTO) over Troy Bayer (SORE) (TF 19-2 4:22) 113: Anthony Mason (SORE) over James Verderami (MOTO) (Fall 0:44) 120: Nick Cavallo (MOTO) ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School Girls’ Basketball team faced a tough challenge this past Friday, hosting Freehold Borough High School, who entered the game with a 12-2 record and just two games ahead of the Green Wave in the Shore Conference B North division standings for the overall ...
SPARTA, NJ – In the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament, the 10 seed Sparta boys basketball team defeated number 19 North Warren 29-58 on Saturday. Leshem Little put up 27 points in the outing with four 3’s, six from inside the paint and three from the foul line.Tyler Conlee, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken boys basketball team extended a three-point lead with a big fourth quarter to secure a 65-54 victory over Union City on Saturday.Jake Ellis scored 17 points and handed out five assists for the RedWings (15-5), who had five players score in double figures.Yuhanaa Callaway ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville outscored Lawrence by 10 points in the second half and pulled away for a 45-29 boys basketball victory on Saturday.Tyler Bunnell scored 23 points and came down with 13 rebounds for Robbinsville (10-10), which held a 19-13 lead at halftime.Liam Butler chipped in with ...
EDISON, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys basketball team continued to roll on Saturday, defeating Wardlaw-Hartridge High School 51-34. Spotswood's winning streak reached seven games with Saturday's victory over Wardlaw-Hartridge. The Chargers took a 25-16 lead into the halftime break.Joseph ...
PRINCETON, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team lost a back-and-forth game on Saturday to Princeton. Spotswood lost 53-48. The Chargers went into the halftime break down 30-26 and were outscored by Princeton 23-22 in the final two quarters. Lizzie Calandruccio led Spotswood ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – A snowstorm delay didn't freeze out Chatham's top fencers as the Cougars produced five gold winners in the Morris County Individual Championships that were postponed for two weeks due to inclement weather.The Chatham girls swept all three weapons on Saturday at Randolph High with ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central was bidding for the upset victory, but came up just short in a 55-53 boys basketball loss to Notre Dame on Friday.Weston Shirk and Gavin Baden each scored 16 points for Hunterdon Central (4-14), which was outdone at the foul line.Notre Dame (13-6) was 20-for-24 at ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Lawrenceville rallied in the fourth quarter to a 42-39 girls basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Saturday.Aryana Iyer scored 13 points for Lawrenceville (4-16), which trailed, 35-30, going into the fourth quarter.Hunterdon Central (7-11) has lost five straight games, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – One Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior delivered the match-clinching pin on his Senior Night. Another senior ended the evening with a late comeback win by decision in his home gym. In between, history was made when two female wrestlers took the mat against each other for the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Watchung Hills missed 10 of its 11 shots in the first quarter and seven of its eight shots in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors' hot shooting in the third quarter enabled them to rally from an early 12-point deficit to defeat Bridgewater-Raritan, 44-37, in the first round of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Gov. Livingston girls basketball team celebrated its seniors on Thursday night with a heartfelt ceremony before taking the court against Dayton. Seniors Mia Firdman, Emily Schmidt, Chelsea Kiesewetter, and Gillian Abbey were honored alongside their families, marking the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys basketball team went from the "hunters" against two high-level opponents earlier in the week to the "hunted" in its Inclusion Day matchup against rival Gov. Livingston on Saturday afternoon.New Providence had a 14-point lead with 5:42 left in the game, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – A.L. Johnson opened a 14-point halftime lead on its way to a 56-30 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Saturday.Tori Turner scored a season-high 14 points for Dayton (7-9), which was outscored, 18-7, in the second quarter en route to ALJ's 29-15 lead.Alisia Hamm led Johnson ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Passaic by 7-0, 7–0 scores in Big North Liberty Division bowling action on Wednesday afternoon in Hackensack. The boys team improved to 15-3 on the season, 7-0 in the Liberty Division. Passaic falls to 1-11, 1-7.The girls improved to 19-0, 7-0 in the Liberty. ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Showing strength on both ends of the court at different points in the game, the Morris Knolls boys basketball team beat Kinnelon, 69-28, in a preliminary game of the 2025 Morris County Tournament played Saturday, Feb. 1, at Knolls.Knolls, the No. 10 seed in the tourney, displayed a ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls swim team opens play in the NJSIAA state tournament with a second-round North 1, Group B section meet on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the County College of Morris in Randolph.The Lady Eagles, seeded No. 4 in the eight-team bracket, drew a first-round bye and will face ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Randolph Rams ice hockey team came into its game against Morris Knolls at Mennen Sports Arena on Saturday, Feb. 1, still steaming from a day-old loss that was considered an upset.The Rams had not taken kindly to the 4-3 loss they had suffered against Ridge despite putting 56 ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Passaic Valley and Randolph in independent wrestling matches on Saturday morning at Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls. The Aviators improved to 16-1 on the season.The Aviators opened the morning with their win over Passaic Valley. After a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Gov. Livingston senior swimmer Nia Joseph has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Highlander Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking performance at the Union County Championships.Joseph captured the 50-yard freestyle title, setting a new school record and ...
COLONIA, NJ – Alexis Lease-Springer scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead South Brunswick to a 57-50 girls basketball victory over Colonia on Saturday.Kendall Dixon scored 15 points for South Brunswick (9-9), which rallied from a 43-37 deficit after three quarters with a 20-7 burst down ...
DUNELLEN, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Ice Hockey senior Class of 2025 took their lumps as freshmen.As seniors amongst a team now ranked No. 12 in the Garden State in 2024-25 under the fantastic leadership of head coach Vincent Arnone, who has guided them for all four of their years on ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne closed the game out strong and finished off a 61-47 boys basketball victory over Memorial of West New York on Saturday.Noah Shaw scored 20 points for Bayonne (9-8), which outscored Memorial, 22-11, in the fourth quarter.Dave Kobryn collected 16 points and five assists for the ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Sean Turner scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out two assists to help Hamilton West to a 55-46 boys basketball victory over Nottingham on Saturday.Nakye Bradshaw collected 11 points, five rebounds and three assists for Hamilton West (5-16), which outscored ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Colts Neck rallied from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter, then dominated overtime for a 73-66 boys basketball victory over Ferris on Saturday.Bryce Belcher and Dan Buonocore scored 19 points apiece for Colts Neck (9-6), which trailed Ferris, 49-36, going into the fourth ...
Brought to you by:WAYNE, NJ – It’s difficult to earn Wayne Valley Athlete of the Month in January when a state record-breaking, Olympic caliber swimmer is hitting her high school peak in her senior year at the school. Someone else would have to put up some extraordinary results just to ...