Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO HOLMDEL & COLTS NECK STAFF
February 21, 2026
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel dominated overtime, outscoring Colts Neck, 12-1, in the extra session to come away with a 66-55 boys basketball victory on Friday.Jack Vallillo scored 26 points for Holmdel (15-7), which rallied from an eight-point deficit after three quarters to tie the game.Anthony Serini ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Jersey Shore Gladiators Youth Flag Football League returns to Red Bank this spring, offering an eight-week season of fast-paced, co-ed competition for kids ages 6–13. Presented by Coach Marcel and supported by the Red Bank Division of Parks and Recreation, games will be held ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Palisades Park’s Chris Kasparian hit a three-pointer with .4 second left to defeat Hasbrouck Heights, 71-70 in a NJIC boys basketball game on Thursday evening in Hasbrouck Heights. Hasbrouck Heights is now 6-17 with the loss. Palisades Park is 16-8 on the season. Before the ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech rolled over Union City, 2-0, in the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 girls bowling semi-finals on Friday in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, 18-1, will advance to face rival Passaic County Tech on Tuesday in Hackensack.The Lady Knights won game one, 969-714, with Jenna Grossman leading ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Marco Mannino is looking forward to playing in the biggest boys basketball game of his Chatham High career in the Morris County Tournament final on Saturday against Morris Catholic. But the 6-4 senior forward got the task at hand completed first on Thursday night by scoring a ...
MONROE, NJ — As it was, second-seeded Piscataway faced an uphill climb when the Chiefs fell behind by 10 points at halftime.But, after Piscataway cut that deficit to six early in the third quarter, top-seeded St. Joseph of Metuchen ran away with it, and kept on running even with mere minutes left ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – The Chatham girls basketball team will have to win on the road if it wants to make a significant run in the upcoming state tournament. To that end, the Cougars passed their first practice test on Friday at Roxbury.“The idea is to see if we can perform under pressure,” Joe Gaba, ...
MONROE, NJ — As it was, second-seeded Piscataway faced an uphill climb when the Chiefs fell behind by 10 points at halftime.But, after Piscataway cut that deficit to six early in the third quarter, top-seeded St. Joseph of Metuchen ran away with it, and kept on running even with mere minutes left ...
RICHMOND, Va. — St. Bonaventure men's basketball hits the road Saturday, aiming to halt a two-game slide as they take on Richmond University.Richmond won the first meeting 89-80 on Jan. 7 at the Reilly Center, scoring 28 fast-break points and finishing plus-15 at the free-throw line. Head coach ...
ROSELLE, NJ — The Gov. Livingston–New Providence ice hockey team delivered a dominant postseason performance Friday night, blanking Freehold Township, 8–0, in the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament First Round.After a tight opening period, Gov. Livingston seized control of the game with a five-goal second ...
ROSELLE, NJ — The Gov. Livingston–New Providence ice hockey team delivered a dominant postseason performance Friday night, blanking Freehold Township, 8–0, in the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament First Round.After a tight opening period, Gov. Livingston seized control of the game with a five-goal second ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown’s ice hockey team broke open a tight postseason matchup with a four-goal third period, defeating Madison 6-2 Friday night in the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament (North, Public) First Round.After a scoreless first period, Morristown (13-8) seized control in the second with ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown’s ice hockey team broke open a tight postseason matchup with a four-goal third period, defeating Madison 6-2 Friday night in the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament (North, Public) First Round.After a scoreless first period, Morristown (13-8) seized control in the second with ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville opened a nine-point halftime lead and went on to a 46-29 girls basketball victory over Ocean Township on Thursday.Mahek Singh finished with 13 points and five rebounds for Robbinsville (11-13), which outscored Ocean, 20-6, in the third quarter to break the game open ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's girls basketball team pulled away for a 39-31 victory over American History on Thursday, improving to 6-17 on the season while American History fell to 15-11.Zahniya Castillo starred for the Knights, scoring a team-high 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead Kennedy’s ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's girls basketball team secured a 56-48 victory over Passaic Tech in the semifinal round of the Passaic County Tournament on Thursday. The Ghosts improved to 16-8 on the season, while Passaic Tech finished 17-7.Jade Bethea was the standout performer for Eastside, finishing ...
MONROE, NJ — In the program's first appearance in a Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game in a decade, the East Brunswick girls basketball team encountered an opponent that's decidedly on another level than any other squad in the county.The Bears gave an impressive account of ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — This is now the third year in a row that RCS wrestler Jayden Acomb has qualified for the state tournament.The Ravens sent a determined group of wrestlers to the Section 2 Division II Championships on Feb. 14 at the Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls, with several ...
TOMS RIVER – Behind a scoring masterclass from junior guard Linsey Cribbin, Toms River South took care of business on the road, defeating Barnegat 79-52 in a non-division clash.The story of the night was Cribbin, who caught fire early and never cooled off. She poured in a career-high 37 points, ...
EATONTOWN - In a matchup that defied season records, the Southern Rams (12-11) marched into West Long Branch on Thursday night and dismantled the Shore Blue Devils (18-6) with a commanding 67-43 victory.Despite entering the game as the underdog on paper, Southern set the tone early and never looked ...
HAMMONTON, NJ – In a clash of South Jersey contenders, the youth movement at Southern Regional proved to be the difference-maker. Behind a stellar performance from freshman Mia Pratola, the Rams secured a gritty 52-42 road victory over Hammonton on Thursday night.The win pushes Southern to 16-9 on ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Hillsborough lost to Hopewell Valley Central back in January of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Raiders fell 61-52 to the Bulldogs. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in ...
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School senior Alisia Hamm scored the 1,000th point of her high school basketball career on Thursday, February 19, as the Crusaders took on Kent Place, winning the game 64-39.Hamm has been chasing this exceptional accomplishment all year, entering the season ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township High School boys ice hockey team has received the No. 14 seed in the NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey - North, Public Tournament. The Mustangs will face No. 3 seed Randolph in the first round on Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at the SportsCare Arena in Randolph.The ...
Fairleigh Dickinson basketball player and intended medical student, Cole Alexander, was looking for a way to honor his grandmother, a uterine cancer survivor of eight years and his biggest inspiration.“Watching her strength through that battle changed my perspective on resilience, and I wanted to ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ -Passaic Valley split a pair of basketball games against Lakeland on Thursday, taking a win in the boys contest and a victory in the girls matchup.In the boys game, the Hornets held off Lakeland 50-45 in a tight contest. The Hornets jumped out to an early lead, outscoring Lakeland ...
WAYNE, NJ - Chaos turned to jubilation in a matter of seconds Thursday night in Wayne. After surrendering a 17-point second-half lead and watching its rival drain a game-tying three-pointer with seven seconds left, top-seeded Wayne Valley (20-4) appeared on the brink of a stunning collapse.
HOWELL, NJ — With the NJSIAA State Tournament around the corner, the Manasquan boys basketball team added a late non-conference test to sharpen up before the postseason. The Warriors got exactly what they needed — and then some — as Sean Bilodeau caught fire early and powered Manasquan past the ...
Fairleigh Dickinson basketball player and intended medical student, Cole Alexander, was looking for a way to honor his grandmother, a uterine cancer survivor of eight years and his biggest inspiration.“Watching her strength through that battle changed my perspective on resilience, and I wanted to ...
The Camden High School Panthers easily defeated Haddon Township in the Camden County Tournament boys basketball quarterfinals, 81-49, on February 19, 2026.The win propels second-ranked Camden High—now 14-9 – to the tournament's semifinal game against 14th-ranked Woodbury at 1:30 p.m. on February ...