Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
January 16, 2025
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - Sebastian Whyte scored a hat trick to help the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team defeat South Brunswick High School 7-2 on Wednesday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. The victory was CBR's third in a row. South Brunswick's Issaq Shakir-Trush started off the scoring with a ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - Sebastian Whyte scored a hat trick to help the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team defeat South Brunswick High School 7-2 on Wednesday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. The victory was CBR's third in a row. South Brunswick's Issaq Shakir-Trush started off the scoring with a ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Poughkeepsie ended the first half on a 19-8 run to go up 34-23 at halftime, but host Yorktown rallied in the second half for a 61-55 win in Conference I League A action on Jan. 13.“At halftime, we told the kids that we were getting pushed around quite a bit and we had to respond,” ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison wrestling team fell to Pequannock 39-34 on Wednesday night. The Dodgers are now 1-8 on the season. Madison took the first matches after Harrison Smith (106 pounds), James Khosrowshahi (113 pounds), David DeFillippis (120 pounds) and Karl Maurer ( 126 pounds) which put ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Morristown wrestling team is on a three-match winning streak. The Colonials defeated Randolph 45-30 on Tuesday afternoon. Before that, Morristown won matches against Hackensack and North Bergen over the weekend. Morristown's Vincent Gervasio pinned AJ Alessandra to give ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School wrestling team hosted Hillsborough in the school’s 22nd meeting since the Stateliners joined the Skyland Conference in the mid-1990s.And this one was no different than the first 21.P’burg won 12 of 14 bouts and picked up bonus points in 10 of them to ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Manasquan High School’s winter sports season kicked off in full swing at the start of the year, bringing with it the return of our Athlete of the Week column. This weekly feature will highlight outstanding performances as the Warriors compete through Conference and State ...
RICHMOND, Va. — The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team struggled to contain the University of Richmond's hot shooting from beyond the arc Wednesday night and fell 98-60. The Richmond Spiders jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after the team’s junior forward Rachel Ullstrom connected on ...
CHATHAM, NJ – One of the lessons learned from Chatham's four-overtime girls basketball win vs. Westfield last week: Don't underestimate the shooting ability of the “tall, skinny kid.”“It's clear to see that I'm underestimated out there because I'm tall, I'm skinny, and they don't think I can hit a ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team shut Memorial of West New York out in the third quarter en route to a 54-13 victory on Tuesday.Giselle Davis collected 16 points and 12 rebounds for Bayonne (10-3), which led, 30-7, at halftime before outscoring Memorial, 16-0, in the third ...
BARNEGAT - The Brackmon Dance Team has a successful start to their season. They earned first place in both Middle School Jazz and Middle School Pom dances. They competed in the Universal Dance Association Battle of the Northeast at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. POM dance is an energetic ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge rallied from a first quarter deficit to defeat Saddle Brook, 50-38 in a NJIC independent girls' basketball game on Wednesday evening. Wood-Ridge improves to 4-7 overall, while Saddle Brook falls to 1-9 on the season.The Lady Blue Devils outscored the Falcons 20-12 in ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Three seniors leaped into their home pool at the same time for their third-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ swimming team in the 200-yard free style, and they snatched the majority of this race’s points.Two more seniors contributed to a critical gold medal in the ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Nico Esposito scored 15 points to lead Hoboken to a 65-24 boys basketball victory over Belleville on Tuesday.Jake Ellis finished with 14 points and three assists for Hoboken (7-4), which opened a 31-11 lead by halftime.Lamir Boxley collected 12 points and five steals in the ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Jan. 10, John Jay spent Friday night at North Salem High School and a 4-3 deficit made for an unassuming start versus Greeley. The first round of the North Salem Booster Club Tournament, the Wolves proceeded to turn up the intensity and the Quakers really felt the heat.On the ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Both the Ridge boys and girls fencing teams notched top ten finishes in what has been touted as the “World’s Largest High School Fencing Tournament." The boys competed in the Cetrulo tournament on Saturday, January 11, at Drew University in Madison with 55 teams in contention ...
Energized by their senior day ceremonies, the Madison High School swimmers were disappointed they could not get two wins for their seniors, but were satisfied that they had swum their hearts out against West Morris Central on Tuesday January 14.The Dodger girls had an exciting match up. They ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Jahaysia Ledesma scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed for two assists to lead Carteret to a 69-29 girls basketball victory over Timothy Christian on Wednesday.Samantha Woode finished with a triple-double for Carteret (7-3) with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) bowling team remains undefeated, 11-0, following its January 15th victory over Plainfield (4-3-1).The match was also highlighted by a very special fan showing up to offer his support: Superintendent Edward Grande.In the match against Plainfield, the Johnson ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School wrestling team hosted Hillsborough in the school’s 22nd meeting since the Stateliners joined the Skyland Conference in the mid-1990s.And this one was no different than the first 21.P’burg won 12 of 14 bouts and picked up bonus points in 10 of them to ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ – Sean Fagan's goal with 55 seconds left in overtime gave Bridgewater-Raritan a 6-5 ice hockey victory over Hillsborough on Wednesday.It was the second goal of the game for Fagan, who was assisted by Tair Gafiatullin on the tiebreaking tally.Alex Kotelnikov scored two goals ...
LODI, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Hackensack, 5-2, in an independent boys bowling match on Wednesday afternoon at Lodi Lanes. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 8-5 on the season, while Hackensack slips to 6-3.“Hackensack is a powerhouse that is led by two of the best bowlers in the state in John ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech boys bowling snapped a two-match losing streak and the girls' team continued their undefeated season, as the Knights swept Fort Lee, 7-0, 7-0 in Big North non-divisional bowling action on Wednesday. The boys' team improved to 10-3 on the season while the girls improved ...
WAYNE, NJ – Following an opening season match to Garfield, which they won 80-0, the Wayne Valley wrestling team has won six team matches, plus they won the Lakeland Holiday Classic, the Big North Duals and the smaller, Ramsey Duals meet. They’ve defeated everyone put in their way and are 9-0. In ...
MATAWAN, NJ – Middletown North opened a 10-point lead after one quarter and rolled to a 47-25 girls basketball victory over Matawan on Tuesday.Danielle Gonzalez scored 13 points and took down seven rebounds for Middletown North (6-7), which broke the game open by outscoring Matawan, 16-6, in the ...
HAZLET, NJ – Raritan jumped out to a 12-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 40-22 girls basketball victory over Henry Hudson on Tuesday.Brooke Shea collected 17 points, six rebounds and five steals for Raritan (4-7), which put the game away with a 17-5 run in the third quarter.Holly ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Jonah Hinton scored 19 points to lead the Bonnies to a 63-49 win over the University of Richmond Wednesday. The victory snapped St. Bonaventure’s two-game losing streak and brought the team's record to 15-3, 3-2 in the Atlantic 10."We got the identity back tonight,” St.
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Chatham girls and boys swim teams continued their win streaks Wednesday night over Morris Hills 112-58 and 109-61, respectively, at the County College of Morris.Both teams remain undefeated, each moving to a 6-0 record, and both are one win away from securing the conference ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton girls basketball team won in a close battle with Kittatinny on Tuesday winning 46-41. Avery Eigner led the Braves with 20 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal.Sophia May also had a big night putting up 15 points, pulling down seven rebounds with two assists.Caitlyn ...
The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne.UNION, NJ — The Plainfield Cardinals are no longer a secret in New Jersey High School Basketball, and ...