Sports Top Stories
By ELISE PHILLIPS MARGULIS
July 8, 2025
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn High School (MHS) Boys Lacrosse team won many matches this year, almost making it to the final rounds for the state title. Captain Ander Berman, a 2025 graduate of MHS, completed what may be the most statistically dominant two-way season in US high school boys lacrosse ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - On the back of dominant pitching by Madelyn and Avery, and strong performances at the plate throughout the lineup, the Robbinsville 10’s softball squad shut out Lincroft 8-0 in their Sectional opener on Monday. The team faces District 18 champions Toms River at Tantum Park on ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston senior Sean Jaqua capped off a standout high school track career with a thrilling victory in the NJSIAA Group II Sectional 800-meter race, powering from third place in the final stretch to cross the line in 1:57.10, just .02 seconds ahead of the ...
UNION, NJ -- The Union Farmers summer baseball team continued their promising short season with a 3-2 victory over New Providence on Monday evening.Union (2-1-2) lost its opening game in June, but has not lost since, riding consistently good pitching and fielding to two ties and two wins since ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Kenilworth Little League recently announced that the 2025 Fall TBall registration is now open. To register please go HERE. Related Articles:Kenilworth Football & Cheer Registration Have a news tip, feedback or story idea? Email tcuppari@tapinto.net.TAPinto Kenilworth is ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston senior Sean Jaqua capped off a standout high school track career with a thrilling victory in the NJSIAA Group II Sectional 800-meter race, powering from third place in the final stretch to cross the line in 1:57.10, just .02 seconds ahead of the ...
TINTON FALLS, NJ – The Long Branch High School football team held its first scrimmage of the season on Monday, July 7, 2025, in preparation for the upcoming 2025 season at Monmouth Regional High School.The Green Wave faced three different schools in a World Cup tournament format, including Matawan ...
CLARK, NJ — It's all about baseball for two young Clark athletes, Dominic Saluccio and Colton Calleja, headed to the USABL Elite World Series, who happen to come with the added bonus that they're cousins!Saluccio and Calleja have officially earned a spot on the grand stage as they prepare to ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Several of Bordentown's student-athletes continued their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level with pride right here in New Jersey and beyond. Let’s take a look at the outstanding performances of some of those student athletes.Carson Latham (Bordentown Regional ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Tennis truly is a way of life for longtime South Plainfield Recreation Department instructor Charlie DeNicola. DeNicola has been teaching tennis to area adults, teens and kids since back in the day. He started on the old tennis courts behind South Plainfield High School.
KENILWORTH, NJ - A pair of Roselle Park athletes are representing Union County in one of the highest levels of youth baseball. Upcoming third-graders Ezra Jesus-Bonilla, Miles Muhammad, Jackson Mulford, and Sebastian Bloomquist have officially earned their spot on the grand stage as they prepare to ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - A quick announcement was made regarding the fall season for tackle football, flag football and cheer on the Kenilworth Bears Youth Footballl and Cheer social media page.“8 days left to sign up to get your FREE Bears Football/Cheer Hoody! Sign up now, pay later is an option for ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ridgewood native and Harvard alum Mitchell Saron continued his meteoric rise in the world of fencing at the 2025 Pan American Zonal Championships in Rio de Janeiro. A right-handed sabre specialist, Saron seized bronze in the Individual Men’s Saber after battling through a ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – Baseball fever is alive and thriving in Kenilworth, and two of its brightest young athletes are at the center of it. Upcoming third-graders, Luciano Paparozzi and Camden Kelly, have officially earned their spot on the grand stage as they prepare to represent the Union County ...
PATERSON, NJ - Under overcast skies Monday morning, residents and local leaders gathered to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the 12th Avenue basketball courts — a once-neglected recreational space transformed through $113,750 in public funds and years of grassroots advocacy.The courts now ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Several local athletes competed in collegiate sports this recently concluded outdoor season. Let’s take a glance at some of their many accomplishments. Michael Palmer (Hawthorne High School) was a junior competitor in jumps for the Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) men’s outdoor ...
On Friday at Albany-Saratoga, Felix Roy of Napierville, Quebec, added to his rookie season at the “Great Race Place” by winning his first Modified feature. Roy has two wins in the 358-Mod Shoot Out Series at the track. Friday’s win for Roy was his first in a big block Modified being housed and ...
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Courtney Capogrosso, NFL wife turned widow and mother of young twins, has transformed personal tragedy into a mission of healing. She is the founder of ‘One Yard at a Time,’ a nonprofit dedicated to supporting widows and their children through unforgettable NFL experiences.
Several Bloomfield residents competed with dedication in collegiate athletics this recently concluded outdoor season. Let’s take a look at some of their many achievements. This is the second installation:Andre Dean, Brandon Piacenza and Evan Freid, all graduates of Bloomfield High School were on ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell West Essex Little League All Stars, made up of 12 rising fifth-grade boys from Roseland, Fairfield and North Caldwell, went 3-0 in their District 8 tournament games to advance to the sectional round, which begins on Monday, July 7.The team: Max Ciano, Dante ...
WAYNE, NJ – Just a week after Wayne’s 1970 Little League World Series Champions visited Dotterweich Fields for their 55th reunion, another team of 11- and 12-year-olds took the field in Wayne, hoping to follow the same path to glory. On Saturday morning, July 5th, Wayne American, a 12U Little ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Hillsborough Baseball League 9-and-Under Travel Team has won the 2025 Northern District Championship for the second year in a row. The team compiled a perfect 6-0 record for the second year in a row. The back-to-back champions scored over 140 runs in those 12 games and beat ...
SHERRILL, NY — The Olean Oilers came away with a tie and a loss on Sunday in a doubleheader against the Sherrill Silversmiths.Both teams got off to a slow start in Game 1, with the score locked at 0 through two innings.Sherrill broke the deadlock in the third with a five-run frame. Two Olean ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ridgewood native and Harvard alum Mitchell Saron continued his meteoric rise in the world of fencing at the 2025 Pan American Zonal Championships in Rio de Janeiro. A right-handed sabre specialist, Saron seized bronze in the Individual Men’s Saber after battling through a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 4-2. RHP Trystan Vrieling (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K) tossed a season-high six strikeouts and earned his first win and quality start of the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 4-2. RHP Trystan Vrieling (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K) tossed a season-high six strikeouts and earned his first win and quality start of the ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Nearly one year after opening its permanent home at American Dream, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has announced its 2025 inductees. This year's list of 17 inductees includes Grammy-nominated pop rock band Jonas Brothers, chef/restaurateur David Burke, four-time Olympic ...
Paterson, NJ — The city of Paterson was filled with energy, excitement, and athletic inspiration as NFL standout Brian Burns hosted the 1st Annual Brian Burns Football Camp at Baurle Field and the Dr. Gerald E. Glisson Field House. While Burns may not be a Paterson native, he brought a hometown ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A lot of good things can be said or written about the 2025 Hillsborough High School boys tennis program. At the top of that list is the fact that in big time matches, the Raiders showed great character, resilience and positivity.“Our (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 run [was very ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday by a score of 4-3. The Patriots picked up their second walk-off victory in as many days and the fourth walk-off victory of the season. Somerset tied a ...