Sports Top Stories
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
May 28, 2025
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Akron RubberDucks in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday by a score of 1-0. Somerset went 1-for-12 with RISP. The Patriots were shut out for the fourth time this season, each instance coming against Akron.
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — On a night dedicated to its senior leaders, the Gov. Livingston softball team delivered a commanding performance, shutting out Roselle Park, 11-0, in five innings Tuesday evening at Deerfield Middle School in a rescheduled game originally postponed due to rain.The Highlanders ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan High School baseball team entered the state tournament on a strong note, finishing their regular season second in the Shore B South division with a 14–7 overall record and 8–4 in conference play. They secured the No. 7 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - High clouds, blue sky and temperatures in the low- to mid-70s made for a perfect race day as hundreds of amateur and professional racers descended on Main Street for the 80th annual Tour of Somerville, a high-profile international cycling event and Memorial Day tradition that drew ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys tennis team defeated North Hunterdon, 5-0, in the state tournament on Tuesday to earn a matchup with Millburn in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state semifinal round on Thursday at the Colony Courts.No. 2 seed Chatham (15-2), winner of 12 straight, has ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 baseball tournament with a 4-2 victory over Summit on Tuesday.Eighth-seeded Middletown North will play at top-seeded Colonia in the quarterfinal round on Thursday.Middletown North scored two runs each in ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Caldwell edged Hasbrouck Heights, 3-2, in the NJSIAA Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 playoffs on Tuesday afternoon at the Neal McCarthy Courts at Hasbrouck Heights High School. The Aviators end the season with a 14-3 record.Jordan Ghongpa won the First ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic Academy softball team found out what its road map will be to get to an anticipated return to the Non-Public A final.The Lions are the second seed in Non-Public North A, only behind the top-seeded Immaculate Heart Academy. Last season Mount St. Dominic took home ...
Berkeley Heights, NJ — It was a picture-perfect day for a celebration on The Hill at Gov. Livingston High School as the Highlanders honored 10 senior players before securing their 23rd consecutive win in a dramatic 7-6 walk-off victory over Point Pleasant Boro. With the game knotted in the bottom ...
Saturday, the Fonda Speedway Museum and Hall of Fame had scheduled their induction ceremony, rain or shine, and all went off as planned.The seven new members were:John Bacon, who worked as an inspector focusing on safety at Fonda in the late 1970s.Orville “Bud” Countryman, who held various ...
BARNEGAT - Congratulations to the Brackmon Middle School softball team for winning the division championship with a 7-1 division record and a 10-2 overall conference record.
VINELAND - In their opening round South Jersey Group 4 playoff game, 11th-seeded Southern Regional fell 8-2 to a strong sixth-seeded Vineland squad. Vineland's Mario Toro was the undeniable star of the contest, dominating from both the pitcher's mound and the batter's box. Toro launched a home run ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat's baseball season concluded with an 11-4 loss to Lower Cape May in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 playoffs on Tuesday. Despite being the higher seed (eighth), Barnegat fell to the ninth-seeded Caper Tigers, who capitalized on a strong offensive start, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- A combined five-inning no-hitter and a huge first inning carried third-seeded South Plainfield to a 15-0 baseball victory over 14th-seeded Rahway in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament on Tuesday.Mike Castagna and Ed Budzinski combined on the no-hitter, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Tigers travelled to Woodbridge High School to meet the Co-Champion of the GMC Red Division, the Trojans of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The Tigers and the Trojans split their regular-season games, one win each.Erin Townley#17 took the circle for the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Senior right-hander Ethan Cifarelli pitched a three-hitter to send 10th-seeded New Providence to a 6-0 victory over seventh-seeded Hoboken in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 baseball tournament on Tuesday.Cifarelli struck out five batters, walked three and threw a total ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia got off to a fast start and advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 baseball tournament with an 11-1 victory over Bayonne on Tuesday.Zach Barron went 3-for-3 with two doubles and five runs batted in for seventh-seeded Columbia (13-11-1), which scored ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Thursday, May 22, Somers opened the sectionals at home against Carmel, and the threat of rain loomed above. But the visiting Rams had a lot more to worry about.After Emily Boyle beat the rain and pitched an opening doughnut, the initial downfall of the day had Somers scoring nine ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - After amassing winning records during a stellar regular season, both North Salem lacrosse squads entered the playoffs looking to make noise in the sectional tournament. Unfortunately, a deep postseason run wasn’t in the cards as the boys team was upended in a thriller against ...
BLOOMFIELD , NJ - The Bloomfield boys volleyball team is the No. 3 seed in the NJSIAA Boys North Jersey, Group 4 Volleyball Tournament. The Bengals will face the 14 seed West Orange in Bloomfield on Thursday, May 29 at 4:30 p.m. The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Elizabeth vs No. 16 ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison softball team took down Mountain Lakes 10-2 on Senior Night. Tuesday night's win was the last game of the regular season, leaving the Dodgers with state play remaining.After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, Madison (2-13) responded with a relentless offensive surge.
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 baseball tournament with a 2-0 victory over Holmdel on Tuesday.Tyler Bunnell pitched 6 ⅓ innings, struck out 11 and walked four for Robbinsville before Josh Yoo came on to get the save, recording two ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 baseball tournament with a 3-1 victory over Nottingham on Tuesday.Peter DeNicola and Michael Zena each pitched three innings and each allowed two hits and no earned runs for Middletown South ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys volleyball team defeated Abundant Life on Tuesday afternoon. The win marks the end of the regular season for the Colonials. Rex McDowell led the Colonials with Nine kills and seven digs. Alex Kalfoglou and Jack Ploshnick each finished with three ...
DENVILLE, NJ – For the second time in as many games, the Morris Knolls softball team had to come from behind to win – this time trailing 3-0 before pounding out a 12-3 victory over Roxbury in a game played Tuesday, May 27, at Knolls.Roxbury (12-9) did all its scoring in its first three at-bats and ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Junior righthander Dean Kaletcher pitched a complete-game two-hitter with 13 strikeouts – including the 100th of his three-year varsity career – when Morris Knolls beat Ridgefield Park, 11-1, in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 first-round game played Tuesday, May 27, at ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – The North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 portion of the NJSIAA Boys Tennis Tournament has played to its seeds to date as all four of the top-rated teams have advanced to the semifinal round.Which is good news for No. 2 seed Morris Hills and bad news for No. 7 seed Morris Knolls.The ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 6 seed Morristown baseball defeated No. 11 North Bergen 5-1 in the First Round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Baseball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Morristown got on the board in the second with a two-run frame and followed it up with a solo run in the third to ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 seed Madison baseball team defeated No. 15 Parsippany Hills in the First Round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Baseball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers will advance to face No. 10 seed Bernards on Thursday May 29. The Dodgers jumped out to a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Facing him for the second time in less than a month, Scotch Plains-Fanwood jumped on Kellan Komline for two runs in the first inning.But Komline, a junior left-hander, was untouchable after that, and his Bridgewater-Raritan teammates rallied for a 5-2 victory over SPF in the ...