Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
September 12, 2024
STAFFORD - Lacey scored the first four goals of in the contest, to lead Lacey to continued undefeated season after beating Southern 4-1 on Wednesday, September 11.Senior forward Brielle Simon scored off an assist from freshman midfielder Brinley Reynolds to give Southern a 1-0 lead before senior ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Two teams that exploited chunk yardage plays last week for touchdowns meet on Friday night when Hunterdon Central travels to Maloney Stadium to take on Phillipsburg High School in a Big Central American Silver Division football game. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and it’ll be Senior ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield field hockey team lost a tough one on Tuesday. Junior midfielder Elizabeth Fitzharris scored the game's only goal in the second quarter to lift Johnson to a 1-0 road victory over South Plainfield. Junior goalie Alyssa Szarszewski had one save for Johnson ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Gov. Livingston Highlanders field hockey team earned their first win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Millburn 3-1 after a tough overtime loss in their season opener against Scotch Plains.Coach Jackie Wells reflected on the team’s performance, highlighting their ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem field hockey began the campaign to defend their section title with a tough 6-2 loss on the road to Bronxville on Sept. 9. Although the Tigers came up short on the scoreboard, Kathryn Dupree and Leah Malvino provided highlights by netting their first varsity goals.
VERONA, NJ - For the second straight contest the Verona Varsity Football Team eclipsed the 30-point plateau in its 38-20 victory over Kinnelon on September 6. Quarterback Colin DeMasi completed 13 of his 20 passing attempts for 219 yards and two touchdowns. DeMasi completed passes to eight ...
DENVILLE, NJ - The Morris Knolls Varsity Football Team took home its season opener in an overtime contest at West Morris on September 6. The Golden Eagles were held scoreless in the first half. They were down 10 going into the third quarter before hitting a field goal to make it a one-score game. A ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls tennis team won a 4-1 decision over Sayreville on Wednesday afternoon. The Barrons (3-1) won all three singles match-ups and split the doubles competition.First Singles Kenza Kharbouch (W)66 Shreeya Porwal (S)00 Second Singles Gia Allan (W)66 Reya Patel ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Going into halftime, the Raiders were down 1-0 as Montclair scored on a penalty kick early in the game. However, in the second half of the game, Scotch Plains-Fanwood dominated possession and was able to take advantage of Jayvon Young's speed by sending long balls to ...
CHATHAM, NJ - The Madison boys soccer team defeated neighboring Chatham 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers remain undefeated in the young season.Madison's Matthew Munoz and Justin Macrina found the back of the net in the first half. Chatham was able to shut down the Dodger offense while ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – It was an impressive day for the Morristown Colonials as they picked up a 2-0 win over the Chatham Cougars in a battle between two of the top teams in Morris County. It was an inauspicious start for Morristown against Chatham as in the early stages of the game the Cougars ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex girls soccer team remained undefeated with a 1-0 victory over Kearny on Wednesday.Ava Brignola scored the only goal unassisted in the second half. Ashley Suhey made six saves to preserve the shutout for West Essex (4-0).On Monday, West Essex beat Kinnelon, 2-1.
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Senior forward Michael Catanzarite scored both goals to lead Hunterdon Central to a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Wednesday.Catanzarite gave the Red Devils (2-0) a 1-0 lead with a goal from 10 yards away on the right side after taking a pass from Simon ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Senior forward Michael Catanzarite scored both goals to lead Hunterdon Central to a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Wednesday.Catanzarite gave the Red Devils (2-0) a 1-0 lead with a goal from 10 yards away on the right side after taking a pass from Simon ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan pulled away with four goals in the second half for a 5-0 girls soccer victory over Voorhees on Wednesday.Reese Reimann scored two goals and assisted on another for the Panthers (3-1), who led, 1-0, after one half.Grace Drumgool scored with an assist by Hayden ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Public Schools held a groundbreaking for Phase II of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovation on May 29 of this year. It is now almost complete.Phase I of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovations, which was officially opened in last fall, included constructing two ...
LODI, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights improved to 3-1 on the season with a 6-0 victory over Lodi in a NJIC Meadowlands girls soccer game on Wednesday afternoon in Lodi. The Lady Aviators improved to 2-0 in divisional play, while Lodi falls 0-3 overall and 0-2 in Meadowlands action.Three freshmen scored ...
SECAUCUS, NJ –Anna Christopoulos pulled out a tie-breaker victory to lift Hasbrouck Heights to a 3-2 win over Secaucus Wednesday afternoon in Secaucus in NJIC Meadowlands tennis match. The Lady Aviators improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Meadowlands with the victory. Secaucus falls to 2-2, 1-1 ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- In a matchup of undefeated teams, Holmdel remained unbeaten with a 4-1 girls tennis victory over Dwight-Englewood on Tuesday.The Hornets improved to 4-0. Dwight-Englewood is now 3-1. First Singles Zoe Yao (DE)66 Paige Piscatelli (H)00 Second Singles Ishani Singh (H)66 Zaina ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown North girls volleyball team turned in a convicing performance in a 25-14, 25-13 victory over Toms River East on Monday.It was the first victory of the season for Middletown North (1-2), which got six digs from Sienna Perkins, and the first loss for Toms River East ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- St. John Vianney broke a tie with 15 minutes left in the second half and held on for a 3-2 girls soccer victory over Middletown North on Wednesday.Madison Pieloch's goal with an assist from Kennedy Wallace with 15 minutes to go gave St. John Vianney (2-0) a 3-2 lead.Middletown ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Two days after scoring the most goals in a game by a Chatham boys soccer team in 10 years, the Cougars were forced to watch an exuberant celebration by the visiting team from Madison on Wednesday.The Dodgers got goals from Matt Munoz and Justin Macrina in the first 10 minutes and held ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Montville senior setter Lena Unice recorded the 500th assist of her career as Montville took down West Morris, 26-24, 25-16, at Montville Township High School on Tuesday, Sept. 10.Unice, who came into the season with around 460 assists, managed to reach the 500-assist mark in just ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Doubles partners Eden Heitlinger and Kelly Nie earned a pro-set tiebreaker decision to cap a rally from a first-set loss and take their match 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4) as the Chatham girls tennis team swept Morris Hills, 5-0, on Wednesday.Chatham (4-1) 5Morris Hills ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls soccer team scored a 2-0 win vs. Chatham on Wednesday afternoon. The game was scoreless heading into the half before Morristown senior Marin Fisher scored twice to lift the Colonials.Addie Emge and Maggie Fitzgerald were credited with an assist for Morristown ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-2 on Wednesday night in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Paired with a Portland loss, Somerset takes sole possession of first place in Northeast Division by 0.5 games with four left to play. Over ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-2 on Wednesday night in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Paired with a Portland loss, Somerset takes sole possession of first place in Northeast Division by 0.5 games with four left to play. Over ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys lacrosse team ran 2,000 steps at Perry Tyson Field early on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11, in honor of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.“It's something that we've been wanting to do, it was just a matter of putting it ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Pequannock Boys Soccer team secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Whippany Park in a closely contested match on Tuesday afternoon, improving their record to 2-1. Sebastian Barahona, netted both goals for Pequannock.Barahona opened the scoring just before the first period ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This captain on the Westfield High School Girls Soccer Team confidently leads her team, inspiring them to play with matching heart and energy. Senior Audra Toth is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.Toth got her start in ...