Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
May 11, 2025
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Columbia softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 5-1 victory over Montclair on Saturday.Claire Shupe pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. The only run against her was unearned.Abby Coulter, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 7-6 baseball victory over Sparta on Saturday at the Kiwanis Oval.Caldwell (10-7) trailed, 6-4, going into the bottom of the seventh. After Sean Skikus scored on the front end of a double steal to cut the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton softball team opened defense of its 2024 Union County Tournament championship with a 13-0 victory over Oak Knoll on Saturday.Ashley Weber hit a three-run home run and Charley Badalamenti went 3-for-3 with a double, four runs scored and two RBI for Dayton (11-9).Angela ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament with a 13-8 boys lacrosse victory over Immaculata on Saturday.Brady Millets, who had one assist, and Nick DiEsso each scored three goals for Bridgewater-Raritan (10-4), which pulled away by ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Top-seeded Hunterdon Central advanced in the semifinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 10-1 baseball victory over Vernon on Saturday.Aidan Walsh went 2-for-3 with three runs batted in for Hunterdon Central (12-5), which scored six runs in the third ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston doesn't bludgeon opponents with Division 1 bats or overwhelm them with turbo-velocity arms the way some other Top 20 baseball teams in the state do, but, get the Lancers into the late innings of a close game of any consequence, and they've proven themselves to be ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Wednesday, May 7, John Jay faced North Salem in the Brooke D'Aleo Memorial Game, and beforehand, Coach Steve DelMoro gave voice to the Never Give Up -T-shirts that both teams wore. “She fought, she fought, and she fought again,” he said. But her tenacity wasn’t the only thing ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Governor Livingston boys lacrosse coach Michael Provenzano, also known as Coach Mabuha, will host his summer camp again this year!The camp welcomes boys aged 9 to 15 for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, with high schoolers also encouraged to join.Here are the camp ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken advanced in the second round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 16-5 baseball victory over Hudson Catholic on Saturday.Winning pitcher William Herrera went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, Jason Dale was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI and Peter Stehli was ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert advanced in the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 5-3 baseball victory over Hamilton West on Saturday.Mason Grant went the route, allowing five hits in seven innings to get the win. He struck out seven batters and walked three. He allowed two earned runs.Kaiden ...
STAFFORD, NJ - Senior Joey Kessler etched his name in the history books on Saturday by recording his 100th career point in the Southern Boys Varsity Lacrosse Victory over Cedar Creek. Kessler scored three of the team’s 21 goals, adding three assists. Shea O’Donell scored four goals. Kyle Sininsky ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights High School honored seven students before their scheduled softball game against North Bergen on Thursday afternoon at Hitchcock Field.Prior to the game, Hasbrouck Heights honored the seniors from both squads in a pre-game ceremony. Hitchcock Field was ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Chatham girls lacrosse coach Helen McCutcheon Oliver didn't need any old sports clichés about defense and winning championships to shine the light on her team's play in the 2025 Morris County Tournament final.The top-seeded Cougars showed off their exceptional defensive unit, backed ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge rallied from multiple deficits to defeat Dwight-Englewood, 13-12, in the quarterfinal round of the Bergen County Invitational Baseball Tournament on Saturday morning at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex.It was a wild affair that saw Dwight-Englewood jump out to a 5-1 lead ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Alexa Celentano had four hits, including a double and triple, and drove in three runs as Wood-Ridge defeated Cliffside Park, 9-3, in a NJIC independent girls' softball game on Saturday night at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Wood-Ridge improves to 7-9 with the win, while ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It was a rare doubleheader for Hasbrouck Heights baseball on Saturday in Hasbrouck Heights. The Aviators lost the first game to Dumont, 6-4, in the quarterfinal round of the Bergen County Invitational, before winning the second game, 8-6, against Lyndhurst in a NJIC ...
CLARK, NJ— The Summit High School varsity baseball team was eliminated from the Union County Tournament following a 10–0 loss to Arthur L. Johnson High School on Saturday.Leading 1–0 after the first inning, Johnson (12–5) broke the game open with an eight-run outburst in the top of the third, ...
CLARK, NJ — Summit High School's girls lacrosse team captured the Union County Tournament championship on Saturday with a hard-fought 8–5 win over rival Oak Knoll in the final.The matchup featured two of the top programs in the county, with Summit’s defense stepping up in key moments to shut down ...
CLARK, NJ — The second-seeded Westfield High School boys lacrosse team took home the Union County Tournament championship Saturday evening, defeating top-seeded Summit, 6-5, at Johnson High School.The Blue Devils rallied from a 3-0 deficit and put an end to Summit’s streak of six straight county ...
CHATHAM, NJ – No Chatham boys lacrosse team has ever won the Morris County Tournament and after what happened last year in the final, the odds are against it happening in 2025.Still, the Cougars earned another chance at the elusive MCT title on Saturday with their 13-11 win in the first game of the ...
CLARK, NJ — The second-seeded Westfield High School boys lacrosse team took home the Union County Tournament championship Saturday evening, defeating top-seeded Summit, 6-5, at Johnson High School.The Blue Devils rallied from a 3-0 deficit and put an end to Summit’s streak of six straight county ...
WARREN, NJ —Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter, facing the minimum number of batters and Leila Romero had an RBI double to lead Watchung Hills to a 3-0 win over Bernards on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Tournament. The Warriors scored 3 unearned runs and took advantage of 5 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick advanced in the semifinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 5-3 boys lacrosse victory over Monroe on Saturday.Matthew Kurczeski collected two goals and two assists for East Brunswick (6-7), which outscored Monroe, 3-1, in the third ...
WARREN, NJ —Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter, facing the minimum number of batters and Leila Romero had an RBI double to lead Watchung Hills to a 3-0 win over Bernards on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Tournament. The Warriors scored 3 unearned runs and took advantage of 5 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse team played away against Dayton on Wednesday, May 7 and won 12-2.Newton came out strong, scoring six goals in the first quarter. They followed it up with another three to take the lead 9-1 entering halftime. They added another three goals in the ...
AKRON, OH -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the game four of a six-game series at Canal Park on Saturday by a score of 5-0. The Patriots shut out an opponent for the second time this season and the first time since 4/24 vs. HFD. Somerset’s pitching combined for 13 strikeouts, ...
AKRON, OH -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the game four of a six-game series at Canal Park on Saturday by a score of 5-0. The Patriots shut out an opponent for the second time this season and the first time since 4/24 vs. HFD. Somerset’s pitching combined for 13 strikeouts, ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Sparta High School softball, ranked 13 in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex fell to top seed Hunterdon Central 5-1 in the semifinal round of the tournament on Saturday. The Spartan’s only run came in the third inning when Kiernan Moore crossed the plate, knocked in by Abigail Connors’ ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Chris Lopez pitched a no-hitter to lead Bayonne to a 9-0 baseball victory over Weehawken in the second round of the Hudson County Tournament on Saturday.Lopez, a sophomore, struck out 11 batters and walked two in seven innings. It was his first varsity win.Jadie Estevez was 3-for-4 ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - In an exciting crosstown rivalry showdown, Parsippany Hills pulled off a thrilling 9-8 victory over Parsippany in a back-and-forth girls softball battle under the lights on Thursday night.The Vikings (7-6, 2-5 NJAC - National) rode a strong offensive performance and a gritty ...