Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
January 4, 2025
MONTGOMERY, NJ — Colonia won its fourth game in a row, and handed Ridge its first loss of the season, defeating the Red Devils, 68-52, in the Coaches vs. Cancer showcase event at Montgomery High School on Satutrday.Junior swingman Aiden Derkack scored 22 points for Colonia (7-1), including eight in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Owen Garriques, Massimo Gonzalez, Luke Geleta and Gavin Hawk won all three of their bouts to lead the Phillipsburg High School boy’s wrestling team to three victories over previously undefeated teams at the Cranford Quads on Saturday.Freshman 120-pounder Matthew Velez decisioned ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn pulled away in overtime for a 71-63 boys basketball victory over Columbia on Saturday.Chase Plotkin scored 21 points for Millburn (3-3), which outscored Columbia, 11-4, in the overtime session. Plotkin sank five 3-pointers.Chase Redler finished with 18 points for the Millers ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn pulled away in overtime for a 71-63 boys basketball victory over Columbia on Saturday.Chase Plotkin scored 21 points for Millburn (3-3), which outscored Columbia, 11-4, in the overtime session. Plotkin sank five 3-pointers.Chase Redler finished with 18 points for the Millers ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls basketball team is used to playing higher-scoring games this season. On Saturday, the Cougars proved they could also grind out a low-scoring one in its matchup against Manasquan.Bucknell University commit Ella Kreuzer scored a game-high 18 points and also cleared 10 ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The East Hanover Basketball Association is hosting an entry-level basketball league geared towards first and second graders.The cost to participate in the league is $100. Current registered clinic participants will be invited to play at no additional cost. Spaces are extremely ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 56-35 victory over Newark Central on Saturday.Joe Giannetta scored 12 points for the Chiefs (6-0), who outscored Central, 24-12, in the second quarter to take a 34-16 lead at halftime.'Joe Diorio connected for 11 ...
STAFFORD - Casey Collins led Southern with 20 points, but it was not enough as Southern fell 60-54 on Saturday to Freehold Boro.Samanatha Russell scored 11 points and Avery DiPietro eight for Southern. Olivia Batchelor scored 21 Sayuri Penaranda scored 19 points to lead Freehold Borough.Freehold's ...
STAFFORD - In a thrilling high school basketball game, the Southern Rams narrowly escaped with a 59-58 victory over the Freehold Boro Colonials. Despite building a commanding 21-point lead early in the fourth quarter, the Rams nearly succumbed to a furious comeback fueled by Freehold Boro's ...
BARNEGAT - Emma Thornton had a massive game scoring 25 points and grabbing 29 rebounds. It was not enough as Marlboro handed Barnegat its first loss of the season by a score of 55-48.MacKenzie Klatsky scored 21 to lead Marlboro.Riley Fitzpatrick was held to six points and Zemirah Enalls only ...
MARLBORO - Marlboro's Mustangs (3-5) dominated the second half to secure a convincing 71-43 victory over the Barnegat Bengals (4-3) on Saturday in Marlboro.Sophomore Nolan Gong led all scorers with 19 points, including 11 in a decisive second half where the Mustangs outscored the Bengals 38-17.
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood wrestling honored its senior wrestlers before the team's match against Columbia High School (South Orange-Maplewood) on Friday night.On the mats, Columbia spoiled the party by winning the meet, 51-27. The Cougars came out on top in the first six ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- Every team that plays against the New Providence girls basketball team will make the containment of senior forward Brenna Slattery and junior guard Annie Conover the focus of its scouting report.But the Pioneers' dynamic duo makes that an even more difficult challenge for their ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Warriors faced a tough challenge on the court as they fell to the Somerville Pioneers, Saturday, 63-41. Junior Zoe Gallic led the charge for Watchung Hills, scoring 11 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Despite her solid performance, the Warriors struggled to ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Warriors faced a tough challenge on the court as they fell to the Somerville Pioneers, Saturday, 63-41. Junior Zoe Gallic led the charge for Watchung Hills, scoring 11 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Despite her solid performance, the Warriors struggled to ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Chargers boys varsity basketball team was back on the court on Friday against Calvary Christian High School. Spotswood defeated Calvary Christian 71-59 for the Chargers' second victory of the season at the Immaculate Conception Gymnasium. Joe Nardino led the Chargers with a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - The Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team was back on the ice on Friday at the Club at Woodbridge for CBR's first game of 2025. CBR skated past the Edison-JP Stevens High School co-op with a 6-4 victory to end a four-game skid. After going into the first intermission down 2-1, Colin ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - The Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team was back on the ice on Friday at the Club at Woodbridge for CBR's first game of 2025. CBR skated past the Edison-JP Stevens High School co-op with a 6-4 victory to end a four-game skid. After going into the first intermission down 2-1, Colin ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton boys basketball team built a 15-point lead after three quarters and then hung on for a 54-50 victory over New Providence on Saturday afternoon.Preston Benjamin scored 14 points to lead four Bulldogs (3-2) in double figures. Lucas Antonio scored 13 points, Luke Sherman ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech continued its dominant ways, sweeping Demarest, 7-0, 7-0, in boys' and girls' Big North bowling action on Friday. The girls' team continued its perfect season, running its record to 7-0, without having lost a game so far this year in match play.The boys improved to ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Summit High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams opened up the new year with a dual meet in Union County on Friday afternoon.On the girls’ side, ninth-ranked Summit (4-0) collected nine gold medals in its 11 races against No. 19-ranked ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan scored three goals in the third period to break away from Hillsborough for a 4-1 ice hockey victory on Friday at ProSkate.Dylan Churpakovich's goal broke the 1-1 tie early in the third period, and then Bridgewater-Raritan (9-1) got goals from Alexander ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Summit High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams opened up the new year with a dual meet in Union County on Friday afternoon.On the girls’ side, ninth-ranked Summit (4-0) collected nine gold medals in its 11 races against No. 19 ranked ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Chatham senior Charlie Kulp eclipsed his own school record by nearly two seconds in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.71 as the Cougar boys and girls swim teams extended their respective winning streaks vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday night at the Jersey Aquatic ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams kicked off 2025 with a sweep of Mahwah, 7-0, 7-0, in Big North non-divisional bowling action on Thursday. The boys improved to 5-1 overall, while the girls maintained their perfect record to date, moving to 7-0 on the season.Captain ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Demir Cetinkaya got a chance to return to Chatham High and test out the new CHS wrestling mat for Summit-Chatham's 64-6 win vs. Roselle on Friday night.After returning to wrestling last season, the senior worked his way onto the varsity and won his fourth match of the season on Friday ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway Recreation Department is starting a men's (25 years and older) basketball league in March. Games will be held every Tuesday from March through May at the Rahway Recreation Center, located at 275 E. Milton Ave.The cost is $700 per team. T-shirts will be provided for all ...
𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙽, 𝙽𝙹 — As the chill of winter sets in, the Linden Tigers are turning up the heat with a thrilling lineup of winter sports action! From the basketball court to the wrestling mat, the track, the pool, and beyond, our athletes are primed to shine this season.𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ...
CARTERET - Carteret High School rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit for a 52-46 boys basketball victory over New Brunswick on Friday.Jeremiah Arrington scored 13 points, pulled down seven rebounds and passed for two assists for Carteret (2-5), which outscored New Brunswick 37-21 in the second ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls basketball team got a dose of its own medicine Friday (Jan. 3) afternoon – and the result was Glen Ridge handing the Lady Eagles their first loss of the season, 35-24, in a game played at Knolls.“Defense” had been the name of the game for Morris Knolls as the ...