Sparta’s Owen Englehardt (25) gets a hand on the ball in the game against Vernon on Thursday, April 18. The Vikings won 25-14, 25-14. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Frattura wins javelin event Junior Isabella Frattura won the javelin event with a throw of 116-5 and placed third in the high jump with a leap of 5-0... Sports 23 Apr 2024 | 04:55
Marco Aquino Spartans beat No. 17 ranked team in OT Marco Aquino scored his third goal of the day with 18 seconds remaining in the third overtime to lift the Sparta High School... Sports 17 Apr 2024 | 01:19
Pope John's Roman Concha gets a hand on the ball above the net during the game Friday, April 5 against Bergen Charter. The Lions lost, 2-0. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter) Lions defeat Wildcats in baseball Jack Portman went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and scored a run, and he and Ayden Aguiar combined on a one-hitter to... Sports 08 Apr 2024 | 09:39
Girls golf team defeats Newton Sayler Salvigsen shot a round-low 63 and was followed by Claire Sehnert (66), Erin Duthaler (67) and Jocelyn Beach (68) to... Sports 30 Mar 2024 | 03:41
Justin Matyas is the new baseball head coach at Sparta High School. (Photo by Shannon Scully) Spartans to take it one play at a time Justin Matyas, Sparta High School’s new head baseball coach, has ample experience and knows what it takes to win at the varsity... Sports 11 Mar 2024 | 09:38
Nick Matkiwsky, a Sparta High School graduate, had 12 overall victories in doubles competition this spring as a tennis team member at the College of New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of tcnjathletics.com) Matkiwsky has strong season in tennis doubles Many local student athletes made a positive impression in collegiate sports during the spring: • Nick Matkiwsky, a graduate... Sports 29 Jul 2023 | 02:14
UPDATE: Pope John softball team loses in state semis Kylie Otero tripled twice and scored three times to help lead the fourth-seeded Pope John XXIII Regional High School softball... Sports 31 May 2023 | 05:40
Uma Kowalski of Sparta (7) protects the ball from Makenna Thomas (20) and Abby Bonnema (2), both of Vernon. Her Spartan teammates Shea Cina, back left; Sophia Paolercio (18); and Katherine McCall (24) support Kowalski across the field. Softball team wins 2 no-hitters to advance to semis today The Sparta High School softball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to its post-season. The Spartans, seeded third,... Sports 31 May 2023 | 05:31
Pope John girls track team wins H/W/S tournament The Pope John XXIII Regional High School girls outdoor track and field team won the annual Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Championships... Sports 21 May 2023 | 09:37
Pope John playing for H/W/S baseball title The Pope John XXIII Regional High School baseball team is headed back to the tri-county final. Massimo Mondi led off the bottom... Sports 17 May 2023 | 05:37
Girls lacrosse team beats Vernon, 17-5 Sophomore Uma Kowalski and senior Leah Moore helped to power the third-seeded Sparta High School girls lacrosse team to a... Sports 07 May 2023 | 12:20
2 lacrosse players score 100th goals Senior attack Leah Moore reached a huge milestone Tuesday, April 11 when she scored her 100th career goal. She charged for... Sports 05 May 2023 | 05:37
Boys tennis team wins first H/W/S championship Senior Thomas Schottland of Sparta once again put forth a sensational effort, not dropping a game in rolling to the first... Sports 01 May 2023 | 08:40
Baseball team starts season with two victories The Sparta High School baseball team flexed its offensive muscle and also received two dominant pitching performances to... Sports 09 Apr 2023 | 01:44
Pope John boys golf team wins four matches The boys golf team at Pope John XXIII Regional High School, which finished 14-4 a year ago, has gotten off to a fast start... Sports 05 Apr 2023 | 12:28