Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
October 11, 2024
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team was back in action on Thursday for the second game of group play in a new format for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Spotswood is in Group D along with Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Carteret and Piscataway High Schools.
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield football wide receiver Joel Cordoba is the Athlete of the Week for September 30 through October 6 due to his three touchdown performance against Franklin on Friday.This is not Cordoba's first time as Athlete of the Week, as he received the honor last year. It's also not ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – 37 days ago, freshman Skye Cabatu and sophomore Rhia Evans made their varsity girls’ tennis debuts in Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s 2024 season opener.With the Panthers’ season on the line in the state sectional semifinals on a very chilly and windy Thursday afternoon, this ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Summit football simply didn’t look like Summit football Thursday night—in more ways than one. Playing on a different night of the week, with an injury-induced rearranged lineup, the Hilltoppers were uncharacteristically sloppy. Summit gifted host Bernards 21 points off turnovers ...
CLARK, NJ — It's been some season for the Johnson Crusaders so far, as the varsity football team maintains an undefeated 5-0 record, its most recent win coming against Governor Livingston on October 5.The Crusaders host Delaware Valley tonight on the ALJ turf at 7 p.m. We're looking forward to a ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Fiona Helly scored three goals to lift Wood-Ridge/Wallington to a 6-0 win over Memorial (West New York) on Thursday afternoon in an independent girls' soccer game at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Wood-Ridge/Wallington improved to 10-4 on the season with the win. Memorial ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Garfield, 6-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands girls soccer game on Thursday afternoon behind two goals from Alvia Mazza, and an unusual double from Tessa Reyngoudt. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in the Meadowlands, while Garfield fell to 5-9 ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Summit HS Gymnastics attended the 22nd annual Cougar Invitational hosted by Cranford HS on Thursday. The team finished fourth place overall behind top ranked St. Thomas Aquinas (109.425) and Scotch Plains Fanwood (107.575). The battle for third place was so close-- Westfield finished ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Hillsborough on Thursday.Hayden Tormasi gave the Panthers (8-3-1) a 2-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game, scoring 2:03 into the contest ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Ridge girls soccer team upset Summit on the road, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon.Izzy Weiner and Nicole Gebert scored for the Red Devils (6-7) after the two teams were tied, 0-0, at halftime.Maddy Landes provided the assists on both Ridge goals. Summit is 8-3-1.Ava Yiu of Ridge made ...
CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham girls soccer team delivered an impressive performance on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Whippany Park in a decisive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) matchup. With this victory, Chatham will move on to face Mountain Lakes next week in the next round of the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team was back in action on Thursday for the second game of group play in a new format for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Spotswood is in Group D along with Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Carteret and Piscataway High Schools.
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley Hornets' football team edged out Wayne Hills 20-14 on Thursday. PV rallied from a 14-point deficit, scoring twice in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and ultimately secured the win with a dramatic 31-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Bagnuolo to Vincent ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick girls tennis team advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 4-1 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Thursday.Top-seeded East Brunswick (11-1) will host third-seeded Marlboro in the sectional final on ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls soccer team advanced in the second round of the Union County Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Dayton on Thursday.Maddie Merrick scored two goals and had two assists for New Providence (7-6-1), which scored three goals in the first half.Lenna ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School took a 1-0 lead into halftime before North Hunterdon scored three third-quarter goals on the way to a 3-1 victory in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey game on Thursday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Sophomore Jackie Miller scored ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Fans of St. Bonaventure will get a sneak peek of a documentary years in the making called “Brown and White: The Heart of Bona’s Basketball.” The documentary explores the impact of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball on the university and its Franciscan values, along with how the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senior midfielder/back Samantha Arnold scored a hat trick, all on assists from senior forward/midfielder Yana Popova, as East Brunswick defeated South Plainfield, 4-0, at home Thursday. Arnold scored two of her goals in the first half enroute to a 3-0 halftime advantage. The ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Friends and family recently filled the bleachers at South Plainfield High School for the Varsity Gymnastics Team’s annual Senior Night Meet. Prior to the Oct. 8 competition, in which the Lady Tigers (3-2) defeated the East Brunswick Bears (3-1) to secure their third ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan High School (MHS) Girls Tennis team continues to make strides in the regular season while competing in both the Shore Conference and NJ State Tournament.In the State Tournament, Logan McCarthy and Ella Jackwicz qualified for the individual state doubles tournament. In ...
CRANFORD, NJ – For the second time in a few weeks, a staple in the Cranford sports community has decided to retire from coaching. After longtime baseball coach Dennis McCaffery announced his departure from the Cougars, legendary Cranford swimming coach Barbara Kolesa recently announced she is ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senior midfielder/back Samantha Arnold scored a hat trick, all on assists from senior forward/midfielder Yana Popova, as East Brunswick defeated South Plainfield, 4-0, at home Thursday. Arnold scored two of her goals in the first half enroute to a 3-0 halftime advantage. The ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth Public Schools announced that Elizabeth High School Boys Soccer Coach Jacques Gonzales earned his 100th career win in a 4-1 victory over Cranford on September 30. Gonzales is in his sixth year coaching the Minutemen. His tenure got off to a quick start, earning Coach of ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team prevailed in a 3-1 decision over Newark East Side on Thursday.Logan Goldstein scored one goal and assisted on another for West Essex (8-3-2) and Brooke Balzano posted two assists. It was Goldstein's first goal of the season, though she leads ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Gov. Livingston rallied from a first-half deficit to advance in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament with a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Dayton on Thursday.Jacob Smiatacz scored to give 15th-seeded Dayton (6-5-1) a 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the game, and that ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Varsity Soccer Team scored in bunches on Wednesday, defeating North Star Academy 8-1 in the second game of the Preliminary Round of the Essex County Tournament. Joe Houck had two goals for the Hillbillies and added an assist. Dean Rizzi added a goal and two assists.
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Madison football team defeated Parsippany HIgh School 62-6. The game was played on Thursday night due to the Jewish holiday this weekend.The Dodgers will host Pequannock on October 18. Game time is 7pm. *No stats were given for Madison. The article will be updated once stats ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown football team fell to Elizabeth 24-26 on Thursday night. The game was played on Thursday night due to the Jewish holiday this weekend.Morristown got on the board first after a field goal by Bryan Urgilez Martinez. But the team continued thrilling back and forth ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Inaugural New York Road Runners (NYRR) 5K dashed across a new route through Jersey City this year.Thousands of participants, including Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, came out to participate in the run.Runners made their way through downtown Jersey City to the finish line on ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Senior fullback Aidan Stieglitz rushed for five touchdowns to lead Ridge to a 41-13 football victory over Hunterdon Central on Thursday night.Stieglitz carried nine times for 115 yards for Ridge (5-1), which won its fifth straight game. Ridge had a 34-0 lead at halftime.Ridge led, ...