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October 18, 2024

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown South boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Point Pleasant Boro on Wednesday.Gian Luca Zito and Jack Cohen scored the goals for the Eagles (8-5-3) in the first half. It was the second goal of the ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Raritan girls volleyball team scored a 25-17, 18-25, 25-20 victory over Middletown North on Wednesday.The victory improved Raritan's record to 9-7 this season.RaritanName-Sets Played-Kills-Blocks-Digs-Assists-Service Pts.-Aces Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesSophie ...

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WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Keyport girls volleyball team delivered a 25-15, 21-25, 25-15 victory over Shore Regional on Wednesday.Keyport has an 11-8 record. Shore is 2-15.KEYPORTName - Sets Played - Kills - Blocks - Digs - Assists - Service Points - Aces Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesIsabella ...

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MANAHAWKIN, NJ – The Colts Neck girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Coaches' Cup with a 4-0 victory over Southern Regional on Thursday.Terri Morgan scored a goal and had two assists for Colts Neck, which also got goals from Olivia Gehman, Lilah Calhoun and ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville girls volleyball team honored its nine seniors with its senior night festivities on Wednesday, which culminated in a two-set win over Kinnelon at Montville Township High School.Before the game, Montville honored seniors Natalia Maciag, Adrianna Pressimone, Kasia ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville football team saw its undefeated streak come to an end last Thursday night with a 28-6 homecoming loss to West Morris at Montville Township High School.Montville had won its first five games of the season, but was unable to solve the three-time defending sectional ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – On a chilly Thursday evening under a bright full moon, No. 8 Rahway came frighteningly close to knocking No. 1 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood out of the Union County tournament with a crowd of attackers in front Shawn Guzman's net late in the second half of the quarterfinal ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – No. 4 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls boccer began their Union County Tournament run with a 2-0 win over No. 5 seed Gov. Livingston in the quarterfinal round  on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Shimme Wexler Field.Defense from both teams dominated the first half of play. The ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team will head into the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament this weekend having just secured their fourth consecutive win. South Plainfield gymnasts traveled to neighboring Piscataway (0-6) on Oct. 15 for their ...

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SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta field hockey team played Pope John to a 0-0 tie on Thursday.  The Spartans put 17 shots on the Lions keeper.  Keara Hynes, Sparta’s goalie, stopped nine PJ shots. Sparta’s record is 6-8-1. They will play their next three games on the road heading to Lenape Valley on ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team won every match in straight sets to score a 5-0 win vs. Morristown-Beard on Thursday at the Delarton School courts. 

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SOMERSET, NJ – Franklin scored one goal in each half for a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Mount Olive on Thursday.Zayla Salas and Arden Gray each scored a goal for Franklin (5-9), which led, 1-0, at the half.Ivy Pennyfeather contributed one assist for the Warriors. Mailyn Ceveda made five saves for ...

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WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) girls volleyball team showcased their dominance on the court as they triumphed over Montgomery High School in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Volleyball Tournament on Thursday. With impressive set scores of 25-8 and 25-18, the ...

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WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The New Providence girls tennis team won its third straight Group 1, NJSIAA State Championship. The Lady Pioneers defeated South Jersey Champions, Pitman, 4-1 in the semi-final. They then went on to sweep Glen Rock, the top seeded North Jersey Champions in a convincing 5-0 ...

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WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) girls volleyball team showcased their dominance on the court as they triumphed over Montgomery High School in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Volleyball Tournament on Thursday. With impressive set scores of 25-8 and 25-18, the ...

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NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick boys soccer team prevailed in the second overtime, 3-2, over North Brunswick in Group Play A of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Thursday.Constantino Villano scored for the Vikings (10-4-2) in overtime to break the 2-2 tie.Aidan Chang and ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia advanced in the first round of the Essex County boys soccer tournament with a 2-1 victory over Livingston on Thursday.Livingston (4-9) had a 1-0 lead at halftime, but the Cougars (7-4-3) came back with a pair of goals after intermission.Sebastian Rios-Valdez had one goal ...

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SPARTA, NJ – Both teams got on the board in the first half of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex semifinal game on Tuesday, playing on Cassels field. The 1-1 stalemate continued until number two seed Sparta was able to get past third seed Voorhees' keeper in the second OT. Nick Pelle and Tobias Gomez put ...

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WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The East Brunswick girls tennis team won the NJSIAA Group 4 state championship with a 4-1 victory over Bergen Tech on Thursday in Mercer County Park.The Bears (14-1) had defeated Egg Harbor, 5-0, in the semifinals earlier in the day to gain a berth in the final.First ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – SPF PAL played on the road on Sunday, Oct. 13, so it meant another opportunity for flag football on the varsity high school field.Scotch Plains-Fanwood teams play in the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League. Scores and players of the game are listed below:A level ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ -- The Union boys soccer team came tantallizingly close to pulling off a bracket-busting upset before losing, 2-1, to second-seeded Westfield in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament on Thursday.Henry Iannuzzi buried a shot from 20 yards away with 47 seconds left in ...

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PARKLAND, FL- The 4th Annual Miralago Ladies Tennis Tournament will be happening this weekend at Miralago in Parkland on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The event, which will be raising funds to support Parkland Friends of the Library, features tennis, lunch, swag bags, raffles, a silent auction and ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls scored three times in a five-minute span in the second quarter to hand Parsippany Hills a 4-0 defeat in a Morris County Field Hockey Tournament first-round game played Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Knolls.After a scoreless first quarter, Riana McNally scored on assists from ...

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PARSIPPANY, NJ - Yesterday's contest between Morristown and Parsippany Hills ended in a 0-0 tie after double overtime. Neither the Colonials nor the Vikings could find the back of the net.Atticus Lindsley was in goal for Morristown. Lindsley had seven saves on the day. 

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BARNEGAT - Barnegat defeated Toms River East 4-1 in a girls' tennis contest on Tuesday at home. Barnegat's only loss was in the first singles. See the additional results below. Toms River East (11-8)1Barnegat (8-8)4Singles1st Singles: Kiran Kanuga, Toms River East, def. Jillian Seno 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 ...

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BARNEGAT - Riley Fitzpatrick and Ryanna Kennedy each scored two goals to lead Barnegat to a 5-3 victory over Neptune on Wednesday at home. Jayna Greenblatt also scored for the Lady Bengals. Neptune (6-9)00003Barnegat (8-7)00005Scoring Plays1st QuarterNBNeptune: Gianna MassiminoAssists: Rayna ...

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MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys cross-country team had seven runners finish in the top 10 at Wednesday's Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Championships at Thompson Park to finish first overall as a team and claim the 2024 division title. Last fall, the boys ...

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MENDHAM, NJ – Dylan Rocha scored in overtime to give Ridge a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Mendham on Wednesday.Rocha scored one goal in the first half and the other to win the game in the extra session. Can Kayaci also scored a goal for Ridge (2-8-2).Matt DaSilva and Soumil Nimse each had assists ...

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UNION, NJ – The Union football team will host powerhouse Phillipsburg Stateliners in a Big Central Conference cross-division matchup on Friday night in Union.The Farmers (1-6) defeated South Brunswick, 35-7, last week to break a six-game losing streak to start the season. They scored five ...

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The anticipation is palpable as the Ridge High School Marching Band prepares to host its 14th annual home competition, “Ridge Marching Madness,” on Saturday, October 19.   This grand event promises to be a musical extravaganza, with the Ridge Marching Band rolling out the red ...

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