Sports
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
December 2, 2024
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - He started playing soccer at a young age – and now the Bridgewater-Raritan High School graduate in the class of 2022 is on the Rutgers University soccer team, and, last summer, joined the Guatemalan national team.“From the beginning, it became so much more than just a sport to ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Eight members of the West Essex football team were selected to the Super Football Conference's Patriot White Division first team for 2024.Three Knights were named to the First Team Offense: WR: Anthony Drago, West Essex, Sr.OL: Mikey Cerisano, West Essex, Sr.OL: Joey Russo, ...
MOUNT LAUREL , NJ – The regular season is now complete for many sports in the world of fall time college athletics and there are several local student athletes who have made names for themselves for all the right reasons in their chosen athletic endeavor.Let’s take a closer look at local standouts ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - This past season, Fiona Helly became the all-time leading scorer and finished with the most goals in a season. Helly, a junior, finished the season with 28 goals scored. This brings her total to 66 in her career, which now puts her in first place all time. “Fiona is an absolute ...
The season is now over for many sports in the world of fall collegiate athletics and there are several local student-athletes who made names for themselves for all the right reasons in their chosen athletic endeavor.Let’s take a closer look at local standouts who competed at the college level this ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The goal for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team is one that every team has at the start of its season, a Group State Championship. Few, however, have the amount of talent that can reasonably expect to compete for that goal. Bergen Tech does.Last year, the Knights fell short of that ...
TETERBORO, NJ – After winning the Big North Liberty Division Title and the Bergen County Championship in 2023-24, Bergen Tech Girls Bowling has set their collective sights even higher.With a team that returns the same varsity lineup, just a year more experienced and improved, to improve on their ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The goal for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team is one that every team has at the start of its season, a Group State Championship. Few, however, have the amount of talent that can reasonably expect to compete for that goal. Bergen Tech does.Last year, the Knights fell short of that ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional Boys Basketball Parents Association is hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, December 7 from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Calloways Caddy Club. You can purchase tickets through SRBPA@gmail.com
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Sue Pitt Anderson, who had just turned 15, was painfully skinny and coming off a terrible performance in a distance freestyle race.The next night, July 27, 1963, she regained her form and broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly.Fifty-nine years later, she still ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s and boy’s bowling teams look to keep the good times rolling under eighth-year coach Jason Kish who was responsible for bringing the sport he loves back in the fold at the scholastic level.The Stateliners girls finished 14-3 last season and ...
NEPTUNE - Last Saturday, Neptune Township Fliers Football had their annual rivalry game against Asbury Park's Blue Bishops at Asbury Park. Asbury Park took the win in overtime, while having been trailing 8-0 before a quick tie-up forced the OT and then sailed to a win. It was also the Scarlet ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Yorktown 2013 graduate Dr. Jimmy Kaishian is very excited about where his program is at in his fourth year of coaching the Huskers.“Over these years, we have been diligently working on building a strong wrestling culture within our program,” Kaishian said. “Our efforts are beginning ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Sue Pitt Anderson, who had just turned 15, was painfully skinny and coming off a terrible performance in a distance freestyle race.The next night, July 27, 1963, she regained her form and broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly.Fifty-nine years later, she still ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - There are a lot of question marks Mike Duignan faces as he returns to the bench for his third year as the head coach of Harvey's girls varsity basketball team. Coach Duignan won’t have to go it alone, however. He’ll have first-year assistant Hannah Paul alongside him to help sort ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - In the previous three rounds of the playoffs, Somers had trailed early and Coach Anthony DeMatteo wasn’t looking to continue the string in the semifinals of the states. “So the stress all week was to come out flying in the first quarter,” he revealed, and the point was definitely ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The goal for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team is one that every team has at the start of its season, a Group State Championship. Few, however, have the amount of talent that can reasonably expect to compete for that goal. Bergen Tech does.Last year, the Knights fell short of that ...
TETERBORO, NJ – After winning the Big North Liberty Division Title and the Bergen County Championship in 2023-24, Bergen Tech Girls Bowling has set their collective sights even higher.With a team that returns the same varsity lineup, just a year more experienced and improved, to improve on their ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior varsity basketball player Brody Nussman has combined his passion for basketball with a desire to give back, launching Threes for Grigal, a fundraiser for community members to pledge donations for every three-pointer scored by the boys varsity ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Hailey Kilpatrick, a senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, has announced her commitment to Kean University to continue playing softball and further her academic career.“I am extremely proud of Hailey for committing to Kean University,” said softball head coach Amanda ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Five members of the Caldwell football team were selected to the Super Football Conference's Patriot White Division first team for 2024.Three Chiefs were named to the First Team Offense: senior tackle Cole Bazerman, senior center Aidan Hartney and junior halfback Nick ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The goal for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team is one that every team has at the start of its season, a Group State Championship. Few, however, have the amount of talent that can reasonably expect to compete for that goal. Bergen Tech does.Last year, the Knights fell short of that ...
MILLBURN, NJ – First on the agenda of the November 25 Board of Education (BOE) meeting was the recognition of the Millburn Girls’ Volleyball team for their outstanding 2024 season. The group, alongside the team’s coaching staff, posed for a photo in the front of the room with their trophies.The ...
TETERBORO, NJ – After winning the Big North Liberty Division Title and the Bergen County Championship in 2023-24, Bergen Tech Girls Bowling has set their collective sights even higher.With a team that returns the same varsity lineup, just a year more experienced and improved, to improve on their ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – All Fairfield Recreation football teams made the finals when the playoffs were contested earlier in November.The undefeated Falcons' B team, coached by Dave Lennon, won the West Essex Junior Football League championship over the Belleville Buccaneers, 22-6. The Fairfield A team, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The puck drops for the Chargers-Bears-Rams upcoming ice hockey season on Thursday, December 5 at the ProSkate Ice Arena in Monmouth Junction at 3:15 p.m. CBR opens the season at home against South Brunswick High School. This is the third season for the tri-op team from ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The puck drops for the Chargers-Bears-Rams upcoming ice hockey season on Thursday, December 5 at the ProSkate Ice Arena in Monmouth Junction at 3:15 p.m. CBR opens the season at home against South Brunswick High School. This is the third season for the tri-op team from ...
AMHERST, NY — The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team dropped their third straight game Saturday, losing 74-46 to rival University at Buffalo. The Bonnies’ offensive struggles continued as they shot 30% from the field and 17% from beyond the arc. “I thought in the first half we ...
WAYNE, NJ – In a back-and-forth battle between a top-ranked team in DePaul Catholic (#3 in the state) and Cinderella Pope John, who entered the state championship tournament with a record of 2-7, Wayne Township-based DePaul put the game away in the fourth quarter winning their second NJSIAA ...
UNION, NJ -- Three members of the Union High School boys soccer team received honors from the Union County Conference for the 2024 season.Senior back George Asante was named to the All-Union County Conference First Team after heading up a defense that posted four shutouts, held two other opponents ...