Sports Top Stories
By MIKE LAMBERTI
October 21, 2024
The Bloomfield High girls' tennis team put together a solid effort in 2024.Head coach Mike DiMasi's team was 5-11, which included three losses by a 3-2 decision. Among the key performers this year was senior captain Madelyn McLaughlin, who had a brilliant season at first singles.McLaughlin, also a ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston field hockey team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 5-0 victory over Caldwell on Monday.Riley Schultz scored two goals and had two assists for the Lancers (13-2), who scored a pair of goals in the third quarter to open a 4-0 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Morristown girls soccer team defeated Immaculata 1-0 on Monday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 12-4 with four games remaining in the 2024 season. Senior Rosalina Lifrieri scored off a pass from Guiliana Gervasio to lift Morristown to victory. Lifrieri has scored five goals ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville War Memorial only had two sports play this past weekend, resulting in a win for Football and a loss for Girls Soccer.FootballSayreville War Memorial won their third game of the season, defeating Montgomery 7-0 on Friday, Oct. 18. The only touchdown of the game came off a ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Minutemen Varsity Football Team is back to .500 on the season, due in large part to a complete offensive performance in their 43-29 victory over Watchung Hills. Quarterback Anrique Fleming impacted the game with both his arms and legs, completing all 11 passing ...
CLARK, NJ — Clark resident Alexa Cunha, a freshman on the Mount St. Dominic Academy's girls soccer team, has just been named one of NJ.com's top girls soccer freshmen for 2024!NJ.com said, “This year’s rookie class features some of the best players in America.”Mount St. Dominic Academy, an ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – This past weekend in sports for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School saw Football defeat Perth Amboy and Boys Soccer advance to the final round of the Union County Tournament.Boys SoccerScotch Plains-Fanwood advances to the championship round of the 2024 Union County ...
NEWARK, NJ - The West Side High School Football team shut out Parsippany in a 34-0 victory on Friday night. The game started quietly, with both teams failing to score in the first half. West Side's defense stifled Parsippany’s offense, while Parsippany’s defense also held strong early on, leading ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Join the community this Saturday at 2 p.m. for the final home game of the Gov. Livingston (GL) boys soccer season against New Providence. This neighborhood rivalry promises to be an exciting match, and it will also raise awareness and funds for an important cause.In ...
RED BANK, NJ - Long Branch High School entered today’s game looking to get back in the win column after their loss last week versus Middletown South High School. That did not happen, though, as the Green Wave fell 27-20 in the 101st year of the longtime rivalry with Red Bank Regional High School.
WESTFIELD, NJ — The last time the Bridgewater-Raritan High School football team defeated Westfield High School away from John Basilone Memorial Field was Sept. 17, 2010: a 19-13 triumph for the Panthers.With the Blue Devils already winning eight such matchups in a row meeting that criteria since ...
Hoboken, NJ - The Johnny Ray McDonald, Jr. ‘Diddle’ Hockey Rink at the Hoboken Multi-Service Center — located at 124 Grand Street, following upgrades by the New Jersey Devils.In March, the Hoboken City Council passed a resolution approving the donation from the National Hockey League (NHL) team of ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Step right up for a night of fun and fanfare! On Tuesday, November 19, from 6:00-7:30 pm, Yankee legend Willie Randolph will be making a special appearance at Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair. According to organizers, guests will have the chance to chat with Randolph and take home a ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Despite only three teams in the top 16 remaining in the same spot in the North Group 1 rankings as last week, only one team fell out of a playoff spot. So, while some would say the rankings were pretty stable, others would say Week 7 was – to paraphrase from golf – it was ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - On a beautiful fall Saturday afternoon at Frey Field, the Gov. Livingston Highlanders took a moment to honor their senior athletes before their game against the undefeated Bernards High School football team. Senior Day celebrations saw the Highlander Marching Band, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In an exhilarating week for Gov. Livingston athletics, both the Volleyball and Field Hockey teams made impressive strides in the Union County Tournament (UCT). The Volleyball team advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Dayton and Oak Knoll in convincing 2-0 matches, ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Nottingham football team withstood a late rally by Notre Dame to hang on for a 26-23 upset victory on Saturday.Nottingham (3-5) led, 26-10, before Notre Dame scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.Dante Vasquez' 14-yard pass to Sabri Melvin and Melvin's two-point conversion ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Despite only three teams in the top 16 remaining in the same spot in the North Group 1 rankings as last week, only one team fell out of a playoff spot. So, while some would say the rankings were pretty stable, others would say Week 7 was – to paraphrase from golf – it was ...
UNION, NJ – Union High School’s Lailah Willis took home the title of Union County All Around Champion at the Union County Tournament last week.Union gymnastics competed in the Tournament on Thursday and had a great meet all around, said district Athletic Director Ron Zieser, but “Lailah Willis ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway High School’s boys cross-country placed second overall behind Spotswood at the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Championships in Jamesburg on Wednesday.Individually, senior Mike Shtelen crossed the finish line in first place, running the 5000-meter course in ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn now has its own indoor golf club that’s open all day and all night and every day of the week. Golfers can play when it rains or snows, on holidays and at 2:00 a.m. if they want to. Thanks to owner Jimmy Yukanovich, all barriers have been removed from golf aficionados playing ...
SOUTH RIVER -- South Plainfield junior running back Dominic Massaro had a game for the ages. Massaro totaled 320 all-purpose yards with two rushing touchdowns, one kickoff return for a score and one interception return for a score to power South Plainfield to a 35-6 road victory at South River on ...
LITTLE SILVER, NJ - Long Branch High School entered today’s game looking to getback in the win column after their loss last week versus Middletown South High School. That did not happen, though, as the Green Wave fell 27-20 in the 101 st year of the longtime rivalry with Red Bank Regional High ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys soccer team dropped its second one-goal decision of the regular season to Montville on Saturday, Oct. 19, when the Mustangs came out on top, 3-2 – this time in overtime..The Eagles lost a 2-1 decision to Montville in the third week of the season, a game played ...
DENVILLE, NJ – On a day when the Morris Knolls defense strayed a bit from its usual tighter-than-tight performance, the Golden Eagles team still passed several tests on it way to a 35-28 victory over Morristown in a high school football game played on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Caruso Stadium on the ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The 2024 Summit Lady Hilltoppers Volleyball Team has made a major comeback this season, rattling off six straight victories. As the team prepares for the County Semifinals, TAPinto Summit caught up with head coach Antonio Martins to get his views on the season. How is your season going ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Millburn on Saturday.Dina Bojkovic scored three goals for the second-seeded Lancers (11-2-1), who had a 2-0 lead at halftime.Sienna Goldstein passed for three ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The No. 4 seed Madison girls soccer team defeated No. 9 seed Montville 2-1 in the Semifinal Round of the Morris County Tournament. The Dodgers will advance to face No. 3 seed Chatham on Saturday October 26.Madison's Anna Gominiak got on the board 14 minutes into the first period.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In an exhilarating week for Gov. Livingston athletics, both the Volleyball and Field Hockey teams made impressive strides in the Union County Tournament (UCT). The Volleyball team advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Dayton and Oak Knoll in convincing 2-0 matches, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Randolph high school's Senior Cheerleaders were among those honored prior to the season-opening home football game against Morristown, on Friday, Sept. 6.Before the game began, families gathered on the field to celebrate the annual recognition of senior athletes, this year, from the ...