Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
October 29, 2024
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Anybody who might have considered 2024 a rebuilding season for the Bernards football team was mistaken.The Mountaineers, after winning the first sectional football championship in school history and then graduating an exceptional athletic class last June, will take an unbeaten ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A pair of two-sport sophomore athletes, Addy Davis and Anthony Pettinelli, share the Phillipsburg High School Athlete of the Week award after leading their respective cross-country teams in championship meets the last two weeks. Addy DavisDavis, who also runs track, came in 11th ...
The 2024 football season is down to one more game, for Bloomfield High.The Bengals will travel to Clifton, on Nov. 2, to take on an old NNJIL rival. Kickoff time is 1 p.m.Head coach Mike Carter's team, will take a 3-6 record into the game, at Clifton Stadium. The Clifton Mustangs are 2-6 so far ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Three different sophomores scored for Phillipsburg High School as the Stateliners used three second half goals to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeat North Warren, 3-2, in P’burg’s final girl’s soccer game at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex this season.Kayla Hikade ...
STAFFORD - Donovan Catholic’s sophomore running back and placekicker, Gavin Nascimento, was involved in a “freak football accident” while playing for Donovan Catholic on Friday, October 11. Gavin was injured after scoring two touchdowns in Donovan's 32-7 victory over Jackson Memorial. Nascimento ...
STAFFORD - Donovan Catholic’s sophomore running back and placekicker, Gavin Nascimento, was involved in a “freak football accident” while playing for Donovan Catholic on Friday, October 11. Gavin was injured after scoring two touchdowns in Donovan's 32-7 victory over Jackson Memorial. Nascimento ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell scored four goals in the first quarter and went on to a 7-0 field hockey victory over Union on Monday.Seven different players scored for Caldwell (10-9-1), with Tatumn Lattimer, Morgan Manriquez, Leila Siedler and Jillian Logan each finishing with one goal and one ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - On Monday evening, Gov. Livingston (GL) High School Volleyball team returned to their home gym to honor their seniors: Eva Sottosanti, Anna Kramarchuk, Julie Rinaldi, Gia Naik, and Nia Joseph. Coming off a dramatic and close loss to Union Catholic in the Union County Final ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Beyond the victories that they shared on the court, the sense of camaraderie built by the 2024 Nutley High School girls tennis program was both impressive and memorable.“I can think of many different matches and even in-game scenarios that impressed me from every student this season,’’ ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – For the third time this season, the stingy defense and goaltending of the Mount Olive field hockey team stopped Morris Knolls as the Lady Eagles suffered their third shutout loss to the Lady Marauders, this one by a 1-0 score in a high school game played Monday, Oct. 28.Mount ...
Monday, Oct. 28 – No games scheduled.Tuesday, Oct. 29 – The Morris Catholic girls volleyball team defeated Whippany Park, 2-0, in Whippany, winning the first set, 25-15, and completing the sweep with a 25-13 victory in the second set. Ava Valenta had 11 digs for the Lady Crusaders; Arden Acuna had ...
Monday, Oct. 28 – Morris Tech played division leader Mountain Lakes on even terms in the first half, but the Lady Lakers broke a 0-0 halftime tie with five goals for a 5-0 victory in a high school girls soccer game in Mountain Lakes. Tech is 8-7-2 overall and 3-6-2 in the Northwest Jersey Athletic ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — If you are registered to vote in any of Morris County towns, you can cast your ballots starting on Saturday as New Jersey begins “early in-person voting” for the 2024 General Election.Early in-person voting is available at eight Morris County locations starting Saturday, Oct. 26 ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ - The Madison volleyball team fell to Mountain Lakes 2-0 on Monday afternoon. The fell to 13-10 on the season with two games remaining. Madison Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesBriana Caballos2000000Charlotte Forrester2014001Devon Johnson2225001Eden O'Connor1204000Eliana Mandel2301000Eva ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton rallied in the second half and then pulled away for a 6-3 boys soccer victory over Rutgers Prep on Monday.Antonio Moccia and Jacob Smiatacz scored two goals apiece in the second half for the Bulldogs (8-7-1), who trailed, 2-1, at halftime.Ryan Pinho and Velasquez Paolo also ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Friday, Oct. 25, John Jay opened sectional play by hosting Panas and Halloween was partly in the air. Not necessarily tricky, the treats were ample and kept coming.Catherine Natko scored in the first minute, added two more, and the Wolves went onto an easy 8-1 victory.On the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – It was a difficult game for the Morristown Colonials as they were defeated by the Chatham Cougars Monday night, 7-0. Morristown struggled to get a foothold on the game and gain any sort of meaningful possession as Chatham, one of the better teams in Morris County, dominated scoring ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Bayonne girls volleyball team made quick work of Hudson Catholic with a 25-9, 25-9 victory on Monday.Bayonne is 14-5 and Hudson Catholic is 3-14.Bayonne Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesLeilani Burgos2001021Anastasia Jones2101052Sophia Diaz2301041Lilah Gomez20217115Haley ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights' Chihiro Suenaga scored four goals in the second half to propel the Aviators boys soccer team to a 5-2 win over local rival Wood-Ridge on Monday night at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. The win evens the season series at 1-1.Read: Wood-Ridge Thwarts Hasbrouck ...
WAYNE, NJ – At first, things looked grim for Wayne Valley in the 2024 Girls Volleyball Passaic County Tournament Finals. The Indians faced a tough Passaic Tech team who had a 7-0 lead in the first set of the best of three to decide the county champions. But the girls in cornflower blue were ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will make their Reilly Center debut Wednesday in their first game of the season, an exhibition contest against Alfred University. The Bonnies welcome 10 new players to the roster this season and are working on building team chemistry.
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Middletown North field hockey team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Holmdel on Monday.Emma Sigrist, Alexandra Goins and Brianna Soto scored the goals for Middletown North, and Olivia Podolsky and Evelyn Sarin had ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team swept past Randolph in a home game on Friday, October 25, when they won 7-2.The Braves put two in the net in the first quarter, another two in the second and three more in the third quarter to sweep past Randolph.Olivia May got Newton on the board ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Soccer celebrated their seniors on Monday, Oct. 28, for Senior Day. The Raiders would then play North Hunterdon for their final game of the regular season, which ended in a 0-0 draw.The following seniors were celebrated on Monday:Izzy ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Senior forward Allie McCaffrey collected two goals and two assists and sophomore midfielder Emily Deutsch scored two goals for Chatham in its 7-0 field hockey win vs. Morristown.McCaffrey now has 26 goals and 10 assists on the season for Chatham (13-5-1) and lifted her career goal ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park Girls Soccer Wildcats team powered through to a 4-1 victory against the Parsippany Redhawks in an NJAC-Liberty showdown. With this win, Whippany Park improved to a 9-7-1 record (5-4-1 in NJAC-Liberty), while Parsippany fell to 5-13 overall and 2-9 in conference ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park Wildcats Girls Soccer team powered through to a 4-1 victory against the Parsippany Redhawks in an NJAC-Liberty showdown. With this win, Whippany Park improved to a 9-7-1 record (5-4-1 in NJAC-Liberty), while Parsippany fell to 5-13 overall and 2-9 in conference ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park Girls Soccer Wildcats team powered through to a 4-1 victory against the Parsippany Redhawks in an NJAC-Liberty showdown. With this win, Whippany Park improved to a 9-7-1 record (5-4-1 in NJAC-Liberty), while Parsippany fell to 5-13 overall and 2-9 in conference ...
BUTLER, NJ - Butler High School has released their weekly athletics schedule. Tuesday, October 29th: Field Hockey [4:15 pm at Old Tappen]Thursday, October 31st: Field Hockey [4:00pm at Lakeland]Friday, November 1st: Football [7pm at Weehawken - NJSIAA State Round 1]
COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck field hockey team advanced in the Shore Conference Coaches Cup with a 2-0 victory over Red Bank on Monday.Faith Hannwacker and Brynn Mahoney each scored one goal for top-seeded Colts Neck (9-8), which led, 2-0, at halftime. Jordyn Sankovsky passed for one assist.June ...