Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO VERONA/CEDAR GROVE STAFF
December 19, 2024
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Cedar Grove Boys Varsity Basketball started the 2024-2025 season with a victory, defeating Golda Och 44-34 on Tuesday. Nick Russo led the way for the Panthers with 20 points. Jermaine Russell finished with 10 points. Nick Chen had six points. Noam Waknin led Golda Och with 10 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Christian Sherman continued his fast start to the season for the Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad as he scored twice in a 6-2 loss to Montclair Kimberley Academy on Friday, Dec. 13 at Codey Arena in West Orange. The game was knotted, 2-2, before MKA scored the final four ...
UNION, NJ — An inexperienced Union boys basketball team weathered one first-half flurry by a seasoned Westfield opponent, but the Farmers were not able to counter the Blue Devils' second burst on Wednesday afternoon.Senior guard Tyshawn Pearson accounted for more than half of Westfield's point ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls swim team took on arch rival Westfield at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA but couldn't take advantage of hosting at the expanded home pool as the Blue Devils scored a solid 110-60 victory on Wednesday, Dec. 18.The day belonged to Westfield, ...
HANOVER, NJ - The Madison wrestling team defeated Whippany Park 40-34 on Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcats took the first match at 106 pounds by forfeit and then Madison's David DeFillippis (113 pounds) pinned Charles Palmisano, Karl Maurer 9120 pounds) pinned Shawn Haynes and Malcolm Horan (126 ...
CARTERET, NJ —The Carteret girls basketball team opened its season with a 55-51 victory over Highland Park on Wednesday.Jahaysia Ledesma collected 18 points and seven rebounds for Carteret, which opened a 32-16 lead by halftime and then withstood a rally by Highland Park.Ivanni Villegas scored 15 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – There was no home pool advantage for Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swimming as Westfield swam to an impressive 121-49 win over the Raiders at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Wednesday, Dec. 18.The Blue Devils finished 1-2-3 in the 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, and 100 Backstroke ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills wrestling opened the season on Wednesday with a win over Parsipanny.SEE HERE https://fan.hudl.com/usa/nj/warren/organization/2464/watchung-hills-high-school“It’s always good to start off the season with a win, in your own home gym, with an amazing crowd that we had ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Registration is in full swing for Jersey City’s winter programming, the Department of Recreation and Youth Development has reminded residents.The recreation programs are for residents only, organized for ages four to 24.According to the City, there is age appropriate instruction ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The City’s Recreation Division will open registration for the first session of winter adult pickleball on Friday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m.The first session will begin the week of January 6, 2025, at the Multi-Service Center gym, 124 Grand St. Residents may sign up for one of 12 time ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Two members of the Hoboken High School Indoor Track & Field team have completed record-breaking performances that have etched new names into the school’s history books. In early December, Hudson Tseng delivered in the Boys Indoor 200m event, clocking a time of 23.38 seconds. This ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan boys swim team won a critical Skyland Conference meet over Pingry by a score of 107-63 on Tuesday.The Panthers are now 2-0 on the season. Pingry is 0-2.200 MR (meters)Jaden Lee, Gregory Yukhvid, Aaron Roy, Christopher Wasko ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton girls basketball team opens their 2024-25 campaign with a trip to Roselle at 4 p.m. on Thursday.The Bulldogs are coming off a 13-11 record (7-4 at home, 6-7 on the road), ending their season with a 39-14 road loss as an 11th seed to third-seeded and eventual sectional ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The Robbinsville girls basketball team opened its season with a 47-29 victory over Nottingham on Tuesday night.Ava Aldarelli scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made five steals for the Ravens, who led, 17-4, after one quarter.Keira Pierini finished with eight points and ...
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 ...
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 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – There was no home pool advantage for Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swimming as Westfield swam to an impressive 121-49 win over the Raiders in the first home meet against Westfield at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA in recent memory on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.The Blue Devils ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown South girls basketball team broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and went on to a 43-23 victory over Manalapan on Wednesday.Caitlyn Whyte and Amanda MacGregor each scored nine points for Middletown South (2-0), which outscored Manalapan, 19-6, in the fourth ...
TINTON FALLS, NJ -- The Raritan girls basketball team opened its season with a 33-17 victory over Monmouth Regional on Wednesday.Angela Peduto scored 11 points for Raritan, which outscored Monmouth, 9-1, in the third quarter to take an 18-8 lead.Brooke Shea finished with eight points for the ...
KEYPORT, NJ -- Keyport opened a 15-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 69-56 boys basketball victory over South Amboy on Tuesday night.Kai Arrington scored 21 points for the Red Raiders (2-0), who led, 23-8, after one quarter on their way to a 42-27 halftime advantage.Dominico Dispenza ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls swim team took on arch rival Westfield at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA but couldn't take advantage of hosting at the expanded home pool as the Blue Devils scored a solid 110-60 victory on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.Highlights for the ...
The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne.PLAINFIELD, NJ — East Orange Campus shot a higher percentage from below the arc, but the Cardinals nearly ...
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ -- The Holmdel boys basketball team opened its season with a 51-43 victory over Wall on Wednesday night.Joe Currieri scored 21 points for Holmdel, which opened a 17-9 lead after one quarter. The Hornets led, 24-17, at halftime.CJ Karis finished with 18 points for Holmdel and ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills wrestling opened the season on Wednesday with a win over Parsipanny.SEE HERE https://fan.hudl.com/usa/nj/warren/organization/2464/watchung-hills-high-school“It’s always good to start off the season with a win, in your own home gym, with an amazing crowd that we had ...
DUNELLEN, NJ – Junior defenseman Alex Donoghue scored four goals, three in the second period, and Simone Claps was credited with three assists in Chatham-Millburn's 5-3 girls ice hockey win vs. Oak Knoll on Tuesday at the Rock Ice Center.Junior goalie Megan Cincotta made 36 saves for a .923 save ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team won 40-17 over Hopatcong, when they played them away in their season opening game on Tuesday.Newton put 12 points on the board in the first quarter, another 10 points in the second and third, and then added a final eight points in the fourth ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Christian Sherman continued his fast start to the season for the Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad as he scored twice in a 6-2 loss to Montclair Kimberley Academy on Friday, Dec. 13 at Codey Arena in West Orange. The game was knotted, 2-2, before MKA scored the final four ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown ice hockey team fell to Morris Knolls; 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. The Colonials are now 2-3 on the young season.Both teams were able to keep it scoreless during the first period.Morris Knolls scored twice with Marek Kazik and Dylan Williams finding the back of the ...
UNION, NJ -- An inexperienced Union boys basketball team weathered one first-half flurry by a seasoned Westfield opponent, but the Farmers were not able to counter the Blue Devils' second burst on Wednesday afternoon.Senior guard Tyshawn Pearson accounted for more than half of Westfield's point ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The Madison boys ice hockey team fell to West Orange 4-2 in the Essex Holiday Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. West Orange came out strong, scoring two goals in the first period and two in the second. Madison chip away with a goal in the first and one in the third.Lucas Gero ...