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Gov. Livingston football improves to 3-2 with two blowout wins

Governor Livingston improved to 3-2 with a 49-12 rout of Iselin Kennedy and a 38-0 shutout of Lyndhurst, getting big performances from Elijah Garcia and Connor Jackubowski as the Highlanders chase a South, Group 2 playoff berth.

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Summit YMCA travel basketball tryouts open Oct. 15

The Summit Area YMCA will hold travel basketball tryouts for boys and girls in grades 4 through 6 on Oct. 15 and 17 at the Summit YMCA, with coaches Toni Harrell and Kareem Douglas running evaluations.

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Summit hosts Edison in rare Thursday night football matchup

Summit (2-2) hosts Edison (1-3) at Tatlock Field on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in only the second-ever meeting between the two football programs, with both teams looking to rebound from rough stretches.

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New Providence rolls to 3-0 with 34-3 win over Metuchen

Senior quarterback Kevin Reilly accounted for 195 total yards and two touchdown passes as New Providence beat Metuchen 34-3 at home on Saturday, improving to 3-0 under first-year head coach Anthony Conzentino.

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Summit field hockey rolls to 5-0 behind Chapman hat trick

Florence Chapman scored three goals as No. 19 Summit defeated Cranford 7-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 16, pushing the Hilltoppers to 5-0 ahead of Saturday's ranked rivalry game against No. 18 Kent Place in Summit.

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Summit alum Felix joins Team USA for transplant World Cup

Matt Felix, a 1981 Summit High School graduate, will represent the United States at the Transplant Football World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, beginning Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly 14 years after a lifesaving liver transplant from his college teammate.

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New Providence football extends BCC win streak to 15 games

New Providence now owns the Big Central Conference's longest active league winning streak at 15 games after opening the 2026 season with a 27-7 win over Voorhees under first-year head coach Anthony Conzentino, and the Pioneers visit A.L. Johnson on Thursday night.

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New Providence extends Big Central win streak to 14 games

New Providence beat Voorhees 27-7 to push its Big Central Conference winning streak to 14 games, while Rahway upset Summit 21-10 and Monroe topped Governor Livingston 28-7 in early-season action.

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Summit student lands on five NJ gymnastics preseason lists

Summit High School junior Charlotte Lemkau enters the 2026 gymnastics season ranked on five statewide NJ.com lists, including 15th on floor, after winning back-to-back Union County floor titles and earning Third-Team All-State honors.

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Marx's two plays lift Summit past Colonia 23-21 in opener

Summit High's football team survived a second-half collapse to beat Colonia 23-21 in Friday's season opener, with Jackson Marx delivering a 94-yard kickoff return touchdown and a game-sealing interception on a two-point conversion.

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Governor Livingston opens season with 40-27 win over Dayton

Sophomore quarterback Colin Hughes threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third as Governor Livingston opened its 2026 football season with a 40-27 home win over Dayton, beginning the Highlanders' title defense in Berkeley Heights.