Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
October 28, 2024
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Spotswood High School cross-country teams had another beautiful day to run on Saturday for the 2024 Greater Middlesex Conference Championships at Thompson Park. The event also celebrated the Chargers cross-country seniors who were participating in their final GMC ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Powered by their rushing attack, The Elizabeth Varsity Football Team ended the regular season on a three-game win streak, defeating Union 26-15 last Friday. The win improved the Minutemen to 5-4 on the season. Quarterback Anrique Fleming completed 3 of his 7 passing attempts for 59 ...
WARREN, NJ – In a tightly contested match on Monday afternoon, the Watchung Hills Warriors secured a narrow victory upsetting the Warren Hills Blue Streaks, winning 1-0. “I'm so incredibly proud of this 2024 team," said WHRHS head coach Maureen Kelly. "Over the years we have had athletes and talent ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Hills Girls Soccer Team fought their way into the Passaic County Tournament Finals, but couldn't make it past a dominant DePaul team, losing 7-1. Wayne Hills Junior, Star Vorabouth - Photo by Brian BorchardThe Patriots were able to hang tough against powerhouse DePaul for the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan was tied with Phillipsburg midway through the second quarter before the visiting Stateliners pulled away for a 49-21 football victory Friday night.After Phillipsburg (7-1) took a 14-0 lead, the Panthers (3-6) tied the game with a pair of Denzel Amoafo ...
WARREN, NJ – In a tightly contested match on Monday afternoon, the Watchung Hills Warriors secured a narrow victory upsetting the Warren Hills Blue Streaks, winning 1-0. “I'm so incredibly proud of this 2024 team," said WHRHS head coach Maureen Kelly. "Over the years we have had athletes and talent ...
SPRING LAKE, NJ – The Manasquan High School (MHS) Surf Club secured two impressive victories over both St. Rose of Belmar, a match originally delayed due to ocean conditions, and Wall Township, 2 towns who had surfers in the final, including individual winners in Shortboard (both) and Longboard ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Big L Club, the official sports booster of Livingston High School (LHS), now has seven new Hall of Fame members after Sunday morning’s induction ceremony held at Hanover Manor. Among this year’s inductees is the 1982 softball team, which was ranked No. 7 in New Jersey and ...
ROSELLE, NJ - Guided by a dominant rushing attack, the Roselle Rams Varsity Football Team defeated J.P. Stevens on Friday, October 25. The win moves Roselle to 2-7 on the season. Running back Raekwon Anderson led the way with 21 carries for 90 yards. Quarterback Brandon Puryear added 11 rushing ...
UNION, NJ - In a thrilling matchup on Sunday afternoon at the Union County Tournament final held at Kean University, Union Catholic triumphed over Gov. Livingston with a commanding 2-0 victory, clinching the championship with set scores of 25-17 and 25-23. The match showcased the talent and ...
CLARK, NJ — On Saturday, October 26, the Clark Soccer Club (CSC) held its annual Soccerama at Bartell Park. The event concluded a successful fall season of some terrific youth soccer. Saturday was a lovely fall day that featured food, some friendly competition on the soccer field, and even a few ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varsity Girls Soccer Team have been working hard the past three matches making fans proud with two consecutive wins, taking down Hillside 8-0, and Payne Tech 7-0. The last game the team tied with Cranford 1-1.The Bears now improved their record 10-3-1.Highlights of ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Nine games down and nine victories for the Cedar Grove Varsity Football Team. The Panthers traveled to Boonton last Friday and defeated the Bombers 56-23, improving their overall record to 9-0. Quarterback Stephen Paradiso once again put on a show, completing 16 of his 24 passing ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – This weekend in sports for Sayreville included a championship win for the cheerleading team and a road loss for the football team.CheerleadingSayreville War Memorial won the 2024 Red Division Championship at the GMC Game Day Championship on Sunday, Oct. 27 at Old Bridge High ...
Watchung, NJ – On Saturday, October 26 at Mount Saint Mary Academy, the Ridge Field Hockey team shut out Hillsborough 3-0 to win its fourth consecutive Somerset County Championship. Entering the county final with a 9-7-1 record, the Red Devils had high hopes as the first seed and as the three-year ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, Oct. 8 John Jay traveled to Somers, and in Mia Bourla’s time, the goalie has only seen losses. So down one with 28 minutes remaining, Tiana Righetti stood one on one in front of the goal, and another loss seemed imminent. “All I remember was it hitting off my foot,” ...
Camden's Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy Titans secured their first-ever berth in the football playoffs by defeating Bishop Eustace 44-25 in Pennsauken on Oct. 26, 2024.“There’s not a Kipp team that ever put on these jerseys that did what we’re doing right now,” coach James Tompkins told his players ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - With the regular season over, North Salem’s soccer teams will open the playoffs against a familiar opponent in the Haldane Blue Devils. The Tigers will have home field advantage in the sectional semi-finals on Wednesday, Oct. 30.Boys soccer enters the playoffs as the #1 seed ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Iselin’s JFK high school’s football team was just one yard away from clinching a division title when South Plainfield's A.J. Perales perfected the art of the steal.Perales, a defensive end from South Plainfield, emerged from a pile at the goal line with a Mustang fumble and ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Saturday, Oct. 26, Somers hosted Panas in the first round of the sectionals, and the seedings were nearly spot on. Eight versus nine, the back and forth thrilled both fanbases, but the higher bracket didn’t hold up. Somers led, fell behind, tied and ultimately fell crushed in a ...
UNION, NJ - In a thrilling matchup on Sunday afternoon at the Union County Tournament final held at Kean University, Union Catholic triumphed over Gov. Livingston with a commanding 2-0 victory, clinching the championship with set scores of 25-17 and 25-23. The match showcased the talent and ...
ISELIN, NJ -- JFK-Iselin was a yard away from clinching a division title when A.J. Perales perfected the art of the steal.The defensive end from South Plainfield emerged from a pile at the goal line with a Mustang fumble and returned it 99 yards the other way for the deciding touchdown in the ...
GILLETTE, NJ - The PAL Girls’ U8 New Providence Pioneer Softball team celebrated a thrilling end to their season by capturing the division championship in remarkable style. On Saturday, October 19, the Pioneers took the field at Meyersville Field in Gillette, NJ, to play a high-stakes doubleheader ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Samara Porch collected two goals and one assist to lead Bayonne to a 5-3 girls soccer victory over Gov. Livingston on Saturday.Jenna Gaetani finished with one goal and three assists for the Bees (17-3-1), who led, 2-0, at halftime.Iliana Sanchez and Sophia Barresi each scored ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Division of Recreation will open registration for its winter youth programs on Friday, Nov. 1, at 12 p.m.Registration is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis and will close on Friday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m. Residents are encouraged to sign up early to ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Gov. Livingston Boys Soccer’s “Kick it to Cancer” game against neighborhood rival New Providence was a high-energy showdown where records didn’t matter, and both teams left it all on the field. The fierce rivalry made for an exciting match, with New Providence ultimately ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Hoboken rallied for all its goals in the second half for a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Dayton on Saturday.Grant Napolitani had a goal and an assist for the RedWings (8-9), who trailed, 2-0, at halftime.Jack Jennings and Ben Gavin scored goals for Hoboken and Nolan Mullaly ...
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Middletown North clinched its first football division championship since 1983 with a 45-19 victory over Freehold Township on Friday night.The victory gave the undefeated Lions the Shore Conference B Division North crown.Shane Volante rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The match-ups are now official. As predicted, there was some volatility in the final rankings, as teams moved up, moved down and even one school was moved out. Welcome to the NJSIAA Football Championships. The top 16 have been set, broken into two eight team brackets ...
Long after the final whistle sounded, and the cheering ended on a wrestling mat in North Jersey, three friends remain tied to each other, in part due to a weekend nearly 24 years ago, that will forever bond them.This is the story of Joe Dubuque, Anthony Montes and Anthony Messina, wrestlers from ...