Warren Hills grad Headed to Junior College Nationals in Iowa
By Dan Hirshberg When Taylan Zafis steps off the plane next week in Iowa for the national junior college wrestling championships, it’ll also be another step…
Sports
Revving Up For The Racing Season
April 10 was Test and Tune Day at Island Dragway in Great Meadows. The 61-year-old track is well-respected in the drag racing community, so it…
Abili-“Tees” Invitational Seeks Golfers—And Sponsors
After a long winter, Abilities of Northwest Jersey is asking “Want an excuse to play a round of golf?” The 2021 Abili-Tees Invitational, benefitting the…
Kling Falls Short in Tough Wrestling Final
By Andy Loigu About three decades ago, people made fun of the Buffalo Bills for losing the Super Bowl game four years in a row…
State wrestling finals to be held in Phillipsburg
By Andy Loigu For the first time since 2001, the state wrestling finals will take place somewhere other than Atlantic City Convention Hall this year. Phillipsburg…
With Return of Spring Sports, New Athletic Training Partnership Underway
A new five-year agreement between Centenary University and St. Luke’s University Health Network brings leading athletic training to the university’s student-athletes, while advancing academic offerings…
Lady Tigers basketball is up and coming program
By Andy Loigu Producing a 9-3 season this year under head coach Ben Barnhart and only losing one senior (Anabeth Fernandez) are signs of good things…
Wrestlers will get chance at state titles
By Andy Loigu State tournaments have been wiped out for high school sports teams in New Jersey this year, due to the ever present COVID-19…
Tenth anniversary of Cole Kimball’s ascent to “the show”
By Andy Loigu Ten years ago, in 2011, Cole Kimball of Hackettstown High and Centenary College made news by showing up at 5:30 in the…
Tigers’ basketball overtime win lifts them to .500
By Andy Loigu Veterans from last year’s sectional champions, Michael Daconti, Shawn Morgan and Sean Magnotta, led the way as Hackettstown’s boys basketball team climbed…