Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO HAMILTON STAFF
December 18, 2024
HAMILTON, NJ -- Steinert outscored Lawrence in all four quarters en route to a 57-26 girls basketball victory on Tuesday.Katie Corby collected 15 points, four assists, four steals and four rebounds for Steinert (2-0), which led, 23-9, at halftime.Mia Pope finished with 12 points and three steals ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- Robbinsville bounced back from an opening day loss on Saturday with a 63-40 boys basketball victory over Nottingham on Tuesday night.Forward Tyler Bunnell led the Ravens (1-1) with 18 points. Robbinsville opened a 16-8 lead after one quarter, then outscored Nottingham, 20-8, in the ...
CLARK, NJ — The ALJ High School wrestling team began its season with a strong performance at the Dover Tournament over the weekend. Senior Zachary Belverio (113), junior Keegan Parkhill (132), and sophomore Matty Ortega (120) all brought home gold medals, while senior Raymond Guenther (165) placed ...
ROSELLE, NJ - Gov. Livingston-New Providence boys’ ice hockey team secured their first win of the season with a dominant 7-2 victory over Middletown North on Monday night. Senior Teddy Baum led the way with an impressive four-goal performance, playing a key role in the team’s success.Baum, who ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Three players finished in double figures to lead the St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team to a 76-68 victory over Little Three rival Niagara Tuesday evening at the Reilly Center.Redshirt senior Dani Haskell led all scorers with 18 points and finished one rebound ...
ALBANY, NY — Beyond the first minutes of Tuesday's Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup battle at MVP Arena, there was little doubt which team would be in possession of the Cup for the next year.St. Bonaventure pounced on Siena at the outset and never relinquished control on the way to a dominating 65-48 ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Without hesitation, but rather with enthusiasm and determination, the Nutley High School girls basketball program recently started regular season competition.After working hard during preseason practices and scrimmages, the Raiders opened the season with a 47-23 triumph over Saint ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Basketball team head into the 2024-2025 season looking for their fifth-straight winning season under head coach Steve Siracusa, finishing last season with a 15-12 record.While the team will be without nine seniors from last year's team, ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- The Franklin girls basketball team opened its season with a 56-16 victory over Hunterdon Central on Tuesday night.Aleah Sunkins collected 22 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who outscored Hunterdon Central, 15-7, in the second quarter to open a 28-12 lead.Alissa Myers ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield girls basketball team will open its 2024-25 regular season with a two-game road trip, starting with a visit to Neptune at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18.Nine players will return to the court for head coach Liz McKeon, including two who were out with injuries last season: ...
NEWARK, NJ – The West Essex boys basketball team opened its season with an 84-50 victory over University on Tuesday.Senior guard Max Garcia scored 30 points for the Knights, including five 3-point baskets, for the Knights, who led, 42-19, at halftime.Chris Critchett finished with 16 points, Luke ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Monday Dec. 16, John Jay played host to Pelham at the high school, and the game began on the back and forth. But height, long range shooting and the ability to get to the rim created separation and not in the way John Jay hoped for.A put back by Taylor Green, a strong post up ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team opened its season with a 62-34 victory over Columbia on Tuesday night.Sophomore guard Addison Keenan poured in a career-high 30 points and handed out six assists for the Chiefs, who opened a 36-19 lead by halftime.Elena Kearns finished with 13 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Just Buy It.That’s the hope of the Rutgers athletics program after the university’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to authorize a five-year deal worth an estimated $30 million with Nike.Rutgers will work with Dallas-based BSN Sports, a major distributor of Nike products, to ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Payne Tech overtook West Essex down the stretch to pull out a 55-51 victory on opening day Tuesday afternoon.West Essex had tied the game, 47-47, on a 3-pointer by Ava Brignola with 2:45 left in the fourth quarter, but Payne Tech then outscored the Lady Knights, 8-1, and went ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Fresh off its debut at No. 15 in New Jersey’s high school ice hockey rankings, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team opened up its Skyland Conference Raritan Division slate against No. 16 ranked and crosstown rival Pingry School Tuesday evening.Despite a 12-shot ...
Despite missing a star swimmer, the Dodger boys' freestyle swimmers kept the meet close, while the specialist style swimmers provided the edge in their 91-79 win against Hanover Park on Monday.They opened strongly with first and third places in the 200 medley relay. Captains Anuthra Abeysinghe and ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Madison boys basketball team defeated Kinnelon 74-46 in the season opener. Madison game out strong scoring 21 points in the first quarter and another 17 points in the second, leading Kinnelon by 11 heading into the half. The Dodgers didn't let up and cruised to a 74-46 ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Madison bowling team fell to Montville on Tuesday afternoon. Jake Schneider led Montville with 277 points.The Dodgers will host Morris Hills on January 2. Match time is 4pm.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – On a night when Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s 2024 NJSIAA Group 4 state champion baseball team received their championship rings in a halftime ceremony, the Panthers nearly completed an epic comeback against crosstown rival Immaculata High School on the same court.Immaculata ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central boys basketball team lost its opening game of the season, 53-37, on Tuesday night.Hunterdon Central led, 13-12, after one quarter before Ridge took a 27-20 halftime lead.Cameron Diogene led Hunterdon Central with 11 points and Weston Shirk connected for 10 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan girls basketball season opened its season with a 39-29 loss to Montgomery on Tuesday evening.Ryanne Ridell scored 13 points for Montgomery (1-1), which outscored Bridgewater, 13-7, in the second quarter to open a 23-15 halftime lead.Brianna Cacchio led the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan's boys basketball team rallied from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game before losing to Immaculata, 65-60, in double overtime on Tuesday night.Senior guard Brody Nussman led the Panthers with 22 points. Bridgewater-Raritan (1-1) trailed, ...
SPARTA, NJ - The Morristown boys basketball team defeated Pope John 60-44 on Tuesday evening in the season's opener. The first half of the game was a back and forth with Pope John scoring 13 points in the first quarter to have the Colonials score 12 of their own in the second. Morristown trailed ...
SPARTA, NJ - The Morristown High School girls basketball team opened the 2024-25 season against Pope John. The Colonials fell to Pope John 41-25.Caroline Condon led Morristown with 11 points followed by Kacie Bush with 7.Morristown will be back on the court on Thursday December 19 when they travel ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Hoboken boys basketball team faced a tall order in its opening game, a matchup on the road against Hudson Catholic, one of the top 10-ranked teams in New Jersey.Hudson Catholic won, 66-31, behind 22 points from Keith McKnight.Nico Esposito led Hoboken with nine points. The ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Nico Altamura rolled a 618 series as Wood-Ridge defeated Weehawken, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands Division match on Tuesday. Altamura rolled a match high 213 in game three, surpassing his first game 212 by a pin,Jadyn Arnone chipped in with a 552 series, which included 192 and ...
HACKENSACK,NJ – Bergen Tech swept Passaic, 7-0, 7-0 in a Big North Liberty Division bowling match on Tuesday in Hackensack.Kaitlyn Zens rolled a 614 series, including a match high 234 in the opening game to lead Bergen Tech. Samantha Seneres chipped in with a 555 series, while Kayla McManus rolled ...
SPARTA, NJ – Some opening-game nerves and Sparta's zone defense made for an ugly first two quarters on the offensive end for the Chatham boys basketball team on Tuesday night.But once the Cougars started to pick up the pace after the break, the shots started to fall and Chatham put up 40 points ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – On an opening night in which both boys basketball teams could point to something to be pleased about, Caldwell clamped down defensively in the last four minutes of the fourth quarter and made the plays necessary to come away with a 57-53 victory over Millburn on Tuesday.Senior ...