Sports Top Stories
By JOSH LASHLEY
November 20, 2024
MEDFORD, NJ — Cross Country is a sport that takes a great deal of personal attributes in order to reach one's goals, including, but certainly not limited to stamina, resilience, mental and physical toughness, the ability to adapt and overcome mistakes.Members of the 2024 Lenape High School boys ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Berkeley Heights Public School District is pleased to welcome Carlos (CJ) Hendricks Jr. as the new Director of Athletics/Supervisor 6-12 Health and Physical Education. Hendricks' appointment was approved at the September 12, 2024 Board of Education meeting, and he assumed ...
SOMERDALE, NJ – Sterling came back with two goals in the final 20 minutes to defeat Robbinsville, 2-1, in the NJSIAA Group 2 boys soccer semifinals on Tuesday afternoon.Robbinsville (20-2-2) took a 1-0 lead when Noah Goldberg scored with 26 minutes left in the first half.That lead held up until ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth Athletics invites all interested 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade girls who are interested in trying out for the Elizabeth Middle School Girls Basketball Team to participate in its open tryouts. Tryouts will be held on November 22 and November 25 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Samantha Sponder, a member of the Colts Neck High School softball team, last week signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Bridgeport, where she will continue her athletic career.Sponder is a pitcher and a member of the Class of 2025 at Colts Neck.As a junior, she ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Thirteen members of the Hasbrouck Heights football team were named to the NJIC All Meadowlands Football team, announced on Monday by the conference. Six players were named to the First Team, five players were named to the Second Team, and two were granted Honorable Mention ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Thirteen Wood-Ridge players were named to the NJIC All-Patriot League football team, announced Monday by the conference. Five players were named to the First Team, six to the Second Team and two were granted Honorable Mention status.Senior offensive lineman Aidan Kelly and senior ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- The nationally ranked Christian Brothers Academy cross-country team continued its time-honored dominance with a decisive victory in the NJSIAA boys' Meet of Champions last weekend at Holmdel Park.Christian Brothers, the No. 2 cross-country team in the United States, took four of the ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- The nationally ranked Christian Brothers Academy cross-country team continued its time-honored dominance with a decisive victory in the NJSIAA boys' Meet of Champions last weekend at Holmdel Park.Christian Brothers, the No. 2 cross-country team in the United States, took four of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Soccer team will now advance to the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championship round after defeating Ridgewood 3-2 in the semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 19.The Raiders gained the advantage on offense with a goal from freshman Anastasio “Taso” Pavlou in ...
BUFFALO, NY — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team erased a 12-point deficit to defeat Canisius, 66-63, in senior guard Dani Haskell’s personal homecoming game Tuesday night. Haskell played for Canisius during her freshman and sophomore years.The Golden Griffins used a 12-2 run to close the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys soccer team has been having a state playoff run for the ages in 2024. On Tuesday Nov. 19, the Rams pseudo “Cardiac Kids” wrote another chapter in their storied playoff push, taking a 1-0 win with just 15 seconds left in double overtime, on the road against ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Five members of the Bayonne High School baseball team signed letters of intent to attend colleges where they will continue their athletic careers.Three players will be attending New Jersey City University: pitcher Elijah Young, catcher Steven Kass and infielder Jadi Esteves.Jack ...
KINNELON, NJ - Kinnelon High School student council hosting powderpuff football. Freshman will be playing against Sophmores, Juniors will be playing against the Seniors.The game will be on November 20th beginning at 6 PM.The location: Spiro Sports Center Turf Field
STAFFORD In a thrilling high school soccer match, Southern defeated the defending NJSIAA Group IV champions, Princeton High School, 1-0.The scoring machine, Aiden Donnelly notched his 28th goal of the season on a free kick in the fifth minute of the contest. He got the opportunity after a handball ...
STAFFORD In a thrilling high school soccer match, Southern defeated the defending NJSIAA Group IV champions, Princeton High School, 1-0.The scoring machine, Aiden Donnelly notched his 28th goal of the season on a free kick in the fifth minute of the contest. He got the opportunity after a handball ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y.—The Mahopac cross country team closed out the 2024 season at the Section 1 Cross Country championships on Nov. 11 at Poughkeepsie’s Bowdoin Park in a gut check of a meet that saw strong individual performances and—on the girls side—some of the best results the program has seen in ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Berkeley Heights Public School District is pleased to welcome Carlos (CJ) Hendricks Jr. as the new Director of Athletics/Supervisor 6-12 Health and Physical Education. Hendricks' appointment was approved at the September 12, 2024 Board of Education meeting, and he assumed ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School Social Worker Morgan Clark started coaching the boys cross-country team in 2019 when she joined the Spotswood School District. Last fall, she began coaching the girls cross-country team as well. This season, the Chargers boys cross-country team won the 20204 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Andrea Mondadori's two classes at West Essex High School are having their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Classic Volleyball tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 20.The tournament consists of 14 teams of high school students and teachers to raise money for the Caldwell Food Pantry.
ELIZABETH, NJ—With high school basketball season around the corner, Elizabeth High School invites interested students to try out for the girls' basketball team. Several tryout dates have been announced:November 25 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. November 26 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. November 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - It was the kick heard around Phillipsburg.And now you can add junior kicker/punter Alexie Moreira to the list of Phillipsburg High School football players – Jett Genovese, Felix Matos and Matthew Scerbo Jr -- that have broken or tied season and/or career school records this ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The undefeated St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will defend their win streak at home on Wednesday when they play Mansfield Commonwealth University.The Mountaineers (1-3) visit the Bonnies (4-0) at 7 p.m. with both teams coming off at-home victories. Bonnies Go 4-0St.
HOLMDEL, NJ – The South Brunswick boys cross-country team finished in 11th in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions race last weekend at Holmdel Park.The Vikings posted a17:08 average.The team that qualified for the best-of-the-best event included Arth Batra, Vishnu Baharaj, Akul Laddha, Nathaniel Goldin, ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - On Nov. 16, a quartet of North Salem’s cross country runners took their talents to Queensbury for the NYSPHSAA state championship meet. For the Tigers, strong performances across the board capped off an incredible season. The Class D 5K provided the final showcase, with all four ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – This year, Ridge Unified Soccer had its biggest team in program history with over 50 players. According to head coach Madison Mitchell, “They were truly a special group, working so hard throughout the season and cheering each other on!” Under the direction of Mitchell and ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Rams boys soccer team has made history this year by winning their first-ever sectional title. They face off in the Overall NJ Group IV Semifinals at home today, Tuesday, November 19, at home vs. Princeton at 2 pm. The Rams have been dominant in the tournament. They powered ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Kevin Penny, a member of the baseball team and the Class of 2025 at South Plainfield High School, has signed a letter of intent to attend Ramapo College, where he will continue his athletic career.A left-handed pitcher and a first baseman, Penny had a 4-1 record on the mound ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Soccer team will continue their successful 2024 playoff run into a NJSIAA Group 4 Semifinals matchup against Ridgewood on Tuesday, Nov. 19.The Raiders enter this matchup with a regular season record of 18-1-2 with their only loss coming to ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury Jr Gaels 5th and 7th grade teams emerged victorious Nov.16 with both winning league championships.Playing on a blustery Saturday at Mount Olive High School, each team came home with a Morris County Youth Football League (MCFYL) Freedom Conference crown. The wins marked the ...