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Girls volleyball: Daily stat leaders for Oct. 8
NOTE: Stat totals reflect what coaches and school officials have entered as of 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Any stats added after this list was published will not appear. Some teams play more than one match in a day, and some others play in a best-of-5 format. All accumulative stats from that day will count for each player.
Football: Union Defeats South Brunswick, 35-7, for First Win
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- After falling behind by a touchdown in the opening quarter, Union stormed back for its first football victory of the season, 35-7, over South Brunswick on Thursday night.Kamari Toney's 1-yard TD run and Greg Schifrin's extra point kick gave South Brunswick (3-4) a 7-0 lead with 5:42 to go in the first quarter.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERUnion (1-6) closed to within a point on the final play of the opening quarter, when senior quarterback O'Malley King took a shotgun snap and took off on a draw play...
Football: Hillsborough Beats Bridgewater-Raritan, 34-24
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Senior halfback Jackson Jankowicz scored four touchdowns to lead Hillsborough to a 34-24 football victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday night.Jankowicz's heroics overshadowed another excellent performance by Bridgewater-Raritan quarterback Declan Kurdyla, who ran for two touchdowns and passed for one.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe Panthers (3-4) took a 3-0 lead three minutes into the game on Joe Squicciarini's 21-yard field goal. That lead held up until the final minute of the first quarter, when Jankowicz scored on a 5-yard run and Hillsborough (4-3) took the lead for good, 6-3.Janowicz...
Staten Island HS football rankings (Week 6): Curtis climbs after upset win; Sea returns to Top 5
As we head into the second half of the high school football season, some Island teams are proving they are contenders, while others are looking like pretenders. One of those teams who look strong and will make a run at a title is Curtis, which upset PSAL power Erasmus Hall on Saturday.
Girls volleyball: Super Essex Conference stat leaders, Oct. 8
NOTE: Stat totals reflect what coaches and school officials have entered as of 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Any stats added after this list was published will not appear. These leaderboards are for matches through Oct. 7. Any match played on Oct. 8 will be included in next week’s leaderboard.
Field hockey: 2024 Morris County Tournament bracket, schedule, scores
Undefeated Madison field hockey received the No. 1 seed in the Morris County Tournament at the coaches' meeting on Oct. 9. West Morris, three-time defending champion Chatham, Mountain Lakes and Mount Olive also earned first-round byes. The first round must be played by Oct. 16 and the second round by Oct. 19, all hosted...
Wisconsin hopes WR position isn't depleted vs. Rutgers
Wisconsin could be thin at the wide receiver position when it visits Rutgers for a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J. Wisconsin's Will Pauling, Bryson Green and Tyrell Henry each sustained a lower-body injury in the first half of last Saturday's 52-6 victory over Purdue. Pauling is second on the team in receiving yardage with 21 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown this season. Green has 12 catches for 154 yards, and Henry has one catch for 12 yards. "We'll take it day by day," Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said Monday. "Hopefully, though, those guys will be...
Girls Volleyball: Union Defeats Cranford, 2-0
CRANFORD, NJ – Samantha Haug collected nine kills, one block and five digs to help Union to a victory over Cranford in two sets on Monday.Mary Grace Manalad led the Farmers (10-7) in assists with 24.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERUnion For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Legendary Cranford Swimming Coach Barbara Kolesa Announces Retirement
CRANFORD, NJ – For the second time in a few weeks, a staple in the Cranford sports community has decided to retire from coaching. After longtime baseball coach Dennis McCaffery announced his departure from the Cougars, legendary Cranford swimming coach Barbara Kolesa recently announced she is stepping down as head coach of the program after 27 years at the helm. With nearly three decades of memories with Cranford swimming, as well as five years as the head coach of the Linden program prior to moving to the Cougars, Kolesa knew the 2024-25 season would be her last. CLICK HERE TO...
Boys Soccer: Dayton Falls to Gov. Livingston, 2-1, in Union County Tournament
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Gov. Livingston rallied from a first-half deficit to advance in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament with a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Dayton on Thursday.Jacob Smiatacz scored to give 15th-seeded Dayton (6-5-1) a 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the game, and that advantage held up through halftime. Smiatacz has six goals this season.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERBut Gov.. Livingston (1-10-2) came back with second-half goals by Jacob Gross and Gui Gomes to advance. Though GL had come into the game winless, the Highlanders were actually the higher seed, at No. 10. They will play seventh-seeded Union in the next round on Tuesday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Chazen, Deutsch, McSweeney, McCaffrey and Symon Score a Goal Apiece for Chatham Field Hockey in 5-0 Win vs. Montville
MONTVILLE, NJ – Molly Chazen and Allie McCaffrey each collected a goal and an assist for Chatham in its 5-0 field hockey win vs. Montville on Thursday.The Cougars also received a goal apiece from Emily Deutsch, Fiona McSweeney and Marissa Symon. It was the first career goal for freshman Symon.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERSophomore forward Chazen now has seven goals and a team-leading 12 assists for Chatham (9-3-1). Senior wing McCaffrey leads the Cougars with 17 goals and now has five assists.Chatham plays at Rumson-Fair Haven (10-5) on Monday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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