Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
September 19, 2024
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park boys soccer team won a 2-0 victory over Boonton, improving their record to 4-1. The Boonton boys soccer team fell to 3-1 on the season.During the first period, neither side managed to get any points on the board, ending the half in a 0-0 stalemate.Whippany Park ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Parsippany Hills girls tennis team beat Morristown 3-2, on Tuesday afternoon. Morristown took the doubles matches with Natalie Verga and Caroline Morhardt defeating Harini Talluri and Hasini Talluri 6-2, 6-0. Morristown teammates Leah Gottesegen and Madelyn Vizzini defeated ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Payton Zaun is making headlines with her remarkable achievements this senior soccer season, reaching the impressive milestone of 100 career points. Her exceptional performance and unwavering leadership on the field have earned her the title of Valairco Heating and Cooling ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Alex Hain scored two goals to help Hunterdon Central to a 4-2 boys soccer victory over previously undefeated Pingry on Wednesday.Hunterdon Central (4-0) led, 3-0, at one point. Hain scored with an assist from Francisco Perez-Rodriguez in the first half. Owen Mayrides gave the Red ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Junior Maggie Krasnomowitz and senior Charlee Perna each scored twice to lead the Morris Knolls High School girls soccer team to its fifth straight victory, a 6-2 decision over Chatham Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Knolls.Sophomore Michaela Anderson and junior Alexa Grazioli each scored ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School girls tennis team ran into a hotter than hot Randolph squad Wednesday, Sept. 18, and lost a 5-0 decision to the Lady Rams in a match played at Knolls.All five matches were decided in straight sets with the Lady Eagles’ seniors Shannon Christal, Abigail ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School boys soccer team stayed with unbeaten Morristown for the first half, but the Colonials put on a strong second-half performance to record a 4-1 victory over the Eagles Wednesday, Sept. 18, in a game played at Morristown.The loss snapped a three-match ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls tennis team fell to Randolph 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers have lost the last four matches. Madison took the 1st singles match when Kaden Peterson defeated Ram Ava Pinho 6-2, 6-3. The Rams went on to win the four remaining matches.The Dodgers will look to ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – After winning its first seven matches of the 2024 season, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ tennis team was defeated for the first time Wednesday evening by a familiar foe.Ranked No. 4 in all of New Jersey, reigning Group 4 state champion Ridge High School (5-1) bounced ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ soccer head coach Sean Casey talked to his squad about the importance of starting better on the road.To say the least, that is what happened on Wednesday night at Hillsborough High School.Not only did the Panthers quickly score first on the ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - With a 3-0 start under their belts, Somers welcomed Tappan Zee to this side of the river, and Gianna Morales was quick to describe the atmosphere of Tusker volleyball for the visitors. “We enjoy what we do,” she said. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out so well for the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan's girls soccer team dealt Hillsborough its first loss of the season, 6-0, on Wednesday.Reese Reimann scored three of her four goals in the second half for the Panthers (5-1-1), who broke open a game that was 1-0 at halftime.Sophia Rosato scored two second-half ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls tennis team maintained its undefeated record with a 5-0 victory over Somerville on Tuesday.The Panthers are 7-0. Somerville is 0-7.First Singles Jessica Kozyra (BR)66 Tiana Nguyen (S)01 Second Singles Madison McInerney (BR)66 Cassara Nguyen ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central remained undefeated with a 25-21, 25-19 girls volleyball victory over Hillsborough on Tuesday.The victory raised the Red Devils' record to 7-0. Hillsborough is 1-5.Hunterdon Central Name-Sets Played-K-B-D-A-SP-Aces Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesAlex Shedlock2308001Ava ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Madison girls volleyball team defeated Kinnelon 27-25 and 25-18 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers improved to 4-1 on the season. Devon Johnson led Madison with eight kills and 12 digs. Charlotte Forrester had four kills and 12 digs. Madison will host Mount St. Mary on September ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Cornhole and horseshoes are more than backyard fun for Joseph Lenda, who recently became a silver and bronze medalist in the events at the New Jersey Senior Olympics in early September.Lenda, 68, said he competed during the weekend of September 6-8. He took home a silver medal in ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck girls volleyball team rolled to a 25-7, 25-8 victory over Long Branch on Wednesday.Kendra Thor finished with nine kills and four digs for Colts Neck (3-4).Colts Neck Name-Sets Played-K-B-D-A-SP-Aces Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesElizabeth Abate2102073Kiersten ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Anthony Cala scored two first half goals to lead Wood-Ridge to 2-1 victory over Becton in a NJIC Meadowlands boys soccer game Wednesday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex.“I expected them to play us that hard, and I expected us to have to play hard, too,” said Wood-Ridge ...
RUTHERFORD, NJ – Rutherford rallied to beat Hasbrouck Heights, 3-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands girls tennis match on Wednesday afternoon in Rutherford. Rutherford moves to 6-1 overall, 3-1 in the NJIC with the win. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 3-4, 2-2, with the lossHasbrouck Heights jumped out with ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville football team continued its winning ways to open the season, as it improved to 3-0 with a 34-13 win over Chatham at Montville Township High School on Friday.The Mustangs were led by Anthony Feaster, who carried 13 times for 155 yards and three touchdowns, while also ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — “His hearts been there for a while,” Chris LaPlaca, retired ESPN executive, said regarding Adrian Wojnarowski’s return to St. Bonaventure University. "This is new news to some people, but he’s been thinking about this for some time,” added LaPlaca, who was senior vice ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, is retiring from his award-winning journalism career and returning to his alma mater as general manager for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program.“I’m thrilled and humbled to return to St. Bonaventure with an opportunity ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Glen Rock handed Hasbrouck Heights girls tennis its second consecutive loss, 4-1, at the Neal McCarthy Courts at Hasbrouck Heights High School on Tuesday afternoon. Hasbrouck Heights falls 3-3 overall with the loss while Glen Rock improves to 6-1.Evelynn Kwak secured the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Maybe it's a good thing that the Chatham boys soccer team will be playing its next game away from Cougar Field after the result it got from its fifth straight home game.The Cougars capped a 1-4 homestand with a 2-0 setback to Roxbury in an NJAC American Division matchup on ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – SPF PAL football kicked off its 2024 season against teams from West Orange at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's varsity field on Sunday, Sept. 15. Sixth grade coach Mike Podell dedicated the team's victory to PAL president Shawn Johnson, who is now the Scotch ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The doubles tandem of Brigid Kelly and Aileen McEnroe won 12 straight games to win their match for Chatham as the Cougars won their fourth straight, 5-0 vs. Sparta in an NJAC American Division match on Wednesday at the Colony Courts.Chatham (7-1, 6-0 NJAC American) 5Sparta (1-6, ...
It's been a good start for the Bloomfield High girls' soccer program, in 2024.Head coach Jon Aliaga's team won its second game of the season on Sept. 17, defeating Belleville, 6-0, on Sept. 17, in a Super Essex Conference Colonial Division contest, in Bloomfield.The Bengals improved to 2-2 on the ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Nicole Bary collected seven digs, eight assists and five service aces and Anna Rice knocked down seven kills in helping the Chatham girls volleyball team rally for a 2-1 win vs. Parsippany Hills on Tuesday.Chatham (2-3) dropped the first set, 19-25 before winning the second set, ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park boys soccer team won a 2-0 victory over Boonton, improving their record to 4-1. The Boonton boys soccer team fell to 3-1 on the season.During the first period, neither side managed to get any points on the board, ending the half in a 0-0 stalemate.Whippany Park ...
TUCKERTON - Jayla Duff scored three goals to lead Barnegat to a 4-2 victory over Pinelands on Wednesday in Tuckerton. Laila Turchi also scored for Barnegat. Sura Nutalli and Kaitlyn Sino scored for the Wildcats of Pinelands. Barnegat improves its record to 3-3. Team12FinalBarnegat ...