Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE DELUCA
January 23, 2025
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – Regional rivals met on Wednesday night as the Ridgewood Maroons hosted the Northern Highlands Highlanders. The Maroons were defeated by their county rivals by a score of 51-27. Ridgewood struggled in the lightweight divisions, getting shutout from the 106-class to the 144-class. In ...
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 ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Maggie Kiessling has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Ridge Athlete of the Week following her outstanding performance in Ridge’s thrilling 42-38 victory over Bernards. Maggie scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed six rebounds, showcasing her leadership and skill ...
ROSELLE, NJ – No. 4 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood ice hockey fell just short of a Union County Championship appearance, losing to the No. 1 Gov. Livingston by a final score of 4-3 on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Highlanders opened the game with two goals from Alec Novotny and Jacob Wachtel, followed by a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Connor Michalkovich scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead Hoboken to a 6-3 ice hockey victory over Millburn on Wednesday.Ian Fu and Luke Batcha each had one goal and one assist for Hoboken (9-4-1), which scored three goals apiece in the second and third ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Dayton-Johnson-Roselle Park ice hockey tri-op defeated J.P. Stevens, 7-2, on Wednesday.Jack Goldate scored three goals for the tri-op team (6-6-1), including two goals in the second period, when the team opened a 3-1 lead.Logan Paskewich racked up five assists in the victory, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The race is over in less than 30 seconds, but Gloria Jeng prepares much longer out of the pool before she hits the water to swim the 50 freestyle for Chatham.“Before the race, I always have to set a rhythm in my head for the underwater to go fast,” Jeng said. “How fast I want my ...
ISELIN, NJ – Jahaysia Ledesma scored 17 points to lead Carteret to a 48-20 girls basketball victory over JFK-Iselin on Wednesday.Ledesma finished with six rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocked shots for Carteret (9-3), which led, 24-11, at halftime.Ivanni Villegas collected 11 ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - The #13-ranked Manasquan Lady Warriors delivered a signature win on Friday night, toppling #5-ranked St. Rose 53-45 in a fiercely contested rivalry match-up. This hard-fought victory not only marked a major statement in New Jersey high school basketball but also handed St. Rose just ...
STAFFORD - Despite missing key wrestlers due to injury, Southern Regional fell to top-ranked Christian Brothers Academy 45-21. CBA's victory clinched at least a share of the Shore Conference Class A Division championship.Southern, the two-time defending Group 5 champion, wrestled without state ...
STAFFORD - Despite missing key wrestlers due to injury, Southern Regional fell to top-ranked Christian Brothers Academy 45-21. CBA's victory clinched at least a share of the Shore Conference Class A Division championship.Southern, the two-time defending Group 5 champion, wrestled without state ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - On Saturday Jan. 18, John Jay fell behind 7-0 at Fox Lane, battled back to a halftime tie and went on to take a 40-31 fourth quarter lead. But unfortunately, the Foxes put a bookend on the afternoon that definitely didn’t make the Wolves' day. The home team went on a 12-2 run, and ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat defeated Lacey 50-35 on Tuesday night. Emma Thornton led the way withv23 points and 12 rebounds. Riley Fitzpatrick chipped in with 12 points. Barnegat's record improves to 12-1. Barnegat celebrated their seniors in this contest. Lacey (6-6)1385935Barnegat ...
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School's head bowling coach, Brittany Casares, recently reached out to TAPinto Clark with some great news! The undefeated team (11-0) advanced to the next round of the Union County Bowling Tournament, following an exceptionally good day in the first round on ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls and boys swim teams split with Morris Hills on Thursday January 24. The girls team won 111.5 - 58.5 while the boys fell 74-96.Results on the girls side:200 MR - Emerson Osean, Mariah Quad, Lilia Ushiki and Lucy Delatush placed 1st and Aubrey Jordan, Katelyn Lu, ...
ROSELLE, NJ – Gov. Livingston-New Providence Hockey punched its ticket to the Union County Tournament finals with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood in Wednesday night’s semifinal showdown at Warinanco Park.The Highlanders came out strong, scoring twice early in the first period ...
ROSELLE, NJ – Gov. Livingston-New Providence Hockey punched its ticket to the Union County Tournament finals with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood in Wednesday night’s semifinal showdown at Warinanco Park.The Highlanders came out strong, scoring twice early in the first period ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys and girls swim teams fell to Mountain Lakes. The girls lost 105-65 and the boys lost 93-76.Results on the boys side:200 MR- Ethan Simms, Anuthra Abeysinghe, Nino Dudley and Kaden Chou placed 2nd, Adam Haydoutov, Oliver Liu, Jack Somers and Rehan Kurukulasuriya ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Morristown boys basketball fell to Montville 62-74 on Wednesday night. Although Morristown outscored Montville in the second quarter, the Colonials trailed the Mustangs by six heading into the half.Morristown kept up the pressure in the second half but it wasn't enough as ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Former Bridgewater-Raritan High School soccer player Allison Lowrey is heading overseas after she signed to play with IBV in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.A soccer player since she was 3 years old, and a member of the 2019 girls varsity soccer team that won the state sectional, Lowrey ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys basketball team defeated Dover 67-28 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers were on fire, scoring 36 points heading into the half. Madison added double digits in the third and fourth quarters to secure the win.Gavin Randall finished the game 17 points while Michael ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Nick Milone scored two goals to lead the Colonia-Woodbridge-JFK tri-op to a 5-3 ice hockey victory over Hunterdon Central on Wednesday.Patrik Kuzar and Ray Obolsky each finished with a goal and an assist for Colonia (4-7-1), which outscored Hunterdon Central, 3-1, in the third ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Owen Garriques was all that was needed to bring back the Suzie Stateliner fandom back to Phillipsburg’s notorious PIT. He brought it, and then some, for the crowd on their feet, roof raising moment.For those who are new, we’re talking about the now Phillipsburg Middle School ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls basketball team defeated Montville 49-42 on Wednesday evening. The Colonials improved to 11-4 on the season. The thrilling game saw lots of back and forth action with the Colonials and the Mustangs tied at 22 a piece heading into the half. But Morristown held ...
CRANFORD, NJ - On January 16th, Cranford senior Ryan Callahan reached a career milestone in hockey. A goal of many but a reality for few, Callahan recorded his 100th career point in high school. This achievement has been years in the making for Callahan. Ever since watching games as a kid, hockey ...
WARREN, NJ - The Gov. Livingston Highlanders made Senior Night unforgettable with victories for both the boys’ and girls’ swimming teams against local rival New Providence on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at the Morris-Union Jointure Pool. The girls secured a commanding 104-64 win, improving their ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – “Comeback Cats” could be a fitting name for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ basketball team.Especially after the Panthers successfully rallied from a 15-point deficit late in the second quarter at home against Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology (Payne ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Trailing by double digits with three races to go while being shorthanded did not phase the undefeated Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ swimming team Tuesday afternoon.Even in a heavyweight matchup pinning two undefeated boys’ squads ranked amongst the top-six teams in all of ...