Sparta’s Owen Englehardt (25) gets a hand on the ball in the game against Vernon on Thursday, April 18. The Vikings won 25-14, 25-14. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Frattura wins javelin event Junior Isabella Frattura won the javelin event with a throw of 116-5 and placed third in the high jump with a leap of 5-0... Sports 23 Apr 2024 | 04:55
Marco Aquino Spartans beat No. 17 ranked team in OT Marco Aquino scored his third goal of the day with 18 seconds remaining in the third overtime to lift the Sparta High School... Sports 17 Apr 2024 | 01:19
Daniel Trappe Boys wrestling team wins division It was literally a banner year for the Sparta High School wrestling program - and that’s no small achievement in such an... Sports 14 Apr 2024 | 09:40
Pope John's Roman Concha gets a hand on the ball above the net during the game Friday, April 5 against Bergen Charter. The Lions lost, 2-0. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Lions defeat Wildcats in baseball Jack Portman went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and scored a run, and he and Ayden Aguiar combined on a one-hitter to... Sports 08 Apr 2024 | 09:39
Girls golf team defeats Newton Sayler Salvigsen shot a round-low 63 and was followed by Claire Sehnert (66), Erin Duthaler (67) and Jocelyn Beach (68) to... Sports 30 Mar 2024 | 03:41
Softball team aims to win sectional final All of the hard work during preseason practices and scrimmages is complete, and the Sparta High School softball team is ready... Sports 23 Mar 2024 | 01:31
Pete Alonso, who has hit 192 home runs in his first five seasons with the New York Mets, is in the last year of his contract and could be come a free agent at the end of the season. Photo: D. Benjamin Miller/Wikimedia Commons Mets and Yankees In Race...Towards the Bottom Diehard New York baseball fans are looking forward to seeing their beloved teams compete in pennant races in 2024. Unfortunately,... Sports 20 Mar 2024 | 04:13
Senior point guard Evan Milanesi is the new scoring leader for the Veritas Christian Academy boys basketball program. (Photos provided) Milanesi tops Veritas scoreboard Veritas Christian Academy in Sparta has a new scoring leader for its boys basketball program. Senior point guard Evan Milanesi... Sports 17 Mar 2024 | 12:11
Lions lose to Red Bank Catholic in state final Supporters of the Pope John XXIII Regional High School girls basketball team should not be dismayed by the final result of... Sports 10 Mar 2024 | 06:48
Justin Matyas is the new baseball head coach at Sparta High School. (Photo by Shannon Scully) Spartans to take it one play at a time Justin Matyas, Sparta High School’s new head baseball coach, has ample experience and knows what it takes to win at the varsity... Sports 11 Mar 2024 | 09:38
The Pope John XXIII Regional High School boys ski racing team placed third in the overall state championships Feb. 24-26 at Mountain Creek. The team also was third in the slalom state championship. From left are Lukash Nynka, Harrison Burgess, Ben Parnell, Ethan Poplawski, Matthew Gazzillo and Zachary Hedgepeth. (Photo provided) Pope John comes in 3rd Sports 09 Mar 2024 | 11:34
Weiss places fourth at states While Paige Weiss of Sparta High School didn’t repeat as a state tournament champion, the sophomore did well to place fourth... Sports 03 Mar 2024 | 06:47
Pope John's Addison Platt releases the ball during the game against Newark Academy at home Thursday, Feb. 29. The Lions won, 56-31, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public A Tournament. (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) UPDATED: Pope John loses in state group final The Pope John XXIII Regional High School girls basketball team won its first state sectional championship in 26 years, edging... Sports 10 Mar 2024 | 10:21
Veritas Christian Academy forward Nicholas Jetton releases the ball in the Dec. 21 game against Harmony Christian of New York. Veritas won, 67-18, and he scored eight points. (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) Veritas girls win league, tournament championships The Veritas Christian Academy girls basketball team won the Metro Conference league and tournament championships for the... Sports 05 Mar 2024 | 04:05
2 wrestlers going to states Paige Weiss and Logan Hrenenko of Sparta High School are headed to Atlantic City. Weiss, a sophomore, won the 114-pound title... Sports 28 Feb 2024 | 06:04