Sports Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
April 18, 2026
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills held off a late push to secure a 5–4 win over Cranford in a competitive matchup that came down to the final innings.Both teams came out aggressive, each scoring in the first inning to set the tone. Cranford (7-4) tied the game at 1-1 early, but Watchung Hills (5-3) ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills held off a late push to secure a 5–4 win over Cranford in a competitive matchup that came down to the final innings.Both teams came out aggressive, each scoring in the first inning to set the tone. Cranford (7-4) tied the game at 1-1 early, but Watchung Hills (5-3) ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Makenna DeJianne pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and a walk, Camryn Ortega doubled in three runs and scored and Kaitlyn Nellegar was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run as Nutley earned an 11-1 six inning victory over Bloomfield on Wednesday, April 15 at home. The win ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Just one day after earning a confidence-boosting road win, the Gov. Livingston High School boys lacrosse team returned home Saturday morning and faced a stiff test against an unbeaten opponent.Gov. Livingston opened the weekend Friday afternoon with a strong 7-2 victory over ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — After prevailing in a slugfest on the road over Elizabeth on Thursday, the New Providence baseball team fell far behind in the early innings at Westfield on Saturday.The Pioneers rallied, but fell short, in an 8-5 loss to Westfield.The highlight of the loss was the superb long ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Julianna Santangelo pitched a two-hitter to send Dayton to a 7-1 softball victory over Oak Knoll on Saturday.Santangelo struck out 17 batters and walked one in seven innings pitched, and, at the plate, she singled and drove in a run.Carolyn Santagallo had three hits, including a ...
LONG VALLEY, NJ – Caldwell scored a run in the top of the seventh inning and hung on for a 2-1 baseball victory over West Morris on Saturday.Ryan Keenan led off the top of the seventh with a single. He stole second and scored on Dante Placenti's single to center with one out to give Caldwell (9-1) ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ – West Essex scored five runs in the third inning and hung on for a 9-6 baseball victory over Passaic Valley on Saturday.CJ Fogg and Rocco Pontrella each had three hits and two runs batted in for West Essex. Fogg scored three runs and Pontrella two runs.Caden Lozito had a triple, a ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- South Plainfield scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and held on for a 4-2 baseball victory over Millburn in the Autism Awareness Challenge at Community Park in North Brunswick on Saturday.Dom Massaro, who was 4-for-5, hit an RBI single to give South Plainfield ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Madison Monkowski and Dulcinea Solomons scored three goals apiece to lead South Brunswick to an 11-10 girls lacrosse victory over Monroe on Saturday.Six different players scored goals for South Brunswick (6-3). Paula Kubas had two goals and one assist in the win.Gianna Borges ...
STAFFORD — Southern Regional junior Garron Smith has been named the Rita’s of Manahawkin Athlete of the Week following a dominant stretch on the tennis courts and a show of mental fortitude that has defined his 2026 spring season.From the Track to the CourtSmith, a three-year varsity letter ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bayonne baseball team continues to rack up the victories, both in its division and outside of Hudson County.The Bees defeated Bloomfield, 5-2, on Saturday, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.Cody Guthrie's two-run double gave Bayonne (9-1) a 4-2 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Abby Anemone scored six goals and passed for one assist to lead Caldwell to a 22-14 girls lacrosse victory over Livingston on Saturday.Hannah Swift collected five goals and two assists for Caldwell (8-1). Kaitlyn Mullin had three goals and two assists and Adriana Brown had three ...
JACKSON — The Barnegat girls' softball team extended its undefeated season on Saturday, picking up two victories in the Ocean County Tournament to improve to 10-0. The Bengals opened the day with a dominant 18-2 win over Lakewood before edging out Pinelands 3-2 in a tight defensive battle.Game 1: ...
UNION, NJ – Less than 24 hours after winning a wild, high-scoring game, the Union baseball team turned around and won a tight, low-scoring game, defeating Morristown, 3-2, in eight innings on Saturday.That came a day after Union outscored Summit, 18-14.In Saturday's win, Jayden Veras and Noah Mott ...
METUCHEN, NJ – Woodbridge scored six runs in the first innings and went on to a 16-6 baseball victory over St. Joseph for its third consecutive victory on Saturday.Gavin Slicner went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four runs batted in for Woodbridge (4-5), which pounded out a total of 20 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Olivia Miles, a Sts. Philip and James elementary school graduate who also played in the Lady Liners AAU program, was picked second overall on Monday by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA player draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City.Born in Summit N.J. before moving to ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys' lacrosse game against Sparta on Thursday was about the second half. Both teams battled to a 4-4 tie in the first half. The Spartans fell flat in the second half, netting only two goals while the Raiders scored 10, handing Sparta a 14-6 loss on Cassels ...
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Summit continued its unbeaten run Saturday, rolling to a 12-4 victory over Moorestown to improve to 8-0 on the season and 3-0 in NJILL Fitch-Pitt play.The Hilltoppers set the tone early and never let up, building a 5-3 halftime lead before breaking the game open with a dominant ...
Middleburgh Varsity Baseball Falls to Fonda-FultonvilleBy HB Steadham, Executive EditorMIDDLEBURGH – At a home game on April 13, the Fonda-Fultonville Valley Hawks bested the Middleburgh Knights 18–2. Fonda-Fultonville’s Jake Zumbolo pitched four innings while giving up one earned run and striking ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys tennis team ended a challenging week on the court on Friday with a loss to rival South River High School. Spotswood started the week with a 4-1 victory over New Brunswick High School. It was the Chargers' first victory of the season. Then, Spotswood ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Stephen Pikulin's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Bridgewater-Raritan an 8-7 baseball victory over Roxbury on Saturday.Roxbury had rallied from a 6-0 deficit and took a 7-6 lead in the top of the seventh. Bridgewater-Raritan tied it, 7-7, on an error in the ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — In a week shortened by school breaks with limited game action, the Manasquan girls lacrosse team made the most of its lone opportunity—delivering a decisive 15-3 win over Holy Spirit to bounce back from a tough 7-6 loss to Middletown-South earlier in the week.Leading the charge was ...
PRINCETON, NJ – Steinert scored five runs in the second inning and went on to a 6-1 baseball victory over Princeton Day on Friday.Winning pitcher Frank Mazzella allowed four hits and one run in six innings. He walked two and struck out three. Brayden Schaefer pitched a scoreless seventh with no ...
WARREN, NJ - Play ball! Warren Baseball & Softball and Watchung Little League, two organizations dedicated to fostering the growth and development of young athletes, officially came together under the banner of the newly formed Watchung Hills Baseball & Softball Association two years ago, ...
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – Jordan Rudolph pitched six dominant innings and the East Brunswick baseball team snapped a losing streak with a 4-0 victory over Red Bank on Saturday.Rudolph allowed one hit in six innings, struck out six batters and walked two.East Brunswick (3-6), which had lost four in a row, ...
WARREN, NJ - Play ball! Warren Baseball & Softball and Watchung Little League, two organizations dedicated to fostering the growth and development of young athletes, officially came together under the banner of the newly formed Watchung Hills Baseball & Softball Association two years ago, ...
New Brunswick High School’s Alanna Beltre Reyes, as the recipient of a Greater Middlesex Conference Kindness Counts Award, has received $500 from The Peter Fund and The Marisa Tufaro Foundation to donate in her name to the charity of her choice that assists Middlesex County children in need.Beltre ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – If the last decade was not already a clear indicator of this, Thursday evening’s thriller between Hillsborough High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School was just the beginning of another great series in 2026.Going back to 2015, both the Raiders and Panthers squared off at ...
SPARTA, NJ - It has been a long time since Sparta girls lacrosse was victorious over the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles. In fact, that was the year that the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to end their 108-year World Series drought. From then, it has been years and years of ...