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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.

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...

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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...

RANDOLPH, NJ- Last year, in 2022-23, the Randolph boys ice hockey team saw a super young squad with only four seniors skate to a very successful 14-4-4 record.  This year the team will only see three seniors on the squad. However, the stable is loaded with fast and talented juniors and sophomores who are now veterans themselves after making up the bulk of the team last year. “We’ve played with each other our whole lives, and know how good of a group we have,” said junior captain Jase Zangara.  “We all experienced what it felt like to lose (...

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...

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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.

HANOVER, NJ - The Park Junior Middle School Hockey Team has won teh League Championship this past Sunday, December 2nd. They faced the Morristown Middle School team and won 11-2 to win the 2023 Carco Cup Aspen League Championship. The match was held at Sportscare Arena in Randolph. Dean Gnardelis and Sean Marion are both head coaches of the team.  They are both from Hanover Township.The team draws a mix of travel hockey players from Floram Park, East Hanover, and Hanover Township. This is the first championship win for the team!

The men’s basketball team (1-9 overall) could not pick up a win after two Ivy League matchups this week. First, the group faced Cornell inside Kirby Sports Center on Saturday. Both teams displayed lackluster shooting accuracy from beyond the arc in the first half, with Cornell at 26 percent...

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.

Mendham Township Recreation is now accepting registrations for its annual Ski and Snowboard Program. The program is available for students from grade 6 to 12. It will take place over six Sundays at Camelback Ski Resort in Tannersville, PA, with dates scheduled in January and February.

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...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - North Hunterdon had the best swimmers but Phillipsburg High School had the best team which is what propelled the Stateliners boys’ team to an opening day 89-81 win over the Lions this week.   When both the boys and the girls meets were over boys coach Tracy Herdlein and girls coach Macawley Knappenberger jumped in the Phillipsburg Elementary School pool as encouraged by their swimmers to celebrate victories by both programs on opening day for the first time in ages.   “I had to go home and change my clothes,” Herdlein said. “Because I had to go right to...

One night in Kirby Sports Center, a basketball player shoots a miraculous three-pointer, the ball swishing into the net. The occupant of section 5 row B seat 1, jumps out of the seat with exuberant energy. It’s become expected that this fan will be present each game at section 5...

Students at Del Val may have noticed a new face on the sidelines of football games, but who is he?. Paul Rochelle just started as the athletic trainer at Delaware Valley Regional High School, and he has already made a positive impact on the school’s athletes. Rochelle has worked...

Jake Fox recorded a hat trick to lead Mendham past Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex 4-1 at Mennen Arena in Morristown. The sides were tied at one at the end of the first period before Mendham tallied two goals in the second and one in the third. Ian Aikenhead also scored a goal. Jimmy...

The sparkle in Nick Salamone’s eyes, the breadth of the Easton sophomore’s smile, the energy that rippled off his singlet said a lot. Then, the Red Rovers 114-pounder said it all. “Easton is 100% back,” he said. No doubt. Salamone and his Easton teammates swept imperiously into...

ROCKAWAY, NJ - The Roxbury [2-1] high school bowling team dominated Morristown [1-3] with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon. The match showcased individual performances and solid team synergy that left the Colonials struggling to keep pace. In three games, Roxbury's Mason Terantino had a total combined pinfall of 592. Gavin Mattes, Tyler Denis and Jeremiah Albo delivered stellar performances as well. Morristown will face Kinnelon at Boonton Bowling Lanes on Monday December 11.   Sign up to get all the news as it happens at www.TAPinto.net/enews and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MorristownTAP/ and on Twitter at @MorristownTAP and on Instagram at @tapintomorristown Download the TAPinto App!   Click here for Android.  Click here for iOS

RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys ice hockey team shot out of the gate to start the 2023-24 season with a high-scoring 6-2 win over Morristown on Thursday Dec. 7. ( Link to extra photos at end of story ) Sophomore Vinny Crisafulli was the motor that led the offensive charge, racing around the ice collecting 3 goals and 2 assists for a 5-point outing.  Morristown opened the game looking to slow the Rams down with some physical play, and in the first six minutes they did a good job of knocking Randolph off the puck and disrupting their offensive flow.  But that didn’t last for long, and...