Sports Top Stories
By JON "FERRIS" MEREDITH
February 1, 2025
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 ...
CHATHAM, NJ — It was a “Senior Night” to remember for the Chatham boys basketball team thanks to junior Sonny Arden's heroics on Friday night at CHS.Arden's tip-in of Michael MacAniff's missed shot off the rim beat the buzzer and lifted Chatham to a 53-51 win vs. Vernon.“Thank You, Sonny Arden, for ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Dayton girls basketball team completed a regular-season sweep of Gov. Livingston with a 49-41 victory on Thursday.Senior forward Amiel Dillard collected 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Dayton (7-8), which closed the game with a 16-10 showing in the fourth ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton opened a 10-point lead by halftime and went on to a 55-40 boys basketball victory over Koinonia Academy on Thursday.Luke Sherman scored 17 points for Dayton (6-9), which outscored Koinonia, 16-9, in the third quarter to increase its lead to 39-22.Matthew Ren finished with a ...
By Melanie LekocevicCapital Region Independent MediaJunior David McMullen put the ball in the basket just as the buzzer was about to sound, bringing the Ravens to within 8 before heading into the locker room at halftime in their matchup against Troy on Monday. Melanie Lekocevic/Capital Region ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield girls bowling team continued their winning ways on Thursday. The sixth-seeded Tigers took home a 2-0 victory over 11th-seeded Middlesex in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament at Majestic Lanes in Hopelawn. South ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Alexis Lease-Springer, a senior guard on the South Brunswick girls basketball team, surpassed 1,000 points for her career on Friday night.Lease-Springer scored 13 points for South Brunswick (8-9) in its 74-41 loss to Thrive Charter School.She has 1,010 points in her career.
KEANSBURG, NJ – Kai Arrington scored 24 points to lead Keyport to a 60-56 boys basketball victory over Keansburg on Friday.Dominico Dispenza finished with 20 points for Keyport (11-5), which held a 29-23 lead at halftime.Andrei Matthews totaled 12 points for the Red Raiders. Qadir Taylor paced ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team hosted Sparta on Wednesday, January 29, winning 43-33 and then played away at High Point on Thursday, January 30 and lost 64-12.The results of the Sparta matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Layne Smith (N) won over Francesco Digioia (S) with a 12-2 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team shut out Vernon 7-0 when they played them on Wednesday, January 29.The high scores from the match are as follows:Devlin Schmid with a total score of 567Brad Williams with a total score of 549Salvatore Serillo with a total score of 507Lukas Straub with ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Kaitlyn Nellegar collected 20 points, 19 rebounds and six assists and Gianna Albanese added 19 points, 11 rebounds, four steals, four blocks and four assists to pace the 14th-seeded Nutley High girls basketball team to a 57-52 double overtime victory over 19th-seeded Science Park in ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Unified basketball team put another in the win column after Thursday’s defeat of Hackettstown 52-34.Nikolas Cuccineiello and Grady Gaines each put up a dozen points. Cucciniello pulled down 11 rebounds with two assists and a steal. Gaines had 10 rebounds.Many Unified players ...
PEMBERTON - Barnegat dominated Pemberton 63-27, securing their 14th win of the season. A strong first half, capped by a 20-4 second quarter, propelled Barnegat to a 49-16 halftime lead. Senior Zemirah Enalls led the charge with a double-double (18 points, 19 rebounds), while Riley Fitzpatrick ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School defeated Toms River North 61-35. Southern took a commanding 29-10 lead by halftime and continued to extend their advantage in the second half. This victory marks Southern's seventh win of the season. Senior Casey Collins led all scorers with 27 points, ...
TOMS RIVER - Southern defeated Toms River North 59-40 on Thursday evening. Jake Sliwinski and Noah Perna each scored 16 points for Southern. Sliwinski also had nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals, while Perna added eight rebounds, four assists, and six steals. Cooper Dempsey scored 12 ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills boys' basketball team secured a decisive 83-52 victory over Pioneer Academy at home on Friday evening. With this win, Watchung Hills improved their record to 9-8. Zack Patetta led the way for Watchung Hills with an impressive 23 points, showcasing his scoring ability ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills boys' basketball team secured a decisive 83-52 victory over Pioneer Academy at home on Friday evening. With this win, Watchung Hills improved their record to 9-8. Zack Patetta led the way for Watchung Hills with an impressive 23 points, showcasing his scoring ability ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. —Gianna Degaltini knows what it takes to play Division 1 college softball, as she was an infielder at Canisius for five seasons (including one as a grad student in 2021).“One of the best experiences I have had is being a Division 1 athlete at Canisius College,” Degaltini said. Her ...
UNION CITY, NJ – Noah Shaw scored 14 points and collected four rebounds to lead Bayonne to a 50-47 boys basketball victory on Thursday.Dave Kobryn finished with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for Bayonne (8-8), which led, 21-16, at halftime.Christian Hampton grabbed a team-high eight ...
UNION, NJ – Summit High School’s girls basketball team earned a powerful 53-40 win over Union Catholic on Thursday, pushing its strong winning streak to six games. The Hilltoppers (12-5) had to overcome a gritty first-quarter effort from the Vikings (13-4) before outrunning their opponents in the ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varsity Girls Basketball Team have been working hard, making fans proud with two consecutive wins this week. On Thursday night the Lady Bears defeated the Kent Place Dragons by a score of 45-26. This win brings the teams current record 5-10. Highlights of the game from ...
EDISON, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team continued to roll on Thursday, defeating JP Stevens High School 66-58. Spotswood's victory increased its winning streak to six. The Chargers scored 23 points in the first quarter to JP Stevens' nine and took a 31-22 lead into the ...
EDISON, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team's six-game winning streak came to an end on Thursday at Edison High School. Spotswood was defeated by the Eagles 56-50. This was the second loss of the season to Edison for the Chargers. Spotswood's loss dropped the Chargers out ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball team pulled out a hard-fought win in a game that came down to the wire against New Providence on Thursday, Jan. 30. Caleb Mcdowell's go-ahead layup with 3.5 seconds left led the Raiders to a 44-42 victory. New Providence got off ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls basketball team took a tough loss to Cranford at home on Thursday, Jan. 30. The Raiders, coming off a big win vs Roselle Catholic on Tuesday, finished just short of a win, losing 43-40. SPF went back and forth with Cranford and played ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Monday, Jan. 27, John Jay played host to Riverside, but it was the Wolves who took a little time to show up. Riverside scored the first five, and John Jay did not get on the board until three and half minutes came off the clock. No problem, John Jay scored most of the points ...
MADISON, NJ - The Morristown bowling team defeated Madison on Thursday 5-2. Morristown 123TOTHSHGAVGGPGamesTotals:0000000.0010 Madison 123TOTHSHGAVGGPGamesBrennan Cullis141116126383383141127.6713Jordan McMillan154155163472472163157.3313Sam Bedoya174170157501501174167.0013Kellen ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys and girls teams fell to Morristown Beard on Thursday afternoon. The boys team lost 114-53 while the girls lost 97-73.Results on boys side:200 MR- The team of Jacques Chemaly, Anuthra Abeysinghe, Spencer Rosenbaum and Kaden Chou were 1st. Nino Dudley, Oliver Liu, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Christina Sullivan, Madie Petak and Gabrielle LaMarca each scored 12 points to pace well-balanced Voorhees to a 60-48 victory over Phillipsburg High School on Thursday night to spoil the Stateliners Senior Night festivities. Senior guard Saafiyah Wilson tallied a career-high 17 ...