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By TAPINTO MADISON STAFF
December 6, 2024
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys ice hockey team fell to Frisch 4-2 in the 2024-25 season opener. Frisch took an early lead in the first period and extended the lead to 2-0 in the second. But Madison fought back in the third when Ryan McSherry scored cutting Frisch's lead in half. Jacob Thompson and ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- The Hoboken boys basketball team opens its season on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Hudson Catholic.The Redwings are coming off a 22-6 season that was capped by an appearance in the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 1 championship game in which the lost by six to Newark Tech.This year, however, Hoboken ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Thursday, Dec. 5, Somers traveled to Greeley and opened the basketball season. Shutout through the first six and a half minutes, the slow start did not look good. But by the end, there was plenty of excitement, and the girls treated the fans that made the trip to an excellent ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, Dec. 3, John Jay took the court at home and invited Brewster in to open the season. A 26-16 third quarter lead for Brewster had John Jay playing very obliging hosts. But the Wolves refused to be pushovers, and in for the duration, the teams exchanged mini runs that ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Four members of the Hunterdon Central boys soccer team have been named to the Skyland Conference Delaware Division First Team for 2024.Lucas Czerniak, Francisco Perez-Rodriguez, Simon Failla and Michael Catanzarite of Hunterdon Central were all selected to the first team in a vote ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- The Steinert girls basketball team will open its season on Saturday, Dec. 14 at home against Nottingham.Head coach Kristin Voorhees Jacobs, who is starting her 13th season at Steinert, had a team last year that was exceedingly tough for opposing teams to score against, but one that ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown South girls basketball team will open its season on Monday, Dec. 16 at home against Marlboro.Four-year varsity members Lizzie Tardy, Amanda MacGregor and Caitin Whyte are looking to put their stamp on their careers as veteran head coach Tom Brennan helps to navigate ...
UNION, NJ -- The Union girls basketball team will open its season on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Roselle Park.While head coach Omar Wright will certainly miss the superior rebounding of graduated forward Samantha Turner, most of the players from what was a rebuilding campaign in 2023-24 return.Senior ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights opened its 2024-25 bowling season with a tough 5-2 loss to North Arlington in a NJIC Meadowlands match-up at North Arlington lanes on Thursday.The match was tight throughout, as the Vikings captured the total pin count by 28 pins, 2,278 to 2,250. The ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams kicked off their seasons by winning the Big North Liberty Division Opening Tournament on Wednesday, with Theo Zamora capturing first place for the boys high series, and Kayla McManus capturing first place for the girls.Zamora rolled a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys basketball team will open its season on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at home against Hillside.The Tigers made it to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and the Section 2, Group 3 semifinals last winter before being eliminated from both tournaments by ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team’s late-game surge propelled them to victory over Cornell University, 56-54, Thursday. For the first time this season, the Bonnies started the game with redshirt senior guard Dani Haskell and four freshmen. “Really proud of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood ice hockey team will look to bounce back in the 2024-25 season after going 5-17 last season and losing all 11 games against Kelly Division opponents.“We have a lot to work on,” said Raiders hockey coach Matthew Gunther. “As the majority of our ...
ROSELLE, NJ - Another season of Roselle basketball is right around the corner, with the Rams Boys Varsity Basketball Team looking to build on a 2023-2024 campaign in which they finished 3-19. Two of those were consecutive wins to end the season, defeating Carteret and College Achieve Central. The ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne ice hockey team will host J.P. Stevens Friday at 6:45 p.m. in its season opener.Bayonne is coming off an 11-9 season highlighted by a McMullen Cup semifinal appearance and a victory in the first round of the state playoffs.The Bees welcome back all-conference junior ...
Brought to you by:The Wayne Hills Athlete of the Month for November 2024WAYNE, NJ – This month’s honoree for Wayne Hills is a cross-country star for the Patriots, even though this was her very first season in the sport. Senior, Payton Dubanowitz made the leap from soccer player to cross-country ...
The Phillipsburg High School football team ran into a buzzsaw, and its name was Winslow Twp., on Wednesday night in the NJSIAA Group 4 championship game.The Eagles, from the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, completed their undefeated season with a resounding 35-0 victory over the Stateliners ...
CARTERET, NJ — Two players from the Carteret High School boys soccer team have been selected to the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division team for 2024.Seniors Justin Fuentes and Stephano Jaramillo were each named to the first team. Fuentes, who played both forward and midfield, led the ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany PAL has announced Nicholas Bronzino as its new Interim Executive Director. According to the PAL organization, Nick brings a wealth of experience, passion, and dedication to its mission of fostering leadership, community, and athletic excellence. They also extended ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams kicked off their seasons by winning the Big North Liberty Division Opening Tournament on Wednesday, with Theo Zamora capturing first place for the boys high series, and Kayla McManus capturing first place for the girls.Zamora rolled a ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen Tech boys and girls bowling teams kicked off their seasons by winning the Big North Liberty Division Opening Tournament on Wednesday, with Theo Zamora capturing first place for the boys high series, and Kayla McManus capturing first place for the girls.Zamora rolled a ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- Five members of the Nottingham High School girls soccer team received All-Colonial Valley Conference recognition.Senior midfielder Bridget Cutty was named to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches. Cutty led the North Stars in goals with 19 and finished with six ...
The season is now complete for many sports teams in the realm of fall collegiate athletics and there are a number of local student-athletes who made names for themselves for all the right reasons in their chosen athletic endeavor.Let’s take a closer look at local standouts who competed at the ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- The Nottingham High School girls basketball team will open its regular season on Saturday, Dec. 14 against Steinert.Three guards return from last year's team for head coach Kyle James, including senior Emma Wilke, who led the North Stars in scoring as a junior with 13.1 points a ...
Registration for the 2025 Madison Girls Softball spring season is now open for players in K - Grade 8. To be guaranteed a spot in the team draft process, please complete your daughter’s registration by 12/31/2024. Please use this TeamSnap link.https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/460135/signups
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Three members of the Caldwell boys soccer team have been named to the Super Essex Conference Colonial Division First Team for 2024.Brodie Cook, Luca Catizone and Joe Giannetta all represent Caldwell on the first team, as selected in a vote of the conference's coaches.Cook, a ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – After taking the helm of the Morristown program before the 2023 season, Ken Leeder has ushered in back-to-back seasons of success for the Colonials. In 2024, Morristown finished with an impressive 15-6-2 record and reached the Morris County Tournament quarterfinals and the state ...
GREEN BROOK, NJ – A new season of Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ and girls’ bowling is now underway with a new leader in charge.The resuming of classes after Thanksgiving break officially marked the debut of new Panthers head coach Michele Kussmaul, who took over following the retirement of ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Two members of the Livingston High School boys soccer team have been named to the Super Essex Conference American Division First Team for 2024.Jacob Lowenthal and Drew Silva of Livingston were both selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Lowenthal, a senior ...
HOLMDEL, NJ — After an already historic season that included earning the county and conference championship titles as well as an undefeated record in dual meets, the Livingston High School (LHS) girls cross country team recently finished 15th in the Group 4 State Championship — making the 2024 ...