Sports Top Stories
By DANIELLE DUFNER
May 23, 2025
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls softball team beat Dover 15-1 on Tuesday, May 20, when they hosted them in the second to last game of the 2025 regular season.The Braves came out strong, scoring three runs in the first, six in the second, and three more in both the third and fourth innings ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse team hosted Morris Catholic on Tuesday, May 20 and won 17-1.Newton came out strong, scoring seven goals in the first quarter. They followed it up with another six in the second to take the lead 13-1 entering halftime. They added another four goals in ...
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, ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison baseball team has received the No. 2 seed in the 2025 Boys Baseball, North Jersey, Group 2, Tournament. The Dodgers will face the No. 15 seed Parsippany HillsThe seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed West Essex vs No. 16 seed HillsideNo. 2 seed Madison vs No. 15 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown baseball team has received the No. 6 seed in the 2025 Boys Baseball, North Jersey, Group 4, Tournament. The Colonials will face the No. 11 seed North Bergen in the First Round which will be played Tuesday May 27.The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed ...
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, ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Girls Lacrosse team has received the No. 2 seed in the 2025 Girls Lacrosse, North Jersey, Group 1, Tournament. The Dodgers will face the No. 15 seed Pascack Hills on Thursday May 29 in the First Round.The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Glen Ridge vs No. 16 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown Girls Lacrosse team has received the No. 5 seed in the 2025Girls Lacrosse, North Jersey, Group 4, Tournament. The Colonials will face the No. 8 seed Parsippany Hills on Thursday May 29 in the First Round.The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Westfield ...
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, ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Boys Lacrosse team has received the No. 8 seed in the 2025 Boys Lacrosse, South Jersey, Group 1, Tournament. The Dodgers will face the No. 9 seed Haddonfield on Thursday May 29 in the First Round.The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Rumson- Fairhaven vs No.
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown Boys Lacrosse team has received the No. 9 seed in the 2025 Boys Lacrosse, North Jersey, Group 4, Tournament. The Colonials will face the No. 8 seed Parsippany Hills on Thursday May 29 in the First Round.The seeds and match-ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Westfield ...
LAKEWOOD - Southern clinched its ninth consecutive Shore Conference Tournament title on Thursday night, marking its 15th win in the last 16 tournaments. The Rams are now on a 19-game winning streak, one of the longest current streaks in the state.Top-seeded Southern, ranked No. 2 in New Jersey, ...
LAKEWOOD - Southern clinched its ninth consecutive Shore Conference Tournament title on Thursday night, marking its 15th win in the last 16 tournaments. The Rams are now on a 19-game winning streak, one of the longest current streaks in the state.Top-seeded Southern, ranked No. 2 in New Jersey, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Varsity Ice Hockey team was recognized by the Township Council during the Tuesday, May 20 regular meeting for having their best season in the program's history. The team was given a copy of a resolution, read by Deputy Mayor Matt Adams, recognizing ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway High School baseball team exploded for 12 runs in the fourth inning on Tuesday en route to a commanding 16-0 home victory over Highland Park, while the softball squad saw mixed results in Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational tournament play.Piscataway (6-12, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Three Westfield High School lacrosse graduates will be competing in the NCAA Division I Final Four this Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.Cornell University’s Ryan Waldman (WHS Class of 2023) and Michael Marshall (WHS Class of 2024) will go up against Penn State.
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — After a season marked by ups and downs, the New Providence High School baseball team has found late-season spark, stringing together two consecutive wins to kick off the final full week of regular season play.Now standing at 6-13, the Pioneers look ahead to the NJSIAA North ...
EDISON, NJ - Spotswood High School's Ryan Thompson was one of more than 380 seniors recognized for their academic and athletic achievements at the 32nd annual Scholar-Athlete Luncheon at the Pines Manor on Sunday, May 18. Since the scholarship program first began, awarding one deserving high school ...
CHESTER, NJ - The Morristown girls lacrosse team stormed past West Morris 14–4 on Thursday afternoon.Morristown (8–11) exploded for four first-quarter goals and then extending their lead to 9–2 by halftime. The Colonials added another five goals in the second half and only allowing West Morris to ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Madison Dodgers girls lacrosse team secured a commanding 17–5 win over Montclair on Thursday. Madison, now 11–5 on the season, wasted no time asserting control. The Dodgers erupted for five goals in the opening quarter, setting the tone early and never looking back. Madison ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Dodgers fell to the Livingston Lancers 6-2 on Thursday afternoon. Livingston, now 10–8 on the season, opened the game byscoring twice in the first quarter. Madison responded with a goal of their own to keep things close at 2–1 after one.The Lancers shut out Madison in the ...
The Phillipsburg High School softball team is seeded seventh in the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 playoffs and will host 10th-seeded Ferris (12-7) in a first-round game on May 28 at the Ruth Gibbs Softball Complex.The winner of that game will play the winner of second-seeded Columbia (17-5) and ...
BOONTON, NJ – The Morristown Colonials wrapped up the regular season with a strong 11-3 win against the Boonton Bombers on a cold, wet afternoon. Thursday’s game was a tale of two halves for Morristown as the Colonials got off to a slow start against Boonton. The Bombers scored the only goal of the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – The extended reign atop the Skyland Conference by the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ volleyball team came to an end on Thursday evening.Although the third time was not the charm for the third-seeded Panthers at top-seeded Hillsborough High School: New Jersey’s No. 12 ...
EDISON, NJ – It is not very often that a “home” team in the state tournament plays a match on the road, let alone before its school day on campus even ends.For a variety of reasons outside of its control, especially courtesy of Mother Nature, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ tennis team ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Hunterdon Warren Athletic Association (HWAA) held its annual Scholar Athlete Luncheon May 20 at the Architect Golf Course, honoring outstanding student-athletes from across Hunterdon and Warren counties. The event recognized students for their achievements in academics and ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (ISPW) is returning to Little Falls on May 30 for Girl Power Pro Wrestling. The event will be held at Woodford Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. Six action-packed matches will take place, including: Ava Everett vs. Paris Van DaleAmanda Fuentes vs.
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Four members of the West Essex Class of 2025 and the Knights' baseball program recently signed letters of intent to attend colleges where they will continue their athletic careers.Joe Panzarino will attend Rowan University, Chris Murano will attend Kean University, Aidan Burgos ...