Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
September 20, 2024
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Senior fullback Aidan Stieglitz rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, including the tiebreaking score with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, to give Ridge a 28-21 victory over Phillipsburg before a huge crowd at Lee Field on Friday night.In each of the ...
DENVILLE, NJ. – The final score was Pequannock 5, Morris Knolls 0 in a high school girls tennis match played a Knolls on Thursday, Sept. 19, but each individual match was closely played and did not reflect the final score at all.Three of the five North Jersey Athletic Conference individual matches ...
SPARTA, NJ – Kenzie Comprelli’s fourth-period goal gave the Morris Knolls High School field hockey team a 2-1 victory over Sparta at Sparta on Thursday, Sept. 19.The junior forward took a pass from senior Sydney Hu at the 4:28 mark of the final period to score her second goal of the season and give ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School girls volleyball team split back-to-back matches this week, beating West Morris, 2-0 (25-13, 25-17) at West Morris on Thursday, Sept. 19, and falling to Gov. Livingston, 2-0 (25-15, 25-18) in a match at home on Friday, Sept. 20.The split puts the Lady ...
BARNEGAT - In a decisive match, Barnegat High School's junior star, Aiden O'Halloran, led his team to a 3-1 victory over Brick Memorial. O'Halloran's two-goal performance was instrumental in handing Brick Memorial their first loss of the season.Riley Stolte contributed a goal of his own, while ...
ROXBURY, NJ - As fall sports begin, the Sparta girls volleyball team is continuing to prove their successes have not come by luck after playing Roxbury on September 19. In the match led by captains Tara Keller, Aralyn Saulys, and Giselle Faria, the Spartans were able to take a 2-0 win on the heels ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Declan Kurdyla threw four first-half touchdown passes to lead Bridgewater-Raritan to a 28-20 football victory over Hunterdon Central on Friday night.Kurdyla rallied the Panthers (2-2) from a 20-14 deficit in a game that was scoreless in the second half. He threw a 70-yard TD pass ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South scored two goals in the first period and went on to a 3-0 field hockey victory over Colts Neck on Thursday.Caroline Bedetti had a hat trick for the Eagles (4-1), scoring with 7:55 left in the first quarter and again with 1:25 to go in the same quarter.Her last goal ...
UNION, NJ -- Three different players scored to help New Providence record a 3-2 girls soccer victory over Union on Thursday.Maddie Merrick, Libby Knight and Abby Cheung each scored one goal, and Mae Kinum recorded an assist, for the Pioneers (4-2), who led, 1-0, at the half.Emily Filian and ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley Hornets gymnastics team narrowly fell to Indian Hills in a meet on Thursday. PV finished with a score of 87.45, just short of Indian Hills' 89.2.Leading the way for the Hornets was Kourtney Matheis, who delivered an all-around score of 32.85, topping Indian ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Passaic Valley girls volleyball team (5-1) secured their fifth win of the season with a 2-1 victory over DePaul (2-4) on Thursday. DePaul came out strong, taking the first set 25-21. However, PV rallied in the second and third sets, winning 25-21 and 25-18, respectively, to seal the ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Freshman Joyce Zhang came back from a set down to win a pro set tiebreaker at first singles to highlight Chatham's 5-0 girls tennis win vs. Montville on Friday.Montville's Brooks Misiora won the first set, 6-3, before Zhang came back to take the second set, 6-3 and the pro set ...
WARETOWN, NJ - Township of Ocean will be hosting a ribbon cutting for the new Pickeball court lights at Corliss Park on Tuesday, September 24 at 5 p.m. The lights, equipment and labor have been completely donated by Bruce & Debbie Floystad, MRS Airfield Lightsand Supplies and GKS ...
WARETOWN, NJ - Township of Ocean will be hosting a ribbon cutting for the new Pickeball court lights at Corliss Park on Tuesday, September 24 at 5 p.m. The lights, equipment and labor have been completely donated by Bruce & Debbie Floystad, MRS Airfield Lightsand Supplies and GKS ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Heading into week two of the season with a perfect 2-0 record, the Manasquan High School boys soccer team was looking to maintain their momentum as they prepared for Shore Conference Tournament Group 2 play. Facing off against Raritan in Hazlet this past Saturday, the Warriors aimed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls tennis defeats Morris Hills 4-1 on Friday afternoon. Morristown improved to 7-3 on the season after today's match.Morristown's Sukanya Vasudevan defeated Diya Borundiya 6-0, 6-3 in the 2nd singles match. Morristown won the 3rd singles match when Ava Adubato ...
NUTLEY, NJ - It was a night the ground game took center stage for the Nutley High football team.And Aidan Rotbaum gave the virtuoso performance. The senior back rushed 24 times for 135 yards and one touchdown to pace the Raiders to a 20-14 victory over Passaic on Thursday night at The Oval in ...
VERONA, NJ — Livingston scored both its goals in the second half for a 2-0 girls soccer victory over Verona on Thursday.Daisy Cheng and Izzy Kilelee scored the goals for the Lancers (5-0-1), who had a huge advantage in shots on goal (18-1) over Verona, but were deadlocked in a scoreless game at the ...
Despite a 1-3-1 early season record, the Bloomfield High boys' soccer team has played well.Head coach Michael Aiello's team lost a tough 4-3 contest to undefeated West Essex, in overtime, on Sept. 18, in Bloomfield.The Bengals are back in action on Sept. 20, when it plays host to Livingston, in a 4 ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Sunday, Sept 22 at 1:30 p.m. the 8th grade Kenilworth bears will back in town for their home opener against North Hunterdon.The boys are looking to continue their winning ways behind a stellar defense which held Perth Amboy to 0 points and a potent offense which scored 5 touchdowns ...
BAYONNE, NJ - “Let’s Skate Again,” roller skate night will be held on Friday, Oct. 11 at the 1st Street Outdoor Hockey Rink. Presented by the Division of Recreation, Roller Skate Night will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.The event will honor the brightest skater, and will include glowsticks, neon face ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer team earned its fourth shutout of the season on Thursday, defeating North Brunswick High School 4-0. Freshman Avery McNeff got the Chargers on the scoreboard 23 minutes into the game when she buried a cross from fellow freshman ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School scored twice in the first and third quarters on the way to a 4-0 victory over Hunterdon Central to give Rachel Phillips her first head coaching victory in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey game on Thursday afternoon at the Phillipsburg ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne scored six goals in the first half and went on to a 9-0 girls soccer victory over St. Dominic on Thursday.Sheila O'Neill and Samara Porch scored two goals apiece for the Bees (5-1-1), who outshot St. Dominic, 17-0.Camila Saltos scored a goal and had an assist, and Julieta ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Hoboken scored eight goals in the first half of a 9-0 girls soccer victory over Dickinson on Thursday.Wren Napolitani collected three goals and three assists for the RedWings (5-0), with Emma Conway totaling three goals and one assist.Romane Zorea scored two goals and had one ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Dayton evened its record with a 3-0 boys soccer victory over Union Catholic on Thursday.Jordan Estrada, Gabriel Palma and Jacob Smiatacz scored for the Bulldogs (2-2), who led, 1-0, at halftime.Antonio Moccia contributed two assists, and Justin Rodriguez had the other assist.
CLARK, NJ — So, granted, TAPinto Clark arrived a bit late to Johnson's varsity volleyball (4-3) game on Wednesday. Still, just 45 minutes after the start of the match against Hillside (0-7), I thought I'd be able to catch at least some of the action.But, alas, the varsity girls were so methodical ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick girls soccer team defeated Edison, 3-1, on Thursday afternoon.Samantha Baker scored two goals in the first half for the Bears (3-2-1). Her first one with an assist from Valeria Fernandes gave them a 1-0 lead.After Edison (0-7) tied it, 1-1, Baker scored off a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Second singles player Ella Burke and the first doubles team of Juliana Kohtoh and Mia Dy did not lose a game to lead the Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis team to a 5-0 whitewash of host Warren Hills in a Skyland Conference Valley Division match on Thursday afternoon.The ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys soccer team faced Morris Hills at home for their sixth game of the season on Monday June 16. When the final whistle blew, the Rams walked away with a 2-1 victory to move their record to 3-2-1 on the season. ( Link at end of story to game photos )“I think we are ...