Sports
By PAT SHARKEY
November 9, 2024
STAFFORD - Second-seeded Southern defeated Kingsway 2-1 on Saturday in the SJ Group IV NJSIAA tournament at Southern on Saturday afternoon.Southern's victory propels the Rams to face top-seeded Williamstown at Williamstown on Tuesday.Jessica Smart had 22 kills, Bailey Adams had 34 assists and Emily ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - Junior Meya Ranges clocked a time of 21:07 in representing Nutley at the NJSIAA Group 3 championships on Saturday afternoon at Holmdel Park in Holmdel. Ranges did well to place 47th out of 148 competitors. Lilia Gordon of Northern Burlington won the event with a time of 17:58. Ranges ...
STAFFORD - The Stafford Boys Lacrosse is accepting registrations for its lacrosse league. The league is for boys in kindergarten through eighth grade. Practices will be held at the Doc Cramer sports fields. Register online at www.staffordboyslacrosse.com
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 2-1 boys soccer victory in overtime over Rumson-Fair Haven on Friday.Ethan Pagani connected with Mitchell Shapiro and then scored the tiebreaking goal in overtime to give ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 1 seed Morristown girls volleyball defeated the No. 4 seed Passaic Tech 2-0 in the Semifinals on Saturday. The Colonials will take on the No. 2 seed Livingston in the Finals on Tuesday November 12.During today's contest, the Colonials 25-22 and 25-13.To get to the Finals ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School saw its longest state run ever in girl’s volleyball come to an end Saturday morning when the 12th-seeded Stateliners fell to top-seeded and host Westfield 25-12, 25-11 in a NJSIAA Tournament North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 semifinal game.“We were ...
WALLINGTON, NJ – Wallington scored a goal in overtime to defeat the Dayton boys soccer team, 2-1, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 1 tournament on Friday night.Trailing, 1-0, at the half, Dayton (9-8-2) rallied to tie the game in the second half on a goal by Justin Rodriguez ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Elis Sanders scored his first two goals of the season and Jack Fallon achieved a hat trick with three late goals to boost New Providence to an 8-1 boys soccer victory over Newark Tech in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 tournament on Saturday.Sanders had ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Yorktown and Lakeland athletes were busy with post-season play last week.YORKTOWN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (12-6)Yorktown 3, Fox Lane 1Friday, Nov. 1, Yorktown High SchoolNo. 4 Yorktown topped No. 13 Fox Lane 3-1 (25-10, 20-25, 25-11, 25-22) in the opening round of the Section 1 Class AA ...
CLARK, NJ - GolfCave has announced the opening of its largest location later this month at 675 Central Ave in New Providence. The indoor golf concept, which first opened in Clark in 2012, is expanding as indoor golf grows in popularity for year-round practice and play. The New Providence location ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Top-seeded Phillipsburg met expectations with its 31-14 football win vs. Chatham in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinal round on Friday night at windy Maloney Stadium.Still, that didn't change anything about Chatham's 2024 campaign, the fourth and best under ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Matt Klingener scored his team-leading 23rd and 24th goals of the season and Morris Knolls moved into the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 3 state tournament with a 5-1 victory over Roxbury on Friday, Nov. 8, at Roxbury.The Golden Eagles, the No. 13 seed in the ...
UNION CITY, NJ – A great 2024 season came to an end for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School football team on the windy rooftop of Union City High School Friday night.With senior Mark Boyd (15 RUSH, 256 YDS, 5 TD) leading the way in his squad’s Wing-T offense, top-seeded and reigning sectional ...
Basking Ridge, NJ – The fourth-seeded Ridge field hockey team blanked twelfth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, 4-0, in the North Jersey, Group 4 quarterfinals on Wednesday evening. Kaitlyn Feigenwinter got the Red Devils on the board twelve minutes into the first quarter when she swept in a feed from ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Bernards High School senior Kendall Schmerler recently achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing 100 career points in field hockey, finishing with 133. With 44 goals and 33 assists to her name, Kendall has solidified her reputation as a formidable player. Her coach describes ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Rising 12U baseball team won the 2024 JPBL Fall Championship on Monday, Nov. 4, fighting back in the face of a furious comeback and winning a scintillating extra-innings contest, 12-10. The title game was played under the lights on a chilly ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Girls Varsity Volleyball Team secured another playoff victory on Friday, defeating Rutherford 2-1 in the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 1 Tournament. Brynn Mack led the way in multiple categories, amassing 25 kills, 18 digs, 11 service points, and ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – The Hunterdon Central boys soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 2-1 victory over Montgomery on Friday.Grant Frey's goal in the second half with an assist from Luke Christensen gave the Red Devils a 2-1 lead.Alex Hain ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School scored on its first five possessions while piling up 356 yards rushing in the game on the way to a convincing 31-14 victory over Chatham on a chilly and windy Friday night in a North 2 Group 4 sectional semifinal football game on Bellis Field at Maloney ...
HELMETTA, NJ - On Saturday, October 26, the Spotswood Athletics Department inducted the 2024 class into the Spotswood Athletics Hall of Fame at a special ceremony at the Helmetta Community Center. The 2024 Spotswood Athletics Hall of Fame Class included Dawn Williams (soccer, basketball and ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Thursday Nov. 7, top seeded John Jay faced Ardsley in the semifinal round and were on track by winning the first set. But Ardsley won the next two, so Coach Tom Rizzotti offered some simple math to inspire his girls. “I asked them how many sets does it take to win a match,” ...
SPARTA, N J - On Thursday, the Sparta girls volleyball team hosted the River Dell Golden Hawks in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 2 tournament. 2-seed Sparta took down 7-seed River Dell 2-0 (25-16, 25-17).In the first set, the Spartans were off to a fast start.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The CB West Bucks and the CB South Titans are headed to the PIAA District One Class 6A semifinals for high school football next week after winning their quarterfinal games on Friday night. The district title game is scheduled for Nov. 22.The undefeated CB South Titans crushed ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Boys Varsity Soccer team once again made fans proud riding a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a thrilling triumph at the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournament defeating Shore Regional High School 3-1. Shore was the number one seed and Brearley was the ninth ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 2 tournament with a 3-1 victory over Westwood on Friday.Franky Daniil, Josh Eisenberg and Thaman Bhatti each scored a goal for the Knights (12-6-3), with Kevin Rodrigues assisting on ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Anderson Campos Jr., a sixth-grader at Sayreville Middle School, has been ranked by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) as #1 in the world in his weight, age, and rank division. At just 12-years-old, Campos Jr. has made a name for himself, having recently won ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Springfield’s “Rising” 10U travel baseball team closed out their season with an exclamation point by taking the USABL Fall 2024 National Metro Division Championship over Clifton Colts Maroon, 13-4 on Sunday morning, Nov. 3. The Minutemen finished their 9-2 season on the road, and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Registration is open for the 9th annual Somerville 5K Turkey Trot, a family-friendly community event that welcomes participants eager to run - or walk - the course that winds through the southwestern part of the borough.Sign-ups begin at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving morning for those who ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Registration is open for the 9th annual Somerville 5K Turkey Trot, a family-friendly community event that welcomes participants eager to run - or walk - the course that winds through the southwestern part of the borough.Sign-ups begin at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving morning for those who ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Top-seeded Phillipsburg met expectations with its 31-14 football win vs. Chatham in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinal round on Friday night at windy Maloney Stadium.Still, that didn't change anything about Chatham's 2024 campaign, the fourth and best under ...