Sports Top Stories
By AL SULLIVAN
April 14, 2026
BAYONNE, NJ - Blue skies and bright sunshine greeted the more than 500 participants marching and celebrating Bayonne’s Little League opening day parade on Saturday.The weather was a pleasant relief from what was a long and cold winter, and a welcome change from the cold and rain that left ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison baseball built an early lead, but North Hunterdon answered with a late surge to hand the Dodgers a 6-4 loss on Monday afternoon.Madison struck first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning and held that lead until North Hunterdon got on the board in the fourth. After ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Erin Murphy struck out 18 and Morristownsoftball pushed across the game’s only run in the bottom of the ninth to edge Morris Hills, 1-0, on Monday afternoon.In a scoreless pitchers’ duel that lasted nine innings, Murphy was dominant in the circle for the Colonials. She allowed no ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison boys golf stayed unbeaten Monday, narrowly defeating Mountain Lakes 158-161 in a nine-hole golf match.Teo Bengtsson led Madison with a 36, tying Mountain Lakes’ Aarya Chandnani for the low score of the match. Theo Bruns followed with a 37 to give Madison two of the top three ...
MADISON, NJ — Morris Catholic scored in every inning and limited Madison to one hit in a 12-0 softball win Monday afternoon.Morris Catholic took control early, scoring five runs in the first inning and three more in the second before continuing to add on throughout the game. The Crusaders finished ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Eddie O’Neil shot a team-best 11 over-par 83 for a three-way tie for 44th place and Cameron Howell carded an 85 for a seven-way tie for 49th place to lead Phillipsburg High School at the Montgomery Cougar Classic golf tournament in Montgomery.Princeton’s Tyler Cassese shot a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Baseball & Softball held its annual opening day ceremonies at Prince Rodgers Field April 11 to celebrate the official start of the new season.
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown out hit Parsippany Hills on Monday, but a late rally by the Vikings handed the Colonials a tough 3-2 loss.The game was scoreless through much of the afternoon before Morristown broke through for two runs. Parsippany Hills answered with three to pull out the win despite ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The lacrosse season is officially underway at Cranford High School. Despite a deceiving opening record of 0-2, the girls lacrosse team has shown signs that it has the potential to have a strong season.Although the Cougars lost their first two games, Cranford was competitive in both ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Junior forward Timmy Hansen scored six goals and passed for one assist to lead Millburn to a 16-7 boys lacrosse victory over Nutley on Monday.Chase Plotkin finished with three goals and one assist for Millburn (4-2), which had a total of 44 shots on goal.Oliver Becker had two goals ...
Andres Lora contributed the first two hits of his career as well his first three RBI and Kevin Buonocore knocked in a pair of runs and scored twice as Phillipsburg High School banged out a season-high 10 hits in an 11-7 win over Princeton in a non-conference baseball game on Monday at the ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Summer planning is already underway across Mountainside as recreation programs begin to fill and residents lock in seasonal activities.From pool registrations and day camp sign-ups to full pickleball courts and expanding youth programs, demand remains high. The focus is on ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — When Edmund Capitano became principal of West Boca Raton High School in 2019, it had been years since the school had a winning football team. The West Boca Bulls weren’t mediocre, they were dismal, Capitano recalled, winning just a single game in his first year, and it was ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Josephine Selvaggi drove in three runs to lead Hunterdon Central to a 10-3 softball victory over Colonia on Monday.Selvaggi went 2-for-3 for Hunterdon Central (2-3), which took an 8-3 lead with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.Isabella Icangelo went 2-for-4 with two runs ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Union Catholic erased a two-run deficit with four runs in the fifth inning to remain undefeated with a 5-4 softball victory over Dayton on Monday.Julianna Santangelo went 3-for-4 for Dayton (3-4), which had a 3-1 lead after the top of the fifth inning.Abigail Trenk doubled and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Caldwell baseball team had won its first six games of the season even though cleanup hitter Mike Arvanites had only one hit through those first six contests.But in a key divisional matchup on Monday, Arvanites broke out in a big way with three hits and five runs batted in as ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Blue Devils took advantage of eight Wallington errors as Wood-Ridge defeated Wallington, 14-4, in a NJIC non-divisional boys baseball game on Monday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. Six of the 14 runs were unearned.The Blue Devils also drew eight walks, while pounding out nine hits ...
WEEEHAWKEN, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Weehawken, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match in Weehawken on Monday afternoon. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 4-1, Weehawken is 0-3 with the loss."We had another solid win this afternoon,” said head coach Suzanne Caines. “ I was especially ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – SAYREVILLE, NJ — It was a standout week for Sayreville War Memorial High School athletics, as multiple teams delivered impressive performances and continued to build momentum early in their respective seasons.SoftballLeading the way on the diamond, the Sayreville War Memorial ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Chatham pitchers Drew Speace and Jack Hadzima featured curveballs that kept the Morris Hills batters off balance and Cougar head coach Todd Leathers threw a curve of his own when he called on a relief catcher in the 13-2 baseball win vs. Morris Hills on Monday.Speace pitched two-hit ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Braves outlasted the Bombers on the baseball diamond on Monday winning 1-0 at Hillside Park. Hunter Wolfe got the win, striking out 11 batters with only two walks and two hits in five innings work.Brendan Akturk held onto the shutout for the final two innings with 26 pitches.The ...
HAZLET, NJ – Lila Houlihan excelled at bat and in the circle to lead Raritan to a 5-2 softball victory over Freehold Borough on Monday.Houlihan was the winning pitcher, striking out 10 batters and allowing two runs in seven innings. At bat, she went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs batted ...
WALL, NJ – Middletown North erupted for six runs each in the sixth and seventh innings to come away with a 14-5 softball victory over Wall on Monday.Alex Goins and Aubrey Borchers each hit two home runs and Abby Esposito hit one home run for Middletown North (2-5). Goins led the Lions with five ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Millburn rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 7-5 softball victory over Newark Academy on Monday.Annika DeBur singled and drove in two runs in the seventh inning, when Millburn (3-1) turned a 5-1 deficit into a 7-5 lead.Alexandra Bunch went 2-for-3 with two ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Cody Guthrie hit three home runs and drove in six runs to lead Bayonne to a 15-2 baseball victory over Ferris on Monday.Luke Eckert knocked in four runs with a home runs and a double for Bayonne (6-1), which scored six runs in the third inning to take a 12-0 lead.Joey Makowski ...
CARTERET, NJ – Carteret scored in every inning but the fourth on its way to a 9-2 baseball victory over Piscataway on Monday.Erick Martinez went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs batted in and two runs scored for Carteret (7-1).Joniel Martinez hit a home run and knocked in two runs for the ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Senior right-hander Will Iozzio made his first start of the season and it went spectacularly. Iozzio fired six no-hit innings to help lead Columbia to a 9-3 baseball victory over Montclair on Monday.Iozzio struck out 10 batters, walked none and allowed one run for the Cougars (3-4).
STAFFORD — In a tightly contested battle that came down to the final whistle, Southern Regional leaned on a breakout performance from a talented freshman and a clutch fourth-quarter effort in the circle to secure a 10-8 victory over Middletown South on Monday.The Rams (5-1, 1-1) showcased their ...
BRICK — In a defensive masterclass that redefined the term "pitcher's duel," Gianna Gomez put on a performance for the record books. The junior hurler struck out a staggering 22 batters, leading Barnegat to a narrow 1-0 victory over Brick Memorial in an eight-inning marathon on Monday.With the win, ...
HOLMDEL, NJ — In a clash of Shore area contenders, the St. John Vianney boys' volleyball team extended their unblemished record to 7-0 on Monday, overcoming a resilient Barnegat squad in a three-set battle (25-15, 19-25, 25-16).The Lancers relied on a balanced offensive attack and clinical serving ...