Sports Top Stories
By JAMES OLIVOLA
February 28, 2026
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A fantastic Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ basketball season came to an end on Thursday evening against a familiar foe.Even though shots did not fall early for the shorthanded Panthers, they made up for it in crunch time and grabbed all of the momentum late from Watchung ...
FAIRFAX, Va. — The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team never found its rhythm Saturday afternoon.George Mason University drilled 12 3-pointers, shot 50 percent in the first half and pulled away for a 71-58 win at the EagleBank Arena, handing the Bonnies their fourth loss in five games.“We just ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Aaliyah Parker and Laycee Drake, the duo of St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball players honored during Saturday’s Senior Day, combined for 49 points in the Bonnies’ 77-69 win over Fordham University. The Bonnies got off to a slow start, scoring just 4 points after a ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded Caldwell turned in a dominant effort to get past ninth-seeded Ridgefield Park in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 girls basketball tournament with a 60-20 victory on Saturday.Junior guard Addison Keenan scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds, ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 79-56 victory over Woodbridge on Thursday.Top-seeded Bayonne (24-4) will host fourth-seeded Plainfield in the sectional seminal on Tuesday.Sophia Feeney led five ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — An East Brunswick boys basketball team with seven seniors made its final half of the season one to be proud of with a stellar effort on its home floor.But it wasn't quite enough to make up for the Bears sinking less than 16 percent of their shots in the first half.Fifth-seeded ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – Livingston advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 tournament with a 38-29 boys basketball victory over Mount Olive on Thursday night.Daniel Gbadamosi scored 16 points for Livingston (15-12), which outscored Mount Olive, 12-5, to start the game.Tyler Katz ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 tournament with a 49-31 victory over Montclair on Thursday.Aubrey Cohen scored 17 points and made two steals for Livingston (19-6), which outscored Montclair, 13-2, in the second quarter ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Public Tournament with a 3-1 ice hockey victory over Mendham on Thursday.Zach Givner scored in the first period with an assist from David Weinrib to give Livingston (20-3) a 1-0 lead.Weinrib made it 2-0 with a goal ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - After an exiting first-round victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Girls Basketball Tournament on Thursday over eighth-seeded Delaware Valley Regional High School, the ninth-seeded Chargers lost in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Manasquan Regional High School 54-34 on ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Union rallied from a nine-point deficit after three quarters for a 65-61 victory over Piscataway in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls basketball tournament on Saturday,Tahirah Greenwood finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for 11th-seeded ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Eighth‑seeded Summit came out firing Friday, dominating ninth-seeded Carteret 41‑25 in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 Tournament and proving the team is ready to make noise in the postseason.Charlotte Yarnall scored a team‑high 14 points, and Kate Shin added 11 ...
WAYNE, NJ - Two years ago, it was older brother Joel Thornton who, at 10-years-old won a national honor in the USATF-NJ Athlete of the Year program. And now his younger brother, Vincent has one-upped him by winning two Athlete of the Year honors for his national performances in the High Jump and ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Friday, both Whippany Park basketball teams traveled for the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 Tournament, competing in separate road match-ups as sectional play began.Whippany Park Girls’ Season Ends with Road Loss at Arts High SchoolThe Whippany ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – The top-seeded United ice hockey team moved easily through the second round of the NJSIAA North, Public Co-Op tournament on Thursday afternoon. They took down eighth-seeded West Milford 8-2, earning their way to the semifinal round.Maximo Rodriguez and Braydon Sisco dominated on ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Monroe defeated Bergen Tech, 2-0, in the final of the NJSIAA Group 4 Boys Bowling State Championship match on Friday in North Brunswick. The Knights advanced to the final Friday morning by defeating Seton Hall Prep, 2-0, in the semi-finals.Monroe won game one by a score of ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Monroe defeated Bergen Tech, 2-0, in the final of the NJSIAA Group 4 Boys Bowling State Championship match on Friday in North Brunswick. The Knights advanced to the final Friday morning by defeating Seton Hall Prep, 2-0, in the semi-finals.Monroe won game one by a score of ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The Nutley High boys bowling team was up against a state powerhouse on Friday afternoon but asserted itself well in absorbing a 2-0 loss to St. Joseph of Metuchen in the overall NJSIAA Group 3 championship match at Lucky Strike Lanes in North Brunswick. St. Joseph (Met.), the No. 1 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament with a 72-36 victory over Orange on Friday.Freshman guard Nola Lewis scored 30 points for Millburn (18-9), which outscored Orange, 19-10, in the second quarter to take a 31-18 ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament with a 73-36 victory over Cliffside Park on Friday.Hailey Conklin scored 18 points, made four steals and handed out three assists;and Ariana Sosa collected 18 points, 10 rebounds, ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Bergen Tech finally got its state group title. After being a dominant power in bowling post-COVID, the Bergen Tech girls team captured the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championship on Friday in North Brunswick.After defeating Passaic Tech 2-0 on Friday morning in the North Group 4 ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Bergen Tech finally got its state group title. After being a dominant power in bowling post-COVID, the Bergen Tech girls team captured the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championship on Friday in North Brunswick.After defeating Passaic Tech 2-0 on Friday morning in the North Group 4 ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team picked up two more wins but lost their second game of the season this week during a busy schedule of games.MSD comfortably defeated Cypress Bay 12-5, as Randy Ruiz and Ander Elorriaga homered for the Eagles.Senior All-American Gio Rojas picked up the ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The top-seeded and No. 7–ranked Lady Warriors opened the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with authority, defeating 16-seeded Ocean Township, 56-24, to advance to the quarterfinal round.From the opening tip, Manasquan established control.Senior Jordyn Hollawell ignited the ...
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Gov. Livingston’s boys basketball team saw its season come to a close Thursday, falling 67-53 to No. 3-seeded Ocean Township in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Tournament. The Highlanders entered the postseason as the No. 14 seed with a 10-16 overall ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights scored 20 straight points in the first quarter to take a 25-4 lead en route to a 70-43 win over Kinnelon in the NJSIAA North 1, Group 1 girls basketball tournament at Hasbrouck Heights high school on Friday afternoon. The Lady Aviators will travel to ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – The top seed United ice hockey team moved easily through the second round of the NJSIAA North, Public Co-Op tournament on Thursday afternoon. They took down eighth seed West Milford 8-2, earning their way to the semifinal round.Maximo Rodriguez and Braydon Sisco dominated on ...
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Toms River East needed overtime to finally pull ahead, as John Schmitt scored 12:43 into the extra period to lift the Raiders to a 3-2 win over Gov. Livingston-New Providence in the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament Quarterfinal Round (South, Public Co-Op) on Friday night.The game was ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ – The Dayton boys basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 tournament with a 56-39 victory over South Amboy.Senior guard Danny Perez scored 22 points for the Bulldogs (13-13), who outscored South Amboy, 17-7, in the third quarter to take a ...
LAWRENCE, NJ – Steinert advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 52-44 girls basketball victory over Lawrence on Friday.Katie Corby scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds, passed for five assists and came up with five steals for Steinert (15-11), which ...