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January 7, 2025

DENVILLE, NJ –Morris Knolls swept the saber competition on the way to a 25-2 victory over Morristown in a girls' high school fencing match held Monday, Jan. 6, at Knolls.The victory was the first of the season for the Lady Eagles, who had opened their 2024-25 schedule with two losses. Morristown ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Randolph put 43 shots on goal and scored four goals in a period twice in beating Morris Knolls-Hills, 11-3, in a high school hockey game played Monday, Jan. 6, at Mennen Arena.Randolph (6-3) led 4-1 after one period, 7-3 after two periods, and then finished the game with another ...

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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 ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls broke out to an early lead, but West Milford came back strong the rest of the way to beat the Golden Eagles, 74-59, in a boys' high school basketball game played at Knolls on Monday, Jan. 4.Knolls (3-4) led 22-18 after one period only to see West Milford (3-3) go on a ...

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Monday, Jan. 6 – No games scheduled.Tuesday, Jan. 7 – No games scheduled.Wednesday, Jan. 8 – In a game between unbeaten teams, the 8-0 Lady Crusaders beat 7-1 Mountain Lakes, 92-29. Mya Pauldo led the way with 22 points; her sister Mia finished with 19; Kennedy Brown scored 15 points; and ...

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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 ...

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Monday, Jan. 6 –Morris Vo-Tech couldn’t overcome a 24-11 halftime deficit and went on to lose a 48-41 decision to Boonton (3-4) in boys basketball. Albert Zhang scored 18 points and Brayden Uglione added 10 for Tech (1-6) … In girls basketball, Tech (3-4) lost a 66-22 verdict to Madison (6-2).

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HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel rallied from a seven-point deficit midway through the quarter and overtook Middletown South for a 53-42 boys basketball victory on Monday evening.Junior guard Jack Valillo scored 22 points for Holmdel, which went on a 20-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to turn a ...

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CLARK, NJ — With nine matches over an eight-day period, there is no mistaking it: High school wrestling season is in full swing! The Crusaders won two of four matches over the weekend, including an important 47-27 victory over conference rival Brearley on Friday night. The Crusaders jumped out to a ...

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SOMERS, N.Y. - On Jan. 6, Somers returned to school, and the girls basketball team really answered the bell versus Sleepy Hollow. They jumped out to a 20-2 lead and went onto an 56-21 victory. But Olivia Allegretti didn’t take the easy victory for granted.“Every game matters, and so does pulling ...

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BRICK, NJ – The Bergen Tech girls bowling team finished in second place at the Brick Invitational Bowling Tournament on Saturday morning as the top teams from around the state met in a mid-season bowling tournament.The girls finished 30 pins behind Howell, to finish in second place.  Brick Memorial ...

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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - The Chargers-Bear-Rams ice hockey team was back on the ice on Monday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. CBR lost 10-1 to Monroe Township High School. Sebastian Whyte had the only goal for CBR. Whyte scored in the first period on a pass from Joseph Hayes.Nick Diaz netted a hat trick ...

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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - The Chargers-Bear-Rams ice hockey team was back on the ice on Monday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. CBR lost 10-1 to Monroe Township High School. Sebastian Whyte had the only goal for CBR. Whyte scored in the first period on a pass from Joseph Hayes.Nick Diaz netted a hat trick ...

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KENILWORTH, NJ - Registration is now open for Kenilworth Little League Baseball and Softball. Please see the above flier for more information.In person registration begins on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 239 North 14th St. and will continue the following weekend.  Make sure you don’t miss any Kenilworth ...

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ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Basketball Team continues to show why they are one of the best teams in the state, defeating Westfield 78-46 on January 3, moving the Minutemen to 7-0 on the season. Cameron McRae and Jayden Johnson led the way for the Minutemen, combining for 47 points.

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ISELIN, NJ – The JFK-Iselin girls basketball team took a nine-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 54-49 victory over Sayreville on Monday.Sanai Trotman scored 15 points and made six steals for JFK-Iselin (2-4), which led, 16-7, after one quarter and had a 24-18 advantage at halftime.Laila ...

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DUNELLEN, NJ – Ivanni Villegas scored 18 points to lead Carteret to a 63-23 girls basketball victory over Dunellen on Monday.Anilah Diggs finished with 13 points for the Ramblers (4-2), who broke the game open with a 26-5 spree in the second quarter to take a 34-14 lead.Samantha Woode of Carteret ...

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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - Here’s a New Year’s plea to drivers on behalf of squirrels, chipmunks, as well as us two-legged critters with whom you share the roads.Please slow down. Just a little. It shows you see us. It shows you care. No need to wave. If you pass us by at 15 or 20 mph, that’s a friendly ...

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MADISON, NJ -  The Madison boys swim team took on Hanover Park on Monday January 6. The boys team defeated the Hornets 91-79. The girls team fell to Hanover Park 95-75.Results on the boys side can be found HERE. Results on the girls side:200 MR1st -Krystina Zhao, Anabelle Naguib, Thi Tran, Chinwe ...

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MADISON, NJ -  The Madison boys swim team took on Hanover Park on Monday January 6. The boys team defeated the Hornets 91-79. The girls team fell to Hanover Park 95-75.See the results of the girls meet; Madison vs Hanover ParkResults on the boys side-200 MR1st -Ethan Simms, Anuthra Abeysinghe, ...

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WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Three members of the Caldwell boys cross-country team were named to the Super Essex Conference's Liberty Division First Team for the Fall 2024 season.Ben Lattimer, Kyle Brown and Cameron Galbierczyk all received first-team recognition from Caldwell.Joe Wohltmann of West Essex ...

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DENVILLE, NJ -  The Morristown girls and boys fencing fell to Morris Knolls on Monday January 6. The boys fell to the Golden Eagles 17-10 and the lady Colonials fell 25-2.On the boys side, Morristown had four saber wins, two foil wins and four epee wins. The Morristown girls team had one foil win ...

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HIGHLANDS, NJ -- Keyport erased a six-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 56-43 boys basketball victory over Henry Hudson on Monday.Dominico Dispenza scored 27 points for Keyport (6-1), which outscored Henry Hudson, 18-9, in the third quarter to take a 44-32 lead. Henry Hudson (4-3) led, ...

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HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel rallied from a seven-point deficit midway through the quarter and overtook Middletown South for a 53-42 boys basketball victory on Monday evening.Junior guard Jack Valillo scored 22 points for Holmdel, which went on a 20-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to turn a ...

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NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights swept St. Mary (Rutherford), 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match Monday afternoon in North Arlington. William Munoz led the Aviators effort with a 653 series, capped off by finishing with 236 and 234 games. Cyril DeGuzman broke 500, rolling a 145-179-187 ...

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Brought to you by:WAYNE, NJ – Another great swimmer for Wayne has emerged from the pool, making a statement in both her first relay/team event and setting a new school record in her very first individual event for Wayne Hills Girls Swimming, as a freshman.Parker Gentile has won all but two of the ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – It was going to be tough to win a game on the road vs. Delbarton, that was a given. What Chatham boys basketball coach Todd Ervin didn't expect was the amount of easy baskets his team would allow the opposition.Delbarton took advantage of some defensive lapses by the Cougars in the ...

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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Saturday, January 4th, TAPinto SOMA responded to an invitation to see SOMA Hoops in Action. There I met up with Taylor Valentine, the founder and director of SOMA Hoops & The SOMA Basketball Boosters.Valentine was in the midst of speaking to some of the Sponsors of the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer scored 18 of her game-high 23 points in the second half as undefeated Chatham, ranked No. 7 in the state, won its ninth straight girls basketball game, 51-42, vs. New Providence on Monday night.Kreuzer scored 10 of her team's 18 points in the third quarter ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School Athletic Department is thrilled to announce an exciting new development for fans of our athletic programs. Beginning with the 2025 winter season, all games held in the iconic Tarnoff Gym will be streamed live on our new dedicated HUDL Fan Website ...

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