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September 22, 2024

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Marcus Valenzuela clocked 15:57 in leading the Chatham cross-country juniors to first place in their 5K race, boosting the Cougars to third place overall competing against 40 teams at the Magee Class Invitational held Saturday at Greystone.In the senior class race, Chatham's ...

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MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Magee Invitational Class Meet was held on Saturday over at the Greystone Course. This year the meet included over 80 schools and up to 180 runners in each of the girl’s events. Arwen Ellis was the first Chatham runner back for the senior class division where they placed ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School football team lost 39-7 when they hosted the Spartans on Friday, September 20. The Braves pushed yard by yard, relying on their running game for most of the action.  They just could not get into the endzone. Sparta got on the board first with a touchdown in the ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls Tennis team won 5-0 over Hopatcong when they played them away on Friday, September 20.The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: 1st: Samantha Sutton (N) won over Megan Hincznski (H) 6-0, 6-02nd: Micaela Schlesner (N) won over Sadie Kester (H), 6-0, ...

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Ethan Kelly scored twice in the second half and Toms River East rallied from a one-goal deficit to beat  the Rams (). Kelly scored the equalizer off a pass from classmate Luke Bodziak, then scored the game-winner off a set-up from fellow senior Tommy Renkin in the 73rd minute.Southern's record ...

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SPARTA, NJ –Spartan quarterback Shane Hoover has been named Super Football Conference or SFC of Northern New Jersey Player of the Week.  The “Alliance Orthopedics” Player of the Week for week two, Hoover completed 22 passes on 26 attempts for a total of 375 yards with only one interception in the ...

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BARNEGAT -  Nate Scisco scored twice in Barnegat’s 3-1 win over Red Bank Catholic, in Barnegat on Saturday.Nick Ficorilli scored a goal for Barnegat while Kyle Wright turned away eight shots in goal for the home team.Barnegat's record improves to 4-2. 

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LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are not happy with the current weather conditions. The official end of the 2024 summer flounder season takes place on Wednesday, September 25, but it appears the final few days of the season may well be a ...

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LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are not happy with the current weather conditions. The official end of the 2024 summer flounder season takes place on Wednesday, September 25, but it appears the final few days of the season may well be a ...

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WAYNE, NJ - The Passaic Valley (PV) Hornets field hockey team faced a tough outing on Friday, falling 6-0 to Wayne Hills. PV's defense worked hard throughout the game, with goalie Mackenzie Taylor making nine saves to try to keep her team in it. However, the Patriots' offense proved relentless, ...

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LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's (PV) football team improved to 2-1 with a 21-7 victory over West Milford at home on Friday night. After a scoreless first quarter, the Hornets found the end zone in the second, with Colin Woodall breaking through on a six-yard run, followed by a successful extra ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how Montville Township High School sports teams fared this past week.FOOTBALLMontville improved to 4-0 with a 28-0 win on the road over Roxbury on Friday night.Anthony Feaster rushed for 109 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns, while also catching three passes ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - Eli Kaufman was the centerpiece of a historic season for the boys golf team at Montville Township High School this past spring.The Montville senior won several individual titles, including the individual North 1, Group 2 sectional title, the Morris County Tournament title, and was ...

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FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central remained undefeated with a 3-1 boys soccer victory over Ridge on Saturday morning.Colby Townsend scored two goals, including the one that gave Hunterdon Central (5-0) a 1-0 lead in the opening half with an assist from German Jacinto, who had assists on all three ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs football team next faces the South Brunswick Vikings at home on Thursday, September 26th. The Chiefs are 2-5 against the Vikings, last beating them in 2019. This schedule change is due to a time conflict on Friday with a Rutgers football game that school ...

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Camden High School's three-game win streak was snapped by Holy Spirit 23-12 on September 20, 2024 at home. Holy Spirit's offense was led by Jahcere Ward, who scored two rushing touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury.  Panther quarterback Mahki Brunson rushed for one touchdown and threw ...

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ISELIN —Fiheen Howell Jr. scored four touchdowns to lead JFK High School of Iselin to a 40-0 football victory over New Brunswick on Friday night.Howell carried 19 times for 269 yards, scoring two of his touchdowns in the second quarter on runs of 43 and 47 yards. Nyeem Muse also scored a 1-yard TD ...

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MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan Girls Tennis team entered the week with a packed schedule, knowing they’d need both strength and depth to push through five matches in six days. By week's end, they emerged victorious in three of their four matches and secured a doubles tournament win in Haddonfield.On ...

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CLARK, NJ — When someone asked TAPinto Clark to guess how much money the ALJ High School girls soccer team raised in its annual fall car wash on Sunday, we guessed $500. We were only off by about $2500.Today, an unremitting stream of cars made its way through the ALJ parking lot for three hours, as ...

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SUMMIT, NJ – As the fall season continues, the 2024 Summit Lady Hilltoppers Volleyball Team prepares for the toughest schedule it has ever faced. Tapinto Summit caught up with Head Coach Antonio Martins to get his views on the season. How is your season going so far? Being up in the Watchung ...

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MONROE TWP. -- Saturday marked another shutout win for the South Plainfield field hockey team. Senior midfielder Emily Baksh scored three goals and senior forward Ava Chapman added another to power South Plainfield to a 4-0 road victory at Monroe. Baksh leads the team with seven goals and senior ...

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SUMMIT, NJ -- For the fourth consecutive year, the Summit HS Hilltopper gymnastics team has devoted its September competitions to the Go Gold initiative to spread awareness and raise money for rare pediatric cancers. In conjunction with the Brooke Healey Foundation (www.brookehealey.org) at its ...

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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School gave a valent effort but fell short of beating Easton as the Red Rovers squeezed out a pair of games by the scores of 25-19 and 25-22 in a girls volleyball match on Saturday at the Stateliners gymnasium. “The games were very competitive,” Phillipsburg ...

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ALLEGANY, NY — The sound of wheels hitting pavement, cheers from the crowd and the pulse of live music from Animal in a Cage filled the air at Allegany River Park Saturday, as the community celebrated the grand opening of its long-awaited skate park. Skaters, BMX riders and scooter fans gathered in ...

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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior back Wayne Maresch scored the only goal of the game with 19 seconds left in the game with senior forward Mike James getting the assist as the Phillipsburg High School boys soccer team defeated host North Warren 1-0 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday.It was Maresch’s ...

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ISELIN, NJ —Fiheen Howell Jr. scored four touchdowns to lead JFK High School of Iselin to a 40-0 football victory over New Brunswick on Friday night.Howell carried 19 times for 269 yards, scoring two of his touchdowns in the second quarter on runs of 43 and 47 yards. Nyeem Muse also scored a 1-yard ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — After winning the first game of the season over Woodbridge High School 7-0, the Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer team went into double overtime to sweep the season series with the Barrons on Saturday. Theodora Xipolias scored the game-winner in the second overtime on a ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – Senior Matt Klingener’s second-half goal gave Morris Knolls a 1-1 tie against Parsippany Hills in a high school boys soccer game played at Knolls Saturday, Sept. 21.Klingener’s goal was his team-leading sixth of the season and came on an assist by sophomore Jefferson Zapata.

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Junior Julianna Critchley scored both goals and sophomore goalkeeper Tariyana Sango stopped seven of the eight shots she faced to lead Morris Knolls to its sixth straight victory, a 2-1 decision over Hillsborough in a high school girls soccer game played at Hillsborough on ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Hillside defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 28-10 Friday night, for their first win of the season.The Comets (1-2)  were able to move the ball against the Raiders by taking to the air.  QB Zion Risher benefited from having targets including tight ends Darren Ikinnagbon and ...

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