Sports Top Stories
By REED BECKER
May 17, 2025
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School baseball team fell to Matawan Regional High School by a final of 12-1 on a warm afternoon this past Thursday. Matawan Regional struck first on the scoreboard, highlighted by an RBI double from Liam Corbett. Huskies’ starting pitcher Jayce Thoroughman ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - As we moved into May there has been no shortage of excitement in Tiger town! With the playoffs looming, all of North Salem’s squads have been roaring down the stretch with big victories and a number of individual achievements.GolfFor the first time since 2018, the varsity golf ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Thursday, May 15, John Jay traveled south and took on a tough Horace Greeley team.The Wolves scored first and stayed close for most of the first half. But when Jacob Fragin won a 50-50 ball deep in the Greeley zone, he sparked his team the other way, and the play’s outcome ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — What was supposed to be a night of celebration for the seniors of the Governor Livingston boys lacrosse team turned into a soggy one, as heavy rain postponed the planned Senior Night festivities on Wednesday. But the game went on—and the Highlanders made the most of ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison baseball team defeated Hanover Park 16-4 on Friday afternoon. Madison’s offense exploded in the third inning and never looked back as the Dodgers (15–3) overwhelmed Hanover Park (10–10–1) in a five-inning mercy-rule rout. Madison's Chris Vaughan led the charge with 7 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJJ - The Morristown secured a 10-0 senior night win against Mendham on Friday night. Erin Murphy was untouchable Friday afternoon, tossing a six-inning no-hitter and powering Morristown (11–5) to a resounding 10–0 mercy-rule victory over Mendham (2–12). Morristown's ace struck out ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys lacrosse team fell to West Morris 19-9 on Friday May 16. The Colonials have two games remaining. They will travel to face Montgomery Saturday May 17 at 12pm.West Morris came out firing, putting up 6 goals in the first quarter while holding Morristown to just 2.
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 seed Morristown boys volleyball team were upset by No. 4 seed Jefferson in the final round of the Morris County Boys Volleyball Tournament on Friday night at FDU. The Colonials fell 25-21 and 25-23. Jefferson Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesJack Schild21062600Raymond ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Dean Tahbaz and Daniel Vybihal combined on a three-hitter to lead Caldwell to a 3-1 baseball victory over West Essex on Friday.Tahbaz got the win, going 4 ⅓ innings, allowing three hits and one run, striking out six and walking three. Vybihal struck out five batters in 2 ⅔ innings ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck softball team advanced in the semifinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Marlboro on Friday.Angela Sasso pitched a three-hitter with five strikeouts and two walks for Colts Neck (11-8). She allowed one earned run in seven innings and ...
HARRISON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights overpowered Harrison, 5-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Friday afternoon in Harrison. The Aviators improve to 11-2 on the season, 10-0 in the Meadowlands, while Harrison falls to 0-9, 0-8 in the division.The closest match of the day was in Third ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wallington scored five runs in the top of the fourth and Deliliah Tabaka pitched a shutout as the Panthers defeated Wood-Ridge in a NJIC Meadowlands girls softball game on Friday in Wood-Ridge. Wallington improved to 14-7 overall and 7-0 in the Meadowlands with the win. ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The tough opposition the Hackensack High School baseball program faces on the field this spring is relentless.But, it’s important to note that the Comets, led by the three senior captains on the roster, are relentlessly searching for ways to improve in the great sport.Jorden ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Montville's baseball team ended this week with a three-game winning streak after falling to Delbarton and Chatham last week. While the game against Chatham wasn't the outcome it hoped for, the Mustangs had a rare experience on Thursday night, May 8.It faced Chatham in a game that ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 9-8 softballo victory over Union on Friday.Union (7-11) had scored two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, 8-8.Alessandra Silvestre went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for Union. Laila ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Mount St. Dominic scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning and held on for an 8-5 softball victory over Columbia in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Friday night at Ivy Hill Park.Carlee Perez went 2-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in for ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Mount St. Dominic scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning and held on for an 8-5 softball victory over Columbia in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Friday night at Ivy Hill Park.Carlee Perez went 2-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in for ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex scored in every inning but the first and went on to a 16-6 softball victory over Sparta on Friday.Brooke Gillen and Gab Sia each drove in six runs. Sia hit two home runs and was 3-for-4. Gillen went 4-for-5 with a triple and two doubles for West Essex (8-14).Olivia ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School girls golf team took on Wallkill Valley on Thursday, May 15 and lost 239-250.The Braves' results of the match are as follows:1st Haley Morodan with a 515th Tamara Taylor with a 638th Luci Munoz with a 68 in a three-way tie8th Mary Riley with a 68 in a three-way ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team took on Wallkill Valley on Thursday, May 15 and lost 161-172.The Braves' results are as follows:2nd JT Lurilko with a 39 in a tie4th Devlin Schmid with a 417th Nick Deiorio with a 44 in a tie10th Jack Youngs with a 48 in a tie10th Nick Kurilko with ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Woodbridge scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-0 baseball victory over Metuchen on Friday.Michael Gurovich pitched four shutout innings for Woodbridge with three hits allowed, six strikeouts and two walks. Yadiel Pena pitched the fifth inning, allowing one ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Keith Mann threw 13 pitches on Thursday before the rains came, and he had to wait more than 24 hours to throw any more.Gov. Livingston's batters never even got to come to bat on Thursday before the rains came, and they had to wait more than 25 hours to take any swings.In the ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - After a big first round victory over 10th-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas High School on Wednesday, the seventh-seeded South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team lost to second-seeded Monroe Township High School 13-2 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The raindrops finally let up on Thursday to get the South Plainfield High School boys tennis team back on the court at Spring Lake Park. South Plainfield defeated Middlesex High School 5-0 for the Tigers' third straight victory. It's the third consecutive match the Tigers ...
WARREN, NJ — In a closely contested matchup that took place on Senior Night, Watchung Hills narrowly fell short against Rutgers Prep in overtime, with a final score of 10-9.The game doubled as a Senior Night celebration, honoring the contributions of Watchung Hills senior players. While the loss ...
WARREN, NJ — In a closely contested matchup that took place on Senior Night, Watchung Hills narrowly fell short against Rutgers Prep in overtime, with a final score of 10-9.The game doubled as a Senior Night celebration, honoring the contributions of Watchung Hills senior players. While the loss ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights scored seven runs in the second inning on the way to an 11-1, five-inning, victory over Lodi in a NJIC Meadowlands girls softball game on Thursday in Hasbrouck Heights. They are 17-4 overall, 5-2 in the Meadowlands. Lodi falls to 3-14, 1-6 overall.The big ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team has advanced to yet another State Title game with a 5-0 shutout of Alonso High School of Tampa on Friday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida.Gio Rojas threw a complete game one-hitter, striking out 15 for the Eagles on their way to the title game on ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne softball team advanced in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 10-1 victory over Kearny on Thursday.Top-seeded Bayonne will host second-seeded Weehawken in the championship game on Saturday.Caitlin Gaetani and Sophia Diaz combined on a three-hitter.
UNION CITY, NJ – Union City scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 9-8 baseball victory over Bayonne in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament on Thursday.Union City scored its run in its last at-bat on an error, a single and two walks.Steven Kass went 2-for-3 with a ...