Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
May 2, 2026
PISCATAWAY, NJ — After building momentum with a strong midseason run, the Piscataway High School boys volleyball team hit a bump in the road, dropping consecutive matches to Edison and South Brunswick to fall to 10-5 overall and 8-2 in the GMC White Division.The Chiefs, led by head coach Dritan ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots claimed their first shutout victory of the season, beating the Portland Sea Dogs 11-0 at TD Bank Ballpark Saturday night. With the win, the Patriots have won three games in a row for the first time this season and five of their last six games. With eight of ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots claimed their first shutout victory of the season, beating the Portland Sea Dogs 11-0 at TD Bank Ballpark Saturday night. With the win, the Patriots have won three games in a row for the first time this season and five of their last six games. With eight of ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Several Hanover Township teams closed out the week with games from Thursday through Saturday across baseball, girls lacrosse, and softball.BaseballThursday, baseball had a 2-1 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy. After trailing 1-0, The Wildcats scored twice in the fourth ...
BARNEGAT — In a performance defined by poise and aggressive baserunning, the fifth-seeded Southern Regional softball team handed top-seeded Barnegat its first loss of the season on Saturday, shutting out the Bengals 4-0 in the Ocean County Tournament semifinals.The Rams (8-6) now head to the OCT ...
BARNEGAT — In a performance defined by poise and aggressive baserunning, the fifth-seeded Southern Regional softball team handed top-seeded Barnegat its first loss of the season on Saturday, shutting out the Bengals 4-0 in the Ocean County Tournament semifinals.The Rams (8-6) now head to the OCT ...
COLONIA, NJ – Woodbridge scored 10 runs in the first two innings on its way to a 17-2 softball victory over Colonia on Saturday.Riley Vazquez went 3‑for‑3 with three runs scored and a double for Woodbridge (14-2). Gia Pedde drove in four runs on a pair of singles, while Olivia Bekesy added three ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick girls lacrosse team scored five goals in the opening quarter and went on to a 17-5 victory over Edison on Saturday.Dulcinea Solomons led the way with five goals and won 12 faceoffs for South Brunswick (10-5).Madison Monkowski added three goals and two ...
Owen Hughes athlete of the week. Sophomore Baseball player7:22 AMCame on in relief and threw 5 scoreless innings to get the win vs point beach. Shut down defense and had 3 hits on the week. Owen Hughes athlete of the week. Sophomore Baseball player7:22 AMCame on in relief and threw 5 scoreless ...
Owen Hughes athlete of the week. Sophomore Baseball player7:22 AMCame on in relief and threw 5 scoreless innings to get the win vs point beach. Shut down defense and had 3 hits on the week. Owen Hughes athlete of the week. Sophomore Baseball player7:22 AMCame on in relief and threw 5 scoreless ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Warren Hills scored on a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie to beat Phillipsburg High School, 4-2, in a second round Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament baseball game on Saturday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex. The Stateliners were ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Brynlee Cahill’s two-run single highlighted Phillipsburg High School’s seven-hit, seven-run third inning for the only scoring of the game as the fourth-seeded Stateliners defeated No. 13-seed South Hunterdon on Saturday afternoon in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex second round game at ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Scotch Plains-Fanwood scored eight runs in the bottom of the second and went on to a 10-0 win over Bridgewater on Saturday.Bridgewater-Raritan (6-9) and Scotch Plains-Fanwood (10-5) both await the seeding of their respective county tournaments on Monday — Somerset County and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School's girls lacrosse team continued its unbeaten streak on Friday, defeating Long Branch High School 5-2 in an out-of-conference game at the PAL. The Tigers' victory was the team's sixth in a row. South Plainfield's overall season record stands at 9-3 ...
RICHMONDVILLE – The Cobleskill varsity tennis team had a busy week after two postponed games, with three days of matches.On Tuesday, April 14, the Bulldogs played on their home courts against Mekeel Academy. The match began with strong performances in singles play. Second singles player Oliver ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit continued its dominant run, extending its winning streak with a commanding 12-0 victory over Union Catholic on Friday.That's 18 wins in a row for anyone counting. The Hilltoppers (18-2, 11-0 UCC Mountain) wasted no time setting the tone, plating two runs in the first inning ...
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Summit used a balanced scoring attack and a strong second half to defeat Glen Ridge, 11-8, on Saturday morning.After a tight start that saw the teams tied 2-2 after the first quarter, Summit gradually pulled ahead, outscoring Glen Ridge 7-5 over the final two periods to secure the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity softball field was decked out on Friday afternoon in honor of the program's Senior Day festivities. Balloons, signs and streamers adorned the side fence. Prior to the game against Edison High School, Chargers seniors Lara Yarnall, Ella Calandruccio, ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's softball team advanced in the Passaic County softball tournament with a 6–0 win over Hawthorne on Friday.The Hornets (14-2) controlled the game from the circle and at the plate, limiting Hawthorne (10-4) to just two hits over seven innings. The win sent Passaic ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys tennis team was in the midst of a five-game skid when the team began a home-at-home with North Plainfield High School this week. On Tuesday, the Chargers were edged out 3-2 by North Plainfield, but bounced back with a 5-0 victory on Friday at the ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team held off Southwest High School in Game 1 of a Best-of-Three Regional Seminal matchup on Friday night by a score of 1-0.MSD ace Gio Rojas and Reid Dadic combined on a no-hitter for the Eagles. Rojas struck out 12 over 6 ⅓ innings of work, while Dadic ...
WAYNE, NJ — Wayne Hills boys tennis didn’t just win another Passaic County Championship on Thursday. For the second year in-a-row, they ran through the bracket without dropping a single flight, finishing with all 20 available points and extending an incredible streak that now sits at 21 straight ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Young athletes in Bernardsville will have the chance to sharpen their game this summer as high school coaches host a series of basketball camps at Bernards High School.Led by Coach Bisconti and Coach Johnson, the camps are designed for boys and girls entering grades 3 through 9 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Brent Ott, winning pitcher Nick Yaccarino and Chase Pasmore all delivered two-run base hits in the game and Phillipsburg High School sent 13 batters to the plate in a nine-run top of the fifth inning on the way to a 15-6 victory over arch-rival Easton on a rainy Friday night at ...
BUTLER, NJ – Justin Pfeiffer held Butler to one hit in 3 1/3 innings and Jack Caprio had three hits and four RBI as Wood-Ridge defeated Butler, 13-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Friday afternoon in Butler. Wood-Ridge is now 11-6 on the season, 5-2 in the Meadowlands. Butler is 0-14, 0-7 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Analisa Valdes took second place in the 200-meter dash and tied for third in the 100-meter dash to pace the Phillipsburg High School girl’s track and field team and Mateo Barrow took third place in the boy’s 110-meter hurdles to highlight the Stateliners performance in the ...
TRENTON, NJ – Austin Wright struck out 11 batters and Nottingham defeated Trenton, 8-5, in baseball on Friday.Wright pitched 6 ⅔ innings. Two of the runs against him were earned, and he allowed only four hits.Nick Gaglione went 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the North Stars (7-9). Ethan Miller ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On a day when senior catcher Michael Basile reached base four times and got the 100th base hit of his career, Gov. Livingston batted around in each of the first two innings to build a 10-run lead en route to a 12-1 baseball victory over Westfield on Friday.Basile lined a leadoff ...
BOONTON, NJ – Ryan Cappello had three hits and picked up the win on the mound as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Boonton, 14-4 in an independent boys baseball game on Friday afternoon in Boonton. The win breaks an 11-game losing streak for the Aviators.The Aviators scored five in the first to get the ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – After both teams scored three runs in the first inning, Colts Neck broke things open and went on to a 14-4 baseball victory over Middletown North on Friday.Ryan Rude went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs for Colts Neck (12-4), which scored four runs in the second inning to take a ...