Sports Top Stories
By MIA BIVALETZ
February 24, 2026
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Derek Zacatenco has been selected as the new Head Coach for Boys Lacrosse. He was approved by the Somerset Hills Board of Education at their public meeting on February 19, 2026.Zacatenco has extensive coaching experience across youth, high school, club, and collegiate levels. He ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Jon Gribbin is expected to be approved as the new varsity baseball coach at Jonathan Dayton High School at the Springfield Board of Education's Feb. 24 meeting.Gribbin has an extensive background in both college and club team coaching.He was the pitching coach and recruiting ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Hunterdon Central Regional High School hosted the Sending District All Star basketball game Feb. 19, with middle school players from all sending districts nominated to play, under the coaching of current Hunterdon Central Red Devils.
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – With the weather wreaking havoc on high school sports schedules, here is an update on who will be playing when this week.High School Bowling Boys/Girls Individual Championship – Thursday, February 26th, at Lucky Strike Lanes in New Brunswick.Five girls from Bergen Tech, four boys ...
HACKENSACK, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team, the third-seeded team in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1 Group 1 tournament, lost 2-1 when they played away against top-seeded Kinnelon on Saturday, February 21 in the final round of the tournament.The Braves started the tournament with a bye ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 60-45 against Whippany Park when they played them away on Thursday, February 19 in a 7 p.m. night game.Newton put up nine points in the first quarter and another eight in the second, trailing 24-17 as they entered halftime.Newton tried to ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - The H/W/S trophy was going to end up in Sparta either way – the only question was if Sparta was going to upset their crosstown rivals in the Pope John Lions. On Friday, the Lions played lock-down defense when they needed to the most and took down Sparta by the score of 45-38 in ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville teams continued their strong winter season performances last week:Boys BasketballThe Bombers boys basketball team rolled to a commanding 78-46 victory over J.P. Stevens on Thursday, Feb. 19. Sam Jones led the offense with 25 points. Chidi Chukwurah recorded a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — In a dramatic finish on Friday, Feb. 20, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys junior varsity basketball team captured the Union County JV championship with a thrilling 61-60 overtime win over Union Catholic.The game was tight through the first half, with both teams ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany PAL Competition Cheer program is proud to announce that its elite team, Onyx, has officially secured a prestigious bid to compete at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Quest event at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Disney World.The team earned ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains–Fanwood teams delivered another impressive week across the board:Ice HockeyTuesday: Hockey: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Wins 2nd Straight Kelly Cup with 6–1 Win Over Frisch (VIDEO) The Raiders followed up their Kelly Cup championship win with a 9–2 win over ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The postseason is underway, and both the Piscataway High School boys and girls basketball teams delivered statement victories Saturday to build momentum heading into the NJSIAA sectional tournaments.The boys rolled past Roselle, 86-73, while the girls defeated Middlesex, 59-49, in ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Youth Lacrosse program is now open for registration for its spring season.The program offers everything from an instructional program for pre-K and kindergarten through grade level programs for every age through 8th grade.Register now to be eligible for free winter training ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Girls Basketball Team closed out regular season play with a victory, defeating Union 57-40 on Friday. Sidney Smith led the Panthers with 31 points and five steals. Hannah Djokic had 16 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. Emmy Gregoire had eight ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Boys Basketball Team extended its win streak to six games on Thursday, defeating Newark Lab 71-48. Will Taggart led the way with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Jermaine Russell scored 16 points. Owen Greene scored 12 points. Next up for the Panthers is a matchup ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Little Falls' Baseball and Softball Opening Day is officially set for April. The Opening Day Parade and Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 18. The parade will march from School #1 at 9 a.m., and the ceremony will follow at the Little Falls Sports and Recreation Complex ...
PATERSON, NJ- The Paterson Recreation Department proudly recently hosted the Silk City Volleyball Tournament at School 24. The event brought together young scholar-athletes from across the region for a day filled with competitive play, teamwork, and community pride.Led by Director Benjie E.
The Bloomfield 6th Grade Suburban girls basketball team completed a perfect 14-0 season after defeating West Orange 50–15 last week to win the championship.This season, Bloomfield outscored their opponents 561 - 190 en route to back-to-back championships.The team is coached by Mike Sceurman, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Sparta Jefferson girls wrestling team came away with two wins and a loss in a quad on Saturday. The girls beat Bayonne 42-22 and Roselle Park 52-8. They lost a close match to Howell 39-30.Sparta Jefferson had six pins in their win over Bayonne.100 lbs London Long with a pin in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – On the way to Wednesday's Group B New Jersey state final, Chatham swimmers were lining up at the starting blocks for the last race of the boys' semifinal against Mainland when head coach Laura Hartnett walked across the pool deck to the B relay in lane 6. “Swim hard,” she encouraged ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — The Manasquan Lady Warriors didn’t just close the regular season — they sent a clear message heading into the postseason. Playing with pace, poise, and relentless defensive pressure, Manasquan pulled away early and never looked back in a commanding 67–43 win over the Toms River East ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech won its third straight sectional title, defeating West Orange, 2-0, in the NJSIAA North 1, Group Boys bowling tournament, Saturday in Hackensack. The Knights were led by senior co-captain Liam Zamora, who had the high series of all four sectional finals on the ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varsity Wrestling team went on a 10-match winning streak to finish the season with a 17-6 record. This is a huge accomplishment and the team's best since 2011. “While this progress is certainly a full team effort, I want to highlight four seniors who have been here ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The Chatham girls swim team clinched its fourth consecutive state sectional title with a hard-fought win over Red Bank Regional as Madeline Crawford and Avery Loock shone for the Cougars on Thursday at the Raritan Bay YMCA.Chatham’s comfortable 108-62 margin of victory in the ...
In a repeat of last year's Camden County tournament final, Camden High was defeated by Paul VI, 77-54, on February 22.This time around, the Paul VI squad, 24-4 on the season, was in command through most of the game, played on their home court instead of Rutgers Camden because of the impending ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls basketball team has shown great improvement in the last month. This was the case when they traveled to Arts in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinals. Unfortunately for the Lions, the advancement since January just fell a little short for the ...
Union, NJ — The New York Giants made a donation of $10,000 to the Union High School football program last week during a visit by several members of the organization.Giants rookie center Markus Mbow shared his journey from high school to college and ultimately to the NFL, encouraging Union players ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team, who started as the third-seeded team in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1 Group 1 tournament, won 2-0 when they played away against second-seeded Pascack Hills on Wednesday, February 18.The Braves started the tournament with a bye and then took on ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Seniors Brady Byrne and Marcus Valenzuela each placed second in the 800 and 1600, respectively, for Chatham at the NJSIAA Group 3 indoor track & field championships held Saturday at the Rothman Orthopaedics Center.Byrne won silver with a time of 1:58.53, just .18 behind Mount ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Sparta Jefferson girls wrestling team came away with two wins and a loss in a quad on Saturday. The girls beat Bayonne 42-22 and Roselle Park 52-8. They lost a close match to Howell 39-30.Sparta Jefferson had six pins in their win over Bayonne.100 lbs London Long with a pin in ...