Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
June 1, 2025
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park Girls softball team received the No. 3 seed in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Softball Tournament. The seeds and match-ups are as follows: No. 1 seed Ridgefield ParkNo. 2 seed RutherfordNo. 3 seed Hanover Park vs No. 14 seed MadisonNo. 4 seed Governor ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 3-1. With an attendance of 7,516, the Patriots played in front of their largest crowd of the season at TD Bank Ballpark. All three of Somerset’s ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 3-1. With an attendance of 7,516, the Patriots played in front of their largest crowd of the season at TD Bank Ballpark. All three of Somerset’s ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday, May 30, Somers hosted Pearl River in the semifinals of the sectional tournament, and the Tuskers came out on fire. But it wasn’t necessarily the offense that ignited the early explosion. Like angry bees with teeth and muscle, Somers swarmed each Pearl River possession into ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - After beating Clarkstown 3-2 in the quarterfinals, John Jay reached the final four, and on Saturday, May 24, Fox Lane stood in the way of the double elimination portion of the tournament.An exciting 1-0 pitcher’s duel, the game broke open on a controversial ground ball up the ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - On Friday, May 30, the Tigers took their talents to Pawling High School for the Class C championship meet. With seven members competing, North Salem’s track team kept the season’s momentum rolling with every competitor punching their ticket to the state qualifiers on June 4 and ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Even if Friday evening ends up being the final postseason game at the North Bridge Street Softball Complex for retiring Bridgewater-Raritan High School softball coach Sandy Baranowski, Hollywood could not have even scripted a better storyline.But with the way the red-hot Panthers ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Canoe Brook Country Club will once again host final qualifying for the U.S. Open Championship on Monday, June 2, as 78 golfers compete for a place in the 125th edition of the national championship.The Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA) will conduct the 36-hole qualifier, with players ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — Youth, Development, and Domination: Lady Warriors Lacrosse Rolls Into Round Two Coach Pezzullo knew this season would require a different approach. With a roster filled with freshmen, sophomores, and juniors following last year’s senior-heavy team—which reached the semi-finals of ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough’s Broad Commons Park will be taken over by bicycles racing and navigating obstacle courses on Tuesday night.The borough’s first “Pedalpalooza” was originally scheduled for May, but rain forced organizers to reschedule. The makeup event, which will take place from ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It was Spotswood High School varsity softball team's first season in the Greater Middlesex Conference's Red Division after winning consecutive division titles for the past three seasons. Chargers senior Ava Mormile and sophomores Gabrielle Hill and Juliana Ziegler were all named to ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – One point. That was the difference between first and second place in the NJSIAA Group 1 Boys track and field championships, held Friday and Saturday at Franklin High School.Hasbrouck Heights finished the meet with 45 points, one behind Camden, who captured the Group 1 championship ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge boys volleyball team recognized the core of the program as seven seniors, who have been in the program since its inception, were honored in May following a match with Elmwood Park. The Blue Devils finished the season, 11-8 overall, and in second place with an 8-2 ...
WAYNE, NJ – Brian Mackey, a golf pro at the North Jersey Country Club in Wayne, took on a difficult challenge – a grueling 12+-hour, non-stop day, where he played 100 holes of golf without rest, while walking the course (no cart). He did this to “raise awareness of what Memorial Day really means,” ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Top seed Cedar Grove eliminated Wood-Ridge, 10-0, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 softball playoffs on Friday in Cedar Grove. The Panthers improved to 21-5 on the season, while Wood-Ridge concludes its season 9-13.Wood-Ridge was held to just one hit, a ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Dexter Lam, a sixth grader at Millburn Middle School, and his coach Will Castellanos, are heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado to train at the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (USOPTC) again. According to Lam's mother, Dr. Jeannette Glass, “Dexter will join a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Akron RubberDucks in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballparkon Saturday by a score of 10-5. The game ended abruptly when the Patriots hit into a bases-loaded triple play in the bottom of the ninth inning. The loss marks the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Akron RubberDucks in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballparkon Saturday by a score of 10-5. The game ended abruptly when the Patriots hit into a bases-loaded triple play in the bottom of the ninth inning. The loss marks the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Junior Brady Byrne ran the 800 in 1:56.70, placing fifth for Chatham at the NJSIAA Group 3 state track & field meet held Saturday at Frank Jost Field.For the Chatham girls, senior Lauren Tracey improved her school record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:04.75, placing ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Senior ace Jules Piano delivered a masterclass in the circle, striking out 12 and allowing just two hits as Hanover Park girls softballshut out Bernards, 5-0, in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 quarterfinals on Friday afternoon.With the victory, the Hornets (15-9) ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional Rams (17-8) pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory against the Cherokee Chiefs (16-7), scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 5-4 and advance to the sectional semifinals.Trailing 4-2 heading into their final at-bat, the Rams ignited ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School triumphed over Pinelands 10-0 in the annual Doc Cramer Trophy game, The teams play each year at the Doc Cramer Fields in Manahawkin. Southern's victory was a dominant one, with Mike Kaczynski (W, 3-3) pitching a complete game shutout, allowing only three ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys tennis team not only had to overcome Morristown to win the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference’s National Division title on Friday, May 30, there was the weather, a change in playing format, a handful of close games, and a “broken” shoe.That’s right, a ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Jason LoBello keyed a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam to lead the Morris Knolls baseball team to a 10-5 victory over Bergenfield in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarter-final-round game played at Knolls on Friday, May 30.The victory was the sixth straight for the ...
DENVILLE, NJ – For the second time in two NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament games, the top-seeded Morris Knolls softball team scored early and often to secure a five-inning, 10-run mercy-rule victory.The most recent such win was on Friday, May 30, when the Lady Eagles scored ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat High School's girls' lacrosse team (15-6) defeated Delran (6-12) with a decisive 12-3 victory in the opening round of the state tournament.Senior Emilia Ercolino led the Bengals with a hat trick, reaching a significant milestone by scoring her 100th career goal during the ...
STAFFORD — The #2-seeded Southern Rams kicked off their NJSIAA Group IV South Jersey playoff run with a dominant 19-2 victory over #15-seeded Millville on Thursday. Southern's impressive performance improves their record to 11-6, while Millville's season ends at 7-12.The Rams' success was a result ...
STAFFORD — The #2-seeded Southern Rams kicked off their NJSIAA Group IV South Jersey playoff run with a dominant 19-2 victory over #15-seeded Millville on Thursday. Southern's impressive performance improves their record to 11-6, while Millville's season ends at 7-12.The Rams' success was a result ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 softball tournament with a 6-0 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Friday.Emily Van Cleef pitched a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts and no walks in seven innings.Zoe Totaro had two doubles ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bayonne scored five runs in the first inning, but Bridgewater-Raritan rallied for a 7-6 softball victory over the Bees in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament on Friday.Fourth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan (15-6) scored two runs in the bottom of the ...