Sparta's Molly Chapman (34) tosses the ball toward the hoop in the game Feb. 26 against Northern Highlands. The Spartans won, 49-42, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 tournament. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Sports roundup: 2 Pope John wrestlers win regional titles Pope John XXIII Regional High School wrestlers Dalton Weber (132 pounds) and Donny Almeyda (144) are headed to Atlantic City... Sports 03 Mar 2025 | 01:28
Veritas Christian's Madelyn Seifert (20) releases the ball during a shot. She scored 14 points in the Jan. 16 game against Trinity Christian School in Montville. Veritas won, 57-17. (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) Veritas wins 7th conference title The Veritas Christian Academy girls basketball team won its seventh Metro Christian Athletic Conference title in a row. Sports 04 Mar 2025 | 03:32
Vernon Township High School senior Kelsey Callahan won the girls giant slalom in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing Association’s Race of Champions on Feb. 26 at Mountain Creek in Vernon. She placed second in the slalom. (Photo provided) Callahan wins giant slalom Vernon Township High School senior Kelsey Callahan won the girls giant slalom in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing... Sports 01 Mar 2025 | 11:02
Pass it Along salutes 13 scholar-athletes during Meet the Athlete Night on Tuesday, Feb. 25. (Photo provided) 13 scholar-athletes honored • Ashlyn Ritson of High Point.... Local News 27 Feb 2025 | 05:24
The Sparta High School girls basketball team wins the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament on Friday, Feb. 21. (Photos by Aidan Mastandrea) Spartans retake H/W/S title Fans experienced yet another edition of the storied crosstown rivalry between Sparta High School and Pope John XXIII Regional... Sports 25 Feb 2025 | 03:18
Pope John wins district championship Led by nine finalists and seven individual champions, Pope John XXIII Regional High School, ranked 10th in the state, won... Sports 24 Feb 2025 | 09:05
Sports roundup: Sparta, Pope John to play in H/W/S final today Molly Chapman scored a game-high 19 points, Abby Connors added 15 points and Brooke Shust dropped in 10 points to pace the... Sports 21 Feb 2025 | 09:05
MST1 The Vernon and Kittatinny girls play in a semfinal game Feb. 6 at Hardyston Township Middle School. (Photos by Maria Kovic) Sussex-Wantage boys, Frankford girls win tournament The Sussex-Wantage boys and Frankford girls teams won the 43rd annual middle school basketball tournament hosted by Hardyston... Sports 15 Feb 2025 | 10:01
Eight seniors at Pope John XXIII Regional High School have agreed to play sports in college. Bottom row, from left, are Donny Almeyda, wrestling at the University of Pennsylvania; Katelyn Nolan, cross country/track at Lehigh University; and Jordyn Smith, lacrosse at Frostburg State University. Top row, from left, Tylik Hill, football at Syracuse University; Joseph Pappa, football at Kean University; Jarrod Cofrancesco, football at Tufts University; Andrew Sanchez, football at Stonehill College; and Tyler Houser, football at University of North Carolina. (Photo provided) Pope John signing day Sports 09 Feb 2025 | 09:16
Mike Crane, left, of Crane Carving with Andrew Wilson, who built a rack to store oars for the Sussex County Rowing Club as his Eagle Scout project. (Photo provided) Eagle Scout aids Rowing Club Andrew Wilson, an Eagle Scout in Troop 95 in Sparta, has completed his Eagle Scout project for the Sussex County Rowing Club,... Local News 25 Feb 2025 | 03:33
The Pope John XXIII Regional High School ice hockey team wins the Egan Cup Championship for the second year in a row. (Photo courtesy of Mara Bars) Pope John wins Egan Cup Championship The Pope John XXIII Regional High School ice hockey team wins the Egan Cup Championship in back-to-back seasons. The Lions... Sports 09 Feb 2025 | 08:44
Sparta’s Leshem Little grabs the ball during a rebound in the game against Wallkill Valley on Jan. 30. Sparta won, 66-49. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Spartans advance to H/W/S semis Molly Chapman netted a game-high 15 points and Katie Sutton added 12 points to lead the third-seeded Sparta High School girls... Sports 11 Feb 2025 | 06:41
Sparta's Molly Chapman, foreground, lifts the ball toward the hoop during a game against River Dell on Jan. 30. The Spartans won, 51-46, and Chapman scored nine points. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Spartans top North Warren, 58-29 Leshem Little scored a game-high 27 points to pace the 10th-seeded Sparta High School boys basketball team to a 58-29 victory... Sports 04 Feb 2025 | 06:12
Pope John XXIII Regional High School senior Tyler Houser plans to play football this fall at the University of North Carolina. (Photo provided) Houser to play football at UNC Pope John XXIII Regional High School senior Tyler Houser plans to play football this fall at the University of North Carolina.... Sports 27 Jan 2025 | 05:53
Pope John's Natalija Novkovic (15) attempts to pass the ball while covered by a West Morris Mendham defender in their game Friday, Jan. 24. Pope John won, 44-27. Novkovic scored four points, grabbed five rebounds and made two assists. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) 4 Pope John swimmers win events Kai Batchelor won the 50 freestyle event in 21:41 and Hunter Gallo won the 100 breast event in 59.94 to lead the Pope John... Sports 28 Jan 2025 | 05:57
