Sports Top Stories
By JACKIE LIEBERMAN
January 24, 2025
WESTFIELD, NJ — Former major-league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. He was 83 years old.A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster, Torborg spent five decades in Major League Baseball.Before ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Caitlin Whyte scored 13 points to lead Middletown South to a 41-39 girls basketball victory over Holmdel on Thursday night.White grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists for Middletown South (9-6). Brooke MacGregor finished with 11 points and five rebounds in the win.Casey ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Holmdel came back from a six-point deficit after one quarter and went on to a 67-53 boys basketball victory over Middletown South on Thursday night.CJ Karis scored 16 points for Holmdel (8-5), which outscored Middletown South, 18-12, in the third quarter to take a 48-39 lead. Karis ...
HAZLET, NJ – Ian Mullan scored 21 points to lead Raritan to a 64-53 boys basketball victory over Matawan on Thursday night.Eric Berg totaled 15 points, four rebounds and three assists for Raritan (7-8), which outscored Matawan, 19-9, in the third quarter to take a 45-34 lead.Alan Warren finished ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Nate Kirby scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed for four assists as Columbia's boys basketball team defeated Newark East Side, 53-48, on Thursday.Earl Hart finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Cougars (5-11), who outscored East Side, 17-13, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Junior goalie Snowden Lange kept Chatham in the game by making 45 stops in the 5-0 Mennen Division ice hockey loss to Randolph on Thursday night at Mennen Sports Arena.Shane Melly and Andrew Parisi each netted two goals for Randolph (12-3), which also received a power-play goal ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Former major-league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. He was 83 years old.A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster, Torborg spent five decades in Major League Baseball.Before ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech defeated Westwood 5-2, 7-0 in Big North Bowling action on Tuesday afternoon. The boys, with their 5-2 win, improved to 11-2 on the season, with Westwood’s boys falling to 8-2. Bergen Tech girls improved to 14-0 on the season with the win, while Westwood fell to ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team snagged their 10th win this season when they played away against Sussex Tech and won 5-2 on Wednesday. January 22.The high scores from the match are as follows:Cera Steinwand with a total score of 581Kaitlyn Steinwand with a total score of 556Devlin ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team played away against Dover on Tuesday, January 21 and won 43-32.The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Juan Torres (D) won over Ozzy Ciuzio-Pelt (N) with a pin at 3:49113 lbs.: Jayden Mendez (D) won over Jacob McConnell (N) with a pin at ...
COLONIA, NJ — It was Senior Night for the Colonia boys' basketball team, and a prospect that should terrify every other team in Middlesex County is that the ceremonies took just a couple of minutes.Zach Smith is the only senior on the high-riding Patriots, who extended their record to 14-1 this ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Piscataway High School’s wrestling team showcased their strength with a commanding 54-23 victory over New Brunswick on Wednesday evening, improving their season record to 6-9.The Chiefs controlled the meet from the start, securing seven pins and four technical falls to overpower ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team edged out Sussex Tech on Monday, January 20 when they played them away winning 65-46.Maxwell Maslowski led the Braves, putting up 20 points. He made seven 2-pointers and two 3-pointers. He also had four rebounds, three steals, and one ...
WARREN, NJ — Revenge is sweet. After falling to Franklin earlier in the season, Watchung Hills won Thursdays battle of the Warriors, 44-41. The game showcased strong performances from both teams, but ultimately, Watchung Hills held on to their lead in the fourth quarter to clinch the win.“Very ...
WARREN, NJ — Revenge is sweet. After falling to Franklin earlier in the season, Watchung Hills won Thursdays battle of the Warriors, 44-41. The game showcased strong performances from both teams, but ultimately, Watchung Hills held on to their lead in the fourth quarter to clinch the win.“Very ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Chatham junior Sarah Nacinovich placed first out of 77 runners in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.69 at the SJTCA meet held Wednesday in the Rothman “Bubble”.Nacinovich also placed fifth in the 55-meter dash in 7.53. Senior Riley Snarr placed seventh for the Cougars in the 800 ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls basketball team’s heralded defense played another strong game as the Lady Eagles defeated Sparta, 43-33, in a game played on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Knolls.The victory gave the Lady Eagles a 14-2 overall record and an 8-0 mark in the North Jersey Athletic ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Bret Szurko got into his groove early, stayed in it through the middle of the match, and finished the way he started to lead Morris Knolls to a 7-0 victory over Morris Vo-Tech in a high school bowling match on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Rockaway Lanes.The victory was the fifth in a row – ...
SPARTA, NJ – Morris Knolls and Sparta played even ball for four periods before Sparta went on a 12-6 run in overtime to beat the Golden Eagles, 71-65, in a boys high school basketball game played Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Sparta High School.Knolls (6-9) outscored Sparta (4-10), 17-14, in the first ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – Kinnelon owned the first 1:10 of the game – but Morris Knolls roared back quickly to tie the game and controlled the rest of the way for a 5-1 victory in a high school ice hockey game played Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Skylands Ice World.Kinnelon (8-4-1) took a quick 1-0 lead when the ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Bianca Sode, a standout athlete and scholar who graduated from Brearley last June, is now playing for the women's basketball team at FDU-Madison. Bianca has had a great season so far, and was honored as the Player of the Week in her the MAC-Freedom conference. Bianca is the ONLY ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Boys Varsity Basketball Team claimed their seventh victory of the season on Tuesday, beating Brearley 58-39. The victory moves Roselle to 7-5 on the season. Kenny Dicette led the Rams with 26 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks. Zaire Hopson had three steals. Brandon ...
LAKEWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School wrestling team won its second meet in a row with a 50-26 victory over Lakewood High School on Wednesday. Malcolm Ballard, Brandon Snyder, Colton Schmitz, Josh Murphy, Sincere Barnes, Ryan Legakis, Joseph Stanaway, Derek Mate and Daniel Keelen won their ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- In a game matching one of the most prolific guard tandems in suburban Essex County against one of its deepest and most balanced teams, Caldwell's depth and interior strength won out in a 64-58 boys basketball victory over Millburn on Thursday afternoon.Caldwell (12-1) had a ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- In a game matching one of the most prolific guard tandems in suburban Essex County against one of its deepest and most balanced teams, Caldwell's depth and interior strength won out in a 64-58 boys basketball victory over Millburn on Thursday afternoon.Caldwell (12-1) had a ...
NEWTOWN, PA - Big congrats to Southern Regional's Anthony Mason and Scottie Sari! They both placed at the tough "Escape the Rock" tournament last weekend (Jan 18-19). Anthony got 7th and Scottie got 8th in their weight classes. Way to go!Escape the Rock, since 2007, has grown into one of the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 61-43 victory over Metuchen High School on Wednesday. Spotswood took a 30-22 lead into the halftime break and added another 31 in the final two quarters to secure the ...
EATONTOWN - Barnegat's wrestling squad defeated Shore Regional 58-20 on Wednesday. With the victory, the Bengals clinched at least a share of the G-Division Shore Conference title.David DeNichilo, Nicholas Speer, Gregory Mamola, Xavier Figueroa, and Trey DeMeo won by fall.175: Cole Torres (SHRE) ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Former major-league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. He was 83 years old.A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster, Torborg spent five decades in Major League Baseball.Before ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Jake LaChance scored with 14 seconds left in overtime to give Robbinsville-Allentown a 5-4 ice hockey victory over Mendham on Wednesday.Michael Buchanan and Zach Duggan provided the assists on LaChance's game-winner. LaChance finished with four goals; he also scored two goals in ...