Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
March 1, 2026
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - The Hackettstown boys basketball team pulled away late to defeat Hanover Park, 58–50, in NJAC boys basketball action Thursday night.Strelec poured in a game-high 32 points and controlled the paint with 15 rebounds, helping Hackettstown turn a close contest into a second-half ...
MILLBURN, NJ – MIllburn placed sixth as a team in the NJSIAA District 13 wrestling tournament on Saturday.The Millers had two second-place finishers and one third-place finisher.Final Round Results1201-Robert Rodriguez, St. Peter's Prep d. 3-Riley Burke, Millburn, 18-3 (TF 3:08).2156-Josiah ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - It's playoff time, and Hillsborough had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on the Freehold Township Patriots with a sharp 79-58 win on Saturday. The victory was familiar territory for the Raiders, who have now won three matchups in a row.Multiple players ...
MADISON, N.J. — Madison’s girls wrestling program was highlighted by a standout postseason performance from Marianna Zegel at 114 pounds during the 2026 NJSIAA District 4 tournament, as the junior powered her way into the semifinal round with two quick pins.Zegel wasted little time in the ...
MATAWAN, NJ - The road to the NJSIAA Wrestling Tournament began this weekend with district tournaments throughout the state for boys and girls wrestling. Spotswood High School's boys' wrestling team competed at Matawan Regional High School in the District 20 tournament on Saturday while the girls' ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Morristown came away with a championship performance and several deep runs at the 2026 NJSIAA District 4 girls wrestling tournament, led by Scarlet Caragan, who captured the 126-pound district title, and Gyssell Andrade, who battled to the finals at 185 and finished as the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Four goals in the first period propelled Bridgewater-Raritan to a 6-0 ice hockey victory over Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Public Tournament on Saturday night.Alex Kotelnikov scored three goals and assisted on one for Bridgewater-Raritan ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Four goals in the first period propelled Bridgewater-Raritan to a 6-0 ice hockey victory over Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Public Tournament on Saturday night.Alex Kotelnikov scored three goals and assisted on one for Bridgewater-Raritan ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre poured in a game-high 31 points and Morristown outlasted Parsippany Regional, 60-53, in overtime Saturday night, February 28th, in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament.Morristown (21-7) leaned on Ibazatene Lefebvre ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys basketball team earned the No. 8 seed in the NJSIAA North 2 Group 3 state playoffs. They played host to No. 9 seed Sommerville on Friday, Feb 27, but came up short by the score of 43-30. The game was a scrappy defensive battle through the first three quarters, with ...
MILLBURN, NJ – New Providence wrestler Braeden Valley highlighted a remarkable season by claiming the District 13 championship at 150 pounds on Saturday at Millburn High School and advancing to the NJSIAA Region 4 Championship Tournament. Now, he’s just one step away from punching his ticket to ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Caldwell took first place in the NJSIAA District 11 wrestling tournament with 223.5 team points on Saturday.Below are all the Caldwell wrestlers who had top three finishes in the tournament at Morristown High School.Final Round Results1061-Michael Rankin, Caldwell p. 2-Grayson ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan boys basketball team opened its NJSIAA tournament run as the No. 5 seed, hosting No. 12 Roselle (13-11), a fast-paced, run-and-gun squad looking to push tempo.But from the opening quarter on, it was the Warriors who dictated the pace.Behind a dominant first period, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Shaking off the rust from a 13-day layoff since its last game, the South Plainfield boys basketball team erupted for a huge second quarter and went on to defeat Cliffside Park, 70-55, in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament on Friday night.Sophomore ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Sunday, March 22, the East Brunswick Ice Arena is officially opening its doors. As a part of the special grand opening, the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team plays its first-ever alumni game. The new arena is now the practice and home rink for CBR. The team, which brings ...
UNION, NJ – The Union boys basketball team stifled another opponent with its in-game switch to a zone defense.Third-seeded Union advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 69-30 victory over sixth-seeded Perth Amboy on Saturday.Union (22-4) will head to the ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Gov. Livingston wrestling turned in an impressive showing at the 2026 NJSIAA District 16 Championships on Saturday at Cranford High School. Eduardo Ribeiro (132 pounds), Cyr Ryan (138 pounds), Tucker Gilsenan (165 pounds), and Christopher Haddad (190 pounds) all earned top finishes ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — After an eight-year absence from the varsity baseball scene in Middlesex County, Hall of Fame coach Lou Urbano has been appointed the new head coach at South Brunswick.Urbano, who last coached in high school at Woodbridge in 2017, was approved at the South Brunswick Board of ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – With many of the Bergen Tech bowlers competing for the third time in three days, the season came to an end in a lower stress environment, as they competed in the 2026 Wallers Scotch Doubles Tournament at Bowler City in Hackensack.The tournament pairs one male and one female bowler ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan boys basketball team opened its NJSIAA tournament run as the No. 5 seed, hosting No. 12 Roselle (13-11), a fast-paced, run-and-gun squad looking to push tempo.But from the opening quarter on, it was the Warriors who dictated the pace.Behind a dominant first period, ...
Another championship is in the books for the Bloomfield High freshman girls basketball team. Led by head coach Ed Capozzi, the Bengals won its third straight Essex County freshman championship on Feb. 21, defeating West Orange for the title.Capozzi, himself a Bloomfield High graduate and standout ...
WARREN, NJ — At Saturday's Districts, Anthony Rizzolo, the Assistant Coach for Watchung Hills, was honored with the title of Assistant Coach of the Year. A proud alumnus of Watchung Hills Regional High School, Rizzolo is a well-known figure within the district, having contributed as a Football ...
WARREN, NJ — At Saturday's Districts, Anthony Rizzolo, the Assistant Coach for Watchung Hills, was honored with the title of Assistant Coach of the Year. A proud alumnus of Watchung Hills Regional High School, Rizzolo is a well-known figure within the district, having contributed as a Football ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – New Providence head football coach Chet Parlavecchio will not lead the Pioneers this fall, the school confirmed in Thursday’s Board agenda, as he transitions into a new role on the coaching staff of the Delbarton Green Wave.Parlavecchio, who will remain on the faculty at New ...
The 'second season' of basketball for Bloomfield Unified begins on March 4, as the top-seeded Bengals will be home, for a game with Ridge High, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Tournament. Tip off time is 4 p.m.Head coach Meghan Leonard's team finished the regular season with an ...
Bloomfield High's Sean Perrotta scored his 1,000th career point and the Bengals boys' basketball team advanced in the NJSIAA Tournament, defeating a good West Orange squad, 68-55, for the Bengals' seventh straight victory, at the George Cella Gymnasium, on Feb. 26.Head coach Mike Passero's team ...
Ramapo, NJ - In one of the most dramatic finishes of the opening round, Morris Knolls High School edged Ramapo High School 68-67 in overtime Friday night in the NJSIAA Tournament, North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3.The Golden Eagles (12-14) erased a double-digit first-half deficit and outlasted ...
Metuchen, NJ - Morris Knolls Golden Eagles fell to St. Joseph (Met.), 2-0, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Group Tournament, Group 3 at Lucky Strike.Morris Knolls, which finished the season 16-7 (7-3 NJAC West), ran into a red-hot St. Joseph (Met.) squad that improved to 22-2 (12-2 GMC Red) ...
Sparta, NJ - In a tightly contested first-round matchup of the NJSIAA Tournament, North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3, Morris Knolls High School lost with a hard-fought 46-39 loss to Sparta High School on Friday night in Sparta.Morris Knolls (10-17) battled throughout against a Sparta squad (19-7) ...
CLARK, NJ - The Gov. Livingston Girls Basketball season came to an end on Saturday afternoon with a 41-31 loss on the road to No. 3 seeded Johnson in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Group 2 Tournament.Gov. Livingston (11-15) seeded No. 11, kept the game tight early, trailing just 14-11 ...