Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO HOLMDEL & COLTS NECK STAFF
June 5, 2025
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Colts Neck advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 softball tournament with a 3-2 victory over Middletown South on Wednesday.Ellie Mager's RBI single in the top of the seventh inning gave third-seeded Colts Neck (15-10) a 3-2 lead. Ava Burns also had a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — What started as spirited weekend showdowns at Columbia Field — with 7- and 8-year-olds swinging for fun and chasing medals — has since blossomed into something much more meaningful: a softball sisterhood that has grown up, leveled up, and now plays with purpose.For eight ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball advanced to their fourth-straight State Sectional Championship after defeating Fair Lawn in two sets (25-20, 25-20) at home in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 Semifinals on Wednesday, June 4.“We were confident coming in for sure,” ...
WARREN, NJ — Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter with 12 strikeouts and Kelly Shikar, drove in 3 runs to lead Watchung Hills to a 10-0 over Bridgewater-Raritan on Wednesday in the state sectional semifinal game. Leila Romero and Mia Simon each had 2 hits and 2 RBIs to pace the Warriors offensive ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys volleyball team is only now in their fifth official varsity season – yet the program continues to one-up themselves year after year with new and different milestones reached every season. This season, the milestone is reaching the NJSIAA North 2 state sectional ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - After an amazing season, Parsippany lost 21-0 against Ramsey in Friday’s NJSIAA Tournament Quarterfinal Round. Parsippany was 9-0 in the NJAC.The girls end their great season with a record of 16-6. Congratulations players and coaches on a hard-fought season!
WARREN, NJ — Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter with 12 strikeouts and Kelly Shikar, drove in 3 runs to lead Watchung Hills to a 10-0 over Bridgewater-Raritan on Wednesday in the state sectional semifinal game. Leila Romero and Mia Simon each had 2 hits and 2 RBIs to pace the Warriors offensive ...
VERONA, NJ — After a great season, the Hanover Park Baseball team lost 4-2 against Verona in yesterday’s NJSIAA Tournament Semifinal Round. A fast start proved to be the difference on Tuesday afternoon as Verona edged past Hanover Park, 4-2, in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 semifinal ...
WEEHAWKEN, NJ – Three runs in the first inning were enough to carry Weehawken to a 3-0 victory over Dayton in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 softball tournament on Wednesday.Brianna McHale's single in the first inning brought in a run, and two more runs scored on a pair of ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Columbia advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 softball tournament with a 5-2 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Wednesday.Jamie Tarrow went 1-for-2 with two runs batted in and Scarlett Levinson went 2-for-3 with a run scored for Columbia (20-6), which ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse team lost 16-3 when they played away against top-seeded Mountain Lakes in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 1 tournament on Monday, June 2.Newton started the tournament as the eighth seed team and beat nine-seed Pequannock to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This hard-working member of the Westfield High School softball team has led her squad this season with a strong contribution to offensive plays and a drive to be the best she can be for her teammates. Junior leftfielder Kayla Reyes is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - After only starting to throw the javelin her freshman year, Spotswood High School's Cali Rae Onuska has made big strides. Onuska qualified for the NJSIAA's Meet of Champions for the second straight year this spring. It was the icing on the cake in her final season where the senior ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Varsity Baseball Team is continuing its run of playoff excellence, defeating Hanover Park 4-2 in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 1 Semifinal Round on Tuesday. Frank Orrei made his presence known on the mound and in the batters' box, finishing with two RBIs, while ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – A pair of four-run innings gave Gov. Livingston all the scoring it needed in an 8-1 victory over Caldwell in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 softball tournament on Wednesday.Caldwell (10-15), the eighth seed, had a 1-0 lead until Gov. Livingston (17-8) ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Through victories and even through setbacks, the Immaculata High School softball program never once lost sight of their goals in 2025.That’s a good thing because the Spartans achieved some lofty goals, including at the championship level.When he reflected upon this recently ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Soccer Club's 5th grade travel program will host its annual “Battle of the Borders” games between Hehnly and Valley Road on Friday, June 13, under the lights at Bartell Turf Field.The girls' game begins at 6:30. The boys' game begins at 8 p.m. Fifth graders who are current ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—It was an odd scene for the Section 1 Class B championship game between Yorktown, the No. 7 ranked Class B team in the state and Horace Greeley, ranked No. 2, on June 3.While the game was played at Yorktown (11-8), with Greeley being the top seed and Yorktown seeded third, Greeley ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Through victories and even through setbacks, the Immaculata High School softball program never once lost sight of their goals in 2025.That’s a good thing because the Spartans achieved some lofty goals, including at the championship level.When he reflected upon this recently ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varsity Baseball team continues to thrive after conquering Cedar Grove 7-5 in the North 2, Group 1 semifinal game on Tuesday afternoon.This triumph now brings the Bears record to 14-9.Highlights of the game from Head Coach Dave Kaplow include:Alex Skwarek pitched 5 ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at Mirabito Stadiumon Wednesday by a score of 4-3. The Patriots scored all three of their runs in the eighth inning or later. Somerset made four errors in the field, tying a season ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at Mirabito Stadiumon Wednesday by a score of 4-3. The Patriots scored all three of their runs in the eighth inning or later. Somerset made four errors in the field, tying a season ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – After rallying from a seven-run deficit, top-seeded Livingston gave up three runs in the eighth inning and lost to fifth-seeded Ridgewood, 10-7, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 baseball tournament on Tuesday.Livingston defeated eighth-seeded Montclair, 8-0, on ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- At the conclusion of its 8-1 victory over Millburn on Tuesday, the South Plainfield baseball team celebrated not only the Tigers' return to the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 championship game, but a huge milestone achieved by their leadoff batter.Junior center fielder Dom Massaro ...
This week we will begin with Albany-Saratoga racing and keep things in a positive light by not mentioning that four letter word that has been plaguing us for the season so far. The “Great Race Place” saw Matt DeLorenzo of Cropseyville with the checkered flag at the end of the Modified main event ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Third-seeded South Plainfield scored six runs in the second inning and went on to an 8-1 victory over second-seeded Millburn in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 baseball tournament on Tuesday.South Plainfield (17-10) advances to meet top-seeded Colonia in the ...
WOOLWICH - The Southern Rams (17-9) concluded their softball season with a 10-4 loss to Kingsway (23-2) in the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals.Despite the season-ending defeat, the Rams saw strong performances from their senior class. Emily Evans hit a solo home run, going 1 for 4 on the day. Kayla ...
SOMERSET, NJ – Back in the fall, Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Lukas Disko took fourth place in the NJSIAA Group 4 Cross Country Championships to advance to the following weekend’s Meet of Champions.This spring, he returned to the Garden State’s premier meet again to punctuate his year and ...
Cobleskill-Richmondville’s 1-2 pitching punch of Eli Barr and Brody Becker proved to be quite the challenge for Mechanicville’s hitters in the Section 2, Class B championship on Sunday at Shuttleworth Park.Mechanicville’s own tandem of Chris Couser and A.J. Messercola proved to be even tougher on ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan boys lacrosse team, the #1 seed in the tournament, dominated in the NJSIAA quarterfinals, cruising past #8 seed Cinnaminson 18–4. With the win, they advance to the semifinals at home this Thursday, where they’ll face #4 seed Allentown, who edged Robbinsville 10–8.The ...