Summer basketball championships this week Summer basketball at Ungerman Field has been a staple in Sparta for decades. Right in the heart of town, the courts are always... Sports 28 Jul 2024 | 06:08
Students form basketball lunch league It was a hot day in late June, and Brett Beierle and his friends made a rare decision for kids these days. They chose to... Sports 09 Jun 2024 | 03:03
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
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
Ice hockey team wins Halvorsen Cup Adam Stefancik and Logan Winslow each scored twice and Braydon Sisco also registered a goal to lift the top-seeded Kinnelon/Jefferson/Sparta... Sports 20 Feb 2024 | 06:43
Crane wins 3 silver medals Senior Ashley Crane brought home three silver medals to highlight the Sparta High School boys and girls indoor track squads... Sports 11 Feb 2024 | 07:23
Pope John freshman Ty Plotts attempts a jump shot in the game against Sparta on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Spartans won, 53-31. (Photos by Jay Vogel) Sparta advances to H/W/S semis Led by 12 points from Molly Chapman, 11 points from Malaya Dobbs and a stifling defense from start to finish, the sixth-seeded... Sports 04 Feb 2024 | 04:06
Braydon Sisco (17) of the Kinnelon/Jefferson/Sparta United ice hockey team maneuvers the puck just before he scores the first goal against Cranford High School on Friday, Jan. 26 at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm. The tri-op team won, 6-4. Sisco and Adam Stefancik each scored two goals. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Spartans end losing streak Led by a game-high 13 points from Malaya Dobbs and 12 points from Katie Sutton, the Sparta High School girls basketball team... Sports 31 Jan 2024 | 09:26
Sparta's Malaya Dobbs handles the ball in the second half of the game against Westfield on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Spartans lost, 57-27. Dobbs scored four points and made one rebound and one steal. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Weiss wins H/W/S championship Paige Weiss won the 114-pound championship and three teammates placed to highlight Sparta High School’s showing at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex... Sports 24 Jan 2024 | 01:13
Philip Ross of Sussex County Community College (SCCC) goes airborne during the game against Northampton Community College on Saturday, Jan. 13. He scored 23 points, and the Skylanders won, 72-65. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Skylanders beat Northampton, 72-65 Sussex County Community College defeated Northampton Community College in men’s basketball, 72-65, on Saturday, Jan. 13 at... Home 16 Jan 2024 | 05:57
Spartans finish 7th in wrestling Senior Connor White captured the 215-pound championship in leading Sparta to a seventh-place team finish at the 14th annual... Sports 15 Jan 2024 | 07:48
Sussex Tech's Justyn Hetman (24) shoots in the first half of the game against Koinonia Academy on Saturday, Jan. 6. He scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Mustangs win four in a row Justyn Hetman totaled 13 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists; Jeremiah Fontanez added 10 points, four rebounds... Sports 11 Jan 2024 | 12:14
Chris Jent was an All-American senior at Sparta High School. He later played for Ohio State, then the Houston Rockets in the NBA. (Photo provided) From Sparta to the NBA In 1988, the Sparta High School boys basketball team was in the midst of one of its best seasons to date. People from all... Sports 09 Jan 2024 | 04:13
Spartans lose to Morris Knolls, 29-21 Despite a game-high 10 points from Malaya Dobbs, the Sparta High School girls basketball team suffered a 29-21 loss to Morris... Sports 07 Jan 2024 | 08:18
