Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
January 26, 2025
BARNEGAT - Despite a strong effort from Emma Thornton (15 points, 22 rebounds) and Riley Fitzpatrick (16 points), the Barnegat Lady Bengals couldn't hold onto a fourth-quarter lead against Class A South leader Toms River East, falling 51-47. This was a non-conference contest.Coach Tammy Nicolini ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Randolph boys ice hockey senior captain Jase Zangara set the school’s all-time scoring record in a recent game against Manalapan in which the Rams took a 6-0 victory. In the game, Zangara reached a career point total of 177, passing the record that was held by Dan Pencinger, who ...
NEWARK, NJ-- The Bloomfield Bengals girls wrestling team has made quite a name for themselves. Already having built a reputation as a female wrestling powerhouse in New Jersey, the Bengals proved themselves once again by winning the gold in 6 of 12 weight classes. Bloomfield's first place winners ...
BRANT BEACH - Donovan Catholic defeated Barnegat Boys Swim Team on Friday. The Griffins defeated the Bengals 99-69.Barnegat's record falls to 3-6 on the season. Donovan Catholic (1-4)99Barnegat (3-6)69200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreBarnegatDevin Connors, Joseph Bacskai, Christopher ...
TOMS RIVER - Southern Regional Boys Swim team won a close contest against Central Regional on Saturday. The Rams won by a score of 88-82.The Rams record improves to 7-2 on the season. Southern (7-2)88Central Regional (5-1)82200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreCentral RegionalAidan Wenzel, ...
TOMS RIVER - Congratulations to the Southern Regional Girls Swim team on their impressive victory against Central Regional with a final score of 107-63. This win marks the team's sixth consecutive Shore Conference "A" South Division title. The athletes and coaches should be commended for their hard ...
BRONX, NY — The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team came up just short to the Fordham University Rams Saturday afternoon and fell 51-49.St. Bonaventure led 24-23 at the end of the first half. Neither team trailed by more than 3 in the second half.“"From the last three games, I ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Senior forward Amiel Dillard scored a career-high 29 points to lead Dayton to a 52-35 girls basketball victory over Union on Saturday.Sophomore guard Charley Badalamenti finished with 12 points and four steals for Dayton, which started to pull away in the fourth quarter after ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield High School girls swim team took second at the Union County Championships with 311 points on Sunday at the Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence.The Blue Devils had two first-place wins in the meet. Sophomore Jane Kavanagh finished first in the 200 individual medley ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees have announced the 2025 coaching staff for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, led by manager Raul Dominguez.Dominguez enters his third consecutive season as manager for the Patriots, 11th overall as a manager and 19th coaching in the Yankees organization. In his ...
BELMAR, NJ – Fresh off a dominant 62-36 win over Howell, the Warriors entered their rematch against St. Rose with a chance to even the season series after a narrow 50-45 loss to the Purple Roses at home in December. Anticipation was high for the showdown between these two highly ranked basketball ...
UNION, NJ — Despite a strong start, the Summit High School boys basketball team continued its “up and down” season on Saturday, as they fell to Union 53-48. Summit (5-8) led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter, but Union ended the period with a 6-0 run, trimming the Hilltoppers’ lead to just two ...
ROSELLE, NJ - In a dramatic Union County Hockey Championship showdown on Friday night, second-seeded Westfield staged a stunning comeback to edge top-seeded Gov. Livingston-New Providence, 6-5, in an electrifying overtime victory. Held on January 24, 2025, the game featured relentless action and ...
ROSELLE, NJ - In a dramatic Union County Hockey Championship showdown on Friday night, second-seeded Westfield staged a stunning comeback to edge top-seeded Gov. Livingston-New Providence, 6-5, in an electrifying overtime victory. Held on January 24, 2025, the game featured relentless action and ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – Luke Shivas keeps winning … and winning … and winning … and winning.Shivas’ latest win of the 2024-2025 high school wrestling season was recorded when the Morris Knolls junior captured the 165-pound title at the 39th annual Morris County Wrestling Tournament held Saturday and ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Park Regional Ice Hockey team surged in the final period to secure a 6-4 win over West Morris on Friday night. Park Regional's Chase Olszewski delivered a standout performance, netting four goals, including a decisive empty-net goal in the closing minutes to seal the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Aiden Marvel and Jake McCloud scored the goals and goaltender Nick Trento recorded the shutout as Morris Knolls blanked Mendham, 2-0, in a high school hockey game played Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Aspen Ice Arena in Randolph.After a scoreless first period, Marvel scored what proved to ...
Monday, Jan. 27 – The bowling team (1-11) beat Mount Olive, 5-1, for its first victory of the season as Vincent LaMonte had a match-high game of 225 and a team-high series of 549. In boys basketball, Albert Zhang scored 21 points as Tech (2-13) fell to Belvidere, 59-53. In Morris County Basketball ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Park Regional Ice Hockey team surged in the final period to secure a 6-4 win over West Morris on Friday night. Park Regional's Chase Olszewski delivered a standout performance, netting four goals, including a decisive empty-net goal in the closing minutes to seal the ...
Monday, Jan. 27 – Defending three-time champion Morris Catholic (16-0) was seeded No. 1 in the upcoming Morris County Girls Basketball Tournment and the boys basketball team (10-4) was seeded No. 2 in the boys MCT. Both teams have byes in the preliminaries and their first games in the tourney have ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School senior Gavin Hawk tied his schools record for most wins in a career but host Easton broke away from a 24-24 tie with three bouts remaining to defeat the Stateliners, 40-24, in an independent wrestling match on Saturday at the 25th St. Gym.The Red Rovers ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - With a well-deserved weekend off, both South Plainfield bowling teams are preparing for the start of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament on Monday, Jan. 27 at Bowlero in North Brunswick at 2:30 p.m. with the preliminary round. GIRLS: South Plainfield, No. 15 in ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y. - The combined gymnastics team continued to shine in the new year, with athletes from Somers, Yorktown, and John Jay joining forces and showcasing their talents against squads from Byram Hills and Mahopac on Jan. 13. at Eclipse Gymnastics. The squad won the day decisively with a score ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick boys basketball team opened a 13-point halftime lead on its way to a 45-32 victory over New Brunswick on Saturday.Logan Rogers scored 15 points for South Brunswick (3-14), which outscored New Brunswick 16-6 in the second quarter to take a 26-13 halftime lead.Omar ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - It was a tough few weeks in Tiger town, but North Salem’s student-athletes have always been known for their resilience. While the Booster Club tournament didn’t end favorably for either basketball team, both squads eventually bounced back and picked up big wins on the road. Off ...
EDISON, NJ —North Plainfield boys' basketball team defeated J.P. Stevens, 71-65, after an intense overtime period. With this win, North Plainfield improves to 6-10 on the season, while J.P. Stevens remains winless at 0-14.North Plainfield established an early lead with a 13-9 advantage in the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior forward Aiden Ur tallied 25 points and sophomore Aidan Carter, playing just his second game of the season, added 20 to lead St. Thomas Aquinas over Phillipsburg High School, 81-71, in an independent boy’s basketball on Saturday on Thomas Fisher Court.One game after ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- In a game with not one, but two, fourth-quarter rallies, Bridgewater-Raritan scored the last seven points over the final 1:08 to overcome a six-point deficit for a 42-41 boys basketball victory over Franklin on Saturday afternoon.Senior guard Brody Nussman sank a long 3-pointer ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ – The Dayton boys basketball team lost a 52-50 decision to Bound Brook on the road on Saturday despite a vastly improved offensive showing.The Bulldogs scored just 14 points in a loss to undefeated A.L. Johnson on Thursday. On Saturday, they managed 17 field goals.Danny Perez, Nick ...
COLONIA, NJ— Senior guard Isabel Gidado scored a career-high 27 points to lead Colonia to a 41-37 girls basketball victory over Montgomery on Saturday.Gidado, who also grabbed five rebounds, had a previous career high of 16 points. She has been a part of the Patriots' starting lineup since her ...