Sports Top Stories
By RICH MONETTI
November 5, 2024
SOMERS, N.Y. - After defeating Pleasantville on Oct. 30, Somers earned a berth in the section finals and Rye stood between the Tuskers and a second straight title. But the Garnets weren’t counting, and it didn’t take long to set a tone that carried through to the end. After Madison Kourakos played ...
WARREN, NJ — As the final whistle blew on Monday, November 4, signaling the end of their NJG4 Tournament campaign, the Watchung Hills field hockey team faced the reality of a 4-1 defeat against Scotch Plains-Fanwood. While the scoreline may suggest a one-sided affair, the match was a testament to ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Steinert girls soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a shootout victory over Northern Burlington on Monday.Steinert took a 1-0 lead with 10 minutes to go in the first half on a goal by Keira Reilly with an assist from Reilly ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — As the dust settles on a challenging season for the Watchung Hills girls' soccer team, which culminated in a first-round NJSIAA Tournament loss to Bridgewater-Raritan, the players and coaching staff are taking a moment to reflect on their journey. Finishing the season with a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 6-1 victory over Watchung Hills on Monday.Watchung Hills (3-15-2) scored the first goal of the game, but Bridgewater-Raritan (14-4-1) quickly established ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan upset Livingston, 5-4, in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 tournament on Monday.Angelina Carey and Grace Miller scored two goals apiece for 12th-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan (8-10-2), which outscored Livingston, 3-2, in the fourth quarter.
FLEMINGTON, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 4-1 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Monday.Lila Hopkins and Lila Parente both scored in the first half to give Hunterdon Central (9-9) a 2-0 ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The men's basketball team is still learning how to play together.“The coaches are still trying to figure out who’s playing, who’s not playing, who plays well with certain groups,” head coach Mark Schmidt said Monday after the team's 70-56 victory over California State ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights girls soccer team opened the scoring with two goals to go on to a 3-2 win over Belvidere High School in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 girls soccer tournament on Monday afternoon at Hitchcock Field. Hasbrouck Heights' record is now 14-6 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls volleyball team faced its first test of the state tournament in its opening round matchup with Belleville and aced it.The Cougars served up 14 aces in the 2-0 win vs. Belleville, taking the two sets, 25-7 and 25-16, in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 ...
NEWTON, NJ—After becoming the Division Champions last week for the first time in 24 years, the Newton High School’s girls cross-country team is headed into the state championships.The girls team placed fifth overall at the State Sectional Meet over the weekend with a total run time of 2:13:56 and ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team, the second-seeded hosted 15 seed Glen Ridge in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 Tournament on Monday, November 4, winning 4-1.Newton scored in the first third and also in the fourth quarter.Emma Trout with an assist from Meadow D’Annibale put the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Top-seeded Chatham began defense of its 2023 Group 3 state championship with a 9-0 girls soccer win vs. Carteret in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on Monday at Haas Field.“We're really excited, especially coming off of the county win, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick field hockey team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 tournament with an 8-1 victory over Montgomery on Monday.Molly Blatties scored as time expired in the second quarter to give East Brunswick (20-1) a 2-1 lead before the Bears ...
EDISON, NJ -- The Ridge girls soccer team unleashed an offensive flurry that included three goals in a span of five minutes in the first half on its way to an 8-2 victory over J.P. Stevens in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Monday night.Daphne Georgiades, Nicole ...
UNION, NJ – The Franklin girls soccer team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 5-3 victory over Union on Monday.Sinai Kelliehan collected two goals and one assist for Franklin (6-11-1), which led, 4-2, at halftime.Arden Gray had one goal and two assists ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Thanks in part to dominant performances by its top three runners–senior captains Thomas Amato and Preston Gumann and junior Kennan Byers–the RHS Boys Cross-Country team finished the regular season with an impressive 5-1 record and No. 14 ranking in New Jersey.“All three of these ...
BARNEGAT - Kylei Grant scored two goals to lead Barnegat to a 5-0 Victory Over Pleasantville in NJSIAA State Tourney on Monday at home. Kayla Duff, Laila Turchi and Kaia Lorentz each netted a goal in the victory.Barnegat (11th seed) faces Collingswood (3rd seed) on Thursday in the quarterfinal ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison defeated No. 14 seed Johnson 2-1 in the First Round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 Volleyball Tournament on Monday afternoon. The Dodgers advance to face No. 6 seed Weehawken on Wednesday November 6.During today's contest, the Dodgers took the first ...
MADISON, NJ – It was a great start for the top-seeded Madison Dodgers Monday afternoon as they defeated Hackettstown, 3-0, in the opening round of the sectional tournament. It was about as routine a win as Madison has had all season as the Dodgers dominated possession from start to finish. The ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 1 seed Madison field hockey team defeated No. 16 Caldwell 3-0 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 Tournament. The Dodgers advance to face the Winner of No. 8 Verona vs No. 9 Ramsey in the Quarterfinals.The Quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday November 6 ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The No. 16 seed Morristown field hockey team fell to Top Seed Montclair 7-2 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 Field Hockey Tournament on Monday November 4. Montclair will advance to face the winner of No. 8 Hillsborough vs No. 9 Westfield.Lily Glover and Mia ...
TOMS RIVER - Southern lost 4-1 to Toms River North on Monday in a first round NJSIAA tournament match. Angelina DeCesare scored two goals for the Mariners. Ella Fellicetta also scored for North.Brielle Simon scored Southern's lone goal.Southern concludes its season with an excellent record of ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 3 seed Morristown girls soccer team defeated No. 14 seed Hackensack 7-0 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Soccer Tournament. The Colonials will advance to face the winner of No. 6 seed Kearny vs No. 11 seed Union City on Thursday November ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional, the top seed in the South Jersey Group IV Field Hockey tournament, won its first round contest against Rancocas Valley 3-0 on Monday, Nov. 4. Kaedyn Lipowski notched two goals and Avery Smith connected on one goal. Avery DiPietro and Leah Newton had assists for the ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Three Roxbury Jr Gaels youth football teams made it to the Morris County Youth Football League (MCYFL) playoffs this year, with games taking place this weekend for the Super Pee Wee, Pee Wee and Junior Varsity squads.A Roxbury Jr Gaels team has earned a trip to the postseason for the ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ -Spotswood High School's boys cross-country team continued to make an impact on Saturday at the 2024 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Sectionals at Thompson Park. The Chargers came in second out of 17 high school teams to advance to the NJSIAA Group Championships on November 9.
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Varsity Football Team has passed its first test in the 2024 NJSIAA Section 2 Group 1 Playoffs, defeating Belvidere 20-0 in the Quarterfinal Round. Quarterback Connor DeMasi completed six of nine passing attempts for 60 yards and a touchdown. Jayden Nigro provided a little of ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- The Hilltoppers continued their high-flying season by finishing 3rd out of 23 schools represented at the North 1 Sectional Championships on Saturday, November 2, at Ridgewood HS. Seeded fourth, Summit outperformed expectations and finished 3rd with a team score of 104.3 behind Ramapo ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Varsity Football Team is advancing to the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA Section 2 Group 5 Tournament, defeating Morristown 34-33. The win moves Elizabeth to 6-4 on the season. The Minutemen held a lead for the majority of this contest, going up 34-20 heading into the ...