Sports Top Stories
By DINAH DUNN
September 3, 2024
CRANFORD, NJ – Last week, the 30+ Cranford Basketball League had their first-ever championships between the Gray “P.O.P” team and Black “HOF Dream Team.” The energy in the gym at 375 Centennial was through the roof. Music from DJ Julio pumped up the crowd between plays, which were called by fellow ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- When the Hoboken football team takes the field for its 2024 opener on Friday at JFK Field against Newark West Side, the program will be attempting to snap a 13-game losing streak that dates back to the third week of the 2022 season. The RedWings will be under the direction of ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central boys soccer team will bring a wealth of experience into its opening game Wednesday afternoon at Ridge.Hunterdon Central returns seven senior starters from last year's team, which won the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament en route to a 14-4 record. In those ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell football team opens its season on Thursday night at home against Passaic Valley at 7 p.m., one year after winning its first nine games before losing in the closing seconds to Lakeland in the sectional Group 2 semifinals. That means that the Chiefs will kick off ...
EGG HARBOR, NJ -- Cooper Burti passed for 144 yards and Murad Campfield rushed for 144 yards to lead Cherokee to a 30-0 football victory over Middletown South in the football opener for both at Egg Harbor Township on Friday afternoon.Burti completed 6 of 8 passes and threw for two touchdowns.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights tennis coach Suzanne Caines is excited when she talks about the start of the upcoming season.“We are really looking forward to our season this fall,“ Caines stated.She has reason to be excited with freshman Evelynn Kwak joining the team and immediately ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights head boys' soccer coach Gioser Torrealba makes it pretty clear what he expects out of his team this year. A lot.“The team’s objective is clear: win the league, make a strong showing in the County Tournament, and contend for the sectional title,” stated ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Vin O’Beirne has been selected to be a member of the Wood-Ridge Hall of Fame. He will be inducted at a ceremony at the Fiesta on September 25th. A highly decorated player, O’Bierne was named three times as an all-league basketball player for the Blue Devils. As a sophomore, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- After tearing through their schedule to the tune of an 18-3-2 record in 2023, the Randolph girls’ soccer team hopes to not only repeat that success in 2024, but to go one step further and add some hardware to their name. In their pursuit of a 2024 title, the Lady Rams will be led ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- The Ridge boys soccer team will open the 2024 season on Wednesday with a home game against Hunterdon Central at 4:45 p.m. The Red Devils finished 9-7-3 under coach Enzo Minicozzi last season, reaching the semifinal round of both the Somerset County Tournament and the NJSIAA ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield field hockey team is looking for a better start and a better outcome to the season as their 2024 campaign kicks off this week. Last season, Westfield (6-12) went 3-3 at home, 3-9 on the road and outscored by their opponents, 48-34. They started by dropping three of ...
MADISON, NJ – The last two years have seen the Madison girls volleyball program make a pair of deep postseason runs with a combined record of 39-13 and a trip to the sectional final and semifinal. Now in 2024, Madison is looking to retool and rebuild behind veteran head coach Stephen ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Northampton Cross Country Invitational featured 17 teams and 117 runners in the girl's race, and 14 teams and 135 runners in the boy's race on Saturday in Phillipsburg High School’s first regular season sporting event of the 2024-25 school year. The Stateliner's top three ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – We recently sat down with Manasquan High School’s (MHS) Head Tennis Coach, Ryan Ritchey, to discuss the upcoming 2024 girls' tennis season. The Warriors are coming off a successful 14-3 season, having advanced to the semifinals in both the Shore Conference and Group 2 State ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – As the Governor Livingston girls' volleyball team prepares for its milestone 10th season, excitement is building around a squad ready to make a significant impact in one of New Jersey's toughest divisions. Head Coach Steve Hess, now in his third year at the helm after five ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood cheerleaders are geared up for another season of rooting for the Raiders sports teams. In fact, they have already started their season at the Aug. 29 football game at home against Monroe. "This year we are looking forward to another ...
The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne. PLAINFIELD, NJ — In a game where regulation lasts 48 minutes, Plainfield held the lead for ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Spencer Jones as the Eastern League Player of the Week for games played between 8/26 - 9/1. It is the third time this season Jones has been selected for the honor, all in the second half of the season. Over six games during ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Spencer Jones as the Eastern League Player of the Week for games played between 8/26 - 9/1. It is the third time this season Jones has been selected for the honor, all in the second half of the season. Over six games during ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Varsity Football Team came ready to play in their regular season opener on Thursday Night. The Hillbillies emerged victorious in their first taste of game action, dominating Jefferson High School to the tune of a 39-6 victory. Verona scored 32 of their 39 points in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girls’ soccer team welcomes back Rob Miller as its new head coach. Miller is a 2009 P’burg graduate and former assistant coach from 2014-18. He was an assistant coach at nationally ranked Kutztown University the last four seasons. “The kids are ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown North football team will open its season at home on Friday, Sept. 6 against Lacey Township.The Lions posted a 6-5 record last season under head coach Steve Bush, including a 38-6 victory over Lacey.There are five starters on defense and five starters on offense who ...
Sparta Girls Volleyball Looks to Experience to Improve off Strong Season Coming off a season that saw the Sparta girls volleyball team finish with a 22-2 record, the Spartans have their sights set on returning back to the Group 2 championship game. Sparta became the number one team in the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – As the Governor Livingston (GL) field hockey team embarks on the 2024 season, excitement is high following their historic success last year. Under the guidance of Head Coach Jackie Wells, now in her fourth year as the head coach, the Highlanders are ready to take on new ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The time to register is here. Fall sports are now available in Parsippany. There will be 45-minute weekly classes in Multi-Sports, Soccer, and Tennis at Smith Field Park, starting this September. Kids of all ages can be signed up at www.pthreconline.com.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s cross-country team brings back its most consistent runners from a year ago in senior Jacobi Pepingco, junior Austin Olexa and sophomore Anthony Pettinelli. Pettinelli (39th place in Skyland Conference meet, 18th in Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Taking the court with a stacked roster of upperclassmen, North Salem volleyball will look to establish a legacy this season. Last year, the squad exited the playoffs after dropping a quarterfinal thriller against Yonkers Montessori Academy and lost six seniors to ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – If there had to be an MVP for Manasquan High School’s (MHS) season-opening football game against Neptune at Vic Kubu Warrior Field, the obvious choice would be junior quarterback Matt Antonucci. Antonucci delivered a "triple-threat" performance by running, throwing, and receiving a ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Shannon Scavelli knows about field hockey championships. She graduated from Lakeland and was inside the program’s run of 15 straight section one titles. Now at Somers, the second-year coach is glad to be aboard where the district has similar priorities. “Sports is life here. So ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Steven Turi, a member of the class of 1988, will be inducted into the Wood-Ridge Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge on September 25. As a junior, Turi led Wood-Ridge football to an 8-1 record in 1986, and was named to the Third Team All Bergen ...