Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
September 10, 2024
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Alex Agostini scored three goals and had one assist to lead West Essex to an 8-0 field hockey victory over Summit on Tuesday.Adelaide Minnella totaled two goals and two assists, and Julia Conforti finished with two goals and one assist for the Lady Knights (3-0), who scored ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls soccer team is on a roll. Coming off a 3-0 win against Elizabeth, the Dodgers again shut out their opponent. Madison defeated Morris Tech 6-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Madison scored three goals in the first half. The first goal was scored by Kate Reigle followed by ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Rams faced off against Spotswood on September 6, losing 26-20 in a close battle from start to finish. Spotswood started off strong, scoring 10 unanswered points and holding Roselle scoreless through the first quarter. Roselle narrowed the gap to six points by the end of ...
MADISON, NJ – After losing their season opener Wednesday against Hackensack, Madison bounced back Thursday afternoon to pick up their first victory of the year with a 2-0 sweep (25-18, 25-17). The opening set saw Madison lose the first point but never trail after even as the Wildcats and Dodgers ...
MADISON, NJ – After losing their season opener Wednesday against Hackensack, Madison bounced back Thursday afternoon to pick up their first victory of the year with a 2-0 sweep (25-18, 25-17). The opening set saw Madison lose the first point but never trail after even as the Wildcats and Dodgers ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley (PV) girls volleyball team opened their season with a win against Eastside on Monday, sweeping the match 2-0. The Hornets dominated both sets, winning 25-8 in the first and 25-11 in the second.Alina Ferguson led the team in both kills and blocks, registering ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's girls tennis team faced off against Bergen Tech on Monday, resulting in a 5-0 loss for the Knights. The match saw Kennedy players competing in both singles and doubles events, with Bergen Tech taking each match.In first singles, Olivia Lai of Bergen Tech defeated Kennedy's ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Eastside girls volleyball team faced a tough challenge in their season opener against Passaic Valley (PV) on Monday. Despite their efforts, the Ghosts were swept 2-0 in the match, with scores of 25-8 and 25-11.PV's offense, led by Alina Ferguson and Tatyana Corprew, proved ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence High School (NPHS) community is coming together for a special event on Saturday, September 28, as the Football and Cheer Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser takes place from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the NPHS cafeteria. All are welcome to enjoy a delicious pancake ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – It was a difficult day on the pitch for Ridgewood against their Bergen County rivals Ramapo. The Maroons dropped their second straight game to open the 2024 season, as they were defeated by the Raiders, 2-0. Ridgewood fell behind early when in the sixth minute Mary Grusser scored ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls tennis team lost to Bound Brook High School 4-1 on Monday in Colonia Park. Spotswood's Grace Paprota earned the only match point for the Chargers. Paprota defeated Bound Brook's Heidi Martinez, (6-3, 6-4), in her second singles match.Evolet Ion lost ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - James, a four-year varsity player, two-year starter, and Phillipsburg High School’s captain this season, scored a goal and added an assist when the Stateliners opened their season with a 3-1 victory over Rutgers Prep on Thursday.The midfielder added another goal in the ‘Liners ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team defeated Metuchen High School 4-1 in the Chargers home opener on Monday behind a hat trick by Kieran Barlow. Barlow has scored five goals in the Chargers first two games this season. Spotswood scored two in the first half and two in ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - As the new year gets underway, both varsity soccer squads at The Harvey School look to make moves on the field this season. The 2024 Harvey girls varsity soccer team should be right in the thick of things come playoff time in November after proving to be an up-and-coming force to be ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison girls tennis team defeated Villa Walsh; 3-2 on Monday afternoon. The Dodgers improved to 2-3 on the season.The Dodgers won all three singles matches. Kaden Peterson defeated Angelina Santorelli 6-0, 6-1. Caroline Bibbee defeated Cameron Shull 7-6, 7-6. Korryn Peterson ...
GLEN GARDNER, NJ - The Voorhees Vikings rebounded from its opening 41-14 loss to Rahway, defeating Iselin Kennedy 39-27 to go 1-1. Again, the offense was led by junior running back Matteo Tramutola who racked up 301 yards on 37 carries and scored 5 touchdowns. Tramutola opened the scoring in the ...
MANCHESTER - The Southern Regional Girls Soccer team recorded a big victory on the road on Monday, defeating Manchester 2-1 in overtime. Southern freshman Brinley Reynolds tied the game 1-1 with only a minute left in regulation. Reynolds went ahead and won the game with a goal in overtime to secure ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The Carteret girls volleyball team pulled out a come-from-behind victory over Perth Amboy, 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, on Monday.Emmie Diaz, a junior outside hitter, had a monster performance for the Ramblers with 13 blocks to go with two kills. The full slate of Carteret ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Varsity Football team extended their win streak in dominant fashion on September 6, defeating Bayonne 25-6 on the road for their second victory of the young season. Quarterback Anrique Fleming led the Minutemen offense, completing 9 of his 15 passing attempts for 180 ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston girls volleyball remained undefeated with a 25-23, 25-13 victory over West Orange on Monday.Cadence Sturt finished with eight kills and five digs for the Lancers (3-0) and Juliet Moon contributed a team-leading 16 assists.Livingston Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesCadence ...
PARKLAND, FL- The 2024 Parkland Flag Football season is off and running this year. Games are being held every day of the week for one of Parkland's most popular recreational sports leagues. This year, divisions are not only being held from Kindergarten through High School, but there's also a Travel ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Neha Saxena, a 43-year-old badminton player and coach from Robbinsville has made a triumphant return to the game after an 18-year break.Saxena, who grew up in Dhar, in central India, says that girls playing sports was largely frowned upon, “until you become something, people ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Nottingham scored five goals in the first half on its way to a 6-0 girls soccer victory over Pemberton on Monday.Bridget Cutty, who passed for one assist, and Maggie Cutty each scored two goals for the North Stars (2-1), who took a 1-0 lead Maggie's goal assisted by Jameson ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan scored both its goals in the second half to defeat Hopewell Valley, 2-0, in boys soccer on Monday.Michael Takacs and Johan Ballestero-Mena connected on the two goals for the Panthers (2-2), who attempted 10 shots on goal to six for Hopewell Valley.John Daniel ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Ella Perrapato scored in overtime as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Becton, 2-1, in a NJIC Meadowland girls soccer match Monday afternoon at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights. The win was the second of the year in overtime as Hasbrouck Heights on its second game of the year ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights improved to 2-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over Becton Regional in a NJIC Meadowlands Division girls tennis matchup at the Neal McCarthy Courts in Hasbrouck Heights on Monday.“It was a solid win for our team, although I think we are not yet playing ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Senior striker Abby Droner produced two goals and was credited with two assists and junior forward Amanda Thornton scored twice and picked up an assist in Chatham's 5-0 girls soccer win vs. Mount Olive on Monday night.Sophomore Sophie D'Egido scored her first career goal for Chatham ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Isabella Drotos scored two goals, and assisted on a third, as Wood-Ridge evened its record at 1-1, with a 5-0 victory over Lodi in a NJIC Meadowlands girls soccer game at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex on Monday evening. Lodi falls to 0-2 on the season with the loss.Karaolina ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - As the crowd, staff and cheerleaders “Go Gold” to support the Gracie's Army Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer on Friday night, the Montville football team picked up another impressive win as it defeated Warren Hills, 33-13 at Montville Township High School to improve ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It took three games for last year's leading scorer, Jasper Peters, to score his first goal of the season, but it was worth the wait.The senior striker scored two goals in a “Chatham minute” by netting his first goal in the second minute of action and then connected again just 50 ...