Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
February 1, 2025
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - The Chargers-Bears-Rams fell to Red Band Regional High School on Friday, losing 3-2. Brayden Sainato scored the only goal of the first period at the ProSkate Ice Arena for Red Bank. CBR's Daniel Novoselov tied the score at one a little over the 10-minute mark of the second ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat extended their winning streak to seven games with a decisive victory over Pinelands 51-36 on Friday night at home. For the first time in school history, Barnegat has clinched a share of the B-South title with the victoryCole Toddings led the Bengals' balanced scoring effort with ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Watchung Hills faced off against Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament and came away with an upset, 45-37. Down at the half, Watchung Hills rallied in the third quarter, where they scored 26 points. Bridgewater-Raritan, despite ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Watchung Hills faced off against Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament and came away with an upset, 45-37. Down at the half, Watchung Hills rallied in the third quarter, where they scored 26 points. Bridgewater-Raritan, despite ...
Junior Marvin Jaquish and senior Maddix Myers led the way once again when Phillipsburg High School defeated host Warren Hills, 5-2, in a Skyland Conference boy’s bowling match on Thursday.Jaquish, averaging 214 a game for the season, rolled a 619 series with games of 184-233-202 and Myers, ...
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 – On Jan. 18, Braeden Valley of New Providence won the second Union County Tournament championship in his career.Valley scored a 10-0 major decision in the 144-pound title bout over Cranford’s Eoghan O’Hara.The junior from New Providence has gone on to win his next four matches ...
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 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Westfield came out victorious against arch-rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood in front of a packed Friday night crowd.Senior Mike Cantwell fired up the crowd by pinning Gavin Dwyer to start the Raiders off on the right foot. Westfield then took the next two matches with Elias Wood ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Christopher Moore, who had been the softball coach at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, has been named the new baseball coach at FMG by the Springfield Board of Education.Moore replaces Kevin Schultz as the baseball coach after Schultz announced he was stepping down.Brianne ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Watchung Hills triumphed over New Providence with a decisive score of 66-15 on Friday improving their record to 16-3. Evan May scored his first varsity win with a pin at 13 pounds in 0:46.The match showcased a series of strong performances from Watchung Hills wrestlers.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Mendham ice hockey team secured a 2-1 victory over Park Regional at Mennen Arena on Thursday evening.The game opened with a defensive battle. Neither team scored during the first period.Park Regional scored first in the second period when, Dylan Aker capitalized on an ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Mendham ice hockey team secured a 2-1 victory over Park Regional at Mennen Arena on Thursday evening.The game opened with a defensive battle. Neither team scored during the first period.Park Regional scored first in the second period when, Dylan Aker capitalized on an ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Mountain Lakes Ice Hockey team edged out Parsippany Regional 2-1 in a tight game on Wednesday evening.The game remained scoreless through the first two periods as both teams struggled to find the back of the net. Strong defensive play and stellar goaltending from ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The basketball season is heating up all across New Jersey, and it’s safe to say that the Hawthorne High School boys basketball program is handling the pressure quite well.Through 15 games, the Bears had a solid overall record of 10-5, including a 7-1 record in the ever challenging ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston girls basketball team advanced in the opening round of the Essex County Invitational Tournament with a 56-15 victory over Newark Global Studies on Saturday afternoon.Lyla Feldman scored 13 points for the Lancers (12-3), who outscored NGS, 21-4, in the second quarter ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Heading into last week, the Manasquan Warriors girls basketball team was riding a seven-game winning streak, with a pivotal showdown against #5-ranked St. Rose Purple Roses on January 21. As two of the Shore Conference’s top programs, this match-up carried extra weight, with both ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Although it came up just short, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ basketball team staged a furious comeback bid at Ridge High School in the opening round of the 2025 Somerset County Girls’ Basketball Tournament.No. 11 seeded Ridge (5-12) allowed just 17% shooting in the ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Basketball Team recorded their 12th victory of the 2024-2025 season on Thursday, defeating Roselle Catholic 72-67. Jayden Johnson had a team-high 31 points for the Minutemen. Three other players recorded double-digit points including Siraj Abdellah (12 ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday, Jan. 24, Somers had a pretty tough go against John Jay. Falling behind 15-0, said Coach James Loughran, “We got punched in the face and couldn’t recover.” So, a reset was needed, and practice began the conversations.The team resolved to put the game behind them and ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Madison girls ice hockey team finished the regular season with a win. The Dodgers defeated Randolph 3-1 on Friday night. Madison's Brook Gundlach scored in the first off assists from Athena Halewics and Leah Jobe. Randolph's Charna Torres added a goal in the second to tie the ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Madison boys ice hockey team tied with Montville 3-3 on Friday evening. The Dodgers are now 3-15-1 on the season. Montville started out strong scoring three goals in the first. Cole Riley, Logan Engle and Kaden Clifton gave the Mustangs an early 3-0 lead. But Madison didn't ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The No 8 seed Morristown boys swim team fell to No. 5 seed Montclair 110-60 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group A Swim Tournament on Friday night. Montclair will advance to face No. 4 seed Union City on Thursday February 6.In the First Round of the tournament, the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Although not victorious, Scotch Plains-Fanwood wrestled a competitive match against arch-rival Westfield in front of a packed Friday night crowd.Senior Mike Cantwell fired up the crowd by pinning Gavin Dwyer to start the Raiders off on the right foot. Westfield then took ...
GREEN BROOK, NJ – Compared to upperclassmen, not as many underclassmen can say that they play a high school sport at the varsity level.Even fewer athletes can say that they do so with a parent in charge of their team, but Bridgewater-Raritan High School sophomore Andrew Kussmaul can back up both of ...
The Madison boys’ and girls’ swim teams showed off the full depth of their rosters in their last regular season meets against the Morristown-Beard School.If the girls were daunted going up against a strong MBS squad, they did not show it.“The meet was so much fun,” said senior Clotilde Monville.
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Girls Varsity Basketball Team recorded their 11th victory of the season on Tuesday, defeating North Star Academy 44-34. Eliana Marateo recorded a 14-point, 10-rebound triple-double, along with two assists and three steals. Morgan Rossi and Cali Giacomazza each had three ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Clifton, 37-31, in an independent wrestling match on Friday night in the Old Gym at Hasbrouck Heights High School. In addition, senior Kyle Von Seidelmann notched his 100th career win.The win has huge implications in the power points for the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Jacob Metcalfe scored 28 points to lead Wood-Ridge to an 80-62 victory over Saddle Brook in a NJIC non-divisional boys basketball game on Friday in Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils improve to 4-15 on the season, while Saddle Brook falls to 6-12.Senior Anthony Cala had 22 points for the ...
Brought to you by: WAYNE, NJ – This month’s honored athlete for Hills is a winner and a record-breaker. Sion Lee, a sophomore swimming sensation took first place in 14 of 15 races he entered this season, and broke three individual school records and helped his relay team set a third school ...