Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO ELIZABETH STAFF
December 12, 2024
ELIZABETH, NJ - With another basketball season around the corner, the Elizabeth Girls Varsity Basketball Team looks to build on what was a successful 2023-2024 season. The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 19-10. They secured a Union County Tournament title, defeating Cranford ...
MIDDLETOWN - Southern lost a tough one on Wednesday night by a score of 2-1 against the Ocean High School and Monmouth Regional co-op team Giovanni Tritto scored the first goal of the game, assisted by Leo Labush.Southern's Andrew Buda tied the contest for the Rams, with an assist from Nicolas ...
COLONIA, NJ — After winning sectional championships over the last three seasons, and the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament crown last season, the Colonia boys basketball team looms as one of the favorites in both the section and the county again this winter.The Patriots will open their ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Three members of the Bridgewater-Raritan boys soccer team have been selected to the Skyland Conference Delaware Division First Team for 2024.Kyle Carvalho, Ethan Corrales and Andrew Childs of Bridgewater-Raritan were all named to the first team in a vote of the conference's ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys and Girls Wrestling teams will look to carry over their success from last year's 17-9 season into this one, with head coach Marc Fabiano leading both teams as he enters his 10th year of coaching.Coach Fabiano spoke about his predictions and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team will open its season on Thursday, Dec. 19 at home against Elizabeth.For a team that incurred some heavy graduation losses, this opener is no easy task for the Pioneers. Elizabeth is the defending Union County Tournament champion, having ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- The Colts Neck girls basketball team will open its season on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Central Regional in Bayville.Colts Neck posted an 11-15 record last season under coach Nick Russo, who will welcome back experienced varsity players in senior guard Katie Dichter and juniors Gabby ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The St. John Vianney ice hockey team rallied with three goals in the third period to defeat Monroe, 4-3, on Tuesday night.Joseph Calabria scored the tying and winning goals in the third period for the Lancers, with the tiebreaker coming with 42 seconds to play off assists from Matt ...
GARFIELD, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights/Garfield swim teams evened their records at 1-1, defeating Weehawken on Tuesday afternoon. The boys' team defeated Weehawken 88-43, as Christopher and Daniel Sickels recorded two solo and two relay wins. The two were teammates in the 200 Medley Relay and 400 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept North Arlington, 7-0, in an independent girls' bowling match on Wednesday in Hackensack. Senior captain Samantha Seneres led Bergen Tech, rolling a 193-234-193 to lead the Knights. Bergen Tech showcased its depth as it used seven bowlers over the three games, with ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams opened their regular season with convincing 7-0 wins over Clifton in Big North Liberty Division Bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack.Kayla McManus had the high series of the day, rolling a 664, which was highlighted by a 277 game three ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams opened their regular season with convincing 7-0 wins over Clifton in Big North Liberty Division Bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack.Kayla McManus had the high series of the day, rolling a 664, which was highlighted by a 277 game three ...
NEW YORK – The Chatham girls 4x400 relay team of senior captain Daryn Foertsch, and juniors Olivia Matter, Abby Dowling and Sarah Nacinovich placed first with a time of 4:11 to highlight the Cougars' opening meet of the indoor track season on Wednesday at Ocean Breeze.Chatham's 4x800 team of ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston and Summit skated to a 3-3 tie in ice hockey on Wednesday at Codey Arena.Livingston (1-0-1) had a 3-2 lead before Summit (2-0-1) scored the only goal of the third period.Nikta Gorshkov scored Livingston's first goal in the opening period with an assist from Rhys ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer stepped onto the floor in competitive action for the first time this preseason on Wednesday night and dropped in a 3-pointer with her first shot.That was just one of the many good signs for the Chatham girls basketball team during its 57-42 scrimmage win vs.
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne boys basketball team will open its season on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at North Bergen.Bees coach Ben Gamble is looking forward to bright prospects as the season approaches.Jaylin Sims, a 6-2 sophomore, and Noah Shaw, a 6-0 junior, "willed us to a 14-13 record last season, and to ...
BRANT BEACH - The Southern Regional girls swim team improved its record to 2-0 after 109-60 victory over Toms River South on Tuesday. Sevanah Oravets broke the Southern Regional Girl's School Record in the 100 Butterfly.Box Score Box ScoreTeamFinalToms River South (0-1)60Southern (2-0)109200 MR ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Robbinsville-Allentown-Jackson Memorial ice hockey tri-op team skated to a 5-4 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night.Robbinsville (1-1) rallied from a 4-3 deficit with two goals in the third period, with Henry Albu's goal breaking the 4-4 tie with 8:15 left on an assist from ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Both Summit High School hockey teams are making an impressive start to the 2024 season. The girls’ team rebounded from an opening loss to dominate Westfield 7-1 on Tuesday, while the boys’ team clinched two consecutive wins in their opening games.Girls Hockey: Summit Beats Westfield ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - After winning a preseason tuneup 10-0 over South Brunswick High School last week, the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team took the ice at the ProSkate Ice Arena for the program's third season opener on Monday. CBR lost to Hillsborough High School 12-2 in the team's first ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – After starting the season with two straight draws against Montclair Kimberley and Wayne Hills, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey team got their first win of the season, defeating Verona at home 3-1 on Tuesday, Dec. 10.Senior captain Anthony Lorenzetti scored two goals ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Registration is open for the upcoming 2025 spring Spotswood Youth Baseball and Softball League season. Spring registration can be completed online at the SYBSL website. Questions can be emailed to NJSYBSL@gmail.com.
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - With winter sports about to start regular season games, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has released its classifications for the girls basketball state tournament. The Cardinals are going to face competition in the Central Jersey: Group 1 bracket, which ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A pair of new-look, reigning state sectional finalists officially dove into their new swimming seasons at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, which is ranked No. 3 (boys’) and No. 12 (girls’) in all of New Jersey.After graduating 23 seniors last season to conclude a pair of ...
MADISON, NJ – The last two seasons for the Madison Dodgers have been some of the best in program history. The two-year run has seen the Dodgers reach amazing heights, advancing to back-to-back Morris County Tournament Semifinals and one final appearance as well as consecutive state sectional ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Rutherford scored a 5-2 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match in North Arlington on Tuesday afternoon. The Aviators captured the second match behind William Munoz's 242 en route to a 705-674 victory. Matthew Haines supported Munoz with his high ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The 2023-24 campaign was a season-long struggle for the Morristown Colonials on the basketball court. The program missed the state tournament for the first time since the 2018-2019 season (not counting the COVID shortened 2020-21 season) and finished the year with a record of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- In its opening meet of the new season, the Summit boys swim team took on Scotch Plains/Fanwood on Tuesday and ended up on top, 94-76. It was a big day for Summit's Charlie Moon, who won both the 100 Free, 200 Free, and led off the winning 200 Free Relay. Moon is ...
BRANT BEACH - The Southern Regional girls swim team improved its record to 2-0 after 109-60 victory over Toms River South on Tuesday. Sevanah Oravets broke Southern Regional Girl's School Record in the 100 Butterfly.Box Score Box ScoreTeamFinalToms River South (0-1)60Southern (2-0)109200 MR ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams opened their regular season with convincing 7-0 wins over Clifton in Big North Liberty Division Bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack.Kayla McManus had the high series of the day, rolling a 664, which was highlighted by a 277 game three ...