Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO HAMILTON STAFF
November 16, 2024
HAMILTON, NJ -- The ninth-seeded Long Branch boys soccer team pulled off its fourth upset of the state tournament, and this time, Steinert was the victim.Long Branch defeated third-seeded Steinert, 1-0, in the championship game of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Friday.The Monmouth ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Soccer season came to an end on Tuesday, losing to Westfield 2-1 in the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 Tournament. Jacob Agudelo scored the lone goal for the Minutemen. Miguel Brito had an assist. Mackendy Hermann had six ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior placekicker and punter Alexie Moreira wasn’t called on for a field goal attempt until last week in Phillipsburg High School’s 10th football game of the season and he came through from 33-yards out.This week, Moreira was called on to kick a field goal to save the ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - With a 3-0 win over Loudonville Christian Academy, the Tigers are one win away from bringing the state championship home. On Friday, Nov. 15, the squad traveled to Middletown High School and notched another playoff shutout with a decisive 3-0 win. North Salem has yet to be ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Penelope Krieger, a member of the Jonathan Dayton High School Class of 2025 and the girls' soccer team, this week signed a letter of intent to attent New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), where she will continue her athletic career.Krieger has been a goalie for the Bulldogs ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Four members of the Wood-Ridge girls volleyball team and three members of the Hasbrouck Heights girls volleyball team were honored when the NJIC announced the All Meadowlands Division team.Two members of the Wood-Ridge team, seniors Nicole Sawicki and Ava Gravina were named to the ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- New Providence had one big comeback in them on Friday night, but the Pioneers needed two of them.After erasing a 14-point deficit early in the game, New Providence was unable to stem the tide as undefeated Cedar Grove scored three second-half touchdowns to pull away for a 35-14 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – County title? Check. Sectional title? Check. There's one more goal left for the 2024-25 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders: a State title. The Raiders won a decisive victory over arch rival Westfield in NJSIAA Tournament North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 final on Friday by a ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Senior quarterback Romelo Tables ran for three touchdowns and passed for one to lead Shabazz to a 28-14 victory over previously undefeated Bernards for the NJSIAA North 1, Group 2 football championship before an overflow crowd at Olcott Field on Friday night.All the scoring by ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The Robbinsville boys soccer team repeated as NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 champions with a 1-0 victory over Delran in the sectional final on Friday.Ethan Pagani scored the only goal of the game in the second half. With 33 minutes to go, Pagani headed the ball into the net to ...
OLD TAPPAN, NJ – The West Essex football team got off to a fast start Friday night, but the Knights couldn't sustain it as Old Tappan stormed right back to take control of the game.Old Tappan beat West Essex, 41-13, to win the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 championship.Old Tappan won the toss and elected ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional boys soccer team won their first-ever sectional championship, defeating Toms River North 6-3. The victory was especially meaningful for the seniors, many of whom were on the team that lost to Toms River North in the sectional final four years prior.Southern was led ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional boys soccer team won their first-ever sectional championship, defeating Toms River North 6-3. The victory was especially meaningful for the seniors, many of whom were on the team that lost to Toms River North in the sectional final four years prior.Southern was led ...
WILLIAMSTOWN - Perennial powerhouse Southern Regional lost to Williamstown 25-15 and 25-16 in South Jersey Group IV finals on Tuesday. . Williamstown completed a three-game sweep against their rivals, a feat acknowledged as difficult by their own coach.Williamstown's Gab Titus's serving, ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The university's men’s basketball team will defend their undefeated status against Le Moyne College (1-3) at home in the Reilly Center on Saturday at 4 p.m.Dolphins Offense Losses to power conference teams Syracuse University and the University of Connecticut make up some of ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Three members of Holmdel's Class of 2025 signed letters of intent earlier this week to continue their athletic careers in college in their respective sports.Mackenzie Teevan, Brielle McClarnon and Stepan Kapranov all took part in the signing ceremony at Holmdel High School along with ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Coming into the game, the Morris Knolls High School girls soccer team knew that Northern Highlands had been playing its best soccer of the season.Seven straight victories … two state tournament games in which the Highlanders had outscored its opposition, nine goals to two … and a ...
MADISON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team won their first sectional championship title since 2018 when the Braves defeated Madison in the NJSIAA North Group 1 tournament. Second seed Newton took on top-seeded Madison in the final round of the tournament, away on Wednesday and shut out ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Cross Country Team hopped on an early bus headed to Tallahassee on Friday morning to compete at the State Competition this weekend. Sophia Zengotita, Caroline Schwartz, Noa Nierman, Sparta Koumoutsakis, Cecilia Gago, Olympia Koumoutsakis, and Jada Pfingsten ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Nine members of the Class of 2025 from Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child continued their commitment to athletic competition at the collegiate level by signing National Letters of Intent on Wednesday.Dr. Kelly Childs, Oak Knoll’s athletic director, opened the celebratory signing event ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Big news this week on the sports front as Summit High School announced its senior student-athletes who have committed to continue their academic and athletic careers in college next year. The students include:Juliana Alicea, Softball - Stonehill CollegeSidney Arcella, Swimming - Duke ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County pickleball enthusiasts now have another chance to play one of America’s fastest growing sports. Earlier this month, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, along with Board of Commissioners Chairman Anthony Romano and Commissioner William O’Dea, hosted a ribbon cutting ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Gov. Livingston girls volleyball team has earned its spot in the Group 2 final for the third year in a row, following a decisive 2-0 victory over Pinelands in the semifinals on Thursday. The Highlanders, currently ranked No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, secured their place in ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem’s boys soccer team is one step away.Riding a season-long wave of momentum, the Tigers picked up a pair of big victories in the regional round and are now one win away from returning to the state championship game.North Salem previously captured the state title in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – The prize for the eighth and final state sectional playoff meeting of the 2024 calendar year between arch-rivals Westfield High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School was the girls’ soccer state sectional championship trophy.Given this matchup pinned their sectional bracket’s ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Frank Dasti, a member of the Jonathan Dayton High School Class of 2025 and a starter for the school's baseball team since his freshman year, on Wednesday signed a letter of intent to attend Division 1 St. Joseph's University, where he will continue his athletic career.Dasti, one ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Gov. Livingston girls volleyball team has earned its spot in the Group 2 final for the third year in a row, following a decisive 2-0 victory over Pinelands in the semifinals on Thursday. The Highlanders, currently ranked No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, secured their place in ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Nick Hayden, a member of the Class of 2025 and the Colts Neck High School baseball team, this week signed a letter of intent to attend Lehigh University, where he will continue his athletic career.A right-handed pitcher, Hayden had a breakout season as a junior at Colts Neck. In ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Wood-Ridge boys soccer coach Alberico DePierro was named the NJIC Meadowlands Division Coach of the Year as the All Division teams were announced Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils finished the season 13-8-1 overall, and 4-4 in the Meadowlands Division (third place), advancing to ...
UNION, NJ - Union High School's October Athletes of the Month are:Kaitlyn DeJesusElena JensenCaroline LavertyPaul OyemDeJesus, a senior, was a leader on a volleyball team that finished the season with 16 wins and a win over Linden in the First Round of the NJSIAA State Tournament. She finishes her ...