Sports Top Stories
By RICH MONETTI
January 29, 2025
BREWSTER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Avalanche girls hockey team took to the Brewster Ice Arena and faced Rye Country Day School.They skated to a 2-1 third period lead, and while the outcome was in doubt, the bottom line wasn’t for Abigail Lehr of North Salem. “I would have been happy with a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Field teams enjoyed success on multiple levels at the 2025 Union County Individual Championships, which took place at Ocean Breeze Track and Field in Staten Island on January 22. For the boys, several athletes placed in ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team won its sixth straight game, dominating Perth Amboy High School on the court of Tuesday. Lizzie Calandruccio and Gabrielle Hill lead the offensive charge for Spotswood. The Chargers had a commanding 37-16 edge by halftime.
HILLSIDE, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Basketball team defeated Hillside on the road 55-38 on Tuesday, Jan. 28. This is the fourth win in a row and the third straight road win for the Raiders this season.The game started out close in the first quarter with Hillside taking a one-point lead.
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Girls Varsity Basketball team won an important conference game at home on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Union High School 36-29.This win brings the teams current record 4-10.Highlights of the game from Head Coach Tim Ryan include:Sophomore forward Georgia Sode led the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury Town Hall was bursting with young athletes and proud relatives on Tuesday as the township council honored the Roxbury Jr. Gaels track and football teams for outstanding recent seasons.The council presented plaques to the players, who were also honored by the state ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – Georgia Sode scored 20 points and gathered 19 rebounds to lead Brearley to a 36-29 girls basketball victory over Union on Tuesday.Wisnalie Joseph finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Union (5-9), which trailed by two points at halftime.Kiziah Morgan ...
TOMS RIVER - In a tight contest, Southern used a strong fourth quarter to secure a 54-43 victory over Donovan Catholic. Clinging to a three-point lead heading into the final frame, Southern outscored Donovan 17-9 to seal the division win.Senior Casey Collins led all scorers with 22 points, while ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Former Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL and NFL player Nate Jones, SPF PAL vice president Bruce Moran, and Rosalie Lourenco, a Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL 8th grade cheerleader, were among the honorees at the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League Awards Dinner (NJ-SYFL) at ...
WEST NEW YORK, NJ – Nico Esposito scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and led four scorers in double figures for the Hoboken boys basketball team in its 76-59 victory over Memorial on Tuesday.Lamir Boxley finished with 16 points and three assists for the RedWings (13-5), who shot out to a 16-5 ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The Long Branch High School Boys’ Basketball team defeated Asbury Park High School 53-28 this past Tuesday, extending their winning streak to four games. The Green Wave were without both junior Quinton Fisher and senior Joseph Corley for personal reasons. The opening quarter was ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville War Memorial Boys Basketball team extended their win-streak to seven games after their 62-54 home win over East Brunswick on Tuesday, Jan. 28.The game started with East Brunswick outscoring Sayreville in both the first and second quarters, going into halftime with a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School hosted the 2025 Union County Girls Wrestling Tournament for the second year in a row on Saturday, Jan. 25. SPF finished the tournament in first place with a total of 145.5 points, just nearly beating Rahway's second-place total of 142 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Passaic Tech in the Big North Liberty Division bowling action on Tuesday afternoon at Bowler City Lanes in Hackensack. The boys team won a 6-1 decision, while the girls won 7-0, improving their record to a perfect 18-0 overall, 6-0 in Liberty Division ...
CARTERET, NJ – High school senior Jahaysia Ledesma scored her 1,000th career point in Carteret's 63-23 girls basketball victory over Dunellen on Monday.Ledesma, a senior guard, sank five 3-point baskets and finished with 23 points, giving her 1,015 for her career. She is averaging 15.6 points per ...
CLARK, NJ — It’s been a long week of wrestling for the Crusaders, who battled it out with five teams this week. Despite the return of Senior Zac Belverio to the lineup, the Crusaders were plagued by a multitude of injuries and illnesses that forced several regulars from the lineup. While fans are ...
HACKENSACK,NJ – Bergen Tech swept Passaic Tech in the Big North Liberty Division bowling action on Tuesday afternoon at Bowler City Lanes in Hackensack. The boys team won a 6-1 decision, while the girls won 7-0, improving their record to a perfect 18-0 overall, 6-0 in Liberty Division ...
Camden Eastside fell to Camden Catholic by 46-40 on January 28, 2025. The Tigers' high scorers were Tyrone Washam with 14 points and Bryce Hillman with 12 points.The loss left Eastside's record at 6-9.Next up for the Tigers is a January 30 home game against Paul VI.
Bishop Eustace High School faced off against a very different Camden High boys basketball team on Jan. 28, 2025 than the one they defeated by one point last month.Shortly after that December 19 game, three impact transfers joined the Panthers on the court, and two - David Munro and Torrey Brooks - ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys and girls swim teams defeated West Morris on Senior Day. The boys won 92-78 and the girls topped West Morris 94.5- 75.5.Boys Results:200 MR- Andrew Alexopoulas, James Rodas, Nate Miller Nicholas Heusel was 2nd and Beckett Baldassari, Joshua Susanto, Sebastian ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Jan. 24, John Jay and Somers dialed up Friday Night and faced off in front of a packed house at the high school. For the Wolves, the strategy was simple. “Just be aggressive, that’s really it,” said Will Civetta, “make them handle the ball.” And forcing six turnovers in the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Summit built a five-point lead by halftime and went on to a 47-40 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Tuesday.Senior forward Amiel Dillard scored 23 points and came down with 15 rebounds for Dayton (6-8), which won only the third quarter, outscoring Summit, 13-11, to close the ...
Matthew Scerbo Jr. scored 24 points and classmate Jason Abbott tallied 15 of his 17 points in a game-changing third quarter to lead Phillipsburg High School past Franklin, 62-44, in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division boy’s basketball game on Tuesday night on Thomas Fisher Court.The game was a ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison High School bowling team fell to Mount Olive 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers will face Morristown on Thursday, January 30. Kellen Cheu bowled a team high of 501 for Madison. Mount Olive 123TOTHSHGAVGGPGamesLauren Bubnick118159165442442165147.3313Teegan ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys ice hockey team fell to Morris Knolls 5-2 on Tuesday evening. The Colonials fell to 4-11-2. The Golden Eagles came out strong scoring three goals in the first period but Morristown cut the deficit by one when JT Calafati scored for Morristown. Luke WIlliams ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Alexander Abolenskiy scored with 32 seconds left in overtime to give Bridgewater-Raritan a 3-2 ice hockey victory over Toms River East on Tuesday.Alex Kotelnikov had the assist on Abolenskiy's tie-breaking goal.Dylan Churpakovich and Sean Fagan had the other goals for ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan boys basketball team gave Top 20 opponent Montgomery a competitive effort before Montgomery pulled away in the fourth quarter to win, 65-53.Ethan Lin scored 19 points to lead three scorers in double digits for Montgomery (13-3), which led the Panthers, ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Ewing scored 37 points in the second half to surge to a 49-40 girls basketball victory over Steinert on Tuesday.Katie Corby scored 16 points, passed for two assists and snagged four rebounds for Steinert (7-9), which trailed by just one point at halftime.Mia Pope finished with 13 ...
HAMILTON, NJ – West Windsor-Plainsboro North rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit for a 62-45 boys basketball victory over Nottingham on Tuesday night.Malachi Jeffers-Viers poured in 28 points for WW-PN (15-3), which outscored Nottingham, 37-26, in the second half.Liam Cox scored 18 points ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Dante DeLuca scored two goals to lead Middletown South to a 3-1 ice hockey victory over Red Bank Catholic on Monday.DeLuca scored goals in the second and third period after the game was tied, 1-1, after the first period.Chase Abrahamsen scored the first goal for Middletown South in ...