Sports Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
January 8, 2025
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills wrestling team defeated Bound Brook on Tuesday with a commanding score of 55-15 on a night that celebrated youth sports and Watchung Hills wrestling alumni. Watchung Hills remain undefeated with a record of 6-0, while Bound Brook falls to 3-7.The match began at 144 ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills wrestling team defeated Bound Brook on Tuesday with a commanding score of 55-15 on a night that celebrated youth sports and Watchung Hills wrestling alumni. Watchung Hills remain undefeated with a record of 6-0, while Bound Brook falls to 3-7.The match began at 144 ...
BYSNS ICE HOCKEY (6-3)BYSNS 8, ETBE 7Saturday, Jan. 4, Ice Hutch, Mount VernonBYSNS (Brewster/Yorktown/Somers/North Salem) knew it was important to kick off the new year off with a solid performance, especially after losing its last game before the holiday break, 7-5 to rival Mahopac on Dec.
CHATHAM, NJ - The Morristown girls and boys swim teams faced off against Chatham on Tuesday. The girls team fell 120-50 to the Cougars and the boys fell 124-46.On the girls side, Morristown took 1st and 2nd in the 200MR race, 3rd place in the 500 Free, 100 Fly, 200 FR, 100 Breast and 400 Free as ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison wrestling team fell to Hanover Park 51-16 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers fell to 1-3 on the young season. At 113 pounds, David DeFilippis won a major decision over Giovannie Conte. Karl Maurer (120 pounds) won 5-1 decision over Ethan Kaup. At 132 pounds, Joseph ...
“I can see that the hard work from practice is paying off,” said the Madison High School girls’ swim team captain Meredith McKeever after the team racked up a mass of points in their 129-39 win against Parsippany. They were helped in this endeavor by the individual swimmers, all of whom scored ...
PRINCETON, NJ- Madison improved their undefeated record to 3-0 with a commanding 11-4 victory over Princeton (1-3). Princeton started strong, with Cassie Speir opening the scoring at 8:42, followed by Taylor Davidson just over a minute later, giving the Tigers an early 2-0 lead. But Madison ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Morristown wrestling team fell to Roxbury 51-22 on Tuesday afternoon. The Colonials are now 2-2 on the season. Morristown saw only four individual wins on the day.At 126 pounds, Collin McDonald won a major decision against Jaedon Reilly. Henry Saxon (190 pounds), Brian Recart ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Morristown boys basketball team secured a commanding80-62 victory over. The Colonials improved to 3-5 with last night's victory. Morristown took an early five point lead in the first quarter before turning up the heat in the second where Morristown outscored Kinnelon 21-9.
NEWARK, NJ – The Caldwell boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 48-46 victory in overtime over North Star Academy on Tuesday night.North Star (3-5) led, 26-20, at halftime, but Caldwell (7-0) outscored the home team, 11-8, in the third quarter and then 12-9 in the fourth quarter.Brodie ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - CJ Hendricks, Director of Athletics and Supervisor Health/PE Grades 6-12, recently announced the creation of the 'Heart of a Highlander Award'. This award was created to recognize a Governor Livingston High School student-athlete from each sports team (each season) who ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Immaculata rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit for a 58-47 boys basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Tuesday night.Cameron Diogene scored 16 points for the Red Devils (2-6), who led, 24-17, at halftime.Alec Grinbaum finished with 14 points for Hunterdon Central.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan outscored Somerville in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 50-38 boys basketball victory over Somerville on Tuesday night.Senior guard Brody Nussman scored 13 points and sank three 3-pointers for Bridgewater-Raritan (6-3), which outscored ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls basketball team defeated North Plainfield 49-30 on Tuesday January 7. North Plainfield came out strong, holding a slight lead over the Colonials after the first period. However, the Colonials dominated the second quarter, outscoring North Plainfield ...
MADISON, NJ – The Madison Dodgers coasted to victory on Tuesday afternoon as they defeated Whippany Park, 72-28. It was a masterclass in domination from the Dodgers right out of the gate as Madison never trailed against the Panthers. The Dodgers got off to a lightening hot start and jumped out to ...
ALLENTOWN, NJ – Steinert rallied from a seven-point deficit after one quarter for a 51-37 girls basketball victory over Allentown on Tuesday.Katie Corby scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds for Steinert (3-5), which outscored Allentown, 29-17, in the second half.Mia Pope scored 13 points and ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Janaya Meyers achieved a triple-double as the Bayonne girls basketball team defeated West Orange, 58-52, on Tuesday.Meyers, a 5-8 senior guard, finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Bees (8-2), and she also came up with a team-leading seven steals.Giselle Davis ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Nico Esposito scored 21 points, took down five rebounds and handed out four assists to lead Hoboken to a 77-55 boys basketball victory over Memorial of West New York on Tuesday.Lamir Boxley scored 21 points and came up with four steals for the RedWings (5-3), who broke out to a 23-10 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan rallied from a four-point deficit after three quarters for a 36-34 girls basketball victory over Delaware Valley on Tuesday.Angela Tremarco scored 11 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (2-5), which outscored Delaware Valley, 15-9, in the fourth quarter.Amanda ...
MATAWAN, NJ -- Ian Mullan scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Raritan to a 50-42 boys basketball victory over Matawan on Monday.Sean Burnett finished with seven points, three assists and two steals for the Rockets (3-3), who sank 10 3-pointers, including four by Mullan and two by ...
Brought to you by:WAYNE, NJ - Versatility seems to be the theme for the December Athletes of the Month. Yesterday, Hills’ swimmer Parker Gentile was named AotM because of her obvious talent, but also because she is versatile enough to help her coach handle different situations. For the Wayne Valley ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston built a 12-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 77-57 boys basketball victory over University on Tuesday.Sage Kornreich scored 20 points to lead the Lancers (6-1), who led, 24-12, after one quarter and 39-27 at halftime.Zach Smith finished with 17 points for ...
KEANSBURG, NJ -- Middletown North opened a 24-point lead by halftime and then shut Keansburg out in the third quarter on its way to a 63-27 boys basketball victory on Monday night.Colin Byrne collected 26 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals for Middletown North (5-4) and sank four ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Kaelyn Gibson scored 28 points and handed out three assists to lead Middletown North to a 68-39 girls basketball victory over Keansburg on Monday.Karleigh Aber collected 10 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots for Middletown North (3-6), which outscored Keansburg, 23-12, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Union boys basketball team posed a major challenge to Union Catholic, ranked in the top five in New Jersey, before losing on the road, 60-54, on Tuesday night.Senior guard Carl Matala scored 24 points for Union (3-6), his second 20-plus scoring outing in his last three ...
UNION, NJ – Union rallied from an early eight-point deficit for a 46-38 girls basketball victory over Linden on Tuesday.Keira Miller-People scored 17 points and handed out three assists for Union (3-2), which outscored Linden, 10-2, in overtime after starting the game in a 11-3 hole.Kiziah Morgan ...
EDISON, NJ – In a rematch of last year's Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game, Colonia needed two overtimes to come away with a 70-62 boys basketball victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday night.Junior swingman Aiden Derkack finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and four ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Woodbridge built an 11-point lead after one quarter, then held off a second-half charge by winless J.P. Stevens for a 66-60 boys basketball victory on Tuesday night.Senior guard Bryan Anderson scored 17 points for the Barrons (4-4), who opened a 27-16 lead going into the second ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team continued its season-long tear with a 52-34 victory over Payne Tech on Tuesday.Tea Fiore scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Caldwell (8-1), which got nine points apiece from Addison Keenan and Fallon Fiore.Keenan finished with seven ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Avery Jenne scored 20 points and came down with five rebounds to lead South Brunswick to a 53-50 girls basketball victory over Monroe on Tuesday night.Madison Rorie collected 13 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Vikings (4-3), who outscored Monroe, 18-13, in the ...