Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO FLEMINGTON/RARITAN STAFF
April 26, 2026
HAMILTON, NJ – Mason Matis and Tristan Ovalle combined on a three-hitter to lift Hunterdon Central to a 7-1 baseball victory over Steinert on Saturday.Matis allowed two hits and an unearned run in six innings. He struck out three and walked three. Ovalle pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Sometimes, the team with the highest tournament seed or the best record in baseball does not always reach the mountaintop.In a sport loaded with variability like high school baseball, Bridgewater-Raritan High School was a notable exception to that in 2024, when the Panthers went ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Declan Kurdyla scored four goals and passed for three assists to lead Bridgewater-Raritan to a 15-3 boys lacrosse victory over Ridge on Saturday.Jack Cifuentes finished with three goals and one assist for the Panthers (9-1), who led, 7-3, at the half and then scored six ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Behind a dominant performance from Riley Bobrowski, Watchung Hills improved to 12-1 with a commanding 10-1 win over Passaic Valley on Sunday night. Bobrowski was nearly untouchable in the circle, tossing a one-hitter while striking out 15 over seven innings. She allowed just one ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Behind a dominant performance from Riley Bobrowski, Watchung Hills improved to 12-1 with a commanding 10-1 win over Passaic Valley on Sunday night. Bobrowski was nearly untouchable in the circle, tossing a one-hitter while striking out 15 over seven innings. She allowed just one ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jack Pimm pitched a three-hitter to lead West Orange to an 8-0 baseball victory over Livingston on Sunday.Pimm struck out three batters and walked five. In seven innings, he threw 93 pitches.Jordan Jackson went 3-for-4 and scored a run and Jay Stevenson was 3-for-4 with two runs ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Claire Shupe pitched a four-hitter to lead Columbia to a 2-0 softball victory over DePaul on Sunday.Shupe struck out eight batters and walked none in seven innings.Columbia (10-2) scored its runs in the second and fourth innings. Eva Clevenger hit a solo home run and Maggie Feder ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Chatham girls track & field team persevered through tough weather conditions on Saturday to earn second place overall at the Randolph Relays.“The weather created some of the toughest racing conditions I have coached through in my career, but the girls rose to the challenge ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's baseball team outlasted St. Mary (Rutherford) in a high-scoring back-and-forth contest Saturday, pulling out a 12-11 victory.Passaic Valley (6-5-1) edged St. Mary (9-3-1), finishing with 13 hits.Michael Liotti led the charge with a pair of doubles and four RBI, ...
MADISON, NJ - Madison boys tennis fell to Montville, 3-2, on Friday, April 24.The Dodgers dropped to 2-4 with the loss, while Montville improved to 5-7.Madison picked up wins at first singles and second doubles. Bryce Curey defeated Eric Davis, 6-2, 6-1, at first singles.At second doubles, Joseph ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots fell 4-3 in 10 innings to the Richmond Flying Squirrels at CarMax Park on Sunday afternoon. Somerset closes the series dropping five of six games against the Flying Squirrels.With a first inning home run from Garrett Martin, Somerset launched its eighth first ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots fell 4-3 in 10 innings to the Richmond Flying Squirrels at CarMax Park on Sunday afternoon. Somerset closes the series dropping five of six games against the Flying Squirrels.With a first inning home run from Garrett Martin, Somerset launched its eighth first ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — The Manasquan Board of Education recently honored both the girls bowling and girls basketball teams for their outstanding seasons, recognizing a year marked by achievement, consistency, and championship-level success across the district’s winter sports programs.Leading the way, the ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy’s baseball team's offense erupted early and never slowed Friday, powering the Knights to a 10-0 shutout victory over Dwight-Morrow.The Knights (3-10) scored in four of the first five innings and finished with 11 hits while holding Dwight-Morrow (2-12) to just two errors and ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Mason Matis and Tristan Ovalle combined on a three-hitter to lift Hunterdon Central to a 7-1 baseball victory over Steinert on Saturday.Matis allowed two hits and an unearned run in six innings. He struck out three and walked three. Ovalle pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park boys baseball team used a powerful offensive performance and timely hitting to defeat Kinnelon, 11-7, on Friday afternoon in the Morris County Tournament.Hanover Park (8-4) jumped out early, scoring four runs in the first inning and never relinquishing control.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Brotherhoods extend from generation to generation.Even though the high school lacrosse season lasts for just a few short months, for Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s storied boys’ lacrosse program, its brotherhood has clearly stretched beyond each spring season since the squad’s ...
METUCHEN, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team was back on the field on Friday after senior Mikayla Ott earned her 100th career strikeout against South Brunswick High School. Spotswood took on Metuchen High School in a Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division matchup, losing 4-1 to ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - When Abbey Devanney steps into the batter's box, opposing pitchers have taken notice. The Governor Livingston senior infielder is hitting .524 through 13 games this spring, and the numbers only tell part of the story.Devanney, a captain of the Highlanders' softball program, ...
ALLENDALE, NJ - Madison boys lacrosse dropped a 5-3 decision to Northern Highlands on Saturday, April 25.Madison opened with two goals in the first quarter and added another in the second to take a 3-1 lead. Northern Highlands responded with a pair of second-quarter goals to tie the game at ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown boys lacrosse picked up its first win of the season, edging St. Peter’s Prep, 8-7, on Saturday, April 25.Charlie LeRoy led Morristown with three goals, while Max Bermudez added one goal and two assists. Noah Vanzile, Bennett Mehl and Ethan Alexopoulos each finished with ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Since pulling out a thrilling nine-inning victory over Gov. Livingston on April 16, the subsequent week was a challenging one for the Cranford baseball team.The Cougars lost a one-run road game at Watchung Hills, got swept in a two-game series against Watchung Division foe Union ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Hasbrouck Heights girls and boys track teams had one of its more stellar efforts at the prestigious Penn Relays, held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania Thursday through Saturday.On Thursday, the Hasbrouck Heights girls 4x 400 won their heat, scoring a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – A play by the opposing goalie usually plays large when recounting a Chatham boys lacrosse loss in 2026.On Saturday, it was Seton Hall Prep goalie Brennan Lyons with the momentum-turning save as the No. 5-ranked Cougars were upended by No. 6-ranked Seton Hall Prep, 10-6, in a game ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots fell 9-1 to the Richmond Flying Squirrels at CarMax Park on Saturday night in a weather-delayed seven-inning game.With a seventh inning home run from Coby Morales, Somerset has hit a home run in five of its last six games, smashing a league-high 13 homers in ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys relay team – Ryan LeBrun, Michael Sylvester, Justin Timchak, and Max Handler – won the 4x400 event 522 at Penn Relays on Saturday, April 25, with a season's best time of 3:26.47.“We averted disaster on the leadoff leg. The first and second place ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School lacrosse team took on Mount Olive on Tuesday, April 21, away and won 9-4 and then took on West Milford away on Thursday, April 23 and won 10-8.Matt Ellsworth led the Braves with four goals scored on Thursday. Reid Corino and Max Faye also contributed two apiece, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School softball team hosted Hopatcong on Wednesday, April 22 and won 19-1, stopping the game at just four innings.The Braves scored nine runs in the first inning, seven in the second, and another three in the third to take the early victory.Mackenzie Greenhalgh went ...
SPARTA, NJ - The Sparta boys volleyball program celebrated their seniors on Thursday, with a pregame ceremony and concluded the festivities with a sweep over the Morristown Colonials by scores of 25-11, 25-20.Early on, both teams were trying to get their footing and find consistency—until Sparta ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Robbinsville scored three runs in the top of the first and hung on for a 3-2 softball victory over Hunterdon Central on Friday.Katie Murphy went 3-for-4 and Caroline Kapferer and Aubrey Sagar each had two hits for Robbinsville (8-3). Murphy, Kapferer and Sagar all drove in runs in ...