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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Bowling team had two matches this week, one against Jefferson on Wednesday and one against Sussex Tech on Thursday. Newton lost to Sussex Tech 7-0. Newton’s scores for the matches are as follows: Rachel Porzilli- 422 Salvatore Serillo-363 Brad Williams- 587 Devlin Schmid- 207 Cera Steinwand- 384 Mackenzie Genung- 161 Newton made it on the board against Jefferson, but lost 5-2. The scores for the matches are as follows: Rachel Porzilli- 497 Salvatore Serillo-229 Brad Williams- 485 Devlin Schmid- 417 Cera Steinwand- 421 Mackenzie Genung- 138 The Newton High School Braves’ overall and NJAC-Northern division record is 1-2. They will take on Wallkill Valley away on Monday, December 11.

With the wrestling season getting started later this week, it's time to spotlight the top wrestlers in Morris and Sussex counties. The first part of our three-day series looks at the top lower-weights. Jaydin Barreto ...

NEWTON, NJ—The Newton Braves Boys Basketball team is looking forward to the 2023 season.  This will be the second year with Paul Filan as head coach. The team has three returning players this year; Seniors Dom Celi and Cooper Armstrong at guard and junior Max Maslowski, also at guard. Seven new names are on the Braves roster:  Senior, guard Kasai Goritski Senior, guard Kevin Kozlowski Junior, forward Jack Hunterdon Junior, guard Jahvell Akade Junior, guard Ayden Babakissina Junior, forward Kai Moody Sophomore, forward Nick Kurilko “We lost six Varisty players from last years team including leading scorer and rebounder Jake Benitz," Filan said. Robert McCullough, Dom Lotruglio, and Dom Ferdenzi...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Senior Eric Falleni (157) and freshman Layton Schmick (285) notched first-place finishes at their respective weight classes to lead the East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team to a successful day at the Nassau Open on Sunday inside the Main Gym. Falleni captured a first-place finish...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - It’s amazing what can be accomplished when you get a little help from your friends.  And this season, in a cooperation between the two schools, Belvidere High School is going to be Phillipsburg High School’s cohort in scholastic swimming.   Junior Madeline Durr was involved in four first-place finishes, two individual races along with two relays, to pace a very balanced Phillipsburg High School girl’s swimming team to a tight 89-81 victory over North Hunterdon in the opening Skyland Conference meet of the season on Thursday at the Phillipsburg Elementary School.   Durr is one of eight County-Seater swimmers...

COLLEGEVILLE – The East Stroudsburg University men's track and field team kicked off the 2023-24 season on Friday as select Warriors competed at Ursinus' Bow Tie Invitational inside the Floy Lewis Bakes Center. In the 800m, sophomore Emmanuel Gitonga notched a sixth place finish after crossing the line in...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The No. 17 East Stroudsburg University women's wrestling team dominated the Nassau Open, taking first place in seven of 10 weight classes along with 16 of its 19 wrestlers placing on Sunday. Earning first-place finishes for ESU were: Olivia Klein (101), Tiana Savino (109), Natalie...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girls bowling squad improved to 2-0 on the season while the boys dropped a tough 5-2 decision in Skyland Conference matches against Hunterdon Central on Thursday in the Stateliners first home match at Bel-Pike Lanes in Belvidere. P’burg’s potent one-two-punch of junior Savannah Rutar and senior Shannon Bickert paced the girl’s 5-2 victory, Rutar with a team-high 511 series and a high-game of 179 while Bickert produced a 456 series with a team-high 180 high game. “The girl’s won the first game, lost the second one, won the third game pretty good and...

Pocono Mountain West boys' basketball dominated its rematch of the District 11 5A championship with East Stroudsburg South on Wednesday night, winning 75-53. The Panthers scored on all three levels and played suffocating defense against the Cavaliers, who couldn't find any answers on either side of the ball. While the win was impressive, there are several themes to remember for both teams as the season progresses.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Columbia exploded for three wins via fall to take a 28-21 victory in the dual match at No. 19 Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Center. The Lions capitalized on six bout wins to earn their first dual match victory of the season.

No. 2 Notre Dame beat Oregon State 1-0 on Friday night to advance to its second NCAA College Cup championship game, where the Irish will play No. 9 Clemson.

BETHLEHEM – The East Stroudsburg University women's track and field team opened the 2023-24 season on Friday as Elyssa Pemu represented the Warriors in the pentathlon at Lehigh's Fast Times on Friday inside Raugh Fieldhouse. Pemu notched a sixth place finish in the pentathlon as the senior finished with...

GENEVA, N.Y. – Jady van Gils continued to accumulate accolades as the junior was named the 2023 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year, the organization announced on Thursday. van Gils becomes the second player in ESU history to earn NFHCA Atlantic...

MANHEIM, Pa. – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced its updated national rankings, with the East Stroudsburg University women's wrestling team tabbed No. 17. Additionally, Emily Klein, Mia Macaluso and Zoe Gress are featured as individually ranked wrestlers in their respective weight class. Klein is ranked No. 8...

Ryan VanZile posted two goals and two assists to lead Roxbury to a 7-3 win over Mountain Lakes at Mennen Arena in Morristown. Michael Nelson added on a pair of goals for Roxbury (1-0), while Sean Hardy, Thomas Sanders and AJ Mancuso each scored once.

Former Clemson wide receiver Beaux Collins revealed he's transferring to Notre Dame. On Sunday night, Collins posted a graphic reading "Committed" with him wearing Fighting Irish apparel  "Lets do it! #GOIRISH," Collins wrote on Instagram. Collins finished nine yards behind Tyler Brown atop ...

Hudson Salvador scored twice to lead Morristown-Beard past Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown (MoHoHa) at Mennen Arena in Morristown. MoHoHa took a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period but Morristown-Beard took control in the second with three unanswered goals. Morristown-Beard also outscored MoHoHa 3-1 in the third. John Gonnella recorded...

The Powder Puff game has been a long-lasting tradition showcasing Stroudsburg High School’s female athletes in a game of flag football. The money raised by each class is up for grabs for the winners to take. This year’s winners are the seniors with a score of 26-0.

Https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_uR6sCoiJZNYvw5ora8540686g3KYkTa. The basketball season kicked off last night. Both the girls’ and boys’ basketball had their first game on December 6. The opponent was Pocono Mountain East: the boys were away and the girls were home at 7 PM. The senior varsity girls are Ella Henritzy, Zoe-Marie Brown,...

A maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies and stakes-quality optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up will be run back to back as live racing resumes Friday at Laurel Park. Post time for the first of nine races is 12:25 p.m. Four first-time starters are among the seven juvenile fillies...