Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO VERONA/CEDAR GROVE STAFF
March 2, 2026
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Boys Basketball Team opened up NJSIAA Sectional play with a dominant victory over Palisades Park on Friday, defeating them 71-41. Jay Hagedorn led the Panthers in scoring with 20 points. Will Taggart had 17 points. Owen Greene scored nine points. Jermaine Russell ...
Bloomfield High will move five wrestlers to the Region 3 championships.Gabriel Bravo, Matthew Miller, Terrence Taylor and Ayden Fox all finished second in their respective weight classes, at District 10, in Nutley, on Feb. 28.Bravo wrestles at 106 pounds, Miller (138), Taylor (215) and Fox (HWT).
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Ellie Kisselbach and Gabrielle Santos pinned their way to District 4 wrestling championships to lead host Phillipsburg High School in the inaugural NJSIAA girl’s individual state tournament on Sunday which featured 12 districts in all.Also qualifying for next week’s regional ...
CLARK, NJ — Casares Soccer Camp, owned and run by Kumpf Middle School teacher and head coach of Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School's girls varsity soccer team, Brittany Casares, is returning to Clark, following the conclusion of the school year, from June 29 to July 3, from 9 a.m. to noon.The camp ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - On Friday afternoon, the Brearley Girls Varsity Basketball team won its first game in the NJSIAA Central Group 1 Tournament beating 12-seed Highland Park by the score of 62-44. The Bears defense dominated in the early going of the match, pushing the team to an 17-3 after the first ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Martin Gymnasium was the place to be on Friday night as Cranford fans packed the arena to capacity for a State playoff doubleheader. Both the girls and boys basketball teams faced North Plainfield in back-to-back matchups, and with an atmosphere worthy of postseason play, neither ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Westfield boys indoor track team posted solid performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships Saturday at the Rothman Orthopaedics Sports Complex in Toms River.Three runners had top 15 finishes in the 800 meters as junior Nikos Davlouros led the way with a fifth-place finish ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Ellie Kisselbach and Gabrielle Santos pinned their way to District 4 wrestling championships to lead host Phillipsburg High School in the inaugural NJSIAA girl’s individual state tournament on Sunday which featured 12 districts in all.Also qualifying for next week’s regional ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Winter sports action is winding down. Last week saw the conclusion of the basketball and hockey seasons. Raiders' wrestlers are continuing their seasons in the Regions after victories in the District tournament. Boys SwimmingScotch Plains-Fanwood's Harrison McClure won ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights’ Michael Napolitano captured the Boys 55 meter title at NJSIAA Group 1 championships at the Bubble in Toms River on Saturday. The meet was originally scheduled for last weekend but was canceled due to the weather.Erdit Mani finished seventh in the boys 55 meter ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights had eight wrestlers advance to next weekend’s regional tournament from the District 7 meet held Saturday at Fair Lawn High School. Hasbrouck Heights finished third in team points behind Bergen Catholic and Passaic County Tech. The following wrestlers finished ...
SEWELL, NJ – The Chatham girls 400 free relay team of Caleigh Woo, Jules McGrath, Madeline Crawford and Avery Loock took first place at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions with a time of 3:31.42 over the weekend at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. In the 400 free final, freshman Woo led off ...
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. Pyne's site is one to bookmark, and he has been covering virtually all boys basketball games this season, ...
Allegany’s Shawn Dubin made his spring training debut Thursday and was the winning pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their 13-10 victory over the Kansas City Royals.Dubin pitched one inning and gave up two earned runs.Dubin, who played for the Olean Oilers and the Allegany-Limesone Gators, ...
Two Jefferson Township High School wrestlers took home first place honors at the NJSIAA District 2 tournament on Feb. 28. Senior Christopher Frank (138) and Junior Frank Figel (113) earned gold medals at the event. Junior Braedan Cummings placed third in the 157 pound bracket.Frank FigelWhen Frank ...
NEW YORK – It was a special honor for both Chatham seniors Sarah Nacinovich and Marcus Valenzuela to be invited by the USATF to run in the same meet with many of the top US athletes and Olympians over the weekend. at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island. On Saturday, Valenzuela won the High School Elite ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team started the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 2 tournament as the eight-seeded team. They lost a nail biter 446-44 in the first round at home nine-see Ramsey on Thursday, February 26. Newton was dominating in the first half, scoring eight ...
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. Pyne's site is one to bookmark, and he has been covering virtually all boys basketball games this season, ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – Metuchen, seeded 13th, advanced past 12th-seeded Robbinsville in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 girls basketball tournament by a score of 37-34 on Saturday.Metuchen outscored Robbinsville, 7-2, in the fourth quarter after the Ravens led, 32-30, after ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Led by a dominant championship performance from 175-pounder Nolan Monaghan, the Roxbury wrestling team punched five tickets to the next round during a hard-fought District 6 tournament this past weekend.Monaghan, the tournament's top seed at 175 pounds, left no doubt about his ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Sean Fealey scored a season-high 22 points, Dom Bok added 19 points, and Tim Gordon had 13 points as the 14th-seeded Raiders came up just short in absorbing a 76-72 loss to third-seeded Millburn in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Friday ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Whippany Park High School varsity wrestling team sent four athletes on to the next round of postseason competition after competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 12 Tournament on Saturday at Randolph High School.Four Wildcats secured ...
TOMS RIVER — The Southern Regional High School Indoor Track program delivered a powerhouse performance this past Saturday, February 28, at the NJSIAA State Group IV Meet. Following a day of record-breaking sprints and high-flying vaults, several Rams have officially punched their tickets to the ...
TOMS RIVER — The Southern Regional High School Indoor Track program delivered a powerhouse performance this past Saturday, February 28, at the NJSIAA State Group IV Meet. Following a day of record-breaking sprints and high-flying vaults, several Rams have officially punched their tickets to the ...
Alex Pace scored 51 points as Camden High School defeated Camden Eastside 98-65 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 boys basketball quarterfinal on February 28, 2026.The win, with the season's highest score for the Panthers, gave Camden High an 18-7 record.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Whippany Park varsity wrestling team sent four athletes on to the next round of postseason competition after competing in the NJSIAA District 12 Tournament on Saturday at Randolph High School.Four Wildcats secured podium finishes and qualified for the NJSIAA Region 3 ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ – Second-seeded Bound Brook got off to a quick start and went on to defeat Dayton, 54-26, in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 girls basketball tournament on Friday.Bound Brook (23-3) will host seventh-seeded Thrive Charter (formerly Trenton Catholic) in the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Top-seeded West Orange survived a first-half scare to pull away and defeat eighth-seeded Paterson Eastside in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 girls basketball tournament on Saturday.London Caldwell collected 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for West ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – Fourth-seeded Plainfield eliminated fifth-seeded Bayonne in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 boys basketball tournament with an 85-58 victory on Saturday.Micah Gordon finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for Plainfield (22-5), which outscored ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Despite a monster performance from senior forward Jayvon Rogers, the Columbia boys basketball team was eliminated from the state tournament.Top-seeded Piscataway broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 72-51 victory over eighth-seeded Columbia in the ...