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By TAPINTO NEW PROVIDENCE STAFF
December 23, 2024
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team built an 18-point halftime lead and went on to a 51-39 victory over Ewing on Monday.Junior guard Annie Conover scored 23 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, passed for two assists and made three steals for the Pioneers (3-0), who outscored ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed in holiday tournaments this weekend and had multiple wrestlers finish in the top of their weight class. On Saturday, the boys wrestling team competed in the Laker Holiday Tournament at Mt. Lakes.“Several wrestlers made their ...
LINDEN, NJ — Junior Zoe Gallic led the way with 19 points and 6 steals while Eleni Esposito pitched in 10 points as the Watchung Hills Warriors topped the Linden Tigers in overtime on Monday. Senior Madison DiSarno added 8 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for Watchung Hills (2-1). Aanesti Peterman ...
LINDEN, NJ — Junior Zoe Gallic led the way with 19 points and 6 steals while Eleni Esposito pitched in 10 points as the Watchung Hills Warriors topped the Linden Tigers in overtime on Monday. Senior Madison DiSarno added 8 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for Watchung Hills (2-1). Aanesti Peterman ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston boys basketball team enters the 2024-25 season with a fresh face at the helm. New head coach Joe Blauner takes over the program following the resignation of longtime Varsity Head Coach Chris Loeffler in the fall. Blauner inherits an incredibly young ...
COLONIA, NJ -- R.J. Wortman missed the last seven weeks of his football season after fracturing his collar bone, but the junior forward looked in fine health when he jump-started the Colonia boys' basketball team on Monday afternoon in its 60-40 victory over Woodbridge before a packed gym at ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- While the team's slow starts to games are something that South Plainfield boys basketball coach John Greco would like to remedy, they have not led to a slow start to the Tigers' season.South Plainfield won its third consecutive game to open the season, breaking away from ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Several Phillipsburg High School freshmen have had an immediate impact in different winters sports already this season. Boys BasketballDominic Bracco, a 6-foot-3 guard/forward, scored 12 points off the bench in his first scholastic basketball game. Bracco also got off to a pretty ...
TOMS RIVER - The Barnegat Boys Basketball team defeated Toms River South 69-56von Monday afternoon. Barnegat celebrates Christmas with their fourth consecutive victory. Barnegat led the entire way, capping things off with a 16-7 fourth quarter margin. Mason Krey led with 21 points, followed by ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - New Providence High School athletes began their winter sports season with mixed results. Here's a recap of the opening week:Swimming Teams Dominate Against UnionThe Boys and Girls Swim teams opened their season in style on Tuesday, December 17, with commanding victories over ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Ever since her freshman year at Millburn High School, senior Sammy Reiter has been a dedicated member of the school’s Boys’ Hockey Team. Now that Girls’ Ice Hockey is an officially-sanctioned sport of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the district ...
MADISON, NJ - The Borough of Madison has announced that the Madison Outdoor Ice Skating Rink is now open. The rink is located on Rosedale Avenue next to the Community Pool.Lights are kept on until 10pm and skating is permitted when the flag is raised.Please adhere to all the rink rules listed ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston boys basketball team enters the 2024-25 season with a fresh face at the helm. New head coach Joe Blauner takes over the program following the resignation of longtime Varsity Head Coach Chris Loeffler in the fall. Blauner inherits an incredibly young ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville War Memorial High School saw wins for Boys Basketball and Girls Bowling this past weekend.Boys BasketballSayreville is now undefeated through the first three games of the season, taking down CSI/McCown 70-48 on Saturday, Dec. 21. SWMHS junior Sam Jones led their team in ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Chatham-Millburn girls ice hockey coach Kayla Meneghin decided she needed to light a fire under her team heading into the third period of its game vs. Westfield on Saturday night.“I kind of weighed into them a little bit about not being aggressive and not focusing on the puck and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – This past weekend of sports for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School was dominated by the Ice Hockey team, who had back-to-back wins in the Essex Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 22.Ice HockeyThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey team continues their ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The hard work, be it in scrimmages or practices, has been done and the Fair Lawn High School basketball programs (boys and girls teams) are set for the regular season.Let’s take a closer look at each team:Fair Lawn Girls BasketballThe Cutters are scheduled to travel to play Holy ...
RUMSON, NJ - The Manasquan High School Boys Basketball team pulled off a nail-biting 57-55 road victory over Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH) Regional High School in front of an electrified crowd this past Saturday afternoon. The matchup was a highly anticipated rematch of last season’s NJSIAA Central ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - Harvey’s boys varsity basketball team will go into the winter break on a winning note after the Cavaliers racked up a 74-35 win at home Thursday, Dec. 19, against HVAL rival Williams.The Cavs set the tone early when they opened the first half with a 9-0 run against the visiting ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ - Nutley Raiders bowling teams remain undefeated. Boys Bowling Jackson Cernigilia-Rapavi had a high series of 633 and a high game of 244 and Jackson Veneziano rolled a high series of 646 and a high game of 251 to power Nutley to a 7-0 victory over Barringer on Dec. 20 at Bowlero in ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The Nutley High wrestling team boasted six finalists - and five individual champions - to easily capture the inaugural Cutter Classic tournament on Saturday afternoon in Fair Lawn. Winning titles for the Raiders were Evan Blanchard (113 pounds), Jack Finkelstein (120), Christopher ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Thursday Dec. 19, Somers traveled to North Salem, and not long after getting off the bus, the Tuskers were all up in the home team’s grill. “Our goal is to trap the corners,” said Ashley Kuchinsky, and an early 5-4 game didn’t last."They got all antsy and we went on a rampage,” ...
MATAWAN, NJ – The Robbinsville girls basketball team built a 13-point halftime lead and went on to defeat Matawan, 37-16, on Saturday.Ava Aldarelli scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and came up with five steals for the Ravens (2-1), who led, 22-9, at the half.Keira Pierini collected 11 points, ...
WALLINGTON, NJ – Madeline McCotter had 12 points to lead Wood-Ridge as the Blue Devils defeated Wallington, 39-29 in a NJIC Meadowlands girls basketball game on Saturday in Wallington. Wood-Ridge improved to 1-2 overall, 1-0 in the Meadowlands. It was the first win for new Head Coach Lou ...
SUFFERN, NY – Wood-Ridge/Wallington runners took home three medals at the Paul Schwartz Invitational track meet held on December 20 at Rockland Community College in Suffern. Sprinter Liana Poczos took home a pair of silver medals, finishing second in the Girls Novice 55 Meter dash and Girls Novice ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – It was a birthday like few others. A golden birthday if you wish. (A golden birthday is when age matches the birthdate.)On his 17th birthday, William Munoz rolled the first 300-game in league play in Hasbrouck Heights High School bowling history on Tuesday as the junior led ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech’s Samantha Seneres converted a spare in the 10th frame of game one to lift the Lady Knights to a six-pin win in game one of a three-game sweep of Immaculate Heart Academy in Big North bowling on Thursday afternoon.With the win, Bergen Tech improved to 6-0, and has not ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ -- The Middletown South boys basketball team evened its record with a 66-47 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Saturday.Beckett Oliver scored 19 points for the Eagles (2-2), who outscored WWPS, 18-7, in the first quarter and led by eight points at halftime.Matt Trimble ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ -- Colts Neck raced out to a 17-points lead after one quarter and went on to a 66-20 girls basketball victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Saturday.Julianna Jasina scored 17 points for Colts Neck (2-0), which led, 43-10, at halftime.Julia Watkins finished with 10 points in ...
TINTON FALLS, NJ -- Union City rallied from a six-point deficit after three quarters to post a 46-43 girls basketball victory over Holmdel in the first round of the Shore Games Invitational on Saturday.Mackenzie Teevan collected 16 points and 13 rebounds for Holmdel (1-1), which led, 22-11, at ...