Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
September 13, 2024
PHILLIPSBURG - Brielle Plumbo scored 7:25 into the contest and Warren Hills went on to score the first four goals of the game in a 5-1 victory over Phillipsburg High School on Thursday afternoon in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey matchup at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.The ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - The Panthers are off to a blazing fast start this year having a 4-0-1 record through September 12.On September 11, the Panthers stopped Eastern Christian, 4-1, with goals from Bridget Finn (freshman), Izabella Samu (junior), Mia Corcoran (junior, midfield) and Emily McKegney ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert remained undefeated with a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Lawrence on Thursday.After a scoreless first half, Chris Vega and Ryan Checkowski each scored in the second half as Steinert raised its record to 3-0.Elliot Morris and Brayden Quinn provided the assists, and Dennis ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Four different players scored goals as Bridgewater-Raritan scored a 4-3 field hockey victory over Bernards on Thursday.Zaina Ahmed scored a goal and had an assist for the Panthers (2-1-1), who dominated play despite the one-goal difference in the final score. Bridgewater outshot ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Fifteen inductees comprise the inaugural class of the Sayreville War Memorial HS Athletic Hall of Fame (2024) honoring the greatest Sayreville athletes, teams, coaches, and trainers. The high school inducted its first-ever Athletic Hall of Fame class in a ceremony held in the gym ...
NUTLEY, NJ – Caldwell scored two goals in the second half to come away with a 4-2 boys soccer victory over Nutley on Thursday.Brodie Cook scored two goals and passed for two assists for the Chiefs (1-1-1), which was tied with Nutley, 2-2, at the half.Vincent Goodwin, who had one assist, and Joe ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Freshman forward Wren Napolitani scored four goals to lead Hoboken to a 9-0 girls soccer victory over Hudson Catholic on Thursday.Emma Conway finished with two goals and two assists for the RedWings (3-0), who led, 7-0, at the half.Romane Zorea had one goal and two assists, Alex ...
WAYNE, NJ - The fall sports season is underway for the Wayne Township Public Schools and TAPinto has the highlights. FootballWayne Hills and Wayne Valley football started off their seasons with impressive opening day wins against formidable out-of-state foes. It appeared that a resurgence for both ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – Dayton scored three goals in the first half and went on to a 5-2 girls soccer victory over Plainfield on Thursday.Maya Smith and Lauren O'Brien scored two goals each for the Bulldogs (2-2), who led, 3-1, at the half.Olivia Ferkenhoff scored a goal and Aria Molinelli contributed an ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia scored three goals in the first quarter and went on to a 4-0 field hockey victory over Mount St. Dominic on Thursday.Sophia Islam scored one goal and had one assist for Columbia (3-1), which led, 4-0, at halftime.Talia Gewirtz, Campbell Connell and Maddie Popowsky each ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Samantha Arnold scored three goals to lead East Brunswick to an 8-0 field hockey victory over Piscataway on Thursday.Yana Popova collected one goal and three assists, and Olivia Dziubeck scored two goals for the Bears (4-0), who led, 6-0, at halftime.Julia Rose and Grace Smutko ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School girls soccer had success against Mount Olive on Wednesday winning 4-1. The offence put 20 shots on the Marauders’ goalie while the D held Mt Olive to six shots.Uma Kowalski netted two with an assist. Mya Grycuk and Adriana Dolinski each scored. Dolinski and Abigail ...
KEANSBURG, NJ -- The Raritan girls tennis team picked up its first victory of the season with a 5-0 triumph over Keansburg on the road on Wednesday.The Rockets improved to 1-4.First SinglesAbigail Milza (R) 6 6 Ashley Felix (K) 2 0 Second SinglesJulia Geoghan ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham homegrown soccer player John Michael Tolkin, also known as JMi, created a lifetime memory when he competed for the USA men's soccer team at the 2024 Paris Olympics over the summer.On Monday night, Tolkin put a cherry on top of his Olympic experience when he was gifted the huge ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway boys soccer (4-0) is undefeated so far this season, scoring its fourth win in a row with their defeat of Colonia, 6-1 on senior night. Thursday’s matchup saw senior Maddox Davis post 2 goals in the 1st half for the Chiefs, with assists from junior Elias Blount.Senior ...
MENDHAM, NJ - The Morristown field hockey team defeated Mendham 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in their season opener. Lily Glover, Lucy Delatush and Mady Stavisky all scored for Morristown. Elliot Szporn had two assists on the day.Sophia Isemann and Claire Stolarski scored for Mendham.Morristown ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – The Union girls soccer team won for the first time this season, defeating Brearley, 1-0, on Thursday.Emily Filian scored an unassisted goal in the second half for the Farmers (1-2). It was her first goal of the season and the 11th of her career.Mikayla Astudillo made six saves for ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Immaculata scored both of its goals in the first half and held on for a 2-0 girls soccer victory over Ridge on Thursday.Sienna Armenti and Amari Manning scored the goals for the Spartans (2-1), with Sela Powell contributing an assist.Ridge (1-3) attempted three shots on goal while ...
The Madison Area YMCA Mariners Competitive Swim Team welcomed 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist and retired NBC sports commentator and analyst Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines IV on August 29, 2024. Gaines, who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995, has solidified his legacy as one of ...
The Madison Area YMCA Mariners Competitive Swim Team welcomed 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist and retired NBC sports commentator and analyst Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines IV on August 29, 2024. Gaines, who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995, has solidified his legacy as one of ...
PRINCETON - Southern coach Eric Maxwell is always putting his players in tough contests to prep his squad for its normal goal of competing for a state championship. In a highly anticipated matchup on Wednesday, New Jersey's top public high school volleyball programs, Princeton and Southern, ...
A busy early season schedule has produced some good results for the Bloomfield High girls' tennis team.Head coach Mike DiMasi's team was 2-2, through matches of Sept. 9, with 5-0 wins versus Belleville and East Orange Campus. The Bengals also dropped matches to West Orange, 5-0, and Cedar Grove, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Whippany Park Girls Soccer team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 6-2 victory over Morristown-Beard in Tuesday's game.Morristown-Beard struck first with an early goal from Jess Byrne in the first period, giving the team a brief 1-0 lead. Byrne, who scored both of her team's ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Whippany Park Girls Soccer team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 6-2 victory over Morristown-Beard in Tuesday's game.Morristown-Beard struck first with an early goal from Jess Byrne in the first period, giving the team a brief 1-0 lead. Byrne, who scored both of her team's ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls Tennis team won 4-1 over Wallkill Valley when they played away against them on Wednesday, September 11.The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: 1st: Samantha Sutton (N) won over Claire Kornak (WV) 5-6, 6-3, 1-02nd: Micaela Schlesner (N) won over ...
NEWTON, NJ—After winning the first game of the season, the Newton High School boys soccer team lost their two games, the first against Dover on Saturday, September 7 and the second against Jefferson on Tuesday, September 10.Newton lost by one to Jefferson, with a final score of 3-2, when they ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - Harvey head football coach Kyle Delaney says “speed and skills” are the mark of this year’s squad as it prepares to go to battle for a chance to earn a bowl bid to play for a championship in the NEPSAC 8-Man League in November. Last year, a heartbreaking 30-26 loss to Holderness in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Will Allen first discovered that he had a pretty strong throwing arm when he took the mound as a youth baseball player when he was in fourth or fifth grade.“Whenever I would pitch, I could always throw super hard,” he said. “I knew I had a good arm, but I was also known for being ...
PRINCETON - Southern coach Eric Maxwell is always putting his players in tough contests to prep his squad for its normal goal of competing for a state championship. In a highly anticipated matchup on Wednesday, New Jersey's top public high school volleyball programs, Princeton and Southern, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Ridge High School and Hillsborough High School will compete this weekend in the first annual UNICO Football Bowl Friday, September 13 at 7:00PM at Ridge High School. The winner will be awarded the UNICO Bowl Trophy. Members of the Ridge High School football team chose to support ...