Sports Top Stories
By DAVID BRIGHOUSE
January 10, 2025
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson girls varsity basketball team (4-2) defeated Dayton (3-3) on Thursday, 56-31.Junior Alisia Hamm led the team with 31 points.Junior Jordanna Tarentino had 11 points and led the team with seven rebounds.Junior Reese Sebok had five steals for the team. The Lady Crusaders next ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech bowling swept Paterson Eastside, 7-0, 7-0, in a Big North bowling match on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. The girls improved their record to 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the Liberty Division with the win. The boys improved to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the Liberty with their ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech bowling picked up a pair of Big North non-league victories on Wednesday, as the boys' team defeated Bergen Catholic 7-0, while the girls defeated Holy Angels 7-0 in Hackensack. The boys were led by Andrew Kong, who rolled a 655 series in his first varsity start. He ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball increased its win streak to three games after defeating Bloomfield in overtime, 55-50, on Thursday, Jan. 9.After only winning two of their first five games to start the season, the Raiders are now 5-3 and currently sit in third place in the ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Madison boys and girls swimming fell to Kinnelon on Thursday afternoon. The boys fell 104-66 and the girls 90-80.On the boys side, Madison's team of Jacques Chemaly, Anuthra Abeysinghe, Spencer Rosenbaum and Kaden Chou placed 1st in the 200MR. Oliver Liu placed 1st in the 200 ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Junior basketball sensation Aletha Reynolds has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Athlete of the Week for Bernards High School, highlighting her exceptional performances, leadership, and commitment to the team.Aletha’s ability to score in a variety of ways—whether ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown wrestling team defeated Mendham 42-36 Thursday night. Morristown took the first three bouts, which saw Jordan Bocchino (165 pounds) defeating Jackson Langone 18-14, Dimitrios Mihalakakos (175 pounds) pinned Isaac Mejia and Henry Saxon (190 pounds) pinned Paul ...
BOONTON, NJ - The Madison wrestling team fell to Boonton 33-32 in a heartbreaking loss on Thursday. Madison took the first four bouts when Harrsion Smith (106 pounds) defeated Sean Tracy 17-16, David DeFillippis (113 pounds) had a major decision victory over Jacob Hughen. Karl Naurer won by ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys swim team fell to Delbarton 92-77 on Thursday afternoon. The Colonials will host Morris Knolls on January 14. Meet will begin at 4pm.Morristown took first place in the 200MR, 200IM, 50Free, 100 Fly, 500 Free, 100 Breast and 400 FR. See full RESULTS ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – A fourth-quarter rally came up just short for the Dayton boys basketball team in a 58-55 loss to Roselle on Thursday night.Preston Benjamin scored 18 points for Dayton (3-4), which trailed, 47-32, going into the fourth quarter before finishing the game on a 23-11 run.Nicky Perez ...
WARREN, NJ — In an intense and high-scoring matchup on their home court, the Watchung Hills Warriors faced off against the Phillipsburg Stateliners, ultimately suffering a 75-59 defeat after taking a 28-27 lead into the break. This loss brings Watchung Hills' record to 3-5 for the season, while ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The first girls’ basketball meeting of the 2024-25 season between crosstown division rivals Immaculata High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School was contested on Thursday night.Round one went in favor of the Spartans.Bridgewater-Raritan (2-6, 2-3) led by two points midway ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Gov. Livingston hockey standout Teddy Baum has been named the Valairco Heating and Cooling Highlander Athlete of the Week for his exceptional leadership, skill, and dedication on and off the ice this season.As a senior, Teddy has embraced his leadership role, setting the tone ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ – Montgomery shot to a 10-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 69-48 boys basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Thursday.Kieran Livingston scored 17 points and sank four 3-pointers for Hunterdon Central (2-7), which trailed, 32-23, at halftime before Montgomery broke ...
ROSELLE, NJ - Roselle Park Boys Varsity Basketball engaged in a close battle with neighboring Roselle, losing 55-51 in a game that came down to the final frame. Alfris Garcia had 30 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, and three steals for Roselle Park. Liam Griffiths had 12 points, five rebounds, ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - It was a slam-dunk evening in Neptune Township as the Board of Education scored big by honoring three coaching giants who transformed the school's basketball program into a powerhouse. In a halftime ceremony that had all the excitement of a championship game, Larry Hennessy, ...
RED BANK, NJ – Lucas Laranjeiro scored with 4:45 to go in overtime to give Middletown North a 6-5 ice hockey victory over Red Bank Catholic on Wednesday.Greg Bonczek assisted on Laranjeiro's game-winner after Bonczek had tied the game with a minute to go in regulation on assists from Laranjeiro and ...
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Colts Neck opened a 12-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 63-23 girls basketball victory over Ocean Township on Wednesday.Jamie Lombardo scored 11 points to lead a very balanced attack for Colts Neck (5-1), which led, 38-10, at halftime.Avery Wallace finished with ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – Colts Neck took control with a big second quarter and went on to a 65-54 boys basketball victory over Marlboro on Thursday.Bryce Belcher and Dillon Younger scored 15 points apiece for Colts Neck (4-2), which outscored Marlboro, 18-9, in the second quarter to take a 27-19 halftime ...
HAZLET, NJ – Raritan built an eight-point lead by halftime and held on for a 51-48 boys basketball victory over Keansburg on Thursday.James Dillon scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for Raritan (4-4), which outscored Keansburg, 12-7, in the second quarter to take a 28-20 lead.Mario ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech bowling picked up a pair of Big North non-league victories on Wednesday, as the boys' team defeated Bergen Catholic 7-0, while the girls defeated Holy Angels 7-0 in Hackensack. The boys were led by Andrew Kong, who rolled a 655 series in his first varsity start. He ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) indoor track and field season has kicked off with impressive performances across multiple competitions in the first few weeks. Despite the challenges of winter training, the athletes have demonstrated dedication and hard work since Thanksgiving, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys basketball team defeated Parsippany Hills 77-51 on Wednesday night. The Colonials improved to 4-5 on the season after yesterday's win.Morristown edged Parsippany, leading 20-14 at the end of the first quarter. The Colonials held control in the second quarter, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs swimming team celebrated Senior Night with a dominant 99-71 victory over Perth Amboy at home on Tuesday. The Chiefs honored their seniors — Santiago Cardenas Andrade, Joseph Fay, Justin Gamble, Luke Harmsen, Tatiana Herrera Moroe, Taylor Huggup, Mira Kehair, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Call it an aftershock.Minutes after making history by winning a 50th consecutive swim meet for the Chatham boys team on Thursday at the County College of Morris, it suddenly hit seniors Ryan O'Day and Aryan Kumar with the light at the end of the tunnel in their high school ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Junior guard Matt Mikulka scored 26 points to lead East Brunswick to a 79-53 boys basketball victory over Sayreville on Thursday night.Jesse Beckman finished with 21 points for East Brunswick (5-5), which outscored Sayreville, 18-6, in the second quarter to open a 40-17 lead.
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team won back-to-back matches against Vernon and Wallkill Valley this week.Newton hosted Vernon on Tuesday, January 7 and won 54-26. The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Ozzy Ciuzio-Pelt (N) won over with a Vernon forfeit113 lbs.: Jacob ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia boys basketball team pulled away in the fourth quarter to survive a threat from a pesky Old Bridge team, defeating the visiting Knights, 69-57, on Thursday night.Junior forward RJ Wortman scored 21 points, came up with four steals and took down four rebounds for Colonia ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg Sophomore Natalya Severs won both of her bouts at 126-pounds and along with Yurri Hines-Wade and Priscilla Mendoza all registered falls when Phillipsburg High School hosted its first official dual or tri-girls wrestling match on Wednesday night since the state ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Reading a Caldwell boys basketball boxscore isn't always the most exciting endeavor.There's usually no standout scorer; nobody whose stat line jumps out at the observer with 20-plus points.But there's nothing boring about how the Chiefs execute their halfcourt offense with ...