Sports Top Stories
By BOBBIE PEER
October 9, 2024
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Governor Livingston High School's volleyball team is navigating a challenging schedule against some of the top competition in the state, and with a strong 12-3 record, they're rising to the occasion. Leading the charge is setter and co-captain Anna Kramarchuk, whose ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson boys varsity soccer team has had a successful season so far, with some big wins (a double-overtime victory against Governor Livingston on September 19) and a few very close losses. The team, under the direction of longtime head coach Dan House, extended its record ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison volleyball fell to St. Elizabeth 25-21 and 25-14 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers dropped to 10-7 on the season. Madison's Sophia Christoffers had 9 kills and 10 digs while teammate Devon Johnson had 2 kills and 8 digs.Madison will travel to face Kinnelon on Friday ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown field hockey team fell to Montville 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The Colonials dropped to 3-8 after yesterday's loss.Montville started the game strong, scoring two goals in the first period but Morristown answered with two of their own from Mady Stavisky in the second ...
EDISON, NJ — Noah Belo scored two goals and assisted on one to lead Colonia to a 5-3 boys soccer victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday.St. Thomas Aquinas (8-4) took a 1-0 lead before Colonia (9-3-1) scored the remaining three goals of the first half.Justin Trott scored with 15 minutes left in ...
ROXBURY, NJ - In a lead up to the Morris County Semifinals, the Morristown girls volleyball team defeated Roxbury 2-0. The Colonials defeated the Gaels in straight sets; 25-19 and 25-21.The Colonials will face Mount Olive in the Morris County Semifinals on Wednesday October 9. Match time is ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville girls tennis team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 4-1 victory over Hopewell Valley on Tuesday.Robbinsville (11-2) will play at Holmdel in the semifinal round on Thursday.First Singles Janvi Kothagundla ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken girls tennis team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 tournament with a 4-1 victory over Roselle Park on Tuesday.Hoboken (12-1) will play at Highland Park in Thursday's sectional semifinal.First Singles Abigail Scott (H)66 Jocelyn ...
MEDFORD, NJ — One would have to travel very far to find a sport as action-packed, fast-paced and explosive as volleyball.The Lenape High School girls volleyball program is building momentum, having won five of their last six matches through the first week of October.A major reason for this is the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Ridge boys soccer team advanced in the Somerset County Tournament in four rounds of penalty kicks over Bridgewater-Raritan in the second round on Tuesday.The score after regulation and two 10-minute overtimes was 2-2. The Red Devils then outscored the Panthers, 4-1, in the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton girls soccer team advanced in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament with a 6-0 victory over Plainfield on Tuesday.Aria Molinelli scored two goals as Dayton (5-5) jumped out to a 5-0 lead before halftime.Julie Stratakis had one goal and one assist for the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls volleyball team defeated Montgomery, 25-16, 25-20, on Tuesday.Irene Papanastasiou collected 21 assists to go with four kills and six digs for the Panthers (6-9).Bridgewater-Raritan Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesMolly Magner2201100Faye Gallou2002000Liel Raines ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ volleyball team celebrated Senior Night with a big division win in front of a packed home crowd.Honored from the graduating Class of 2025 during a prematch ceremony with their families were the following nine seniors for the Panthers: ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham field hockey team more than held its own vs. a high-scoring Pingry team on Tuesday at Haas Field. But when the game was scoreless through halftime, it became apparent that the first team to score was likely going to win it.Pingry struck first off a penalty corner finished ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Kayleigh Kapler's overtime goal gave Middletown South a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Trinity Hall on Tuesday.Kapler also scored the goal for the Eagles (10-2-1) in regulation, rallying in the second half to forge a 1-1 tie after Trinity Hall had led, 1-0, at halftime.Julianna ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team came within a pro set tiebreaker of advancing, but were knocked from the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state quarterfinal round by Millburn, 3-2, on Tuesday.Freshman Joyce Zhang won her first singles match for Chatham, 6-2, 6-2, and senior ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – It seems that every Westfield vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys soccer match is a tense affair that goes into overtime, and this year's only showdown between the two rivals was no different.The Raiders went into the game as the No. 5 team in the state with an unblemished 10-0 record, ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Early on in the season, Montville volleyball coach Angelica Maiello described her team as a “slow burn.”That, of course, meaning that there might be some growing pains in the early part of the season, before ultimately hitting its stride.After an uneven 3-3 start to the year, ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School honored the 20 seniors on the boys' soccer team before their game on Monday.Mario Graniello was escorted by his mom Monica and sister Mila. He said his favorite soccer memory is “my dad going to all my games for support when he was here and wasn’t deployed for the ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The top-seeded Livingston High School girls tennis team advanced to the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Union City on Tuesday.Livingston (15-2) will play at home against Morristown in the semifinal round on Thursday.
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Senior night brought a shut-out victory for Piscataway girls tennis on Monday, which defeated New Brunswick, 5-0.In 1st Singles, the Chiefs’ Prisha Shah took on the Zebra’s Cristina Alonso Barragan to win in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.In 2nd Singles, Anna Zeng beat Keyshia Rodriguez ...
SPARTA, NJ – The high school girls tennis won their match against Vernon 4-1 on Wednesday. Sparta’s results are:Second Singles: Julia Miller 2-6, 7-6 in a super tiebreakerThird Singles: Emily Dondero 6-0, 6-0First Doubles: Emilie Fagen and Maureen Gaines 6-4, 6-0Second Doubles: Molly Tomko and ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel boys soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 3-0 victory over Donovan Catholic on Monday.Lucas Hansen scored one goal and had one assist, and Jude Elsafadi and Joe Kang also scored goals for Holmdel (6-4-1).Michael Wojie and Adam Dogheim supplied assists for the ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel girls tennis team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 5-0 victory over Allentown on Tuesday.Holmdel (15-1) will host Robbinsville in the sectional semifinals on Thursday.First Singles Paige Piscatelli (H)66 Jillian ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls volleyball team hosts a special breast cancer fundraiser every year, raising funds to help fight the disease. This year's honorary Dig Pink game was held on Tuesday, October 1, when the Lady Rams hosted Morris Hills.Dig Pink is a national program started by an ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Whippany Park School girls soccer team is the No 14 seed in the 2024 Morris County Tournament. They beat Morris Tech in the first round.The Second Round matchups are as follows:No. 1 seed Morris Knolls vs No. 16 seed Mendham. Morris Knolls had a bye in the First Round. Mendham ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – The Hanover Park High School girls soccer team is the No 11 seed in the 2024 Morris County Tournament. They defeated Butler in the first round.The Second Round matchups are as follows:No. 1 seed Morris Knolls vs No. 16 seed Mendham. Morris Knolls had a bye in the First Round.
PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Parsppany Hills High School girls soccer team is the No 12 seed in the 2024 Morris County Tournament. The Vikings beat Pequannock in the first round.The Second Round matchups are as follows:No. 1 seed Morris Knolls vs No. 16 seed Mendham. Morris Knolls had a bye in the First ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ —Watchung Hills (8-3) faced off against the New Providence Pioneers (7-3) on Tuesday and won, 4-2, showcasing their offensive prowess and defensive resilience. The Warriors took the lead early in the first period, scoring a crucial goal, which set the tone for the remainder of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick field hockey team remained undefeated with an 8-0 victory over Monroe on Tuesday.Samantha Arnold and Yana Popova each collected three goals and one assist for the Bears (10-0), who took a 3-0 lead after one quarter on a goal by Arnold and two by Popova.Alexa ...