Sports Top Stories
By JENNIFER DERICKS
April 23, 2026
SPARTA, NJ – The Spartan baseball team took a 7-3 win from Mendham pm Wednesday. Shane Hoover went for 105 pitches in six innings earning eight strikeouts, giving up only five hits and five walks. Hoover also went 2-for-4 with a single, a double and a stolen base, crossing home plate ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — South Brunswick used a balanced scoring effort and a dominant second half to earn a 13–5 girls lacrosse victory over North Brunswick on Tuesday.South Brunswick (8-3) had seven different players record points, with Nayla Mincey and Dulcinea Solomons leading the way with four ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys tennis team hosted High Point on Monday, April 20 and won 5-0.The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: 1st: Jack Boffa (N) won over Owen Castillo (HP), 7-5, 6-7, 1-02nd: Diego Pena (N) won over Chase Longberg (HP), 6-2, 6-23rd: Alejando Gali (N) won ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Marcus Valenzuela put in a lot of work heading into his senior year, setting himself up for a historic final year of running at Chatham High. That preparation and mindset have helped the distance runner soar in cross-country, indoor track and now spring track.Valenzuela still has some ...
CRANFORD, NJ - A Cranford teenager behind a growing youth sports program is now in the running for a national honor, with voting set to close tomorrow.Cody DeCoons, 14, founder of Sports Sitters, has been named a finalist for the Entrepreneur of Impact Award, a national competition recognizing ...
VERNON, NJ – Chloe Souza and Annabel Faust each carded a 50 in leading the Chatham girls golf team to a 218 to 235 win vs. Vernon on Wednesday at the Great Gorge Golf Club.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - It's tournament time! The Hanover Park softball team will be the No. 5 seed in the upcoming 2026 Morris County Softball Tournament. The brackets and seeds are as follows: No. 1 seed Morris KnollsNo. 2 seed Morris CatholicNo. 3 seed RandolphNo. 4 seed MontvilleNo. 5 seed Hanover ...
The Essex County Football Coaches Hall of Fame will open its doors to a new class this coming June.The 2026 class features Charlie Cocuzza, Ronly C. London, Pete Pascarella and Gary J. Mobley.The class will receive induction at the annual Robeson Football Classic, on June 9, at Paul Robeson ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — By the time Chris Hoalcraft reached his senior year at St. Bonaventure, the message had not changed much. When Jason Rathbun took over the program, Hoalcraft was an incoming freshman trying to figure out what college baseball demanded from him. After a Zoom call with the new ...
HOPEWELL, NJ – Steinert scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning and held on for a 5-4 baseball victory over Hopewell Valley on Wednesday.Anthony Prosdocimo drove in four runs for Steinert (7-5) with a pair of singles. The Spartans took a 5-3 lead in the top of the eighth before Hopewell ...
MADISON, NJ – Madison baseball scored in three different innings and pulled away for a 9-2 victory over Whippany Park on Wednesday, April 22.After a scoreless first inning, Madison took a 2-0 lead in the second, then answered Whippany Park’s two-run fourth with a four-run inning of its own to go ...
ALLENTOWN, NJ – Senior right-hander Tyler Bunnell pitched a one-hitter to lead Robbinsville to a 6-0 baseball victory over Allentown on Wednesday.Bunnell, a Division 1 University of Pittsburgh commit, struck out nine batters and walked two in 97 pitches. He was also 2-for-3 at the plate with two ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Winning pitcher Brooke Gillen hit two home runs to power West Essex to an 8-4 softball victory over Livingston on Wednesday.Gillen drove in three runs on the day. She pitched all seven innings, struck out six batters and walked only one.Brooke Rampone had two hits and two RBI in ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Hillsborough built an early lead and never let up Wednesday, defeating Morristown, 14-1, in a shortened game.The Raiders scored four runs in the first inning, added two more in the second and another in the third before breaking things open with a seven-run fifth. Morristown scored ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Winning a state championship is difficult enough.Led by New Jersey’s Pitcher of the Year in Emily Van Cleef, along with her seven fellow members of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School Class of 2025, the Red Devils’ softball team achieved this feat for the third time (1991, ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit golf is rolling again — and the results are starting to speak loudly.The Summit High School boys golf team is building momentum midway through the 2026 season, pairing strong individual performances with another statement win in conference play.Under head coach Casey Sink, ...
Basking Ridge, NJ - In a match last week, after two tough matches against No. 10 Bridgewater-Raritan and No. 4 Hillsborough, the Ridge boys volleyball team returned to the win column with a hard-fought three-set victory over No. 17 Hunterdon Central, 25-23, 17-25, 25-20.Battling through illness and ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Winning a state championship is difficult enough.Led by New Jersey’s Pitcher of the Year in Emily Van Cleef, along with her seven fellow members of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School Class of 2025, the Red Devils’ softball team achieved this feat for the third time (1991, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Ridgefield kept its perfect record with a 3-2 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Wednesday at the Neil McCarthy Tennis Courts in Hasbrouck Heights. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 5-2, with both losses coming at 3-2 scores to the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Samantha Marley turned in a standout week for the Bombers, earning TAPinto Raritan Bay Athlete of the Week honors after leading the girls lacrosse team to a pair of victories.Marley powered the offense with 11 goals and two assists across the two wins, consistently creating scoring ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots roared back from down five runs, beating the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-8 at CarMax Park on Wednesday evening. The last time Somerset overcame five runs to win a game was also in Richmond (6/28/24 @RIC, 7-5 W, trailed 5-0). Somerset smashed four home runs, ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots roared back from down five runs, beating the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-8 at CarMax Park on Wednesday evening. The last time Somerset overcame five runs to win a game was also in Richmond (6/28/24 @RIC, 7-5 W, trailed 5-0). Somerset smashed four home runs, ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Livingston completed a sweep of a two-game baseball series over Montclair with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday.The score was 2-2 before the Lancers scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning.Livingston (5-5) had only four hits in the game, and only one of those came in the five-run ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Sophomore first baseman Kieran Brendle delivered three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs to highlight Chatham's sixth straight baseball win, 11-2 vs. Parsippany Hills on Wednesday.Senior left-hander Justin Zigon earned the win for Chatham (10-2) with four ...
BAYVILLE — In a defensive stalemate that transformed into a high-stakes endurance test, Southern Regional outlasted Central Regional with a 4-2 victory in a 10-inning Shore Conference clash on Wednesday.The game remained scoreless for nearly the entire afternoon until the international tie-breaker ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — In a high-stakes Shore Conference clash, the Barnegat Bengals proved why they are one of the most resilient squads in the region, overcoming a tough Lacey Lions team in a 2-1 set victory on Wednesday.The win moves Barnegat to an impressive 9-3 on the season, while Lacey drops to 7-4 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys tennis team took all five matches in straight sets as the Cougars posted their 10th win of the season, 5-0 vs. Montville on Wednesday at the Colony Courts.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP — The Southern Regional girls lacrosse team continued its scorched-earth run through the spring season on Wednesday, dismantling Shore Regional 14-2. The victory, which moves the Rams to an impressive 8-1 record, was defined by a series of career-best performances and a major ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Adam Sepe went 3-for-3 with two runs batted in to lead Caldwell to a 5-3 baseball victory over Cedar Grove on Wednesday.Sepe's RBI double capped a three-run first inning for Caldwell (11-1). He singled in another run in the third inning to give the Chiefs a 4-0 lead.Richie Musser ...
UNION, NJ — The Union boys tennis team earned a 4–1 victory over Roselle Park behind a sweep of all three singles flights on Tuesday.Union’s top of the lineup set the tone early. Justin Erath dominated at first singles with a 6–0, 6–1 victory, while Chijioki Ikowu followed with a steady 6–4, 6–1 ...