Sports Top Stories
By PATRICK H. RYAN
September 28, 2024
Princeton, NJ --In the fall of 1923, and again in 1924, Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame football team, with its fabled Four Horsemen, rolled into Palmer Stadium to take on the venerable Tigers of Princeton. ND won both games.But there are some interesting vignettes about those games, which applied ...
UNION, NJ -- When Mike Lukaszewski kicked a 25-yard field goal with 1:36 to go in the second quarter to break a tie, little did anyone at Cooke Field in Union realize that the boot would hold up as the points that decided the game.But both teams bore down and neutralized each other defensively ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – After four games on the road to begin 2024, it was Homecoming night and a massive home opener for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School football team against rival Ridge High School: ranked No. 19 in New Jersey.Prior to kickoff, Bridgewater-Raritan’s Austin Guzman and Lucas Ovando ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Yorktown’s Annie Durante is one of the Huskers’ four senior field hockey captains, along with Brie Gaccino, Norah Guss, and Clare Ryan.Durante, a goalie, is coming off a season where she was named All-Section Honorable Mention and All-League in 2023. She has been playing varsity ...
HIGHLAND PARK, NJ - Spotswood High School took on undefeated Highland Park High School on Friday night under the lights. The Chargers defeated the Owls 23-12 for Spotswood's fourth straight victory this season. Spotswood is the defending Big Central Freedom Gold Division champs and is currently in ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team put up back-to-back shutouts on Saturday, defeating Perth Amboy High School 5-0. Spotswood scored two in the first and three in the second for the Chargers third straight victory. Kieran Barlow scored two goals and had an assist for ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- With a recent five-game winning streak, the New Providence boys soccer team has established its merit as a contender in 2024.Senior striker Ethan Barrington leads the Pioneers in assists with seven, and he has scored four goals, which is second on the team.After collecting two ...
MANCHESTER - The Manchester Hawks continued their impressive season with a convincing 24-12 victory over the Barnegat Bengals. Quarterback Aidan Lunn led the charge, sealing the deal with a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.The game was a back-and-forth affair, with both teams trading ...
STAFFORD - In a dramatic showdown for the Boyd-Emmert trophy, Central High School staged a late comeback to defeat Southern Reional High School, 27-21. The victory propelled Central to a 5-0 record and sole possession of first place in B South.Both teams were undefeated at 4-0 when kickoff ...
STAFFORD - In a dramatic showdown for the Boyd-Emmert trophy, Central High School staged a late comeback to defeat Southern Reional High School, 27-21. The victory propelled Central to a 5-0 record and sole possession of first place in B South.Both teams were undefeated at 4-0 when kickoff ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ – The Dayton girls volleyball team scored a 25-19, 25-21 victory over Bound Brook on Friday.Sari Racusin finished with seven kills and three blocks for Dayton (4-8).Jocelyn Peralta led the Bulldogs in digs with 10, Eva Sousa totaled 15 assists and Madison Tarrant had a team-high ...
STANHOPE, NJ - On Friday night, Madison secured their first win of the season with a commanding 41-7 victory over Lenape Valley. Madison's balanced offensive attack, led by quarterback Luke McGuire, was integral to the big win.Madison struck first in the opening quarter when Luke McGuire capped ...
BLAIR, NJ - The Madison field hockey team shut out Blair Academy 4-0 on Friday afternoon. The Dodgers remain undefeated in the early season. Emme Kassis, Lindsay Cathpole, Lila Baisch and Celia Stuart all scored on the day.Grace Garrity was credited with two assists while Emma Wirth had one ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ - The Morristown football team lost to Mount Olive 49-35 on Friday night. The Colonials dropped to 2-3 on the season. Mount Olive was leading by 28 heading into the half. The Colonials scored 21 points in the third. Colonail Reed Donegan, James Dzikowski and Jasiah Brown all ...
VERONA, NJ - Sports culture in Verona Township was already popular, but one student took it upon himself to take it to the next level. Micah Saddik, a senior at Verona High School, is the founder of Verona Sports Media, a club at the school that has rapidly risen in popularity since its inception ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Boys Varsity Soccer Team had their two-game win streak snapped on Thursday, losing a tight contest to Plainfield 2-1. Justin Santos provided the lone goal for the Rams in the contest. For Plainfield, Quinnton Battiste, and Ugochukwu Uzoechina each had a goal. Goalkeeper ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Despite the rain, Phillipsburg High School’s annual Youth Night continued, drawing over 500 local youth and coaches to the field on Friday night. The event, held during Phillipsburg's thrilling 42-35 win over Hillsborough, brought together young football players and cheerleaders ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Junior forward Kenzie Comprelli scored all three goals of her hat trick in the second quarter when Morris Knolls beat Parsippany, 5-0, in a high school field hockey game played at Knolls Friday, Sept. 27.Comprelli, who had scored two goals in Knolls’ previous eight games, got her ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls kept it close in the first game only to see Morristown run away with the second game and the match as the Lady Colonials beat the Lady Eagles, 2-0 (25-23, 25-15), in a girls volleyball match at Knolls Friday, Sept. 27.Junior Lauren Dunko led Knolls in assists with 11, ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem's student-athletes got fired up for Homecoming Weekend at the pep rally on Sept. 27, held on the turf at Tiger Stadium.
SOMERS, N.Y. - After winning the John Jay tournament on Saturday, the volleyball team came away feeling in sync“We played really well together,” said Adrianna Adelman. “It was a great way to bond.” But it was a near solo act that set the tone for the Tuesday, Sept. 24 home sweep of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - If there is one word to describe the Phillipsburg High School football team so far this season it’s “exciting” as big scoring plays have been a staple already in this young season.On Friday night, the Stateliners outdid themselves on the way to the school’s 740th win of all-time ...
CARTERET, NJ — Jakir Thomas rushed for 225 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Carteret to a 37-7 football victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday night.Thomas carried the ball 18 times, but Carteret's first TD of the game came on a 68-yard run by Al-Naiquan Boseman in the first quarter.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - In a game that exhausted all options, Wood-Ridge and Park Ridge ended in a 21-21 draw after going to triple overtime on Friday night at Donna Ricker Memorial Field. The game that was meant to decide second place in the NJIC Patriot League leaves both teams remaining in lockstep at ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — North Plainfield High School's football team celebrated a significant milestone on Friday night as they claimed their first victory of the season, defeating New Brunswick in a decisive 28-6 showdown. The atmosphere at North Plainfield was electric as fans filled the stands, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It took some extra hustle from senior midfielder Danny O'Brien to beat the keeper to the ball and score the only goal of the game, lifting Chatham to a workmanlike 1-0 boys soccer win vs. Morris Hills on “Cougar Night” Friday.Chatham got its goal from O'Brien in the 10th minute and ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Luca Toriellos’ 45 yard interception return changed the momentum of the game, giving Butler a 13-0 lead going into halftime en route to a 34-6 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC Meadowlands Division football game. Butler now sits at 4-0, in first place in the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Junior halfback Chance Fischer scored four touchdowns to lead Bayonne to a 35-14 football victory over Paterson Eastside on Friday night.After Paterson Eastside (0-5) scored the game's first touchdown, Fischer scored on a 1-yard run with 3:56 left in the first quarter and Mike Tawfik ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Abby Droner celebrated her birthday Friday night, doing what it seems she was born to do on the soccer field - score goals.The Georgetown commit fired two shots into the back of the net and set up a third with a well-struck free kick, and junior striker Amanda Thornton scored twice as ...
ROSELLE, NJ -- TJ Munn scored three touchdowns to lead New Providence to a 39-6 football victory over Roselle on Friday night.After a scoreless first quarter, the Pioneers (4-1) scored three touchdowns in the second quarter. AJ Whitehead went 23 yards from scrimmage for a score to put New ...