Sports Top Stories
By MIKE SABINI
September 8, 2024
SHRUB OAK, N.Y.— Sometimes, the best decision for your family isn’t the easiest one to make.That was the case for Miranda Mangan, who stepped down after 10 years of coaching the Lakeland girls basketball squad.“It was such a hard decision but I have two young boys at home and I was missing out on ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison football team fell to Hanover Park 20-7 on Saturday afternoon. Madison will be back in action on September 13 when they travel to take on Mendham. Game time is 7pm. Get your local news delivered to your inbox for FREE each day. Sign up to get all the news as it happens ...
𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍 , 𝐍𝐉 -- The Linden Tigers bounced back from a heartbreaking 35-28 season-opening loss to rival Elizabeth with a 17-0 shutout victory over Sayreville War Memorial High School on Saturday, September 7, improving to 1-1. The Tigers set the tone early, with sophomore running back Joe Boyd ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell scored all its goals in the first half and held on for a 3-1 girls soccer victory over Dayton on Saturday.Juliana Procopio scored two goals for Caldwell (2-0). Gabriela Moyano also had a goal for the Chiefs. Callie Mayes contributed one assist in the win.Aria Molinelli ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell scored all its goals in the first half and held on for a 3-1 girls soccer victory over Dayton on Saturday.Juliana Procopio scored two goals for Caldwell (2-0). Gabriela Moyano also had a goal for the Chiefs. Callie Mayes contributed one assist in the win.Aria Molinelli ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ – Friday Night's Football game had Mendham beating the Parsippany Hills team, 35-0.The game got off to a quick start when Kevin King scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Cole Capuzzi extended the lead with two rushing touchdowns—one from 9 yards and ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Hanover Park Girls Soccer emerged victorious over Whippany Park with a 1-0 win in a Saturday morning game. Hanover Park secured their second win of the season to remain unbeaten.The score remained deadlocked at 0-0 heading into halftime. The match appeared to remain a draw until ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Hanover Park Girls Soccer emerged victorious over Whippany Park with a 1-0 win in a Saturday morning game. Hanover Park secured their second win of the season to remain unbeaten.The score remained deadlocked at 0-0 heading into halftime. The match appeared to remain a draw until ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium. With the Patriots win, they maintained their standing of 0.5 games back from the first place Portland Sea Dogs with seven games remaining in the regular season. The win ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium. With the Patriots win, they maintained their standing of 0.5 games back from the first place Portland Sea Dogs with seven games remaining in the regular season. The win ...
KINNELON, NJ – The Hanover Park Boys Soccer team secured their first win of the season with a narrow 2-1 victory over Kinnelon on Saturday morning.After a scoreless first period, Kinnelon broke the deadlock in the second period when Jaival Kang found the back of the net, assisted by Joseph ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside Recreation Department invites residents of all skill levels to participate in its Fall Pickleball Tournament, sponsored by the Mountainside Rotary and Mayor's Wellness Campaign. The Tournament will be held on October 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deerfield ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta High School girls tennis team has had a tough start to their season dropping their first to games 5-0. On Friday the girls hosted Mendham and Wednesday, Chatham came to play on the blue courts.The second doubles team gave their Mendham opponents a run for their money ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - North Hunterdon pulled away from a 1-0 halftime lead with the first three goals of the second half to defeat Phillipsburg High School, 4-2, in a Skyland Conference cross-division contest on Saturday at The Phillipsburg Sports Complex.Doug Metcalf scored in the fifth minute for ...
ANNANDALE, NJ – Sophia Rosato scored her second goal of the game in overtime to give Bridgewater-Raritan a 2-1 girls soccer victory over North Hunterdon on Saturday.Rosato's game-winner came off an assist from Reese Reimann. The same two players combined on a second-half goal when Rosato tied the ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Steinert girls soccer team scored two goals in each half for a 4-0 victory over Hamilton West on Friday.Brady Kaleigh scored two goals for the Spartans (2-0), and Ella Tamagno and Jasmine Bard had one goal apiece.Alyssa Seeley, Reilly Klein, Jaclyn Corby and Allie McCarthy each ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Ethan Pagani scored three goals to lead Robbinsville to a 7-0 boys soccer victory over South Hunterdon on Saturday.Nicholas Grippa scored two goals for the Ravens (2-0), who erupted for six of their goals in the second half.Mitchell Shapiro collected one goal and three assists, ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Girls Varsity Volleyball team made a statement in their season opener, shutting out Hillside two sets to zero on Thursday. Neither set was particularly close, with Roselle handily winning each 25-9 and 25-10 respectively. Juliana Marte led the Rams in assists (4), service ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Panthers came ready to play in their season opener against Kearny on Thursday. Cedar Grove emerged victorious two sets to zero, winning each set by a score of 25-21 and 25-17 respectively. Leah Weinstein led the Panthers with 19 digs and tied the team lead with two aces.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights boys soccer team picked up its first victory of the season on Saturday morning with a 3-0 win over Hoboken at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights. Sebastian Broncano converted a pass from Chihiro Suenaga to give the Aviators a 1-0 lead at the half. The ...
MAHWAH, NJ - - Aidan Morrow opened the cross-country season for Hasbrouck Heights with a win in the Season Opener Invitational at Darlington Park in Mahwah Saturday morning. The meet, attended by teams throughout the state, saw Hasbrouck Heights finished second in Boys Pod 1 (small schools) while ...
CHATHAM, NJ – There will definitely be some turbulence to absorb along the way in the 2024 season, but the Chatham football team couldn't have had a smoother takeoff in its season opener.The Cougars were flying high from the start, scoring four touchdowns in the first quarter of their 41-0 win vs.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick football team won its home opener for the first victory in the head coaching career of Matt Pazinko, a 34-14 decision over Hamilton West on Friday night.Sean Christie threw touchdown passes to three different receivers and also ran for one TD for East ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood improved to 2-0 in the young season by defeating Union City, 4-0, at Shimme Wexler Field on Saturday, Sept. 7.In their first two games, the Raiders have scored nine goals while denying their opponents from getting on the scoreboard. Jack ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team beat Lenape Valley 7-0 when they hosted them in the first game of the season on Thursday, September 5.The Braves put three in the net in the first quarter, another in the second and three more in the third quarter to shut out Lenape Valley.Kaitlyn ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Chatham cross-country runners Finn Valli, Marcus Valenzuela, Dylan DeCicco and Brady Byrne combined to win the “Fastest Four” race at the Roxbury Invitational as the Cougars opened the 2024 season Saturday on the Horseshoe Lake course.In the 5K “Fastest Four” race, the Cougars won ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Senior forward Allie McCaffrey scored in the first and third quarters, boosting her season goal total to five in Chatham's 6-0 field hockey win vs. Hunterdon Central on Saturday.Chatham (2-0) received a goal apiece from Fiona McSweeney, Keira McManus, Emily Deutsch and Erin Flynn.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Nick DiEsso's 5-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left in the fourth quarter gave Bridgewater-Raritan a 52-48 football victory over Piscataway on Friday night.It was DiEsso's second touchdown of the seesaw game. He had returned the kickoff that opened the second half back 90 yards for ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Madison girls soccer team defeated Elizabeth High School 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. The on-the-road win lifts the Dodgers to 1-1 on the season. Madison's Kate Reigle scored in the first half from an assist from Camryn Visich. In the second half, Anna Gominiak and Maddie Aromando ...
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – West Essex scored three goals in the third quarter and went on to a 6-1 field hockey victory over Episcopal Academy on Saturday.Julia Conforti scored four goals for West Essex (2-0), which opened a 5-1 lead with three unanswered goals in the third quarter.Adelaide Minnella had ...