Sports Top Stories
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE
May 16, 2025
PATERSON, NJ - City Hall rang with cheers and pride on Friday as Mayor Andre Sayegh officially declared May 16 “Guido Gonzales Jr. Day,” celebrating the hometown soccer official’s rise to international prominence as a trailblazing referee.Gonzales, who was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital and raised ...
ORLANDO, FL – Deerfield School student and Short Hills resident Aadvik Iyer won second place in the National Kindergarten-First Grade Chess Championship tournament held in Florida from May 9 to 11. Aadvik came in second place with 6.5 points out of 7 (6.5/7) and received a huge medal. His father ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 5-1 victory over Princeton on Thursday.Lexi Lopez pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and five walks in seven innings for Robbinsville (16-5).Jules Amoroso ...
IRVINGTON, NJ – The 12th-seeded Hoboken High School RedWings flag football team earned the program's first-ever playoff victory Thursday night, upsetting fifth-seeded Irvington, 14-8.With 15 seconds left, Jayla Johnson connected with Samayah Blanks for a 12-yard touchdown pass to give Hoboken the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The on-the-court challenges continued for the Spotswood High School boys tennis team on Thursday. Spotswood went up against undefeated Piscataway High School. The Chargers lost 5-0 to the Chiefs. Piscataway leads the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division with an 11-0 record ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken baseball team swept a doubleheader from Lincoln by scores of 10-0 and 12-2 on Thursday.Dom Magaletta pitched a five-inning two-hitter in the opener with two walks and six strikeouts.Max Casazza went 2-for-4 with a triple and four runs batted in, and William Herrera was ...
The Phillipsburg High School boy’s golf team wrapped up its season with a dominating 147-209 victory over Gill St. Bernards on Thursday in a Skyland Conference match at Architects Golf Club.The Stateliners took the top six places led my senior David MacIsaac with an even-par 35, one shot ahead of ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Tuesday, May 13, Somers hosted Lakeland/Panas, and a little family business was a part of the day’s uplift. “My mom always wants to see us connect, so I’m sure she was very happy,” said Lyla Mancini of her assist to sister Isabella. But she has more than one sister on this team, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville War Memorial High School Softball team opened their Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament run with an 11-2 win over Woodbridge at home on Thursday, May 15.Sayreville's freshman phenom, Riley Arena, pitched another complete game, allowing just five hits, two runs, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Fifth-seeded Spotswood High School took on 12th-seeded Perth Amboy High School in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Softball Tournament on Thursday at East Brunswick High School. Spotswood defeated Perth Amboy behind a 12-strikeout performance by Ava Mormile.
MANASQUAN, NJ – With a semifinal spot on the line, Manasquan stepped onto the field Thursday afternoon with focus and determination—knowing that, despite a dominant 15-2 win over Red Bank Regional earlier in the season, nothing could be taken for granted. On Senior Day, the Warriors backed up that ...
ISELIN, NJ - Due to the recent rain, the Tigers traveled to play at Iselin Kennedy’s gorgeous turf softball complex. South Plainfield, the #2 seed, were the home team at Iselin Kennedy’s, the #15 seed, home field. The Mustangs came out strong with a solo home run in the first inning. Jocelyn Sosa ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Summit staged a furious second-half comeback to pull off a thrilling 10–9 victory at home, improving their record to 12–4 on the season. Morristown, despite a strong start and standout performances from several players, fell to 5–11.Both teams traded goals for a 3–3 deadlock after the ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison softball team fell to Hanover Park 10-0 on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers, with four games remaining, will travel to face Mountain Lakes on May 20.
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team bears down on a 5th consecutive Class 7A State Championship on Friday with a semifinal matchup versus Alonso High School of Tampa. Alonso is coming off a surprising upset of former #2 in America, Venice High School. Venice had been near the top of ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – While Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s baseball team was in the middle of its historic 2024 campaign during his junior year, senior Tim Park was competing in his third season at Gill St. Bernard’s School.Fittingly, not only did the fourth-year varsity player directly contribute ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan celebrated Senior Day with a 3-2 baseball victory over Clearview on Thursday.Colin Ricciardi's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Panthers (6-14) the walk-off win.Tim Park led off the bottom of the seventh with a double, Jack Lanum's ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Varsity Softball Team accumulated its 14th victory of the season, thanks to an 11-1 victory over Oak Knoll on Monday. Brooke Gallo led the way for the Panthers, going 2-3 at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, and a run scored. Gallo was also the winning ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South advanced in the semifinal round of the Monmouth County Ted Jarmusz Tournament with a 9-7 baseball victory over Wall on Thursday.Michael Frandsen went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI for Middletown South (10-9).Lucas Grigos of Middletown South also had three ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Is there a process that gets tweaked more in the State of New Jersey than the NJSIAA rules for the football playoffs? We have gone from set brackets with the top eight teams in each bracket going to a new hybrid version that is intended to reduce travel. The NJSIAA also ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Becton Regional rallied from a 5-4 deficit to score 11 runs over the final two innings to give the Wildcats a 14-5 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC Meadowlands Division baseball game on Thursday afternoon. The loss drops Hasbrouck Heights to 14-8 overall and 6-2 in ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Keyport scored seven runs in the second inning and went on to a 13-3 baseball victory over Asbury Park on Thursday.Tristan Knoblauch and Dan Metrick drove in three runs apiece for Keyport and each went 1-for-3.Casey McCarthy was 3-for-3 with a run scored for the Red Raiders. Derek ...
CHATHAM, NJ – If there was anything learned from Chatham's remarkable girls lacrosse comeback win vs. Oak Knoll is that it's not a good idea to get Grace Hallahan or her Cougar teammates mad.Down by six goals in the fourth quarter, Hallahan rose up to score three times in 58 seconds, igniting a run ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School softball celebrated the 2025 seniors at the game against West Morris on Monday.Before the game, the team lined up on the third base line as Coach Gretchen Bowie announced the nine seniors. Their parents met them by home plate. There was a larger ceremony after the ...
NEWARK, NJ – Marco Sozio pitched a three-hitter to lead Caldwell to a 2-1 baseball victory over St. Benedict's Prep on Thursday.Sozio struck out 11 batters and walked two in seven innings and 107 pitches.In the sixth inning, Nick Arvanites led off with a single for the Chiefs (12-7). Courtesy ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team hosted Wallkill Valley on Monday, May 12 and won 3-1.Wallkill Valley got on the board first with one run in the first inning. Newton held at one until the fourth inning where they scored three runs to secure the win.James Marotta went 2-for-3 at-bat ...
DIAMOND NATION, NJ —In a commanding performance, the top-seeded Watchung Hills girls' softball team defeated No. 12 seed Bound Brook with a score of 6-0, securing their place in the Somerset County Tournament final for the fourth consecutive year. The victory was highlighted by an outstanding ...
DIAMOND NATION, NJ —In a commanding performance, the top-seeded Watchung Hills girls' softball team defeated No. 12 seed Bound Brook with a score of 6-0, securing their place in the Somerset County Tournament final for the fourth consecutive year. The victory was highlighted by an outstanding ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots split the Portland Sea Dogs in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark ion Thursday. Somerset lost the first game 4-2 and won the second game 3-0. The Patriots are now 3-1 in doubleheader games this season. RHP Cam Schlittler (4.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K) ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots split the Portland Sea Dogs in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark ion Thursday. Somerset lost the first game 4-2 and won the second game 3-0. The Patriots are now 3-1 in doubleheader games this season. RHP Cam Schlittler (4.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K) ...