Sports Top Stories
By TOM SZIEBER
September 7, 2024
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit football outclassed a young Montgomery team Saturday afternoon, but truth be told, the Hilltoppers weren’t really running on all cylinders for much of the first half of their season opener. It was, in fact, a 24-second sequence late in the second quarter that dealt the Cougars ...
EDISON, NJ – East Brunswick scored all its goals in the first half and went on to a 4-0 girls soccer victory over Edison on Saturday.Hannah Cheraibi scored two goals for the Bears, who took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Samantha Arevalo 13 minutes into the game.Mia Harvey scored with 16 minutes to go in ...
METUCHEN, NJ -- In a football game replete with big plays, wild momentum swings and a lot of cramping stoppages on a humid day, St. Joseph erased an early 14-point deficit and defeated Ridge, 37-34, in the opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.Five years after his last game as Ridge High ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ – After a dramatic 2-1 win on the road against Dayton in their season opener, it was a more comprehensive win for Roselle Park Saturday morning against Dunellen. The Panthers were clicking on all our cylinders en route to a 5-0 win over the Destroyers, including four first half ...
The Mayor's Trophy is back in Nutley. Senior quarterback Clark Mohrbutter rushed for two touchdowns - both in the first half - and the Raiders defense took care of the rest to pace Nutley to its first victory of the season - a 20-7 decision over its neighboring rival Bloomfield - on Friday night at ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Watchung Hills exploded with two goals in each half to take Somerville on Saturday, 4-1.“A much better and complete performance from the team today,” said WHRHS head coach Estiven Benitez. “Our focus to start the season is developing a good structure and keeping our discipline ...
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Holmdel Hornets' Jack Cannon finished with 337 yards of total offense to lead Holmdel to a 42-10 football victory over Ocean Township on Friday night.Cannon completed 10 of 15 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards and two TDs on six carries for the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Randolph football coach Dave Albano started off his tenure in dramatic fashion when he showed he was a leader willing to take chances in his very first game at the helm of the Rams. Facing Morristown in their season opener on Friday Sept. 6, the Rams scored an overtime TD - but ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Watchung Hills exploded with two goals in each half to take Somerville on Saturday, 4-1.“A much better and complete performance from the team today,” said WHRHS head coach Estiven Benitez. “Our focus to start the season is developing a good structure and keeping our discipline ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots offense exploded in the late innings to defeat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 9-3 in extra frames on Friday night in game five of a seven game series at Mirabito Stadium. The Patriots secured their fourth straight series victory. Over their last 22 games dating ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots offense exploded in the late innings to defeat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 9-3 in extra frames on Friday night in game five of a seven game series at Mirabito Stadium. The Patriots secured their fourth straight series victory. Over their last 22 games dating ...
MANALAPAN, NJ -- Luke Donofrio's 24-yard touchdown pass to Logan Burbank in overtime gave Middletown South a 28-21 victory over Manalapan on Friday night.Middletown South (1-1) got possession first in the extra session, scored the touchdown on third-and-nine, and then held Manalapan, which reached ...
The Bloomfield High girls' tennis team opened its season on Sept. 4, at West Orange and were slated for its home opener, a day later, against Belleville High, at Pulaski Park. A busy first week continues on Sept. 6, with a match at Cedar Grove and on Sept. 9, the Bengals will host East Orange ...
The high school wrestling season in New Jersey officially lasts from late November until, possibly early March. And while the season is long, the work needed in the off-season to prepare for those 4 1/2 months of competition is even more important.As the Bloomfield High wrestling team prepares for ...
MILLBURN, NJ - The Madison boys soccer team traveled to face Millburn on Saturday morning. The Dodgers defeated Millburn 4-2. The Dodgers scored two goals in the first half and two in the second to take the win. Dodger Matthew Munoz led Madison with three goals and one assist. Fellow teammate, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - Under the lights, Morristown football lost to Randolph by one point. The Rams claimed a 23-22 victory over the Colonials on Friday night. The Colonials will be back in action on Friday September 13 when they host West Morris Central. Game time is 6:30pm Sign up to get all the news ...
BARNEGAT - Johnnel Johnson rushed for six touchdowns to lead Barnegat to a 47-23 victory over Freehold Borough Friday night at home. Johnson scored three touchdowns in the first half, giving Barnegat a 21-17 lead at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Barnegat scored 24 unanswered points to seal the ...
STAFFORD - Sophomore quarterback Carson Abbato made a strong impression leading Southern Regional High School to a 26-0 victory over Manchester Township on Friday Night on the Ron Emmert Field, located in the Goldberger Memorial Stadium. Abbato completed his first touchdown pass to Justin Silva, ...
STAFFORD - Sophomore quarterback Carson Abbato made a strong impression leading Southern Regional High School to a 26-0 victory over Manchester Township on Friday Night on the Ron Emmert Field, located in the Goldberger Memorial Stadium. Abbato completed his first touchdown pass to Justin Silva, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Explosive offensive plays propelled the Phillipsburg High School football team to a 44-17 conquest of Westfield on Friday night to kick off the 2024 season in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Maloney Stadium.Dominating Ground Game Sets the ToneJunior fullback Jah’lil Dooley ...
LINDEN, NJ – Linden jumped out to a 10-0 first half lead over visiting Sayreville and never looked back as the Tigers blanked the Bombers, 17-0.Joe Boyd and Tyrone Hinton accounted for Linden's touchdowns on the ground, while Chris Garcia made a 35-yard field goal.Sayreville QB Nick Nunez made ...
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, NJ - Clinton Township Parks & Recreation Department will be offering the Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council S.A.F.E.T.Y. (Sports Awareness For Educating Today’s Youth) Clinic via Zoom. The Clinic is a three-hour program that informs coaches on the psychological, legal, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Ridge field hockey got off to a solid start Thursday afternoon as they shut out Phillipsburg, 2-0, on the Stateliners' home turf in the season opener. During the first quarter of the contest, the two teams seemed evenly matched; both earned two offensive corners, and play ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Drew Cella passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Hunterdon Central to a 30-14 football victory over Monroe on Friday night.Cella completed just four passes in 10 attempts, but three of those completions went for touchdowns. He threw two TD strikes to James Mongno ...
HIGHLAND PARK, NJ - Senior Kieran Barlow found the back of the net twice to help the Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team take down Highland Park High School in the 2024-25 season opener. Spotswood scored one in the first half and two in the second to defeat the Owls 3-2. Cooper Day also ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Eastside girls tennis team faced a tough challenge on Friday suffering a 5-0 defeat against Clifton High School. In singles play, Clifton’s Ann Jaimes Moreno dominated Walisa Cespedes with a score of 6-2, 6-0, while Viviana Santiago defeated Flor Esther Ramos Cedeno 6-1, 6-1.
ROSELLE, NJ - After last week's season opening loss to Wood-Ridge, the Spotswood High School varsity football team bounced back with a 26-20 victory over Abraham Clark High School in a Friday Night Lights game. Quarterback Se'Mir Tolbert-Brimage ran for three touchdowns to help give the Chargers ...
CLARK, NJ — Come out and support Crusaders Athletics today, Saturday, September 7. There are several home games at Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School today.Field Hockey: Girls JV at 10:30 a.m. and Girls Varsity at noon (vs. Columbia High School)Girls Soccer: Varsity and JV at noon (vs. Governor ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- New Providence came up with two big defensive stops in the final minute to hold on for a 13-12 football victory over Gov. Livingston on Friday night.The visiting Highlanders, trailing by one point, had driven from their own 6-yard line inside the Pioneers' 35 with a minute to ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The weather was nice, but the outcome wasn't: On a night Roxbury High School football fans will likely try to forget, the Gaels on Friday were trounced 48-0 by Mount Olive.The loss, coming off a nice win against Parsippany Hills on Aug. 30, brings Roxbury’s record to 1-1, .The Gaels ...