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January 10, 2025

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ – Timur Yuzbashev scored three goals and assisted on two others as South Brunswick defeated Johnson-Dayton-Roselle Park in ice hockey, 8-5, on Friday.Yuzbashev broke a 5-5 tie with a goal with 3:17 left in the third period with assists from Mason Strachan and Ayaan Lodhie.Adam ...

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SUMMIT, NJ – In a commanding 74-23 victory over Roselle High School on Tuesday, Oak Knoll School's senior guard, Milan Jones, reached a significant career milestone by scoring her 1,000th point.Jones achieved the feat early in the first quarter after contributing six points to the Royals' dominant ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Field teams are kicking off the season with a focus on hard work and big gains. “Our goals for the season are to stay healthy, to work incredibly hard together as a team, to have each individual make great progress and ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Maroons boys' swim team came agonizingly close to a victory against Bergen Catholic on Wednesday, Jan. 8, with the meet ultimately decided by a nailbitingly close finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay.Despite a valiant effort, Ridgewood fell short by mere tenths of a second. The ...

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ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Tyler Bunnell scored 22 points to lead Robbinsville to a 63-60 boys basketball victory over Hamilton West on Thursday night.Liam Butler finished with 13 points for Robbinsville (6-5), which found itself in a 33-33 tie with winless Hamilton West at halftime.Frank Pagano had 11 ...

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HAMILTON, NJ – Liam Cox scored 21 points to lead Nottingham to a 63-31 boys basketball victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Thursday.Chris Dormevil finished with 17 points for Nottingham (5-4), which outscored WW-PS, 37-15, in the second half after leading by nine at the break.Jayden ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ – Penelope Feeney scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Bayonne to a 57-23 girls basketball victory over Lincoln on Thursday.Giselle Davis finished with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Bees (9-2), who were never headed after outscoring Lincoln, 17-3, ...

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BAYONNE, NJ – Union City rallied for a 46-45 boys basketball victory over Bayonne on Thursday.Fernando Badillo finished with 10 points for Union City (5-3), which trailed, 35-32, going into the fourth quarter.Noah Shaw led Bayonne (3-4) with 13 points. Christian Hampton had 12 points and three ...

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The Camden High School Panthers put a sluggish start behind them, vanquishing Paul VI 68-56 on Jan. 9, 2025, with the help of three new transfer players.David Munro, Torrey Brooks, and Aiden Gazaway made their debuts for the Panthers, with the 6-8 Munro - who played for College Achieve Asbury Park ...

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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - The Chargers-Bears-Rams lost to Old Bridge High School 9-4 on Wednesday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. CBR gave up five goals in the first period, but battled back in the second, scoring two goals to close the gap to three. The Chargers-Bears-Rams added two more goals in the ...

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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - The Chargers-Bears-Rams lost to Old Bridge High School 9-4 on Wednesday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. CBR gave up five goals in the first period, but battled back in the second, scoring two goals to close the gap to three. The Chargers-Bears-Rams added two more goals in the ...

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RANDOLPH, NJ – Morris Knolls and Roxbury split a boys/girls swim doubleheader at the County College of Morris pool on Thursday, Jan. 9, with the boys winning their meet by a single point and the girls winning their meet by many points.At the end of the day, the boys had escaped with an 85-84 ...

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RAHWAY, NJ – In a game that was close throughout, Rahway defeated the Union girls basketball team, 46-44, on Thursday.Keira Miller-People scored 15 points and handed out three assists for Union (3-3), which trailed, 24-19, at halftime.Kiziah Morgan collected nine points and 10 rebounds for the ...

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PARSIPPANY, NJ – Morris Knolls won seven of its eight bouts by pin to beat Parsippany Hills, 46-32, in a high school wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 9, at Parsippany Hills High School.With the score tied at 18-18 after six bouts, Marcos Montoya scored a 14-5 major decision at 190 to put Knolls ...

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BOONTON, NJ – Nathan Bord led the charge for Morris Knolls as the Golden Eagles defeated Delbarton, 5-2, in a high school bowling match on Thursday, Jan. 9, at Boonton Lanes.Bord bowled a match-best 245 in his second game which, combined with his 191 in the first game and 178 in the closing game, ...

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RANDOLPH, NJ – Morris Knolls and Randolph split a boys/girls high school fencing doubleheader Thursday, Jan. 9, at Randolph High School.The girls team – sparked by an 8-1 record in saber – won their match, 15-12, to even its season record at 2-2. The boys lost, 18-9, as their season record slipped ...

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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Alivia Stewart scored 15 points, Aleah Sunkins had 14 and Gianna Mattia added 10 to help lift Frankin to a 49-14 victory over Phillipsburg High School on Thursday night in a Skyland Conference girls basketball game on Thomas Fisher Court. The Warriors took a 30-9 lead at halftime ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morris Knolls ran into unbeaten Morristown-Beard in a high school hockey game and came away with a 4-0 loss on Thursday, Jan. 9, at Mennen Sports Arena.Mo-Beard put 34 shots on Golden Eagle goaltender Nick Trento and Trento was able to turn back 30. The Mo-Beard defense held ...

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PERTH AMBOY, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team continued to roll on Wednesday with a 53-43 victory over Perth Amboy High School. Spotswood outscored Perth Amboy 24-18 in the first half, but a 22-point third quarter was the difference maker in the game for the ...

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LODI, NJ – Every pin counts. On Thursday, one pin was the difference between 4-3 loss to Bergen Catholic and the final 5-2 loss that was the result. Either way, Hasbrouck Heights loss to Bergen Catholic in an independent bowling match on Thursday showed how far the Aviators program has come in a ...

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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg/Belvidere boy’s and girl’s swim teams combined to win 21 of 22 races to rout Warren Hills on Thursday in a Skyland Conference meet at the Phillipsburg Elementary School.Nick Berger won three individual races to pace the boys to a 117-53 victory and senior Violet ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Matt Mikulka, a junior guard, scored the 1,000th point of his career in the East Brunswick boys basketball team's 79-53 victory over Sayreville on Thursday night.Mikulka scored 26 points in the game, including three 3-point baskets. A starter since his freshman season, Mikulka ...

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BRICK - The Boys and Girls Barnegat Swim teams traveled to Brick Memorial on Thursday and grabbed two victories. The boys' squad won 109-50.  William Rollis, Christopher Haddad, and Christopher Deleeuw posted solid victories. The girls' team dominated 97-55 and they won every event.Elizabeth ...

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HACKENSACK, NJ – The pins were flying at Bergen Tech as both the boys and girls teams recorded the high team game and team series in the Big North this season as they swept Old Tappan on Thursday afternoon. The girls cruised to an over 1,000 point win over Old Tappan, led by Kaitlyn Zens 710 ...

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NEWARK, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games with a 77-23 victory over Newark Central on Thursday.Addison Keenan finished with 20 points, seven steals, four assists and four rebounds for Caldwell (9-1), which has yet to lose in 2025.Tea Fiore totaled 18 ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team won their sixth match in a row when they shut out Hopatcong 7-0 on Wednesday, January 8.The high scores from the match are as follows:Brad Williams with a total score of 530Cera Steinwand with a total score of 508Salvatore Serillo with a total score of ...

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NEW YORK - Julianna Vaglio, a second-grader at Southern Boulevard School in Chatham, became an automatic qualifier for the 117th Millrose Games “Fastest Kid in the World Race" on Wednesday with her 8.97 time in the 55-meter dash.The top seven times earn automatic qualification for the race and ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey team celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday, Jan. 7, while also ending their game against Nutley in a 5-5 tie at Warinanco Sports Center. Six senior players and statistician Adriana Cardinal were honored prior to the game:Sean ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Bowling team returned to winning form on Thursday, Jan. 9, defeating rival school Westfield 7-0.This was an important win for the Raiders, having lost two of three matches prior to this highly anticipated contest.Senior Nate Leversee had the high score for ...

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WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Zach Duggan and Jake LaChance each collected three goals and four assists to lead Robbinsville-Allentown to an 11-1 ice hockey victory over Lawrence on Wednesday.Henry Albu had three assists for Robbinsville (8-3), which outscored Lawrence, 6-0, in the first period.James Moreno ...

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