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May 19, 2025

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Wood-Ridge’s Aiden Kelly won the boys' shot put at the North 2, Group 1 Sectional Championship.  The meet was held Friday and Saturday at Ridge High School. Kelly threw 47 feet 2 ½ inches to capture first place in the event.  He also finished 10th in the discus.  Eric Hayes was ...

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ –  Wood-Ridge defeated Becton, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Saturday in East Rutherford.  Wood-Ridge improves to 14-11 overall and 6-2 in the Meadowlands; Becton is now 11-12 overall and 4-4 in the Meadowlands.Earlier in the day, Wood-Ridge lost to Ridgewood, ...

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WAYNE, NJ – During this past school board meeting, two high school teams and two individual athletes were honored for their exceptional athletic performances during this past winter track season. They recognized the championship performances of Elizabeth Dankwa of Wayne Hills, Sarah Rodrigues of ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs boys tennis team continued its dominant season with two key victories, while Javier Vazquez captured an individual golf title, highlighting a busy week for Piscataway High School athletics.Boys Tennis Stays Perfect with Two WinsThe Piscataway Chiefs boys ...

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ — They did it again.The Westfield boys track team won their third consecutive and seventh overall title at the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 Sectional meet at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge (May 16-17). The Blue Devils (99.50) upended host Ridge (88) by 11 1/2 points. Elizabeth ...

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SPARTA, NJ – The girls lacrosse team brought down Mountain Lakes 14-9 on Saturday morning on Cassels Field. Uma Kowalski added five more goals and two assists to her record-setting point total. The Spartans took the early lead, netting four in the first frame.  They held Lakers to one in the first ...

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Top-seeded Weehawken scored a run in the top of the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 softball victory over Bayonne on the Hudson County Tournament championship game on Saturday.Second-seeded Bayonne (17-7), trailing, 3-1, had scored runs in the fourth and fifth innings to tie ...

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RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys lacrosse team has endured a challenging season in 2025, and the wins have not come as they have in years past.  A combination of factors, including graduating some key players as well as a top-tier schedule that includes many of the stronger teams in the state, has ...

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RAMSEY, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team's 3-1 loss on the road to Ramsey on Saturday came with a silver lining.Kellan Komline, the Panthers' ace left-handed pitcher, reached 100 strikeouts for his career. He is only a junior.Komline pitched two shutout innings, allowed one hit and one ...

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WASHINGTON, NJ – Junior sprinter Sarah Nacinovich won the 200-meter dash in 24.72, crossed first in the 400 in 57.30, and placed third in the 100 with a time of 12.63 for the Chatham girls track & field team at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state sectional on Saturday at Warren ...

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ROBBINSVILLE - Southern Regional High School Rams, ranked No. 5 at the Jersey Shore, triumphed over the Robbinsville Ravens with a final score of 10-6. Sophomore Shea O'Donnell led the Rams' offense with a hat trick and one assist. Fellow sophomore Kyle Sininsky contributed significantly with two ...

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MONTVALE, NJ – Soren Gregor collected three hits and Hunterdon Central scored a 4-3 baseball victory over St. Joseph of Montvale on Saturday.Danny Contiliano went 1-for-2 with two runs batted in and Aidan Walsh doubled and scored two runs for the Red Devils (14-5).Winning pitcher Alex Hart allowed ...

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SHIP BOTTOM -  Join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the Annual Board Swap.On Saturday, June 7th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, come connect with fellow enthusiasts at the Grace Calvary Church Courtyard (1902 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom).This is your chance to buy or sell gently used ...

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SHIP BOTTOM -  Join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the Annual Board Swap.On Saturday, June 7th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, come connect with fellow enthusiasts at the Grace Calvary Church Courtyard (1902 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom).This is your chance to buy or sell gently used ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The eighth-seeded Spotswood High School varsity baseball team couldn't hold back the seventh-inning comeback by fifth-seeded St. Joseph's of Metuchen in Saturday's semifinals of the Jim Muldowney Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament at East Brunswick Magnet High ...

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WASHINGTON, NJ – Senior Adam Petitjean took gold in the 800 and 1600 and junior Marcus Valenzuela crossed first in the 3200 as the Chatham boys track & field team won the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state championship on Saturday at Warren Hills Regional High.“Going into this ...

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MONTGOMERY, NJ - Morristown's Alex Davis scored a game-high six goals to lead Morristown  to a 15-4 victory over Montgomery on Saturday.Morristown (8-7) came out firing, burying four goals in the first quarter and never letting up. The Colonials tacked on three more in the second, followed by a ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs in the finale of a five-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 4-1. RHP Bailey Dees (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss his longest start of the season. C Rafael Flores (1-for-3, R, ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs in the finale of a five-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 4-1. RHP Bailey Dees (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss his longest start of the season. C Rafael Flores (1-for-3, R, ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ - A five-run second inning set the tone as Morristown rolled to a 10-0 shutout victory over Parsippany Hills on Saturday.After a scoreless first inning, Morristown (14-9) exploded in the second. The Colonials added two more runs in the third and fourth innings, then tacked on a final ...

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SUMMIT, N.J. — The Summit High School girls softball team is heading to the Union County Tournament final after a commanding 9–3 semifinal victory over Westfield on Saturday. The Hilltoppers will face Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the championship game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kean University.The victory ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ -  The Morristown girls lacrosse team defeated Red Bank Regional 13-7 on Saturday May 17 during Senior Day. Morristown came out firing, scoring four goals in the opening quarter and never looking back. The Colonials built a 7-3 lead by halftime. Red Bank Regional (9-6) tried to keep ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The seventh-seeded South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team defeated 10th-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas High School in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the PAL. South Plainfield defeated St. Thomas 13-4 behind six goals from ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Echo Lake Country Club members had the honor Saturday morning of teeing off to start a USGA Tournament.Morristown senior and Notre Dame commit Liam Pasternak, the NJSIAA 2024 boys golf individual champion, and Georgetown sophomore Barnes Blake, a Westfield grad who won the ’22 T ...

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CLARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 13, Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School's Cassie Conforti secured her 300th strikeout with the Crusaders' varsity softball team (21-3). The feat, noteworthy in its own right, is all the more remarkable given that Cassie is only a sophomore, with two full years of high ...

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VERNON, NJ – When Morris Knolls senior Olivia Capala broke a school record in placing second in the 800-meter run on the first day of the NJSIAA Sectional North 1, Group 3 Track and Field Championships this past weekend, she knew she had qualified for the upcoming Groups Championships.On Day 2 of ...

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DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls softball team scored early and often and three pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Lady Eagles won their 15th game in a row, a 9-3 decision over Sparta on Saturday, May 17, at Knolls.Sparta (6-11) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Knolls (16-3) came ...

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DENVILLE, NJ. – Morris Knolls sophomore attack Niles Furlong scored four goals and senior goalkeeper Josh Savitch registered his first varsity shutout when the Eagles’ boys lacrosse team stopped Roxbury, 9-0, on Saturday, May 17, in a match played at Roxbury High School in Succasunna.The victory ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Tigers traveled to East Brunswick High School Softball Complex on Saturday, May 17th, 2025 to play the second round of the GMC tournament . South Plainfield, the higher seed, was the home team and Erin Townley #17 took the circle to start the game. Townley earned the win, ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team was back in action at the PAL on Saturday, taking on Immaculata High School in the final regular-season game of the spring. South Plainfield defeated Immaculata 9-8 in an out-of-conference game. The Tigers were down 5-4 at ...

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