Sports Top Stories
By JOHN MOONEY
September 25, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Morris Knolls held on to its share of the North Jersey Athletic Conference’s American Division lead by rallying for a 2-1 victory over Randolph in a girls soccer match played at Randolph on Tuesday, Sept. 24.The victory was the seventh straight for the Lady Eagles, who have not lost ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Senior Will Woods’ third goal of the season was enough to get the Morris Knolls boys soccer team into overtime, but it wasn’t enough to win the game as Montville eked out a 2-1 victory over the Golden Eagles in a high school match at Knolls on Tuesday, Sept. 24.After a scoreless ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ – Morris Knolls and Parsippany Hills traded 25-14 decisions in the first two games before Par Hills came back with a 25-21 victory in the third to eke out a 2-1 victory over the Lady Eagles in a high school girls volleyball match played in Parsippany on Tuesday, Sept. 24.Morris ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.— Yorktown used a well-balanced offensive attack to defeat visiting Lakeland 35-7 on First Responders Night. “It’s great to have multiple weapons,” said Yorktown coach Pantelis Ypsilantis. “We want to get to a place where we have multiple guys who can score touchdowns from everywhere ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Nick Grippa scored the overtime goal to give Robbinsville a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday.Ethan Pagani had two goals in regulation for Robbinsville (8-0-1). Mitchell Shapiro supplied the assists on all three Raven goals.Brody Kaplan made nine saves for ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Summit Girls Soccer Team battled from behind against Gov. Livingston on Tuesday, rallying to a 3-2 victory as senior left wing Joelle Ma rattled off two goals in the second half. Senior Striker Parker Febo got the team on the board in the first half with a goal, getting ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Bordentown's champion girls softball team will be honored with a parade and banquet this weekend, and the community is invited to celebrate. The parade will be taking place on Sunday, September 29 beginning at 1PM on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City. It will start near ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School swept all 10 matches in a 5-0 shutout of Bound Brook in a Skyland Conference Valley Division girls tennis match on Tuesday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex. P’burg (5-4 overall, 5-1 division) has now won three straight matches, the last two by ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Junior Nicolette Grossman clocked 20:14.42 to place eighth out of 126 runners in leading the Chatham girls cross-country team in a batch meet held on Tuesday. Chatham was outscored by both Mendham and Randolph.Chatham varsity top finishers behind Grossman were Kathryn Heflin, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Reagan Dyba collected 12 kills, two blocks and seven digs to lead undefeated Hunterdon Central to a 25-14, 26-24 girls volleyball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Emily Evaristo finished with seven kills and nine digs for Bridgewater-Raritan (2-6). Hunterdon Central is ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...
ISELIN, NJ — The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team ended a two-game skid in a big way, defeating John F. Kennedy High School in Woodbridge, 5-2 behind a four-goal performance by Kieran Barlow. Barlow also assisted on Julien Lopez-Colon's goal. The senior has scored 17 goals in the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...
COLONIA, NJ — Noah Belo's overtime goal gave Colonia a 1-0 boys soccer victory over East Brunswick on Tuesday night. Seven minutes into the first overtime, Belo converted a feed from Jayvian Madry into a goal to give the Patriots (6-1) the game's only goal.Brandon DeSouza of Colonia finished with ...
METUCHEN, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer team won a big rivalry game under the lights at Metuchen High School on Tuesday. Spotswood defeated the Bulldogs 2-0 to take over first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference's White Division. Metuchen handed Spotswood its' only loss ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ tennis team is having a dream season.It was Senior Day for Class of 2025 seniors Jess Kozrya, Madison McInerney, and Riya Senjalia, and a large sea of supporters could be seen throughout the Green Knoll Tennis Center for the Panthers’ ...
CRANFORD, NJ – A new era begins for the Cranford boys lacrosse program as they welcome head coach Mike Robel. He takes over for Al Reinoso in a Cougars program that is looking to bounce back after a rough 2024 season. While never a high school head coach, Robel has coaching experience across many ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Reagan Dyba collected 12 kills, two blocks and seven digs to lead undefeated Hunterdon Central to a 25-14, 26-24 girls volleyball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Emily Evaristo finished with seven kills and nine digs for Bridgewater-Raritan (2-6). Hunterdon Central is ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Sept. 20, John Jay hosted Pelham before the John Jay Hall of Fame Inductee Ceremony, and at least two Wolves made a case for future enshrinement. “They are the definition of what hard work looks like,” said Coach Tom Rizzotti of Ilirijana Ahmetaj and Jaime Bartley-Cohen. So ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls volleyball team defeated Morristown Beard in straight sets; 25-15 and 25-14.Madison's Devon Johnson and Sophia Christoffers had six kills. Christoffers had 12 digs on the day. Eden O'Connor had nine digs and Johnson tallied six.The Dodgers will travel to face ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls soccer team got past Mendham 1-0 on Tuesday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 7-2 on the season.Junior Maggie Fitzgerald scored from an assist from Marin Fisher. Morristown goalie Adelina Galea had two saves on the day.The Colonials will host Pope John on ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Bears 8th grade team had quite an eventful game at their home opener Sunday, Sept. 22, taking down North Hunterdon 20-0. This is the second week in a row the Bears defense didn't allow any points.This victory now brings the Bears record to 2-0. The following stats of ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton boys soccer team pushed its record over .500 with a 5-1 victory over Roselle Catholic on Tuesday.Jacob Smiatacz scored two goals for the Bulldogs (4-3), who have won four games in a row.Jordan Estrada had one goal and one assist, Velasquez Paolo and Ryan Pinho each ...
Tue, Sep 24, 10:25 PM (8 hours ago) to Steven ERIIE, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Erie SeaWolves 3-2 in Game Two of the 2024 Eastern League Championship Series to conclude the 2024 season. The Patriots ended their postseason 2-2, having reach the playoffs for the third straight ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team has still lost just one game after defeating Newark Academy, 1-0, on Tuesday.Kevin Rodrigues scored the only goal for West Essex (4-1-3). Tyler Gordon and Sebastian Bladek split time in goal for the Knights, combining for seven saves (Gordon 4, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Mackenzie Riordan had eight kills to lead the Hasbrouck Heights to a 2-0 victory over Becton in a NJIC Meadowlands girls volleyball game at Hasbrouck Heights on Tuesday afternoon.Hasbrouck Heights improves to 4-6 on the season overall, 2-3 in the Meadowlands. Becton ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Morristown field hockey team fell to Montclair 8-0 on Monday afternoon. The Colonials dropped to 2-4 on the season.Ceci Cowart had a hat trick for Montclair while Caitlin Gorman added two.
TINTON FALLS, NJ – Four different players scored as the Holmdel girls soccer team defeated Monmouth Regional, 4-1, on Tuesday.Tori Klein, Lily Reardon and Sunny Betz each contributed one goal and one assist for the Hornets (3-3-1).Aylen Peters scored a goal for Holmdel, and Emilia Costa passed for ...