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Sparta Football Wins Big Over Newton
NEWTON, NJ - On Friday, September 20, Sparta's and Newton's football teams challenged each other. It was an intense game, with great enthusiasm by the crowds for both Sparta and Newton. The Braves hosted the game, and Sparta won 39-7. Spartan Head Coach Marchiano said, "It was a good team win, and the kids worked very hard for it."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERSparta immediately set the tone for the game, starting with an opening kick touchdown by Christian Brevig. Sparta's QB Shane Hoover, threw for 156 yards connecting 15 times on 22 attempts with three touchdowns.Brady...
Morris County district will close school, sell offices after 'debilitating' state cuts
Blaming years of "debilitating" state funding cuts, Jefferson Township School District officials said they will close Cozy Lake Elementary School at the end of the academic year. District offices also will be sold to help make up for a cumulative $45 million in state aid that officials say has been lost since New...
Newton High School Girls Soccer Shuts Out Lenape Valley on the Road
STANHOPE, NJ—The Newton High School girls soccer team shut out Lenape Valley 2-0 on Monday, September 23 when they played them away.Braves Sahara Pereira and Vanessa Destefano scored with assists by Emma Eigner and Caitlyn Pokrywa. In the net was Sophia May with 11 saves.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe Braves move their overall record to 4-4-1 and their NJAC-Freedom Division record to 2-2-1. They will host Kittatinny under the lights on Palmer Field on Monday, September 30 beginning at 6 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Plans for Addition to Alpine School Presented at Thursday's Sparta Board of Education Meeting
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta Superintendent Matthew Beck will be presenting plans for an addition to the Alpine Elementary School at the board of education meeting on Thursday. This initiative would require voter approval in bond referendum special election. According to the agenda Beck and architect Allen Barnett of DiCara Rubino Architects will present their “referendum proposal” for the expansion project.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTEROn September 18 Beck sent a letter to the “Sparta Community” explaining the board of education and district administrators have been “collaborating with the architect to create plans for a referendum that would bring a much needed addition to Alpine Elementary School.”“Necessary facility upgrades” to other school buildings will be included in the referendum initiative, Beck said in his letter without further details. The public will be given the opportunity to comment on the plans and offer input after Beck’s presentation at the meeting on Thursday, according to the letter. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 26 in the auditorium at Mohawk Avenue School. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Sparta Boys Soccer Bests Morristown on Tuesday
SPARTA, NJ – The high school boys soccer squad had success on Tuesday playing on Cassels field beating Morristown 3-1. Andy Parreno led the Spartan’s effort with two goals and an assist.Patrick Connors netted one with an assist. Kyle Enderle was also credited with an assist.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe Spartans held the Minutemen scoreless in the first half, getting one past the Morristown goalie. In the second half Sparta put two more on the board, holding Morristown to a singe goal.Sparta’s keeper Evan Miller made six stops. Sparta’s offense tested the Morristown goalie 12 times.The boys have a nearly perfect record of 6-0-1 for the season. They will play at Morris Knolls on Saturday morning. The Spartans will be back on Cassels on Tuesday, October 1, hosting Montville. On Thursday they host Pope John. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
State Tournament: Morristown Girls Tennis Receives No. 5 Seed
MORRISTOWN, NJ - – The Morristown High School girls tennis team is the No. 5 seed in the 2024 North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament.The Colonials will open the tournament against No. 12 seed Hackensack on Tuesday October 1. Other matchups include:No. 1 Livingston (bye)No. 2 Ridgewood (bye)No. 3 Bergen Tech (bye)No. 4 Montclair vs No. 13 CliftonNo. 5 Morristown vs. No. 12 HackensackNo. 6 Passaic Tech vs No. 11 Fair LawnNo. 7 West Orange vs No. 10 PassaicNo. 8 Union City vs. No. 9 Memorial The Quarterfinal Round will take place on Tuesday October 8 with the Semifinals on Thursday October 10. The Final Round will take place Tuesday October 15. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Two MCST Denville Students Are National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
Morris County School of Technology seniors Luke Kocherry, from the Academy for Healthcare Sciences, and Siddesh Narayana, from the Academy for Global Commerce, have been named semi-finalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program.They will submit a detailed scholarship application to advance to finalist status, showcasing their academic accomplishments, community service, and leadership skills.More than 1.3 million juniors from roughly 21,000 high schools nationwide participated in the PSAT/NMSQT to qualify for the 2025 competition. The semi-finalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, are among the highest-scoring students in each state. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Spartan Field Hockey Goalie Keara Hynes Reaches Milestone in Wallkill Valley Shut Out
SPARTA, NJ – Spartan field hockey earned another “W” when they defeated Wallkill Valley 2-0 on Wednesday. A highlight of the game was Sparta goalie Keara Hynes made varsity save number 100. Hynes, a senior, stopped 11 Ranger shots in Wednesday’s game.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTEROn offense, Emily Karpowich scored as time ticked down in the first period. Kaitlyn Moughrabie netted the second Spartan goal in the third frame on the assist from Elianan Intorrella. Sparta’s record moves to 3-6. They will host Pope John on Monday at 4 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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