Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
December 17, 2024
NEWARK, NJ – Newark East Side surged to a 40-28 boys basketball victory over Columbia in the Cougars' opening game on Tuesday.Columbia shut East Side out in the second quarter, when a 7-0 run gave the Cougars a 13-9 halftime lead.But in the third quarter, East Side came back, outscoring Columbia, ...
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The Bayonne boys basketball team opened its season with a 61-48 victory over North Bergen on Tuesday.Noah Shaw collected 25 points, six rebounds and four steals for Bayonne, which opened a 22-9 lead after one quarter.Jaylen Sims finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, three ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer dropped in four 3-pointers on her way to scoring a game-high 29 points as the Chatham girls basketball team posted a 68-38 home-opening win vs. Montville on Tuesday night.Kreuzer's senior backcourt mate Mia Semioli contributed 13 points for Chatham (2-0).
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 ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Watchung Hills opened the 2024 season with a win at Ridge on Tuesday, 49-45. Junior Zoe Gallic led the way with 16 points and 7 rebounds while senior Madison DiSarno pitched in 14 points in the opening night win. Junior Martyna Kubicz added 6 points and 7 rebounds for the ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Watchung Hills opened the 2024 season with a win at Ridge on Tuesday, 49-45. Junior Zoe Gallic led the way with 16 points and 7 rebounds while senior Madison DiSarno pitched in 14 points in the opening night win. Junior Martyna Kubicz added 6 points and 7 rebounds for the ...
SPARTA, NJ -Sparta High School wrestling went up against Pompton Lakes, resulting in a very close meet with an ultimate score of 34 to 39 on Thursday night. The Spartans had four pins and a major decision in the match. With strong wrestling by returning athletes such as Logan Hrenenko, Liam ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior guard Francesca Schiro scored a game-high 18 points to give her 1,472 in her career to lead Hillsborough to a 76-33 victory over Phillipsburg High School on Tuesday nigh to spoil the Stateliners season opener in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division girl’s basketball game ...
WARREN, NJ —The Watchung Hills basketball team faced a challenging start to their 2024 season on Tuesday, falling 48-40 to Hillsborough in a hard-fought contest. Despite the loss, there were bright spots for Watchung Hills. Zack Patetta stood out as the team's leading scorer, contributing 18 points ...
WARREN, NJ —The Watchung Hills basketball team faced a challenging start to their 2024 season on Tuesday, falling 48-40 to Hillsborough in a hard-fought contest. Despite the loss, there were bright spots for Watchung Hills. Zack Patetta stood out as the team's leading scorer, contributing 18 points ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team won their third match of the 2024-2025 winter season with a 5-2 win over Wallkill Valley on Monday, December 16.The high scores from the match are as follows:Devlin Schmid with a total score of 558Salvatore Serillo with a total score of 524Lukas Straub ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton Lenape Valley high school ice hockey team lost 7-1 against Morris Catholic when they played them on Monday night.Morris Catholic put one in the net in the first quarter and then three in the net in both the second and third quarters.Newton got on the board in the second ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls basketball team defeated Morristown Beard 63-41 in the home opener on Tuesday December 17. Charlotte Tuhy started off the season scoring an impressive 24 points. Gabby Mariani and Siena Notaro added nine points and Caitlin Weller added seven.Sophia Vera scored 20 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown High School boys and girls swim teams Swept Park Regional on Tuesday December 17. The Morristown boys swim team defeated Hanover Park 92-77 while the girls defeated the Hornets 134-36.Results on the boys side:200 MR- Sebastian Canosa, Jack MacMIllan, Jack Cotnoir ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION The 70th edition of the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic ended on Sunday, December 8.Weighed in catches during the early portion of the tournament were strong but fell off in the final portion as only one fish hit the scales during the final 11 days.A comparison of ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION The 70th edition of the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic ended on Sunday, December 8.Weighed in catches during the early portion of the tournament were strong but fell off in the final portion as only one fish hit the scales during the final 11 days.A comparison of ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Hanover Park bounced back to even their record at 1-1 on Saturday, defeating West Morris 48-33 in a wrestling dual meet. The match started strong for West Morris (0-1) as their upper weights dominated early, led by Thomas Borgia at 285 pounds. Borgia earned a technical fall ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – Mendham Ice Hockey earned their first victory of the season, defeating Park Regional 3-0 on Saturday.The game remained scoreless through two periods as both teams battled defensively. Mendham broke the deadlock in the third period, sparked by Kacper Lesiak. He scored twice, ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Hanover Park bounced back to even their record at 1-1 on Saturday, defeating West Morris 48-33 in a wrestling dual meet. The match started strong for West Morris (0-1) as their upper weights dominated early, led by Thomas Borgia at 285 pounds. Borgia earned a technical fall ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Indians are only two years removed from going 19-7 and reaching the Passaic County Finals before losing to Paterson Eastside. It was the team’s fourth straight appearance in the County finals: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022. They won it all in 2018 and 2020. There was no Passaic County ...
WAYNE, NJ - To many observers, it may seem like the 2024-25 Wayne Valley boys basketball team is in for a rebuilding year. The Indians are coming off a stellar 2023-24 season where they posted a 22-6 record and won their first-ever Passaic County Championship. It was their seventh 20-win season in ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The New Orleans Saints' 14-11 victory over the Giants was only part of the story happening at MetLife Stadium during Week 14. New Orleans Interim Head Coach Darren Rizzi, a native of Hillsdale, and a Bergen Catholic alum, was joined on the field pre-game by friends, family and ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y—Lakeland senior girls volleyball middle blocker/all-around player Tatiana Aquart enjoyed a great campaign this fall.Playing in her second season on the varsity, Aquart was named both All-League and All-Section for a Hornet squad that made it to the Section 1 Class A finals.What did it ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y.—The Mahopac varsity gymnastics team topped Suffern and Byram Hills in a home competition at Eclipse Gymnastics in Mahopac on Monday. While no individual Mahopac gymnast topped an event, the team’s consistency allowed the Wolf Pac to take top scores in all but the vault—where Mahopac ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – In a sports-crazed town like Morristown the high-profile teams get all the coverage. Whether it be football in the falls, the ultra-successful girls lacrosse program in the spring or a combination of any number of championship level teams that call Morristown home, the lesser-known ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – It is going to be a learning season for Wood-Ridge High School girls' basketball team, as it introduces a new coach, Lou Castellanos, with a young and inexperienced team.The Lady Blue Devils are coming off a 12-14 season in 2023-24, and will be led by their lone upperclassman, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior point guard Matthew Scerbo Jr. scored 29 points, four off his career-high, but it wasn’t enough Monday night as the Phillipsburg High School boy’s basketball team opened up the 2024-25 season with an overwhelming 94-71 loss at Rutgers Prep in a Skyland Conference Delaware ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield wrestling team started its 2024-25 season with a fifth-place finish at the Wendy Pandy-Leh Invitational at Delaware Valley High School in Frenchtown on Saturday, Dec. 14.Two Blue Devils made the finals as junior Jake Zemsky took home the 190-pound title with a 12-1 ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury High school winter sports season is off and running and the school’s athletics director, Stuart Mason, said he’s expecting it “will be another competitive one” for the Gaels.“Our student athletes and coaches have worked hard in the off season and will undoubtedly have our ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The East Brunswick girls basketball team will open its season on Wednesday night against defending Greater Middlesex Conference champion St. Thomas Aquinas on the road.Junior guard Julianna De los Santos-Branson led the Bears in scoring last season, but head coach Travis ...