Sports Top Stories
By TELINA CUPPARI
May 24, 2025
KENILWORTH, NJ - To reach the 100th hit milestone in softball is no small feat. On Friday, May 23, facing Oak Knoll at home, senior Valentina Capra earned her 100th career hit!Valentina is a senior at AIT and has played softball since the young age of four and this major career achievement is a ...
EDISON – New Brunswick High School scored three runs in the third inning to break a tie and went on to a 5-2 baseball victory over East Brunswick Magnet in the championship game of the Greater Middlesex Conference Ray Cipperly Tournament on Friday.Ronaldy Peralta's two-run single in the first ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Should the Junior Bees sports program be open to any child that resides in Bayonne?Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, former president of the Bayonne City Council, thinks so, an opinion she shared with the Bayonne Board of Education during the body’s May 20 meeting.Ashe-Nadrowski, who has been a ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Lacrosse players from across Robbinsville, Hamilton, East Windsor, and beyond took to the field on Saturday, May 17, under the banner of the Robbinsville Lacrosse Association's held 20th Annual Shootout Lacrosse Festival.The event, held at Community Park in Robbinsville brought ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - When I was a sprouting scribe at the old North County News back in the day, Rob Violante, a dominant two-sport star in basketball and football at Somers High School, was the measuring stick I first used for Tusker athletes when players and parents would approach me at athletic events ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Varsity Baseball Team ended their regular season in the win column on Tuesday, defeating Newark Academy 2-0. Matthew Kuilan scored both runs for the Panthers and had two hits. John Reer and Jake Scirica each had an RBI. Xavier Andujar was credited as the winning ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Fall Soccer registration is now open in Mountainside. The registration deadline is July 1. Registration is open to multiple levels, including micro soccer for Pre-k through 2nd-grade students. Games will take place on Saturday mornings from September 13 through October ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Varsity Baseball Team scored runs in bunches in their victory over Carteret on Tuesday, amassing 13 on 11 hits to improve their record to 19-7. Luis Quezada, Albert Maldonado, and Eliezer Cepeda each scored two runs and had three RBIs. Landon Jones had two RBIs. Jamie ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Jack Cannon, who passed and rushed for a combined 3,000-plus yards as a senior for the Holmdel High School football team, has announced that he will be attending Dartmouth College, where he will continue his athletic career.Cannon led Holmdel to an 8-2 football season as a senior. He ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Middletown South scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally for a 4-2 baseball victory over Cranford on Friday.Chase Ponik, Will McCarthy and Mike Gough combined for six innings of one-hit shutout relief for the Eagles (13-9). McCarthy struck out five batters in two ...
EDGEWATER, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Rutherford, 5-0, in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 Boys Tennis Championships on Friday at the Edgewater Tennis Center - Infinite Future Tennis center. The match was moved from Hasbrouck Heights to Edgewater due to the rainy conditions and ...
WAYNE, NJ – The dark, rainy clouds drenching the fields at Bauerle Field House in Paterson on Thursday afternoon did not portend doom for the Wayne Valley flag football team in the state sectional semi-finals matchup against Paterson Eastside. The inevitable doom fell to the Ghosts, but no one knew ...
MANCHESTER, NH - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game three of a six-game series at Delta Dental Stadium on Friday by a score of 9-6. Every Patriots’ starter reached base safely at least once. Somerset has won eight of its last 11 games. The Patriots tied a ...
MANCHESTER, NH - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game three of a six-game series at Delta Dental Stadium on Friday by a score of 9-6. Every Patriots’ starter reached base safely at least once. Somerset has won eight of its last 11 games. The Patriots tied a ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia baseball team, a day after receiving the top seed in the upcoming North 2, Group 3 state tournament, trounced Carteret, 10-0, in its final regular season game on Friday.Ryan Totin pitched a six-inning four-hitter with three walks and one strikeout for Colonia (20-4). Totin ...
CAMDEN, NJ – Bayonne scored six runs in the fifth inning and went on to a 7-2 victory over Eastern Regional at Rutgers Camden on Friday.Bayonne (12-14) received good pitching from four different moundsmen on Friday, with starter Jack Pozo allowing an earned run in four innings with one walk and ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ – The Union baseball team, after upsetting a Morris County team on the road on Monday, nearly pulled off another upset in Middlesex County on Friday.The Farmers lost, 2-0, to highly regarded Middlesex on the road.Johnny Velez pitched a complete game for Union (5-19), allowing six hits ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – South Brunswick scored three runs in the first inning and went on to a 5-2 baseball victory over Lawrence on Friday.Lawrence (18-7-1) just won the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament earlier in the week.Collin Perna hit two home runs and a double and drove in four runs for ...
VERONA, NJ – The bottom of the order did the heavy lifting for the Caldwell baseball team on Friday, and the Chiefs will hoist a division championship banner as a result.The last three batters in Caldwell's starting lineup got on base 10 out of 11 times at bat and combined for five runs scored and ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
BOONTON, NJ – Morris Knolls senior Olivia Capala brought home the only gold for the Golden Eagles’ track and field teams when she won the 800-meter run at the Morris County Championships, held Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20-21, at the high school here.Capala won the race in 2:12.47, beating out ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit High School golf team wrapped up a historic season at its annual awards banquet last night, honoring standout performances and a milestone accomplishment—the program’s first conference championship in 12 years.Senior Charlie Vlass was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, ...
LAFAYETTE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls golf team made it 3-for-3 in championships for the 2025 season as the Lady Golden Eagles closed out their second season as a varsity sport by winning the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament held Wednesday, May 21, at the Farmstead Golf and Country ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys lacrosse team became Pope John’s 10th straight victim Wednesday, May 21, when the Eagles lost a 9-3 decision to the Lions in a match played at Pope John.Pope John (16-1) got a four-goal, five-point performance from Travis Heller; a three-goal, four-point game ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Glen Ridge scored three goals in the third period – including the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation – and went on to defeat Morris Knolls, 9-8, in overtime in a girls lacrosse game played Thursday, May 22, at Knolls.Claudia Brennan’s only goal of the game sent the game ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The Summit High School boys lacrosse team closed out their regular season with a decisive 16-3 win over Immaculata High School on Thursday. The Hilltoppers, ranked No. 12 in the state, showcased a dominant offensive performance, led by James Grainger's five goals and multiple ...