Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
March 4, 2026
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - The Hanover Park girls basketball team battled through a tight first half but was unable to keep pace with Bernards after the break, falling 45–25 in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 girls basketball tournament on Saturday afternoon.The Hornets (18–11) showed early ...
Wall Township, NJ - In a physical, grind-it-out battle Tuesday night, the No. 5 seeded Warriors knocked off top-seeded Wall, 42–37, in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 semifinal, handing the Crimson Knights their first home loss of the season and earning a trip to the sectional championship ...
Powered by a 29-point performance by Alex Pace, Camden High easily defeated Lower Cape May, 62-35, in the South Jersey Group 2 semifinal on March 2, 2026 at home.Keyshawn Franklin also contributed 21 points in the victory, which gave the Panthers an 18-10 record on the season and set the scene for ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Three Millburn wrestlers had top three finishes in their respective weight classes at the District 13 tournament last weekend.Three other Millers were in the top four in their weight classes.Here are the results from the final round and the third-place consolations:Final Round ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Four champions from first-place West Essex High School were crowned in the NJSIAA District 8 wrestling tournament last weekend.West Essex also had four second-place finishers and one third-place finisher in the individual tournament.As a team, West Essex finished in first place ...
As the season winds down, the Bloomfield High track & field team has some big meets coming up.The Bengals will compete at the Eastern States Indoor Championships, on March 3, at the 168th Street Armory, in New York City. On March 8, three Bloomfield High standouts will compete at the prestigous ...
Hard work on and off the athletic field has provided Bloomfield High's Tyler Frantantoni with a prestigious award.The Bengals' senior and captain of the football and wrestling teams, was recently awarded the National Football Foundation's Scholar Athlete Award for 2026.The award notes Tyler's ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – After finding themselves in a 19-point hole at halftime, the members of the Union girls basketball team played an inspired third quarter, but the comeback effort wasn't enough to overcome that slow start in a 51-30 loss to second-seeded Westfield in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Community members teed off Monday at GolfCave New Providence to support a meaningful cause, participating in the “Swing for a Cause” fundraiser to benefit Blood Cancer United and seven-year-old Megan Stitz, a Berkeley Heights resident currently undergoing leukemia ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Community members teed off Monday at GolfCave New Providence to support a meaningful cause, participating in the “Swing for a Cause” fundraiser to benefit Blood Cancer United and seven-year-old Megan Stitz, a Berkeley Heights resident currently undergoing leukemia ...
EDISON, NJ - On Sunday, March 1, Spotswood High School senior Gavin Pereira was one of the more than 30 honorees at the 55th annual Bill Denny/Rutgers Football Letterwinners Chapter of the National Football/College Hall of Fame dinner. The awards dinner recognizing the achievements of Middlesex and ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Madison led from the opening tip until the final buzzer on Tuesday night against Bernards, but it would not be a state tournament game without a little late drama. Madison was ahead by as many as 15 in the first half. But the No. 2 seed Mountaineers would not go quietly into ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The following announcement was recently posted to the Brearley Wrestling social media page."We are looking to update our alumni database! If you wrestled for Brearley please fill out the link HERE.Already filled it out? Please share it with fellow alumni, thank you!" Related ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston High School celebrated the next chapter for six of its standout baseball players on Monday afternoon, as seniors officially signed to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level.The ceremony honored Zach Geertsma, Michael Novotny, Michael ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Girls Varsity Basketball team continued its playoff run Monday, March 2, defeating South Amboy High School on the road, by a score of 55-27. With the win, the Bears record now stands at 18-4 on the season. Highlights from the game from Head Coach Tim Ryan ...
SEWELL, NJ - It was a big weekend in the pool at Gloucester County Institute of Technology for the 2026 Meet of Champions. South Plainfield High School senior Brandon Calderone was competing in his fourth consecutive Meet of Champions. In his final appearance at the state individual championships, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Hillsborough rallied from an eight-point deficit to defeat East Brunswick, 60-49, in the semnifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 girls basketball tournament on Tuesday night.Ava Catanho finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and two assists for the second-seeded ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lady Braves wrestling team took home the first ever District 1 Title on Saturday, February 28, when they took on High Point & Ramsey in the NJSIAA District 1 tournament.The Braves had four champions who won individual titles:100 lbs. Addison Peterson145 lbs.
MONTVILLE, NJ – In front of a raucous crowd on Monday night, Montville pulled off a hard-fought victory against Demarest to reach the North 1, Group 3 sectional semi-finals. Down by double-digits during the first half of the game, the No. 4 seeded Mustangs staged a furious comeback in the second ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Braves wrestling team had five wrestlers qualify for the Region 1 tournament in West Milford next weekend.The Braves had two champions who won individual titles at the NJSIAA District 2 tournament on Saturday, February 28:132 lbs. Jake McNamara285 lbs. Sean ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Top-seeded West Orange advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 girls basketball tournament with a 73-39 victory over Kearny on Tuesday.West Orange (27-3) will host second-seeded Morristown on Thursday in a rematch of last season's sectional championship won ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The postseason run for the Piscataway High School boys basketball team came to a halt Tuesday night as the Chiefs fell to Plainfield, 73-57, in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament semifinal round.Piscataway (23-8) battled evenly with Plainfield (23-5) through the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The third seed Spartan girls basketball team finished their season in the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinal round losing to six seed Old Tappan. They played in Sparta’s gym on Monday and ended with a score of 54-30.Old Tappan came out strong setting the tone for the game with 20 ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team is headed back to the sectional championship game.The top-seeded Bees defeated fourth-seeded Plainfield, 61-50, in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 semifinal on Tuesday.Bayonne will host second-seeded Westfield in the sectional final on Friday with a ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The New Providence boys 4x400-meter relay team advanced to the Meet of Champions after placing second at the NJSIAA Group 1 Championships on Saturday at the Rothman Orthopaedic Sports Complex (John Bennett Athletic Center) in Toms River, posting a season-best performance in a ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Junior guard Addison Keenan scored a career-high 34 points to propel top-seeded Caldwell to a 67-44 victory over Voorhees in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 girls basketball tournament on Tuesday night.Caldwell (25-2) will host third-seeded Madison (22-6) on ...
LINDEN, NJ — Midway through the second quarter, underdog Union had a five-point lead, and visions of an upset, briefly, did not seem out of the question.But, by the middle of the third quarter, the game had turned into a salvage mission for the Farmers.Second-seeded Linden took control of the game ...
The Jefferson boys and girls basketball teams both suffered losses to Westwood in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 tournament.Girls basketballAfter defeating High Point in the quarterfinals, the Falcons matched up against second-seeded Westwood. Jefferson struggled to ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston High School celebrated the next chapter for six of its standout baseball players on Monday afternoon, as seniors officially signed to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level.The ceremony honored Zach Geertsma, Michael Novotny, Michael ...
LAWRENCE, NJ – A year after winning the Group 3 state championship, the Colts Neck boys basketball team was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 49-48 loss to Lawrence.Marvin McNeill scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for Lawrence ...