Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
January 17, 2025
SOMERVILLE, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan boys' basketball program is in the midst of its best season in seven years, but head coach Gene McAteer is still looking for a true statement victory.The Panthers certainly played well enough for much of the game to deserve one on Thursday night, but ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Hunterdon Central was on the verge of a big upset victory on the road before Ridge pulled out a 63-58 boys basketball victory in overtime on Thursday night.Senior forward Weston Shirk, who had been out of the lineup for several weeks, returned to action to lead Hunterdon ...
EASTON, PA – Just outside of New Jersey’s borders and across the Delaware River, the Phillipsburg High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ and girls’ bowling teams squared off on Thursday afternoon.Fresh off of a pair of Hunterdon / Warren / Sussex County Bowling Tournament crowns, the ...
SPARTA, NJ – Caldwell erased a four-point deficit in the fourth quarter to rally for a 55-45 girls basketball victory over Pope John on Thursday.Addison Keenan scored 17 points, dished out five assists, made four steals and grabbed three rebounds for Caldwell (10-1), which outscored Pope John, ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights' William Munoz rolled his second 300 game of the season on Thursday afternoon, but he was only able to salvage the Aviators a point, as North Arlington captured their match, 6-1 in NJIC Meadowlands bowling action. The Aviators fall to 8-6 overall, and 7-5 in ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Taking advantage of five forfeit wins, the Hasbrouck Heights wrestling team defeated St. Mary (Rutherford) 50-14 in NJIC wrestling match on Thursday night in Hasbrouck Heights. St. Mary picked up a forfeit win as well, plus there were two double forfeits.Hasbrouck Heights ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Chatham played the game at Mendham's pace and that paved the way for a defensive struggle that the Minutemen pulled out for a 45–44 boys basketball overtime win on Thursday night.“It's a tough place to play,” Chatham coach Todd Ervin said. “We had our chances. We very easily could ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Wood-Ridge bounced back from a tough first game loss to capture the remaining two games and total wood point as the Blue Devils defeated Becton, 5-2, in NJIC Meadowland bowling match on Thursday.Becton edged Wood-Ridge, 661-659 in game one, despite a 203 game from Dylan ...
LINDEN, NJ – A fourth-quarter rally came up just short for the Union boys basketball team, which lost, 53-51, to Linden on Thursday night.Jayden Holman scored 17 points for Linden (8-4), which had an 11-point lead after one quarter and then took a 40-29 lead into the fourth quarter.But Union (3-10) ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team took a 14-point lead into halftime and went on to a 52-29 girls basketball victory over Cranford on Thursday night.Annie Conover finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Pioneers (11-2), who outscored Cranford, ...
NEWARK, NJ – A 32-point fourth quarter sealed Newark Tech's 78-51 boys basketball victory over Columbia on Thursday.Nate Kirby collected 22 points, five rebounds and two assists for Columbia (4-10), which trailed by three points, 28-25, at halftime.Earl Hart had 13 points, five rebounds and two ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Sasha Resnick scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out five assists and came up with five steals to lead West Essex to an 83-54 girls basketball victory over Columbia on Thursday.Talia LeBorgne finished with 19 points and five rebounds for West Essex (6-4), which ...
RED BANK, NJ -- Holmdel erased an early four-point deficit with a big second quarter and went on to a 71-61 boys basketball victory over Red Bank Catholic on Thursday night.Jack Vallillo scored 22 points for Holmdel (6-4), which outscored Red Bank Catholic, 24-9, in the second quarter to take a ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston erased a four-point halftime deficit and went on to a 46-38 girls basketball victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Thursday.Lyla Feldman collected 16 points, six rebounds and three steals for Livingston (8-2), which outscored MKA, 14-2, in the third quarter to take ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Matt Trimble scored 21 points to lead Middletown South to a 70-59 boys basketball victory over St. John Vianney on Thursday night.Brady Hahn finished with 19 points for Middletown South (7-5), which outscored the Lancers, 20-7, in the third quarter to open a 44-36 lead.Beckett Oliver ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton Lenape Valley high school ice hockey team won 6-5 when they played away against High Point on Wednesday, January 15.Newton was able to get on the board early in the first quarter, then score four goals in the second frame, holding High Point to three. High Point scored two ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team defeated the Kittatinny Cougars 55-40 on Tuesday, January 14 when they played them away.The Braves came out strong, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and another nine in the second to lead by three going into halftime. Kittatinny scored ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Freshman Owen Young connected for a goal in the first period and two in the second, notching a hat trick to highlight Chatham's 5-0 boys ice hockey win vs. Morristown on Thursday night at Mennen Sports Arena.Young's second hat trick gave him 10 goals on the season for Chatham ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guards Mia Semioli and Ella Kreuzer scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, as the undefeated Chatham girls basketball team posted its 13th win of the season, 50-34, vs. Mendham on Thursday night at CHS.The 13-0 start marks the best start to a season since coach Joe Gaba's ...
BAYONNE, NJ – In a game that was close throughout, Hoboken came through with a 65-63 boys basketball victory over Bayonne on Thursday night.Jake Ellis scored 22 points to lead four scorers in double figures for Hoboken (8-4) and handed out three assists.Noah Shaw of Bayonne (4-5) led all scorers ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – In a much lower-scoring rematch of their December meeting, Woodridge avenged a loss to East Brunswick by beating the Bears, 47-44, in boys basketball on Thursday night.When they met in Woodbridge in December, East Brunswick prevailed, 65-61. Bryan Anderson led Woodbridge (7-5) ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - In a stunning display of grit and determination, 11th ranked Boys Ice Hockey secured a 5-3 victory over #4 ranked Morristown-Beard on January 15th. The two state powerhouses met earlier in December where the Rams narrowly lost to the Crimson 5-4. Despite that early season loss, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – In a much lower-scoring rematch of their December meeting, Woodridge avenged a loss to East Brunswick by beating the Bears, 47-44, in boys basketball on Thursday night.When they met in Woodbridge in December, East Brunswick prevailed, 65-61. Bryan Anderson led Woodbridge (7-5) ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- After playing on the JV team as a junior, Colin McAloon has emerged as one of the most important players on the New Providence varsity boys' basketball team this winter.A forward, McAloon has shown the ability to mix it up underneath the glass to grab rebounds, as well as step ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - With a 23-point performance in the Montville girls basketball team's 56-37 win over Pequannock on Jan. 14, senior Juliana O'Dowd became the latest member of the 1,000 career point club at Montville. She is the seventh female player in Montville history to achieve this career ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills celebrated the 2025 seniors, Madison DiSarno and Evie Maynard, on Thursday, but the Warriors fell to Ridge, 51-45. DiSarno led the Warriors with 13 points.“Tough loss tonight for sure,” said WHRHS head coach Jeff Dealaman. “We wish we could be celebrating both our great ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills celebrated the 2025 seniors, Madison DiSarno and Evie Maynard, on Thursday, but the Warriors fell to Ridge, 51-45. DiSarno led the Warriors with 13 points.“Tough loss tonight for sure,” said WHRHS head coach Jeff Dealaman. “We wish we could be celebrating both our great ...
BRANT BEACH - The Southern Regional Girls Swim team captured two wins early this week. The Lady Rams defeated Marlboro 96-76 on Tuesday and they defeated Manasquan 115-55. Southern and Marlboro Box ScoreMarlboro (1-3)76Southern (6-1)94200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreSouthernKylie ...
MADISON, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School winter track coaches have to be feeling very happy today – especially with 46 of their athletes. That’s “46” as in the number of boys and girls who came away with “SBs” on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Wayne Valentine Invitational held at Drew ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – The numbers on the scoreboard and in the scorebook were not numbers the Morris Knolls girls basketball team was used to seeing.There was a “14” in Freehold Township’s first-quarter slot; a “17” appeared in the second-quarter spot; and the third-quarter slot had another “14” in ...