Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
August 31, 2024
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Many other coaches and athletes would envy the consistency of the Ridge High School football program. In each of the last five seasons (not counting 2020, when there were no playoffs), the Red Devils have posted a winning record and won a first-round playoff game before ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – In 2023 under first year head coach Ken Leeder, the Morristown girls soccer program was probably a bit ahead of schedule. The team posted an impressive 13-5-4 record and had success in tournament play as well reaching the quarterfinal round of the county tournament and the ...
EGG HARBOR TWP - Southern defeated Highlands Regional on Saturday morning in the Battle at the Beach contest in Egg Harbor Twp. Southern's Keegan Foote hit a 27-yard field goal to give the Rams a 3-0 lead with 7:23 left in the first half.Justin Silva scored on a two-yard run to give the Rams a 10-0 ...
BARNEGAT, NJ - The Barnegat High School's Varsity and JV Dance Team attended the Universal Dance Associations Dance Camp at Scranton University this August. Going into this 4-day camp, the Bengals had two goals they wanted to accomplish: getting their bids to UDA Nationals 2025 and being awarded ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Columbia football team scored all its points in the first half and held on for a 10-6 victory over Newark West Side in the opening game for both teams in the Mountaineer Classic on Saturday at West Orange High School. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A very young Phillipsburg High School field hockey team has some big shoes to fill after losing three four-year starters along with several other steady players to graduation from a program that recorded a 30-15-1 record the last two seasons and reached the North Group 4 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – From the moment he first laced up his skates at just four years old, Antonio Vidal was hooked on hockey. Now, the 2021 Phillipsburg graduate has taken his passion for the sport to international heights, becoming a key player in the Cuban American men’s team that recently clinched ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School football team launched its 2024 campaign with one of the greatest comeback bids you will ever see. Although they ultimately came out on the losing end at Notre Dame High School, the Panthers hope to ride the momentum of what ended up being ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- After trailing by 24 points after three quarters, Bridgewater-Raritan scored four touchdowns in a wild fourth quarter but came up just short in a 40-38 loss to Notre Dame on opening night of the football season on Friday. The Panthers, trailing, 34-10, heading into the final ...
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia High School football team was scheduled to open its season on Saturday against Newark West Side at West Orange High School. The Cougars finished the 2023 season with a 4-5 record that included a forfeit victory over Hudson Catholic. Columbia head ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs showed they are focused on taking states this year with their 21-11 season opener win over Manalapan on Friday at Kenny Armwood Stadium. Manalapan got on the board early with a field goal from Kai Bohichik in the 1st before the Chiefs’ Bryce Payne answered, ...
PARKLAND, FL- Jake Aller, a standout kicker/punter and 2024 graduate from MSD, is set to make his college football debut for Tuskegee University this Sunday. The freshman will kick off the 2024 season in a game that will be broadcast live on ESPN U at 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST) from Montgomery, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—All three of the Central Bucks School District’s football teams won their games this week, with two of them playing on the road. Here’s a roundup of the three CB teams’ games in week 2 of high school football. The CB West Bucks beat Upper Dublin in a convincing 35-14 win on ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Barringer's bus didn't arrive at Livingston High School until 7 p.m. Friday night. That was supposed to be when kickoff would be, but the Newark team's late arrival pushed the start of the opening football game of the season back 35 minutes. When it finally got under way, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – For the Cranford High School girls' varsity soccer team, 2023 was an inconsistent year. The Cougars finished with a lackluster 8-10 record and couldn't seem to get their game firing on all cylinders. One high point was the state tournament. While the team was seeded 11, they ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Zebras of New Brunswick High School couldn’t overcome nine penalties and two turnovers, including a fumble near the goal line in the first quarter, in Friday night’s season-opening 28-0 football loss to Freehold Borough. New Brunswick was in position to take an early lead ...
SPOTWOOD, NJ - It was an exciting season for the Spotswood High School cross-country program last fall. Both the boys and the girls team put up a third place finish in the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division. The runners and Head Coach Morgan Clark are looking to build on that success this ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Colonia High School quarterback Dylan Chiera's 12-yard touchdown run and Anthony Garofalo's extra point kick in the fourth quarter provided the difference in Patriot's 14-13 football victory over Sayreville in the opening game for both teams Thursday night. Chiera finished with ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Last fall, John Jay tied for the league championship and made it all the way to the section finals before losing to Mahopac. Still, the goal of winning the title remains the same for Coach Tom Rizzotti. But his girls have a more nuanced take on what they want to achieve ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- South Brunswick held Robbinsville scoreless in the middle two quarters and went on to a 30-13 football victory over the Ravens in the opening game for both teams on Friday night. Daniel Duffie's 38-yard touchdown pass to Julian Williams and Greg Schifrin's extra point in the ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Ridgewood’s 2023 home opener was spoiled by Clifton as the Mustangs charged into Bergen County and defeated the Maroons 28-21. The rivalry between the two North Jersey schools continued Friday afternoon in Paramus, with Ridgewood cruising to a 35-0 shutout victory. “It’s awesome, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Union High School football team had about as difficult an assignment as a program can have for Jason Scott's first game as the Farmers' head coach. Union went on the road against perennial powerhouse Seton Hall Prep and lost, 34-0, on opening day Friday ...
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Watchung Hills football opened the 2024 season with a 31-7 win at Moorestown. Mason Kelly threw two touchdown passes, including a 15-yarder to Jake Arakelian, and a 56-yard scoring pass to cousin Brayden Kelly. Lucas Garcia and Arakelian each ran for a touchdown, and Byron ...
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Watchung Hills football opened the 2024 season with a 31-7 win at Moorestown. Mason Kelly threw two touchdown passes, including a 15-yarder to Jake Arakelian, and a 56-yard scoring pass to cousin Brayden Kelly. Lucas Garcia and Arakelian each ran for a touchdown, and Byron ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Live Amateur Boxing is coming to the City of Elizabeth on Saturday. The Elizabeth Boxing Team will face off in head-to-head matchups against other cities at Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park, 71 Front Street. The event is open to the public. Weigh-ins are from 12 p.m. to 2 ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Wood-Ridge boys soccer team opened the 2024 season with a 9-0 shut-out win over Passaic Charter on Friday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. "We are pleased with the result today, and it was a byproduct of the preseason we have had thus far," said head coach Alberico ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Michael Trudell, Wood-Ridge Class of 1985, will be inducted into the Wood-Ridge Hall of Fame on September 25th at a ceremony at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. Trudell was a standout basketball player for the Blue Devils. Trudell was a prolific scorer for the Blue Devils in the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Union High School football team had about as difficult an assignment as a program can have for Jason Scott's first game as the Farmers' head coach. Union went on the road against perennial powerhouse Seton Hall Prep and lost, 34-0, on opening day Friday ...
MANVILLE, NJ -- Manville scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and went on to a 28-7 football victory over Keyport in the opening game for both teams on Friday night. Manville took a 14-0 lead on 1-yard TD runs by Josh D'Ambrosio and Naquavere Thomas and two extra points by Kevin ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- South Brunswick held Robbinsville scoreless in the middle two quarters and went on to a 30-13 football victory over the Ravens in the opening game for both teams on Friday night. Daniel Duffie's 38-yard touchdown pass to Julian Williams and Greg Schifrin's extra point in the ...