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By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
January 7, 2025
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia opened an 18-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 67-27 girls basketball victory over Newark Central on Tuesday.Gabriella Ervin scored 28 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out five assists and came up with five steals for Columbia (3-5), which led, 21-3, after ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Piscataway High School indoor track and field delivered standout performances at the 2025 Middlesex County Relays held Friday and Saturday at The Bubble in Toms River. The boys' varsity team earned 30 points to secure a fourth-place overall finish, while key contributions in field ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Wood-Ridge, 5-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Tuesday afternoon in North Arlington. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 6-3 with the win, and Wood-Ridge fell to 5-3 with the loss.Hasbrouck Heights captured the opening game of the day, 849-684. ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Angelo Albanese scored off feeds from Liam Madsen and Jack Hafif early in the third period as the Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad forged a 1-1 tie with Verona on Saturday afternoon at Codey Arena in West Orange. Albanese's goal gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead 1:14 into the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- For most basketball teams, the faster they play, the more likely that the pace of the game will lead to more miscues.But the South Plainfield boys basketball team turned that bit of conventional wisdom on its ear on Tuesday night, breaking open a close game with a ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team won their fifth match in a row with a 5-2 win over Sparta on Monday, January 6.The high scores from the match are as follows:Brad Williams with a total score of 579Kaitlyn Steinwand with a total score of 554Devlin Schmid with a total score of ...
Six Chatham High varsity field hockey athletes were honored as first or second-team all-stars on Tuesday by the North Jersey Field Hockey Coaches Association. The following athletes were selected for the NJFHCA All-Star First or Second Team for North Jersey Group 3. northChatham NJFHCA All-Star ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- Despite a career game by Jah'naad Cady, the Franklin boys basketball team lost at home to formidable Linden, 65-52, on Monday night.Cady, a sophomore guard, scored a career-high 31 points for the Warriors (4-5), including four 3-pointers. Cady's previous high was 28 points against ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls basketball team entered their home game against Mt. St. Dominick on Saturday, Jan 4 with a record of 3-2 on the season. Unfortunately, when the final whistle blew they had fallen to 3-3 on the season as they were on the short end of a 52-35 score. ( Link to photos ...
SPARTA, NJ – It was a win for the Sparta High School boys basketball team on Monday, defeating Randolph 51-42. Three Spartans put up double digits, with Tyler Conlee getting a double double with 19 points, 13 rebounds .with three steals.Sparta started with the 9-4 lead in the first quarter and ...
WARREN, NJ — In a thrilling matchup held in Warren, the Watchung Hills Warriors emerged victorious against the Mount St. Mary Lions with a final score of 39-37.“Just really proud of the girls’ effort tonight,” said WHRHS head coach Jeff Dealaman." It felt like we had things under control going ...
WARREN, NJ — In a thrilling matchup held in Warren, the Watchung Hills Warriors emerged victorious against the Mount St. Mary Lions with a final score of 39-37.“Just really proud of the girls’ effort tonight,” said WHRHS head coach Jeff Dealaman." It felt like we had things under control going ...
NUTLEY, NJ - A well-balanced attack, led by Jordan Small's team-high 20 points and four steals, the Nutley High boys basketball team powered to a 62-44 victory over Weequahic on Tuesday afternoon in Nutley. Ryan Ibrahim added 15 points, five rebounds and two assists, Tim Gordon collected 11 points, ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y. —After finding themselves in a 15-0 hole to open last Friday night’s game at Fox Lane, the Mahopac HS boys basketball team was unable to climb out, losing by the same 15-point margin, 47-32.Mahopac, led by junior Matt Reilly’s 15-point, 11-rebound performance, closed the gap to 23-16 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Angelo Albanese scored off feeds from Liam Madsen and Jack Hafif early in the third period as the Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad forged a 1-1 tie with Verona on Saturday afternoon at Codey Arena in West Orange. Albanese's goal gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead 1:14 into the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Amiel Dillard sank a free throw with 1:35 left to break a tie and give Dayton a 37-36 girls basketball victory over Gov. Livingston on Tuesday afternoon.The game was delayed for 20 minutes after a Gov. Livingston player was injured in a scramble for a loose ball with 1.7 seconds ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex extended a three-point halftime lead in the third quarter and went on to a 60-47 boys basketball victory over Belleville on Tuesday afternoon.Therapon Pappatherapontos led three scorers in double figures with 17 points for West Essex (4-4), which led, 27-24, at the ...
STAFFORD - The Stafford Roller Hockey League is opening registration for the Spring Season, which begins on February 23. All forms for registration can be found at https://Staffordhockey.org
STAFFORD - The Stafford Roller Hockey League is opening registration for the Spring Season, which begins on February 23. All forms for registration can be found at https://Staffordhockey.org
MADISON, NJ - The Madison bowling team fell to the Morristown bowling team 7-0 on Monday afternoon. The Dodgers fell to 0-7 on the season after today's loss. Madison's Joaquin Soler bowled a 502 while teammates Sam Bedoy scored a 491 and Jordan McMillan ended with 430. Morristown's Dominick ...
MADISON, NJ - The Morristown bowling team defeated the Madison bowling team 7-0 on Monday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 2-5 on the season with today's win.Dominick Ruglio bowled a 539 after three frames. Micah Spiegel bowled a 490 while Charles Barra bowled a 451.Madison's Joaquin Soler ...
ROSELLE, N.J. — Summit High School’s boys’ hockey team avenged an earlier-season loss to Governor Livingston on Monday night, securing a 3-1 victory at Warinanco Park to improve their record to 5-4-1.The win came nearly two weeks after Summit fell to Governor Livingston, 2-1, in a December 28 game ...
NEW TON, NJ - The South Plainfield wrestling team finished with a 1-2 record at the Boresch Duals in Newton on Saturday, Jan. 4. The Tigers dropped a 43-20 decision to North Hunterdon, a 47-33 decision to Governor Livingston and defeated Paulsboro, 46-32, in the consolation round to salvage the ...
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The Summit High School girls basketball team earned a hard-fought 43-32 win over Montclair on Monday night, handing the Mounties a rare offensive struggle. Montclair entered the game averaging nearly 50 points per contest, but Summit’s defense stepped up to secure the victory on ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman Ellie Kisselbach had another successful run in a tournament as she advanced to the championship bout at 114 pounds on Saturday at the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex girl's wrestling tournament at High Point High School in Wantage Township.After receiving a first-round bye, she ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Livingston scored three goals in the first period and went on to a 5-1 ice hockey victory over West Essex-Caldwell on Monday night.Livingston's goals came from five different players, as Dylan Gibbs, Rhys Bernstein, Anthony Cassese, Matthew Zocks and Ben Diamond all scored once ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team picked up its third victory of the season, defeating John F. Kennedy Memorial High School 73-65 on Monday. Spotswood took a 32-25 lead into the halftime break. The final two quarters were exciting ones with both teams trading ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Kaden Gonzalez is Yorktown’s sharpshooter, and in the fourth quarter of the Huskers’ contest at Horace Greeley on Jan. 4, he showed why.Gonzalez registered 14 of his team-high 20 points in the final quarter, on the strength of a trey, three field goals, and 5-for-5 foul shooting from ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Nathan Bord had match-highs in game, series, and average as the Morris Knolls senior led the unbeaten Golden Eagles to a 5-2 victory over Mount Olive in a high school bowling match Monday, Jan. 6, at Rockaway Lanes.Bord opened with a 225 as the Golden Eagles (7-0) won the first game ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Jamie DaSilva was 3-0 in foil and Aaryan Sharma, Aniket Parikh and Mihr Shetty each won two bouts in their weapon as Morris Knolls beat Morristown, 17-10, in a high school boys fencing match on Monday, Jan. 6, at Knolls.The victory was the first of the season for Knolls (1-2); ...