Big State Sports
Latest: #1 Caldwell Strolls Past #16 Becton, 81-42; Will Play #8 Morris HillsJoe Hofmann’s February 26 Wrestling Notes: Regional AdvancementsMontville wins District 8Joe Hofmann’s District Wrestling PreviewCedar Grove Cruises Past Newark Lab Behind Dominant Performances from Russo and RussellGlen Ridge Rolls Through No. 3 Team in NJIC, Manchester RegionalJoe Hofmann’s February 14th Wrestling NotesJoe Hofmann’s Wrestling Notes Feb. 6th: Sectional PredictionsPar Hills Crowns Two MCT ChampionsMount Olive Wins MCTGovernor Livingston Grinds out a Nail-Biter Versus Brearley, 61-59Rutherford Triumphs over Fair Lawn, 49-43, in the 7th Annual South Bergen Classic ShowcaseJanuary 21st Wrestling Notes: MCT PreviewMelly’s Hat-trick, Dominant Second Period Pushes Randolph Past Morristown-BeardDiPompeo Stars for Mountain Lakes WrestlersJoe Hofmann’s January 15 Wrestling Notes: Mericle, Dunham Bid for State TournamentJanuary 9th Wrestling NotesBig State Sports Wrestling Notes: Sectional Check-InsWrestling Notes: Morris-Sussex Preseason Top 10, NJ Top 20NJAC Preseason Wrestling NotesMorris, Sussex, and Warren County Wrestling CapsulesBig State Sports 2024 All Morris-Sussex Area Football TeamFLY EAGLES FLY! WINSLOW SOARS OVER PHILLIPSBURG TO CAPTURE FIRST EVER STATE TITLE 35-0Third Time’s the Charm! Rumson-Fair Haven Captures Group II TitleIncredibly Talented Field Leads to a Stacked Big State Sports All-Morris County TeamOLD TAPPAN DEFENSE STANDS TALL TO CAPTURE GROUP III STATE CHAMPIONSHIPFour The Win! Bergen Catholic Tops Don Bosco to Win 4th-Straight Non-Public A State Title!Toms River North Sinks Union City to Capture Third-Straight State TitleDePaul Stops Pope John’s Miracle Run, Wins Second State Title in Three YearsButler, Hanover Park, Morris Knolls Dominate Morris Coaches All-County teamPlaymakers Dominate Big State Sports All-Sussex TeamGroup I Final Preview: Glassboro Vs. Cedar GrovePerfection: Shawnee Seizes First Championship in School History to Cap Off Undefeated SeasonRumson-Fair Haven Rolls to Third-Straight Group FinalPope John Hammers St. John VianneyNJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Finals Recaps, MVPs and More!NJSIAA South Group 3 Final Preview: Mainland Mustangs (9-3) vs Somerville Pioneers (12-0)Harrison – Flawless in Penalties; Powers Past Glen Rock to Advance to Group 2 FinalALL-COUNTY SEASON ON THE HORIZON, PLUS OTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL NOTESMorris Knolls Loses a HeartbreakerGirls Volleyball State Semifinals Recaps, Finals PreviewsMountain Lakes Drops the Hammer on Verona with a Commanding 7-0 VictoryDivision Champions Dominate All-League Selections(11) Verona Punches Their Ticket to the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 Sectional Championship; Stuns (2) New Providence in Penalty ShootoutGirls Volleyball Championship Week Recaps, Previews and PredictionsNorth Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Final Preview: #2 West Essex at #1 Old Tappan#3 Bernards Marches to NJSIAA Championship; Thumps #10 Somerville 6-1 in SemifinalHanover Park Rolls over Ramsey En Route to Second Sectional Finals in Four Years#2 Madison Handles #7 Shabazz 2-0; Moves on to North 2, Group 2 Semi-Final Wildcats Looking to Advance; Playoff Notes Column#5 Columbia Outlasts #12 Bayonne 3-0; Advances to Second Round of State Tournament (Section 2, Group 4)West Orange Scrapes by Glen Ridge 2-1 in Regular Season FinaleHerd Pull Out Miracle VictoryGirls Volleyball Sectional Brackets Released, Analysis and More!Ninth Notes Column: Who’s Hot Heading into the Postseason?Butler Wins NJIC, Earn Top Sectional SeedMendham, Sparta, Boonton Capture Division Titles in Different WaysResilient Sparta Rolls Over West MilfordDivisional Races at Stake this Weekend#10 Livingston Tops #23 Technology 5-0 to Advance in ECTWallkill Valley Stuns Whippany Park, Clinches a Share of the Division TitleThird Seed Warren Hills Edges Newton 3-2 in HWS SemifinalsBoonton, other area schools, in the mix for division titlesHanover Park Captures Division Crown, Gets Revenge Over PequannockWest Morris’ Borgia Leads Area’s Underclass RecruitsNewton Stuns High Point, Ends Wildcats’ Undefeated StartBSS Week 4 Football Staff PicksSparta’s Brown one of Sussex’s top recruits, Plus News and NotesChatham Stuns Mount OliveBSS Week 3 Staff Football PicksJoe Hofmann’s Football Notes #3: A look at area football dynastiesCedar Grove Proves Essex Supremecy, Downs VeronaSparta Boys Soccer Blanks Rival Pope John 5-0Lenape Valley puts it all together, surprises NewtonBSS Week 2 Staff Football PicksJoe Hofmann’s Football Notes #2 McCarthy Report Players to Watch and More!Malvern Prep Crashes Green Wave’s HomestandPequannock runs all over Mountain Lakes2024 SEC American Division Girls Soccer PreviewJoe Hofmann’s First Notes Column: Green Wave Not Lacking for Options, Other NotesWest Morris Runs to Win Over MendhamBSS Week Zero Predictions2024 SFC American White Division Preview2024 BCC American Silver Division Preview2024 BCC American Gold Division Preview2024 SFC United Red Division Preview2024 SFC United White Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty Red Division PreviewSFC Freedom Red Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty Blue Division Preview2024 SFC National Blue Division Preview2024 SFC Patriot Red Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty White Division Preview2024 SFC American Blue Division Preview2024 Morris-Sussex Top Defensive Football Players to Watch2024 Morris-Sussex Top Offensive Football Players to Watch2024 Top Morris-Sussex Football Games2024 Top Morris-Sussex Football Headlines2023 Morris-Sussex Football Year in ReviewGirls Volleyball Breakout Candidate: Peyton Bradley – Jefferson High School
Latest: #1 Caldwell Strolls Past #16 Becton, 81-42; Will Play #8 Morris HillsJoe Hofmann’s February 26 Wrestling Notes: Regional AdvancementsMontville wins District 8Joe Hofmann’s District Wrestling PreviewCedar Grove Cruises Past Newark Lab Behind Dominant Performances from Russo and RussellGlen Ridge Rolls Through No. 3 Team in NJIC, Manchester RegionalJoe Hofmann’s February 14th Wrestling NotesJoe Hofmann’s Wrestling Notes Feb. 6th: Sectional PredictionsPar Hills Crowns Two MCT ChampionsMount Olive Wins MCTGovernor Livingston Grinds out a Nail-Biter Versus Brearley, 61-59Rutherford Triumphs over Fair Lawn, 49-43, in the 7th Annual South Bergen Classic ShowcaseJanuary 21st Wrestling Notes: MCT PreviewMelly’s Hat-trick, Dominant Second Period Pushes Randolph Past Morristown-BeardDiPompeo Stars for Mountain Lakes WrestlersJoe Hofmann’s January 15 Wrestling Notes: Mericle, Dunham Bid for State TournamentJanuary 9th Wrestling NotesBig State Sports Wrestling Notes: Sectional Check-InsWrestling Notes: Morris-Sussex Preseason Top 10, NJ Top 20NJAC Preseason Wrestling NotesMorris, Sussex, and Warren County Wrestling CapsulesBig State Sports 2024 All Morris-Sussex Area Football TeamFLY EAGLES FLY! WINSLOW SOARS OVER PHILLIPSBURG TO CAPTURE FIRST EVER STATE TITLE 35-0Third Time’s the Charm! Rumson-Fair Haven Captures Group II TitleIncredibly Talented Field Leads to a Stacked Big State Sports All-Morris County TeamOLD TAPPAN DEFENSE STANDS TALL TO CAPTURE GROUP III STATE CHAMPIONSHIPFour The Win! Bergen Catholic Tops Don Bosco to Win 4th-Straight Non-Public A State Title!Toms River North Sinks Union City to Capture Third-Straight State TitleDePaul Stops Pope John’s Miracle Run, Wins Second State Title in Three YearsButler, Hanover Park, Morris Knolls Dominate Morris Coaches All-County teamPlaymakers Dominate Big State Sports All-Sussex TeamGroup I Final Preview: Glassboro Vs. Cedar GrovePerfection: Shawnee Seizes First Championship in School History to Cap Off Undefeated SeasonRumson-Fair Haven Rolls to Third-Straight Group FinalPope John Hammers St. John VianneyNJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Finals Recaps, MVPs and More!NJSIAA South Group 3 Final Preview: Mainland Mustangs (9-3) vs Somerville Pioneers (12-0)Harrison – Flawless in Penalties; Powers Past Glen Rock to Advance to Group 2 FinalALL-COUNTY SEASON ON THE HORIZON, PLUS OTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL NOTESMorris Knolls Loses a HeartbreakerGirls Volleyball State Semifinals Recaps, Finals PreviewsMountain Lakes Drops the Hammer on Verona with a Commanding 7-0 VictoryDivision Champions Dominate All-League Selections(11) Verona Punches Their Ticket to the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 Sectional Championship; Stuns (2) New Providence in Penalty ShootoutGirls Volleyball Championship Week Recaps, Previews and PredictionsNorth Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Final Preview: #2 West Essex at #1 Old Tappan#3 Bernards Marches to NJSIAA Championship; Thumps #10 Somerville 6-1 in SemifinalHanover Park Rolls over Ramsey En Route to Second Sectional Finals in Four Years#2 Madison Handles #7 Shabazz 2-0; Moves on to North 2, Group 2 Semi-Final Wildcats Looking to Advance; Playoff Notes Column#5 Columbia Outlasts #12 Bayonne 3-0; Advances to Second Round of State Tournament (Section 2, Group 4)West Orange Scrapes by Glen Ridge 2-1 in Regular Season FinaleHerd Pull Out Miracle VictoryGirls Volleyball Sectional Brackets Released, Analysis and More!Ninth Notes Column: Who’s Hot Heading into the Postseason?Butler Wins NJIC, Earn Top Sectional SeedMendham, Sparta, Boonton Capture Division Titles in Different WaysResilient Sparta Rolls Over West MilfordDivisional Races at Stake this Weekend#10 Livingston Tops #23 Technology 5-0 to Advance in ECTWallkill Valley Stuns Whippany Park, Clinches a Share of the Division TitleThird Seed Warren Hills Edges Newton 3-2 in HWS SemifinalsBoonton, other area schools, in the mix for division titlesHanover Park Captures Division Crown, Gets Revenge Over PequannockWest Morris’ Borgia Leads Area’s Underclass RecruitsNewton Stuns High Point, Ends Wildcats’ Undefeated StartBSS Week 4 Football Staff PicksSparta’s Brown one of Sussex’s top recruits, Plus News and NotesChatham Stuns Mount OliveBSS Week 3 Staff Football PicksJoe Hofmann’s Football Notes #3: A look at area football dynastiesCedar Grove Proves Essex Supremecy, Downs VeronaSparta Boys Soccer Blanks Rival Pope John 5-0Lenape Valley puts it all together, surprises NewtonBSS Week 2 Staff Football PicksJoe Hofmann’s Football Notes #2 McCarthy Report Players to Watch and More!Malvern Prep Crashes Green Wave’s HomestandPequannock runs all over Mountain Lakes2024 SEC American Division Girls Soccer PreviewJoe Hofmann’s First Notes Column: Green Wave Not Lacking for Options, Other NotesWest Morris Runs to Win Over MendhamBSS Week Zero Predictions2024 SFC American White Division Preview2024 BCC American Silver Division Preview2024 BCC American Gold Division Preview2024 SFC United Red Division Preview2024 SFC United White Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty Red Division PreviewSFC Freedom Red Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty Blue Division Preview2024 SFC National Blue Division Preview2024 SFC Patriot Red Division Preview2024 SFC Liberty White Division Preview2024 SFC American Blue Division Preview2024 Morris-Sussex Top Defensive Football Players to Watch2024 Morris-Sussex Top Offensive Football Players to Watch2024 Top Morris-Sussex Football Games2024 Top Morris-Sussex Football Headlines2023 Morris-Sussex Football Year in ReviewGirls Volleyball Breakout Candidate: Peyton Bradley – Jefferson High School

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