Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEW PROVIDENCE STAFF
December 28, 2024
CALDWELL, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team has torn through the first five games of a demanding schedule without a loss. On Saturday, the Pioneers defeated Mount St. Dominic, 53-40, to sweep the latter team's Holiday Festival.Junior guard Annie Conover scored 18 points, including ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton girls basketball team built a 26-point halftime lead and went on to a 53-16 victory over Hoboken in the first round of the Joe Pepe Holiday Tournament on Saturday.Amiel Dillard scored 14 points for Dayton (1-1), which outscored Hoboken, 21-3, in the second quarter to ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Spotswood High School wrestling team competed in the Chargers' annual winter break tournament on Friday at East Brunswick High School. Spotswood finished sixth overall in a field that included 14 high school teams from Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer and Somerset Counties with ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School boys varsity basketball team remains undefeated, 3-0, as it hosts the ALJ Crusader Holiday Tournament this weekend.After Johnson won its first two games of the season, the boys took on Iselin Kennedy (0-3), at home, on Monday, December 23.The ...
r TOMS RIVER - Southern fell to Howell-Matawan 4-2 in the first round of the Winding River Christmas Classic on December 26. Steven LaRosa was the offensive star for Howell-Matawan, scoring two goals and adding an assist to lead his team to a 4-2 win over Southern in the Winding River Holiday ...
STAFFORD - Southern's sophomore guard Noah Perna had a career-high 30 points to lead the Rams past the Trenton Tornadoes in the Score at the Shore semifinal contest on Friday afternoon. Noah Perna, Southern Regional sophomore guard. Southern will play in the championship game against top-seeded ...
BRANT BEACH - Southern Regional's Boys Swim team defeated Barnegat 117-53 to increase its season record to 4-1.Barnegat is 0-4. Southern (4-1)117Barnegat (0-4)53200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreBarnegatWilliam Rollis, Joseph Bacskai, Christopher Haddad, Christopher ...
BRANT BEACH - Southern Regional's Boys Swim team defeated Barnegat 117-53 to increase its season record to 4-1.Barnegat is 0-4. Southern (4-1)117Barnegat (0-4)53200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreBarnegatWilliam Rollis, Joseph Bacskai, Christopher Haddad, Christopher ...
BRANT BEACH - Southern defeated Barnegat 128-41 in a recent girls high school swimming contest. Southern's record improves to 4-1 and Barnegat drops to 1-3. Box ScoreTeamFinalSouthern (4-1)128Barnegat (1-3)41200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreBarnegatNatalia Webb, Sarah Schager, Kylei ...
BRANT BEACH - Southern defeated Barnegat 128-41 in a recent girls high school swimming contest. Southern's record improves to 4-1 and Barnegat drops to 1-3. Box ScoreTeamFinalSouthern (4-1)128Barnegat (1-3)41200 MR (yards)TeamSwimmers/DiversTime/ScoreBarnegatNatalia Webb, Sarah Schager, Kylei ...
FARMINGDALE, NJ – Prior to this week's holiday period, the Warriors fell short in OT against Middletown South despite their late surge. Coming off a hard-fought 2-2 OT tie against Manalapan, the Manasquan Warriors entered Thursday night’s game determined to shake off their season-long habit of slow ...
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. ...
SUMMIT, NJ – A suffocating defense and a balanced offense have worked well for the unbeaten Morris Knolls girls basketball team so far this season, as the Lady Eagles brought a 4-0 season record and a 34.5 ppg defensive average into the Pete Tierney Holiday Tournament here at Summit High School.The ...
MADISON, NJ – Bennett Zollers and Alicia Ramos each won first-place medals and the Morris Knolls winter track boys and girls teams each finished in fourth place in their respective divisions at the Cliff Back Invitational held on Friday, Dec. 27, on the indoor track at Drew University.The boys team ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The unbeaten Morris Knolls High School wrestling team survived its toughest test of the season to date, holding off St. Benedict’s Prep, 37-32, on Friday, Dec. 27.The Golden Eagles (4-0) didn’t clinch the match until Preston Mercado’s first-period pin win at 215 pounds, the next to ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys basketball team ran into unbeaten Ridge in an opening-round game of the Whitey Dukiet All-American Holiday Classic on Friday, Dec. 27, and came out of the game with a 68-30 loss.The Eagles (2-1) stayed with Ridge (5-0) for the first quarter, trailing by a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Matthew Scerbo Jr. pumped home 29 points and the frontcourt of Malachi ‘Taco’ McKelvin and Shamari Lavacia played big roles as Phillipsburg High School squeaked by Abington, 61-59, in a first round Jack Bennett Easton Rotary Classic boy’s basketball game on Saturday at Easton ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit High School's basketball teams delivered standout performances in the Pete Tierney Holiday Memorial Tournament, showcasing their resilience and competitive spirit.Boys Basketball: Caplan and Dix Lead the WayMatt Caplan and David Dix netted 16 points each, propelling Summit to a ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan boys basketball team broke things open in the third quarter and went on to a 61-44 victory over North Hunterdon in the first game of the Cougar Holiday Classic on Friday afternoon.Senior guard Brody Nussman scored 16 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (3-2), ...
TRENTON, NJ - Hunterdon Central's fourth-quarter comeback fell just short in a 46-45 boys basketball loss to Kingway in the first round of the ESCIT Tournament at Trenton Catholic Academy on Friday.Gavin Baden scored 15 points for Hunterdon Central (1-3), which trailed, 33-22, going into the fourth ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Governor Livingston girls basketball team is off to a solid 2-2 start this season, recently competing in the Metuchen Holiday Tournament. With a roster that blends experienced seniors and promising freshmen, the team aims to develop chemistry and grow throughout the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Livingston girls basketball team held Hoboken to one point in the first quarter and went on to a 59-27 victory in the first game of the Joe Pepe Memorial Tournament on Friday at Jonathan Dayton High School.Lyla Feldman scored 16 points for Livingston (4-0), which outscored ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit for a 61-58 boys basketball victory over Bordentown in the first round of the Robbinsville Winter Classic on Friday afternoon.Frank Pagano and Tyler Bunnell scored 14 points each for the Ravens (4-1), who outscored ...
NEW EGYPT, NJ -- Host team New Egypt got past the Steinert boys basketball team, 48-46, in the first round of the Warrior Holiday Tournament on Friday afternoon.Steinert (0-5) trailed by five points after one quarter, but recovered from a three-point output in the first eight minutes to remain ...
POINT PLEASANT BORO, NJ -- Jayden Williams scored 24 points to lead Nottingham to a 65-57 basketball victory over Jackson Liberty in the first round of the Cole Young Holiday Classic on Friday.Liam Cox connected for 13 points for the North Stars (4-1), who outscored Jackson Liberty, 21-13, in the ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Girls Varsity Basketball Team dominantly defeated Newark Lab during Friday’s Panther Holiday Classic, winning 67-6 to move their season record to 2-2. Jasiyaa Byron recorded a team-high 16 points and six rebounds, adding two steals and an assist. Ashanti Dewalt had 14 ...
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. ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Park Ridge jumped out to an early lead and was able to withstand Wood-Ridge defensive pressure in the second half, as they defeated the Blue Devils, 55-41, in an opening round game of the Herb Cohen Holiday Tournament in Wood-Ridge. Park Ridge improves to 2-2 on the season with the ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights jumped out to an early lead and pulled away from Pompton Lakes as they defeated the Cardinals, 54-42, in the opening round of the Patriot Holiday Tournament at Secaucus High School. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 1-3 on the season, while Pompton Lakes fell to ...
OAKLAND, NJ – Wood-Ridge kicked off the opening of the Indian Hills Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament with a 46-45 win over Paterson Charter on Friday morning at Indian Hills High School in Oakland. Wood-Ridge evened its record at 2-2 with the win, while Paterson Charter fell to 2-2.Isabella ...