Rutgers Prep Boys Hang on against Ridge for Second Win
By, Kyle Ferreira BASKING RIDGE – The Rutgers Prep Argonauts (2-1) survive a big time divisional road contest against the Ridge Red Devils (0-3), winning 62-60. Rutgers Prep junior guard...
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Joe Hofmann Wrestling Notes + Boys Wrestling Top 20
Hanover Park and High Point brought home sectional championships last year. Mount Olive and Kittatinny came close, and so did Delbarton and Pope John. The Morris-Sussex area is loaded with...
Joe Hofmann’s First Wrestling Notes Column
Last year, we bade farewell to Delbarton from the Morris County Tournament. This year, the Green Wave will no longer wrestle in the NJAC, either. Coach Bryan Stoll’s team, which...
Morris-Sussex Wrestling Capsules
Welcome to wrestling season in Morris and Sussex counties. Here is a weight class-by-weight class look at Morris-Sussex schools: Boonton Projected starting lineup: 106-Jayden Colon 113-Sean Tracy 120-Jacob Hughen, Aiden...
Big State Sports Ice Hockey Power Rankings: Week 1
The first week of ice hockey in the state of New Jersey saw plenty of Top-20 clashes, and some early divisional barn burners. We’re still learning what every team is...
NJ Girls Volleyball Conference and Overall Player & Coach of...
By, Josh Wilets Throughout the 2025 fall girls volleyball season, we witnessed many moments of greatness and history. 1,000 kills and 1,000 assists were achieved by many. Also, first time...
Tribute to Fred Geffken
By Dan Cleary Fred Geffken had a big decision to make. A very big one. The then-Sparta police officer and Sparta Police Athletic League basketball coach applied to be the...
Defense Wins Championships: Camden D Forces Five Shabazz Turnovers to...
Defense was king in the finale of the 2025 NJSIAA Football State Championships at SHI Stadium on Wednesday night. The defenses of the Camden Panthers and Malcolm X. Shabazz Bulldogs...
Joe Hofmann’s End of Season Football Notes
Last week’s football notes column described how the Super Football Conference treated some schools like they were a deck of playing cards. They shuffled them. The SFC rearranged a few...
Big State Sports All Morris/Sussex-Area Football Team
Butler and West Morris won sectional titles and went about them the old-fashioned way: By pounding the rock. Game after game, opponents geared up to stop both running games but...