Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
October 3, 2024
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Mountaineers are hosting the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Friday for a rare 8 p.m. kickoff in a non-conference match up.The Mountaineers (4-1) will undoubtedly test P’burg’s defense, which has allowed exactly 383 yards in 51 plays the last two weeks along with four TDs in ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – The Franklin girls soccer team won for the third time this season with a 5-0 victory over North Brunswick on Tuesday.Arden Gray and Sinai Kelliehan each scored two goals for Franklin (3-7), which scored three times in the second half. Kelliehan leads the Warriors with five goals so ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - While the Phillipsburg High School’s football team continues to rack up yards and touchdowns on offense like it’s going out of style it’s the Stateliner defense that is a cause of concern as we near the midway point of the 2024 regular season.An extremely speedy and well-balanced ...
WHIPPANY, NJ — On Monday, September 30th, Whippany Park girls tennis secured a 5-0 victory over Boonton in the NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1.The Wildcats’ win moves them to 8-3 on the season, while the Bombers remain at 0-8.In first singles, Audrey Rha cruised ...
WAYNE, NJ - At the midway point of the regular season, the Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley football teams find themselves in a familiar place – heading toward the playoff race with high expectations. Wayne Valley is 4-1, while Wayne Hills is 3-2, which places both teams in solid position to earn a ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en españolNEW BRUNSWICK – Just five games into this season, the New Brunswick High School girls soccer team had already eclipsed last year’s win total.Now at 5-5-2, the Zebras have left the memories of last year’s two-win season in the past and are filled with ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls varsity soccer team shut out Sayreville War Memorial High School on Thursday. The Chargers defeated the Bombers 2-0. Teagan Jones gave Spotswood the lead 22 minutes into the first half when she buried a pass from sophomore Dani Lyons. Lyons made the ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity tennis team earned its first victory of the season on Wednesday. Spotswood defeated South Amboy High School 5-0, sweeping all the Chargers matches. Evolet Ion won her first singles match with Genevieve Pierre in straight sets, winning, (6-2, ...
CLARK, NJ — It was a fast and physical matchup over on the turf behind Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School in Clark on Wednesday, as the Johnson boys varsity soccer team (6-4) hosted the Rahway Indians (7-4). In the end, it was a tough loss for the Crusaders, as Rahway got the win with a goal from ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne boys soccer team evened its record with a 1-0 victory over Ferris on Wednesday.Nicholas Barresi scored for the Bees (4-4-1) in the second half to snap the scoreless deadlock. It was the second goal of the season for Barresi, a junior.Ferris (3-6-1) kept Brandon Drago busy, ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley (PV) swept Belleville 2-0 in a volleyball matchup on Wednesday. With the victory, Passaic Valley improved to 8-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big North Independence division, while Belleville dropped to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the SEC Colonial division.The Hornets' ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Amanda Thornton set the bar very high for herself when she was called up to the Chatham girls varsity soccer team as a freshman for the Morris County Tournament in 2022. In just her second game, she came off the bench to score her first two career goals in the MCT final and was named ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Sophomore Abagail Gerdes’ first goal of the season 4:45 into the final period proved to be the difference as Morris Knolls defeated Jefferson, 2-1, in a high school field hockey game played at Knolls Wednesday, Oct. 2.Gerdes was assisted by fellow sophomore midfielder Elizabeth ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Sophomore Jefferson Zapata’s second goal of the season was the only score in the second half and overtime as Morris Knolls and West Morris battled to a 2-2 tie in a boys high school soccer game played at Knolls Wednesday, Oct. 2.Senior Matt Klingener scored his 12th goal of the ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Morris Knolls and Hunterdon Central met in a best-of-five match Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Hunterdon with the home team sweeping to a 3-0 victory in high school girls volleyball.The Lady Eagles kept it close in the first set with Central holding on for a 25-18 victory, but it was all ...
RIDGEFIELD, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team scored three goals in the second half to come away with a 4-1 victory over Ridgefield on Wednesday.Kevin Rodrigues scored two goals for the Knights (5-3-3), who led, 1-0, at halftime.Drew Cerqueira and Corey Rapkin each scored one goal for West ...
ISELIN, NJ — Marios Xani scored two goals and the JFK-Iselin boys soccer team defeated Calvary Christian, 6-0, on Monday.Haadi Hammad, Noah Matos and Juan Jose Saenz Avila all scored goals in the first half for the Mustangs. They tallied three more goals in the second half, with Xani scoring both ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Hoboken girls volleyball team defeated St. Dominic, 25-19, 25-17, on Wednesday.The victory improved the RedWings' record to 14-1.Hoboken Player - Sets played - Kills - Blocks - Digs - Assists - Service Points - Aces Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesJayla Johnson1100300Jenna ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Hamilton West scored all its goals in the second half for a 5-0 boys soccer victory over Ewing on Tuesday.Alexander Garcia Cruz scored two goals for Hamilton West (3-7-1) and Hernan Alex Espinoza finished with one goal and two assists.Seifeldin Aly and Dominick Johnson also scored ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Eastside Ghosts volleyball team secured a 2-0 victory over Lacordaire Academy on Tuesday. Eastside took control early, winning the first set 25-8, followed by another strong performance in the second set, 25-18.Nicole De La Cruz Rodriguez led the Ghosts with six kills, while ...
WARREN, NJ — In an exciting matchup, the Watchung Hills field hockey team triumphed over Johnson with a final score of 2-0, improving their record to 6-4 while handing Johnson a setback that brought their record to 7-4.The scoring kicked off in the first quarter when Mae Higgins skillfully found ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y. — The Wolf Pac girls soccer team had a strong overall showing last Saturday at home, topping Poughkeepsie, 7-0, on scores from Kayleigh Dolan, Sam Mazzella, Fiona Kelleher, Gianna Dolan, Sydney Hughes, Ava Brady, and Melanie Hracs.Hracs, Kelleher, and Mazzella had assists in the win, ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Nearly a month into the 2024 season, Summit boys soccer remains on a tear. The Hilltoppers (9-0-1) are undefeated after ten matches, having allowed a mere seven goals and showing no signs of slowing down with the playoffs inching closer. Most impressively, Summit has shown the ability ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's boys soccer team secured a 3-1 victory over Passaic on Tuesday. The Knights took control in the first half with two quick goals. The first came from Andres Jaimes at the 28:23 mark, followed shortly by Eliseo Espirme's strike with an assist from Gabriel Paulino, putting the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls volleyball earned a hard-fought win over Edison on Tuesday, Oct. 2, taking the match in three sets (25-22, 23-25, 25-21). Junior Madelyn Byrne led the team in kills with 13 and digs with 12, while junior Elyse Lamberti led in assists with 23.
ROSELLE, NJ - An Elizabeth native and Roselle Catholic alumni was recognized for her athletic success, being inducted into the Montclair State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Melissa (Tobie) Williams had a basketball career to remember at Montclair State, amassing over 2,000 points scored, and ...
WOODLAND PARK – It was a very successful day for the Hasbrouck Heights cross-country program, as the boys captured first and the girls second place in the NJIC Patriot Division championship on Tuesday at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park.As a result, the boys captured the Patriot Division ...
Brought to you by:WAYNE, NJ – The first Athlete of the Month for Wayne Hills High School in this year’s series features an athlete that really uses his head – both on-and-off the field. Senior Captain of the Hills boys soccer team, Omar Yousif scored, what his coach called, “one of the nicest goals ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North scored two goals in each half and went on to a 4-1 girls soccer victory over St. Rose on Wednesday.Camryn Maurer gave Middletown North (6-3) a 1-0 lead with a first-half goal assisted by Sofia Chaknis. Chaknis scored in the 26th minute to give the Lions a 2-0 lead ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Michael Manna, Chatham's first-year girls tennis coach, was well aware that the Cougar girls had won 10 straight Morris County Tournament team championships before he took the reins for the 2024 season.So when Chatham arrived at Delbarton School on Wednesday morning to play the ...