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By TAPINTO STAFF
February 28, 2026
HAMILTON, NJ – Defending Group 3 state champion Colts Neck advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 boys basketball tournament with a 49-32 victory over Nottingham on Friday night.Sophomore Nate Sloane scored 25 points, 14 rebounds for ninth-seeded Colts Neck (13-12), ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Jake LaChance's overtime goal gave Robbinsville/Allentown a 4-3 ice hockey victory over Marlboro in the quarterfinal round of the South Public Co-op on Friday.Robbinsville (20-5) tied the game, 3-3, in the third period on a goal by James Morino with assists from Jack Lawrence and ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown North ice hockey team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Public Tournament with a 7-3 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Thursday.Middletown North (14-6-2) trailed, 2-1, before Caden Kirk, Brendan Costello and Kirk again scored in the second ...
BRICK, NJ – Middletown South advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 girls basketball tournament with a 53-22 victory over Brick Memorial on Friday.Megan Moller scored 19 points and came up with four steals for Middletown South (14-12), which outscored Brick Memorial, ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Bergen Tech finally captured its state group title. After being a dominant power in bowling post-COVID, the Bergen Tech girls team claimed 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 ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South broke out to a 20-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 98-63 boys basketball victory over Allentown in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Friday.Ryan Gannon scored 23 points for Middletown South (15-11), which led, 27-7, ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Defending Group 3 state champion Colts Neck advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 boys basketball tournament with a 49-32 victory over Nottingham on Friday night.Sophomore Nate Sloane scored 25 points, 14 rebounds for ninth-seeded Colts Neck (13-12), ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Michael MacAniff scored 13 points and moved into fourth place on Chatham's all-time boys basketball scoring chart on Friday when the Cougars opened state tournament play with an 89-43 “Mercy” win vs. Fort Lee at CHS.Thirteen players put up points for No. 2-seeded Chatham ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – If the opening round of the state tournament is any indication, the Chatham girls basketball team is gearing up its offense at the right time.“We've been trying to work on the offense to get ourselves easier baskets,” Joe Gaba, Chatham coach, said. “We're getting teams to chase us low ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Just as was the case last post-season, the New Providence boys basketball team outplayed their seeded position in the state tournament, as the 12th-seeded Pioneers knocked off fifth-seeded Piscataway Magnet, 77-50, in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 tournament ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – Colts Neck advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 girls basketball tournament with a 67-29 victory over Northern Burlington on Friday.Allison McAndrew scored 17 points for Colts Neck (20-6), the No. 1 seed in the section.Julianna Jasina connected for 13 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team bested Butler and Parsippany on Saturday, February 21, but lost to River Dell.Newton beat Butler 51-25. The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Jordan Costello (B) won due to forfeit113 lbs.: Jacob McConnell (N) won due to a forfeit120 ...
WAYNE, NJ – The West Essex girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 3 tournament with a 42-27 victory over Wayne Hills on Friday.Jordan Salisbury scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for West Essex (9-18), which outscored Wayne Hills, 25-14, in the second ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Third-seeded Millburn averted an upset, rallying for a 76-72 boys basketball victory over 14th-seeded Nutley in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament on Friday.Millburn will host sixth-seeded South Plainfield in the quarterfinal round on Monday.Junior guard Devon ...
The Jefferson boys and girls basketball teams each earned victories in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 tournament, beating Vernon and High Point, respectively. Boys BasketballAfter defeating Pascack Hills in the first round, second-seeded Jefferson faced off against ...
COLONIA, NJ — The Colonia boys basketball team did just about what is expected of a No. 1 seed against a 16th-seed in the opening round of a tournament.But junior guard Jayden Johnson did a whole lot more than what is normally expected of a player who comes off the bench.Thriving in the Patriots' ...
CLARK, NJ — On Thursday, February 26, following the girls' victory over Holmdel, the Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School boys varsity basketball team (18-7) won its opening round match against Monmouth (15-9) in the NJSIAA Tournament.The final score was 54-47.Senior Dean Yellin led the Crusaders ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — The Hackettstown High School Girls Basketball team earned a hard-fought 53–50 victory over the Hoboken High School Girls Basketball in the first round of the NJSIAA State Tournament on February 26, advancing to the next round after an intense, back-and-forth battle.Hackettstown ...
FAIRFAX, Va. — St. Bonaventure men's basketball travels to George Mason University as they take on the Patriots at EagleBank Arena, hoping to build on Thursday’s 94-76 win over Rhode Island University.Head coach Mark Schmidt said his team handled the Rams physicality better than it has at times ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Park Regional ice hockey team saw its postseason run end Thursday night in the NJSIAA North Public Co-Op Sectional Tournament, with a 3-1 loss to Morris Knolls in the quarterfinal round.Morris Knolls struck first in the opening period hosts a 1-0 lead and extended the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ — In a gritty and well-played game by both sides, the Randolph boys' hockey team appeared to be the better squad for two and a half periods when they faced Ramapo in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA state playoffs on Thursday, Feb 26. But despite the Rams having twice as many shots on ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Hillsborough Raiders will challenge the Freehold Township Patriots on Saturday. The two teams enter the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.Hillsborough is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Old Bridge 74-44. The ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The postseason has started with a statement. The Piscataway High School Chiefs boys basketball team erupted for 35 first-quarter points and never looked back Thursday night, cruising past J.P. Stevens High School Hawks, 75-30, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 ...
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 ...