Sports Top Stories
By BRUCE MORAN
February 25, 2026
NEPTUNE, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys and girls swim teams both won the Group A state championships Wednesday at Neptune Aquatic Center.The top-ranked boys team defeated 4th-ranked Hillsborough, 108–62.The state championship for the Bridgewater-Raritan boys’ team was the fifth in ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The Bloomfield Girls Basketball team will be the No. 14 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 3 seed Ridgewood in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed West Orange vs No. 16 ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The Bloomfield Boys Basketball team will be the No. 6 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Boys Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 11 seed West Orange in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed Montclair vs No. 16 seed ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — It will be a busy week for area bowlers as the NJSIAA Individual Tournament takes place on Thursday at Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes in New Brunswick. Nine Bergen Tech bowlers and one Hasbrouck Heights bowler were among the 101 boys and 100 girls who qualified for the tournament. ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls basketball team held their annual senior night game on Thursday Feb 19, hosting West Essex for a 7:00 pm game. The night began with a pre-game ceremony introducing each of the four seniors onto the court with their family, while words of thanks and favorite memories ...
ISELIN, NJ – After JFK High School's most successful varsity football season in more than a decade, the Mustangs are making a coaching change.Anthony Nyers was approved by the Woodbridge Board of Education last week as the Mustangs' new football coach.Nyers replaces Michael Henderson, who stepped ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North Public Tournament with an 8-1 ice hockey victory over West Orange on Tuesday.David Weinrib scored three goals and passed for one assist for Livingston (19-3), including two in the first period, when the Lancers outscored ...
HAZLET, NJ: It's that time of the year again to register for baseball and soft ball. Don't wait, deadline is coming up March 1st. Key Registration DetailsDeadline: Register online at www.hyalhawks.com by March 1, 2026.Cost: $75 for T-Ball; $135 for one player in other divisions (multi-player ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — It will be a busy week for area bowlers are the NJSIAA Individual Tournament takes place on Thursday at Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes in New Brunswick. Nine Bergen Tech bowlers and one Hasbrouck Heights bowler were among the 101 boys and 100 girls who qualified for the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Before the NJSIAA South Sectional Girls Fencing Final, Chatham coach Jerry Duffey was confident about his team's chances against visiting Columbia. However, he was quick to note the distinguished history of the Essex County team's fencing program.Fifth-seeded Columbia followed last ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – This week’s Senior Spotlight shines on South Plainfield High School wrestling team Captain Joseph Stanzione.With a victory this past Saturday, Stanzione reached a milestone few varsity wrestlers achieve — 100 career varsity wins.Stanzione has been wrestling since the age of ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Regional Girls Basketball team will be the No. 7 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed West Orange vs No. 16 seed North BergenNo. 2 seed Morristown vs No. 15 seed ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park Boys Basketball team will be the No. 12 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Boys Basketball North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 Newark Collegiate seed vs No. 16 seed West SideNo. 2 seed Lyndhurst vs No. 15 seed ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Because of inclement weather affecting Rhode Island University's travel, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball game against the Rams at the Reilly Center has been postponed to Thursday at 5 p.m. The game had been scheduled for Wednesday. SBU Vice President and Director of ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison Boys Basketball team will be the No. 4 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Boys Basketball North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 13 seed Rutherford in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 Newark Collegiate seed vs No. 16 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown Boys Basketball team will be the No. 7 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Boys Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 10 seed Ridgewood in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed Montclair vs No. 16 seed ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Girls Basketball team will be the No. 3 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 14 seed West Side in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed Caldwell vs No. 16 seed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown Girls Basketball team will be the No. 2 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 15 seed Memorial in the First Round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed West Orange vs No. 16 ...
Denville, NJ — History didn’t just repeat itself — it soared like a Golden Eagle!For the second straight year, the Morris Knolls High School Golden Eagles soared past their fiercest county rival, Morris Hills High School, capturing the North 1 Group 3 state sectional title in a match that will be ...
PARAMUS, NJ — The Paramus High School Girls Flag Football team is reaching new heights in terms of status.Starting this spring, the team will upgrade from a club to a recognized varsity sport.“For Paramus, the move validates years of growth, competitive success, and commitment to building ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The two-feet of snow from the latest winter storm to hit the area has closed Spotswood School District schools for the past two days. It's also postponed Spotswood High School's boys and girls varsity basketball teams' first round matchups in the 2026 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Livingston advanced in the NJSIAA North Public Tournament with an 8-1 ice hockey victory over West Orange in the first round on Tuesday.David Weinrib scored three goals and passed for one assist for Livingston (19-3), including two in the first period, when the Lancers outscored ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston boys basketball team was seeded No. 9 in the 2026 NJSIAA Boys Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament and will face No. 8 seed Mount Olive in the first round on Thursday. The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed Montclair vs No. 16 seed ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The recent snowstorm has forced several Millburn High School sports events to be rescheduled.The ice hockey NJSIAA state tournament game that had been scheduled for Tuesday is now going to take place against Robbinsville on Wednesday at the Mercer County Park Ice Skating Center at ...
Junior guard and second-season starter Kayla Hikade finished the girl’s basketball season for Phillipsburg High School with five straight games scoring in double figures which included a career-high 19-point effort in a 57-46 victory over Mt. Olive.She also tallied 16 points in the final game, a ...
The Bloomfield Suburban Wrestling Team completed the 2025–2026 season with an undefeated record, marking the first time in program history that the team has finished a season without a loss.The team was led by Head Coach Sedlak and team captains Ethan Guzman, Gino LaBadia, Nico Noel, and Angelee ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston girls basketball team will be the No. 5 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament and will face No. 12 seed Montclair in the first round.The matchups and brackets are as follows: No. 1 seed West Orange vs No. 16 seed North ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Two West Orange High School sports events that had been scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed.The Essex County champion West Orange girls basketball team's state tournament game at home against North Bergen will be played Thursday at 4:30 p.m.The West Orange boys basketball ...
RARITAN TWP, NJ - The Flemington Falcons, girls ages 5 to 15 who cheer for local Pop Warner football teams, were honored Feb. 10 for winning a national championship in cheerleading.The Raritan Township Committee issued a proclamation honoring the girls for capturing national titles in two divisions ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ - Eight Chargers qualified to compete in the 2026 NJSIAA Group Two Championships in their respective events at the Bennett Center on Saturday, February 21. On Saturday, Nicole DeFazio, Christopher Velez, Cooper Ciak, Jayden Young, Landin Bua and Nicholas Creighton were back on the ...