Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
May 30, 2025
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ – The eighth-seeded Caldwell softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament with a 6-1 victory over top-seeded Ridgefield Park on Friday.Deanna Skikus went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three runs batted in for Caldwell (10-14), which ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 2 Morristown softball team defeated No. 7 West Orange 10-1 in the Quarterfinal Round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 Softball Tournament.Morristown will advance to face No. 6 Mount Olive in the Semifinals.The Colonials scored three runs in the bottom of the first ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Angie Gatto and Ashley Weber hit home runs to help propel Dayton to a 13-0 victory over New Providence in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 softball tournament on Friday.Six different Dayton batters got two hits apiece: Winning pitcher Lila Carroll, Charley ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston batters didn't see many strikes on Friday, but Adam Goldberg and Tyler Chen threw plenty of them.Goldberg and Chen combined on a three-hitter and did not issue any walks to lift top-seeded Livingston to an 8-0 victory over Montclair in the quarterfinal round of the ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ —The Hightstown High School softball team put on an impressive performance at Mercer County Community College in the Quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournament on Friday, May 30, beating Sayreville 8-1. From the start, Hightstown controlled the game and never looked back. Pitcher Kady ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Hills baseball team (17-10) is headed back to the North 1, Group 3 semifinals for the second straight season. The Patriots opened this year’s State Sectional run on Wednesday with a heart-pounding 6-4 victory in the first round over Randolph (No. 13). Next, they blanked ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Chatham High School Boys Volleyball team lost 2-0 to Randolph in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 2 state tournament on Thursday afternoon. Randolph came in as the heavy favorite, being the second seed compared to Chatham’s fifteenth seed. Randolph took the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball has advanced to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Semifinals, after defeating arch rival Westfield, 6-4, at home in the quarterfinals on Friday, May 30.The Raiders started off hot on offense with a two-run homer from junior Emily ...
CRANFORD, NJ -- Despite surrendering the homefield advantage less than two hours before game time, the South Plainfield baseball team defeated Cranford, 5-2, to advance in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament on Thursday.The game was scheduled to be played at South ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Governor Livingston High School and the GLHS Athletic Department are proud to announce the following senior athletes who have committed to continue their academic and athletic pursuits at the collegiate level next year.Nicholas Angelos – Fencing - Drew UniversityAnthony ...
On Wednesday, May 28th, the Highlander Booster Club held their Senior Athletic Banquet for senior athletes, senior parents, coaches and administrators. At this annual event all senior athletes are recognized for their commitment to athletics and academics. Two students are recognized with the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It was an exciting afternoon at the Swamp on Thursday. The Spotswood High School junior varsity baseball team shut out Sayreville War Memorial High School's JV squad to win the 2025 Greater Middlesex Conference Junior Varsity Baseball Tournament. Spotswood defeated the Bombers 10-0 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School has announced the dates for its summer camp programs in nine different sports beginning with basketball which will run from June 16-19.Here are the fees and who is eligible for each camp, the time the camps will be held and contact information to answer ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Chatham High seniors Charlie Kulp and Riley Snarr received Scholar-Athlete recognition at the Morris County awards banquet held Monday at the Hanover Manor.Chatham High coach Joe Gaba was named the Coach of the Year for all sports in Morris County at the same gathering. The ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 9 seed Morristown boys lacrosse team fell to No. 8 seed Parsippany Hills 14-10 in the First Round of the North Jersey, Group 4 Boys Lacrosse Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Parippany Hills will advance to face No. 1 seed Westfield in the Quarterfinals. Editor's note- no ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The South Brunswick softball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 12-4 victory over Perth Amboy on Thursday.Grace Jairdullo, Gianna Lagomarsino and Emma Galella each had two hits and two runs batted in for South Brunswick.Winning ...
KENILWORTH, NJ -The Brearley Varsity Softball team gave it their all in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament and pulled off a thrilling 9-7 upset over Glen Ridge. “Amber Zawacki led the way with an impressive 9-inning performance, keeping the team in the game” Head Coach Nichole Spampinato ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge High School softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 10-3 victory over Ridge on Thursday.Quinn Boyd hit two home runs and drove in six runs for Woodbridge (10-11), which scored seven runs in the third inning to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Ava Colontrelle drove in four runs while setting a modern-day record with her 11th career home run to help lead seventh-seeded Phillipsburg High School to a 17-0 whitewash of No. 10 Ferris in a first round NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 softball game on Thursday at the Ruth Gibbs ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — The top-seeded Manasquan Warriors, looking to bounce back after a heartbreaker in the county final, wasted no time reasserting their dominance in the opening round of the NJSIAA Tournament. Taking on #16 seed Nottingham (Hamilton) on their home turf in wet conditions, the Warriors ...
WARREN, NJ — Watching Hills slammed Bergen Catholic in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 3 Tournament. Watchung Hills started strong, taking an early lead, scoring 25 points to Bergen Catholic’s 17. The momentum continued in the second set, with Watchung Hills ...
WARREN, NJ — Watching Hills slammed Bergen Catholic in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 3 Tournament. Watchung Hills started strong, taking an early lead, scoring 25 points to Bergen Catholic’s 17. The momentum continued in the second set, with Watchung Hills ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ - The No. 15 seed Morristown boys volleyball team was eliminated from the North Jersey, Group 4 Volleyball Tournament on Thursday afternoon. The Colonials fell to the No. 2 seed Livingston 25-13 and 25-19. Livingston will advance to face No. 10 seed Union in the Quarterfinals.
SOMERS, N.Y. - Over the last several seasons, John Jay and Somers have met in some pretty big games, and the Wolves always seem to have the Tuskers’ number. So a 2-1 first period lead for the home team looked like business as usual on May 28. But the determined resolve of this group of girls had no ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 8 seed Madison boys lacrosse team fell to No. 9 seed Haddonfield 9-5 in the First Round of the South Jersey, Group 1 Boys Lacrosse Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Haddonfield scored three goals in the first quarter while holding Madison to just one. Haddonfield kept the ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y.—The Mahopac Sports Association’s girls and boys lacrosse programs have completed a meaningful new project—one that’s as much about remembrance as it is about training.With the help of donations, community support, and program funds, the two programs recently built a 10-foot ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The No. 14 seed Madison softball fell to No. 3 Hanover Park 11-1 on Thursday afternoon in the First Round of the North 2, Section 2, Softball Tournament. The Hornets will advance to face No. 11 Bernards in the Quarterfinals. Guiliana Gagliardo led Hanover Park, scoring four ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - It certainly didn’t hurt when Jackson Carroll’s Fox Lane teammates put up a two-spot in the bottom half of the first inning, providing some early breathing room before the Fox ace went to work, outdualing Mahopac ace Nick Masciarelli in the host Foxes’ 7-2 Class AA semifinal triumph ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Two milestones marked the Gov. Livingston baseball team's state-leading 30th consecutive victory on Thursday.The top-seeded Highlanders pulled away late for a 12-6 victory over ninth-seeded South River in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 Madison baseball team fell to No. 10 Bernards 3-1 in the Quarterfinal Round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2, Baseball Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Bernards will advance to face No. 11 Mendham in the Semis.In a low scoring game, Madison struck first scoring one ...