Sports Top Stories
By DANIELLE DUFNER
October 2, 2024
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team shut out Voorhees over the weekend 3-0.The Braves put three in the net in the first quarter and then shut Voorhees out with their strong defense throughout the rest of the game.Jaclyn Vena had a hat trick, scoring all three of Newton’s goals. The ...
NEWARK, NJ – Caldwell's boys soccer team went over .500 for the season with a 2-1 victory over Barringer on Wednesday.Brodie Cook and Ryan Felton each scored a goal and Luca Catizone passed for one assist for the Chiefs (5-4-1). Cook, a senior forward, has nine saves this season.Nicholas Kyriacou ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – The Ridge boys soccer team scored in overtime to register its first victory of the season, 1-0, over Montgomery on Wednesday.Sophomore Dylan Rocha scored the game-winner with an assist from Matt DaSilva. It was the first goal of Rocha's career.Junior goalie Oliver Perks made ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Sophomore Molly Chazen and senior Allie McCaffrey each contributed a goal and an assist for the Chatham field hockey team in its 4-0 win at Mendham on Wednesday.Sophomore midfielders Ava Ewing and Erin Flynn each scored a goal for Chatham (8-2-1). Senior midfielder Fiona McSweeney was ...
KATONAH, N.Y. – Make it five straight wins for Harvey’s girls varsity soccer team as the Cavaliers beat the visiting EF International Academy squad handily, 10-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on Stark Field in Katonah. It was Harvey’s third straight shutout victory and the fourth blanking of an opponent this ...
BARNEGAT - Kallie Kawka, Avery Jastrzebski, Kaia Lorentz, Jayla Duff, Madison Meier, and Elle Tortorici each scored a goal to lead Barnegat to 6-0 victory over Lakewood.Barnegat's record improves to 6-4 on the season. Lakewood drops to 0-10. Lakewood (0-10)000Barnegat (6-4)006Team ...
CARTERET, NJ —In a thrilling match that showcased their prowess, the North Plainfield volleyball team triumphed over Carteret, 25-18, 21-25, and 25-17. With this victory, North Plainfield improved their impressive season record to 11-2, while Carteret fell to 5-7.The match unfolded with North ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.— Yorktown and Lakeland soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams were in action. LAKELAND BOYS SOCCER (6-2-1)Lakeland 2, Somers 1Wednesday, Sept. 25, Somers High SchoolVinny Karaqi’s goal from Ryan Harmon gave Lakeland a 2-1 win against Somers to win the third edition of the Hudson ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Chatham girl’s cross-country team wore pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at their latest meet. Junior Nicolette Grossman ran 20:43 to place sixth out of 100 runners to lead in Cougars in their last batch meet held on Tuesday vs. Morris Hills. The ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls tennis team fell to Voorhees 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers fell to 5-9 after today's match. Madison took the doubles matches. Katherine Scarpa and Mackenzie Dickson defeated Seri Loya and Kira Kluthe 7-5, 1-6, 1-0. Alexis Maroukian and Celia Tombalakian ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys soccer team shut out Oratory 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers improved to 10-0 on the season.Senior Matthew Munoz scored a hat trick while Nolan Keane and Gui Dos Santos each added one. Munoz has 15 goals so far this season.Andrew Haviland was credited with ...
SPARTA, NJ - The No. 13 ranked Sparta Spartans hosted the No. 9 ranked Morristown Colonials in a top-20 matchup. After being taken down on opening day in Morristown, the Spartans got revenge on the Colonials and recorded a win in a three-set thriller.Senior Giselle Faria said, “It felt amazing. We ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — In a closely contested soccer match on Wednesday afternoon, Watchung Hills managed to secure a narrow victory over Somerville, with a final score of 2-1.“I’m very happy for our players, said WHRHS head coach Brian Figueriedo. ”It’s been a tough season and to see the girls finally ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — In a closely contested soccer match on Wednesday afternoon, Watchung Hills managed to secure a narrow victory over Somerville, with a final score of 2-1. “I’m very happy for our players, said WHRHS head coach Brian Figueriedo. ”It’s been a tough season and to see the girls ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan Girls Field Hockey team delivered a dominant 5-0 victory over Barnegat, securing the Shore B South Division title. This decisive win marked the Warriors’ sixth and final victory within their division, completing a perfect sweep of all opponents in the B South Shore ...
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 ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys soccer team posted an emphatic 5-0 victory over Whippany Park on Senior Day Wednesday afternoon.Whippany Park (8-2-1) came in with a five-game winning streak, but the visiting Wildcats were no match for a New Providence team that spent most of the day ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The hard work of this gifted student and captain of the Westfield High School girls tennis team is helping to lead the squad to new victories.Senior Bianca Vesuna is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.Vesuna’s path to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Delaware Valley’s Angel Martinez scored an unassisted second half goal to spoil Phillipsburg High School’s Senior Day activities as the Terriers pulled out a 1-0 victory in a Skyland Conference Valley Division boy’s soccer match on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at the Phillipsburg ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Mercer County's two undefeated boys soccer teams remained that way after Steinert and Robbinsville played to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday.Ryan Checkowski scored in the first half for Steinert with an assist from Chris DiMarco to take a 1-0 lead.Robbinsville tied the game on Ethan ...
As a young Bloomfield High girls' tennis team continues to improve, the team has been paced by the play of senior first singles, Madelyn McLaughlin."Madelyn has had an absolutely exceptional and special season," said Bloomfield head coach Mike DiMasi. "She is currently 13-2, with her only losses ...
UNION, NJ – The Union girls tennis team came away with a 5-0 girls tennis victory over Roselle on Tuesday.Union (6-5) won every set but one on the afternoon.First Singles Mikaela Catuncan (U)66 Myriam Laurent (R)00 Second Singles Olamma Ikwu (U)66 Briana Frasilus (R)00 First Doubles Adaugo ...
PENNINGTON, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls tennis team lost to Hopewell Valley High School on Tuesday 5-0 in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tennis Tournament. Spotswood was the 12th seed in the tournament. Hopewell Valley was seeded fifth and moved on to face ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson girls varsity soccer team (4-4-1) hosted Rahway (3-6) on Tuesday, winning 7-0, in a game with a close first half but a lopsided second.Johnson scored one goal in the first half before fully shifting the momentum in its favor, scoring six in the second half.Ali LaBarbera ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer team defeated Piscataway High School 4-1 on Tuesday to sweep the season series between the two teams. Dani Lyons scored two goals and had an assist to help the Chargers bounce back from a loss to Old Bridge over the weekend at the 2024 ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team took on Old Bridge High School in the first game of group play in a new format for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Tuesday. Spotswood is in Group D along with Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Carteret and Piscataway High ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Livingston High School girls soccer team won a key Super Essex Conference regular-season showdown over Montclair, 1-0, in overtime on Tuesday.Daisy Cheng scored in overtime with an assist from Dina Bojkovic to give the Lancers (8-2-1) the victory. It was the fifth goal of the ...
BASKING RIDGE -- The South Plainfield field hockey team is looking for any kind of momentum right now. Sophomore Cameron Tarpley scored two goals and senior Morgan Dwyer added one score with three assists to power Pingry to an 8-0 home shutout over South Plainfield Tuesday. Pingry (8-1) has won six ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls got goal-scoring efforts from four different players as the Lady Eagles turned back Kearny, 4-2, for their 10 straight victory in a girls high school soccer game played at Knolls on Tuesday, Oct. 1.Seniors Charlie Perna and Madison Kenny and junior Julianna Critchley ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls tennis team lost a 3-2 decision to Pope John at Pope John on Tuesday, Oct. 1, as the Lady Lions picked up their first victory of the season.Second-singles senior Abigail Hsu and the second-doubles team of seniors Gabriella King and Beatrize Labing-isa scored the ...