Sports Top Stories
By MARC RUSSINOFF
August 4, 2025
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Trent Sellers as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played July 28 to August 3.Sellers earned the win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) on Saturday after he allowed 0 R on 1 H and 7 K in ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — Registration for fall sports at RCS is now open.Whether you are a returning athlete or joining for the first time, there is something for everyone this upcoming sports season. Registration is currently taking place for modified, junior varsity and varsity fall sports, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Board of Education approved the hiring of David Steinman as the new varsity baseball coach at Jonathan Dayton High School.Steinman was approved at the July 28 BOE meeting. He replaces longtime head coach Mike Abbate, who recently announced his resignation to spend ...
CLARK, NJ — There is still time to sign up for the final Mother Seton Regional High School Summer Sports Camp of the season! It's a soccer camp for both boys and girls entering grades 7-9.Find all the information you need below:Soccer Camp: With Coach Constantinos SpiropoulosDates: August 11–15, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — For the first time in town history, a Cranford team is heading to the Babe Ruth Cal Ripken World Series.Cranford 10U Blue will represent the Mid-Atlantic Region in the 2025 tournament held in Vincennes, Indiana, where they’ll face teams from Asia, Europe, Aruba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – This was the $177 million question for Keli Zinn, who was introduced Wednesday as the new Rutgers Athletic Director: Can the athletics department, with its large operating budget, for once become profitable or at least self-sustaining?It’s been a question long pondered by New ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. on Sunday by a score of 9-1. After surrendering a run in the top of the first, Somerset scored nine unanswered runs through the remainder of the game. The Patriots ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. on Sunday by a score of 9-1. After surrendering a run in the top of the first, Somerset scored nine unanswered runs through the remainder of the game. The Patriots ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – This was the $177 million question for Keli Zinn, who was introduced Wednesday as the new Rutgers Athletic Director: Can the athletics department, with its large operating budget, for once become profitable or at least self-sustaining?It’s been a question long pondered by New ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – This was the $177 million question for Keli Zinn, who was introduced Wednesday as the new Rutgers Athletic Director: Can the athletics department, with its large operating budget, for once become profitable or at least self-sustaining?It’s been a question long pondered by New ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – This was the $177 million question for Keli Zinn, who was introduced Wednesday as the new Rutgers Athletic Director: Can the athletics department, with its large operating budget, for once become profitable or at least self-sustaining?It’s been a question long pondered by New Jersey ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - the Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday by a score of 3-1.The Somerset Patriots dressed as the “New York Black Yankees” for the first and only time this season. The Patriots are 1-2 in their New ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - the Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday by a score of 3-1.The Somerset Patriots dressed as the “New York Black Yankees” for the first and only time this season. The Patriots are 1-2 in their New ...
NEWTON, NJ — Newton High School was announced as a week 1 winner of $5,000 in the T-Mobile “Friday Night Lights” promotion.Newton is still in the running for the $1 million grant for a home-field upgrade, where it could see a major boost to its athletic facilities, thanks to a nationwide sweepstake ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have scheduled RHP Mark Leiter Jr. for an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Saturday, Aug. 2.The Patriots take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at TD Bank Ballpark at 7:05 p.m.The Yankees placed Leiter Jr. on the injured ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have scheduled RHP Mark Leiter Jr. for an MLB rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Saturday, Aug. 2.The Patriots take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at TD Bank Ballpark at 7:05 p.m.The Yankees placed Leiter Jr. on the injured ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots were swept by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday. Somerset lost game one 1-0 and lost game two 8-6.Somerset was shutout for the sixth time this season in game one. The Patriots scored five unanswered runs in game ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The Somerset Patriots were swept by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday. Somerset lost game one 1-0 and lost game two 8-6.Somerset was shutout for the sixth time this season in game one. The Patriots scored five unanswered runs in game ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Registration for Fall Girls Volleyball at the Anthony Signorello Youth Center is now open. Fall Girls Volleyball is open to players in grades three through eight. Games are held on Wednesday nights from September 10 through October 29. Third through fifth grade will have their ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Registration is now open for the Mountainside Recreation Department’s Kids Tennis Clinic. Sessions are overseen by instructor Jeanie Ruban and are $121. They will take place on Tuesdays from September 2 to October 21 at the Borough Hall Tennis Courts. Sessions are divided into ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth Public Schools invites residents to a night of summer hoops featuring four teams with championship aspirations. The third- to fifth-grade championship game will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, August 4, followed by the sixth- to eighth-grade championship game at 6:30 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students with intellectual disabilities shouldn’t be left out when it comes to sports participation.The Unified Sports program is designed to achieve that mission.The West Orange High School (WOHS) Unified Flag Football program has been quite successful, giving students the ...
August 2 is the 46th anniversary of the tragic death of Thurman Munson, the 32-year-old Yankee catcher and team captain who was killed when the light plane he was piloting crashed while he was practicing takeoffs and landings at Akron-Canton Airport, Ohio, near his home in Canton.I was working at ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Julianna Ferraro, an award-winning flag football player, graduated from Millburn High School (MHS) in June. She shared that she played several sports before falling in love with flag football. “I was a gymnast until about fifth grade, then I played basketball and soccer. In high ...
Tryouts for Paramus High School’s 2025-2026 fall sports programs take place this month.Students looking to start or continue their athletic career can try out for Football, Girls Tennis, Cross Country, Soccer and Girls Volleyball. Below are the dates: Football – August 11Girls Tennis – August ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- One website set out to identify the towns in each U.S. state that best embody the spirit of baseball, and the winner in New Jersey is ... Hoboken.The website GamblingNGo.com conducted an online panel survey of 4,936 respondents based on age, gender and geography. Internal data ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The magical run for Robbinsville’s 10s softball team, who were crowned Eastern Regional champions on Wednesday after defeating Connecticut to win the highest possible softball title for a 10s All-Star team from New Jersey, is now one for the storybooks. And while this year's ...
On July 22, 2025, Ethan Guzman competed at the NuWay Summer Nationals at Harrahs Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. Ethan competed in 90.9 lb weight class and wrestled his way to the championship match. His victory in the finals made Ethan a 13 U National Champion! The annual wrestling event included ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence Reds continued their winning ways on Sunday, defeating the Jersey Bandits by a score of 13-5 to punch their ticket to the New Jersey Amateur Baseball League Championship.The win marked the ninth straight for the Reds.The Reds got things started early, scoring ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Maksim Milinkovic, a student at Summit High School, is now one of the top youth fencers in the country.Milinkovic earned second place in Division III Men’s Épée at the 2025 USA Fencing National Championships, held this July in Milwaukee. The tournament, considered the largest fencing ...