Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
December 29, 2024
HILLSIDE, NJ — The Piscataway High School boys basketball team continued their strong start to the season with a convincing 72-45 victory over Orange High School in the Joe Silver Holiday Tournament on Saturday. The Chiefs, now 4-1, displayed a balanced and relentless attack that overwhelmed the ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ -- Middletown North advanced in the Gepp Bracket semifinals of the WOBM Classic with a 57-39 boys basketball victory over Manchester Township on Saturday.Colin Byrne scored 27 points and drained five 3-pointers for Middletown North (3-2). Nate Tyburczy finished with 11 points for the ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel's girls basketball team came away with a 33-30 victory over Mount St. Mary in the first round of the Holmdel Holiday Invitational on Saturday.Mackenzie Teevan collected 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals for Holmdel (2-1), which outscored Mount St. Mary by three ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Julianna Jasina scored 19 points to lead Colts Neck to a 63-48 girls basketball victory over East Brunswick on Saturday in the Holmdel Holiday Invitational.Ava Catanho and Ava Krzywdzinski each scored 13 points for East Brunswick (1-3), which trailed, 28-20, at halftime.Madison ...
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights won the Matthew Joskowitz Holiday Wrestling Tournament for the third consecutive year on Saturday morning in Cliffside Park. “(I am) extremely proud of the effort these guys continue to give and the way they challenge and support each other,” stated Hasbrouck ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Elmwood Park outscored Wood-Ridge 12-8 in overtime to defeat the Blue Devils, 69-61 in a second round game of the Herb Cohen Holiday Tournament in Wood-Ridge on Saturday. The loss drops the Blue Devils to 1-4, while Elmwood Park improves to 2-3.Wood-Ridge rallied from a five-point ...
OAKLAND, NJ – Megan Quill scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the first quarter as Indian Hills took an early lead and defeated Wood-Ridge 49-19to capture the championship of the Indian Hills Holiday Tournament on Saturday in Oakland. Wood-Ridge falls to 2-3 on the season with the loss, while ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - After an opening game victory in the annual winter break tournament over Colonia, the Spotswood High School girls varsity lost to Old Bridge High School 43-40 at Woodbridge High School on Saturday. Spotswood took a 23-11 lead into the halftime break. The second half proved to be ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Quinn Burke led a balanced effort with 23 points as the undefeated Chatham boys basketball team won its fifth straight, 79-53. Cranford in the “Cougar Classic” played Saturday night at CHS.Chatham (5-0) will square off with New Providence (2-2) in the Cougar Classic finale on Monday ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Junior swingman Aiden Derkack scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and grabbed six rebounds to help Colonia erase a five-point deficit on its way to a 49-41 boys basketball victory over upset-minded Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday afternoon in Day 2 of the Eric LeGrand ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Ridgewood continued their winning ways on Saturday night as they defeated their regional rivals River Dell, 7-0. The Maroons have been clicking on both ends of the ice since starting the season 0-2 and have won their last six games now, all in dominating fashion. Ridgewood led by a ...
MONTVALE, NJ – The Bergen Tech girls bowling team captured the Holiday Break-er bowling tournament held at Montvale Lanes on Friday. They defeated Warren Hills, 2-1, in the final to advance. The annual tournament has a unique format, and allows both boys and girls to bowl against each other. ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat Little League begins spring registration on January 1. All of the vital information is in the flyer below.You can register online at https://www.barnegatlittleleague.com
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta boys basketball took a big win over Minisink Valley, their first of the season 70-43. Three Spartans put up double digits in the outing. Pat Connors had 17 points with eight inside the paint and one foul shot.Tyler Conlee scored 14 points with five 2-pointers, a 3-pointers and a ...
STAFFORD - Mehki Carter scored a game-high 23 points and Lenape beat Southern to win their fourth straight Score at the Score championship. Lenape has been in the finals the past five seasons. Southern's junior Jake Sliwinski scored 21 points and had four steals to lead the Rams. Sophomore Noah ...
STAFFORD - Mehki Carter scored a game-high 23 points and Lenape beat Southern to win their fourth straight Score at the Score championship. Lenape has been in the finals the past five seasons. Southern's junior Jake Sliwinski scored 21 points and had four steals to lead the Rams. Sophomore Noah ...
MONTVALE, NJ – The Bergen Tech girls bowling team captured the Holiday Break-er bowling tournament held at Montvale Lanes on Friday. They defeated Warren Hills, 2-1, in the final to advance. The annual tournament has a unique format, and allows both boys and girls to bowl against each other. ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer dropped in four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points in fueling Chatham's 66-31 girls basketball win vs. Cranford in the second round of the “Cougar Classic” on Saturday at CHS.Chatham (6-0), which meets Madison (3-1) in the classic finale on ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Senior guard Jordan Jones scored 33 points to lead South Plainfield to a 63-53 boys basketball victory over McNair Academic of Jersey City on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Anthony J. Cotoia Holiday Tournament.South Plainfield (4-0) outscored McNair in each of ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 57-46 victory over Verona in the championship game of the West Essex Holiday Tournament on Saturday at Caldwell University.Brodie Cook and Joe Giannetta each scored 13 points for Caldwell (5-0), which established a 24-8 ...
CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex came back from an eight-point halftime deficit for a 49-44 boys basketball victory over Cedar Grove in the consolation game of the West Essex Holiday Tournament at Caldwell University.Therapon Pappatherapontos and Max Garcia each scored 19 points for the Knights (3-3), who ...
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – The eighth-seeded Long Branch High School Boys Basketball team fell to top-seeded Red Bank Regional, 70-37, in the quarterfinals of the Albert E. Martin Bucs Holiday Classic Tournament at Red Bank Regional High School on Friday. Playing without all four of their guards, the ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Julianna Jasina scored 19 points to lead Colts Neck to a 63-48 girls basketball victory over East Brunswick on Saturday in the Holmdel Holiday Invitational.Ava Catanho and Ava Krzywdzinski each scored 13 points for East Brunswick (1-3), which trailed, 28-20, at halftime.Madison ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ – The Columbia girls basketball team secured its first victory with a 73-36 triumph over Timothy Christian in the Crusader Classic on Saturday.Gabriella Ervin collected 21 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals for Columbia (1-5), which broke to a 23-9 lead after one ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Gov. Livingston (3-2) topped Brearley (1-3) in a hard-fought battle of the constellation game at the Metuchen Holiday Tournament on Saturday, securing a 47-38 victory. The Highlanders were led by a stellar performance from Mia Firdman, who scored a game-high 26 points, while their ...
KEARNY, NJ – The Morristown Colonials lost for the second straight day Saturday afternoon as they were defeated by Bard in the Charlie Dolan Holiday Tournament. As the 61-53 score would suggest, the game was close throughout and both teams went on their fair share of scoring runs. Bard started the ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The annual Winter Classic lived up to its billing as a thrilling display of high-stakes outdoor hockey, with Gov. Livingston-New Providence edging Summit 2-1 to retain the coveted Winter Classic George Bell Trophy. Played at the picturesque Beacon Hill Club outdoor rink in Summit under ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The annual Winter Classic lived up to its billing as a thrilling display of high-stakes outdoor hockey, with Gov. Livingston-New Providence edging Summit 2-1 to retain the coveted Winter Classic George Bell Trophy. Played at the picturesque Beacon Hill Club outdoor rink in Summit under ...
COLONIA, NJ — Junior swingman Aiden Derkack scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and grabbed six rebounds to help Colonia erase a five-point deficit on its way to a 49-41 boys basketball victory over upset-minded Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday afternoon in Day 2 of the Eric LeGrand ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ - The winter track and field team got rolling on Friday when the Spotswood High School track student/athletes traveled to the Bennett Center. Toms River South High School was the host team for the event. Spotswood competed in novice and freshmen events. Results from Friday's event, ...