Sports Top Stories
By AL SULLIVAN
May 6, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - Players, fans, and supporters began to gather in front of the Bayonne Community Museum at Broadway and 9th Street nearly two hours before the Buddy Baseball parade and first pitch of the season was set to kick off on Saturday. Many were players involved in the program, as well as ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys golf team took first place in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 1 Tournament. The Dodgers scored a 305 for first place. Bernards was second and Metuchen was third. Individually, Madison's Alex Patel tied with Noah Ochab for first place after shooting a 69. Blake Steele ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville rallied from a five-goal deficit after three quarters for an 11-10 boys lacrosse victory over Princeton Day on Monday.Liam Butler scored five goals for Robbinsville (8-5), which outscored Princeton Day, 7-1, in the fourth quarter.Alex Giordano, who had one assist, ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Steinert girls lacrosse team advanced in the first round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with an 8-7 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Monday.Makenna Callahan scored five goals for Steinert (9-5), which led, 7-4, after three quarters.Jordan Bates scored ...
CHESTER, NJ - The No. 13 seed Morristown boys lacrosse team fell to No. 4 seed West Morris 10-6 in the First Round of the Morris County Boys Lacrosse Tournament on Monday evening.West Morris will advance to face the winner of No 5 seed Morris Knolls vs No. 12 seed Parsippany Hills.Morristown ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Varsity Baseball Team swung a hot bat on Saturday, scoring nine runs en route to a 9-2 victory over an 11-5 Union Catholic squad. The victory moves the Minutemen to 14-4 on the season. Albert Maldonado led the way for the Minutemen with three hits, and three RBIs.
POINT PLEASANT BORO, NJ – Hayley Jamison scored five goals to lead Middletown South to a 6-4 girls lacrosse victory over Point Pleasant Boro on Monday.Ashley Penn scored the other goal for Middletown South (9-4), which led, 4-2, at halftime.Abigail Gallagher and Gianna Togneri each had one assist ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights honored the senior members of the track team at the end of the final regularly scheduled home tri-meet against Bogota and Wood-Ridge.Head coach Rob Brady introduced each athlete. They were met by their parents, gave them flowers and posed for ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Sophomore Roger Rice drained a 35-foot downhill putt on his final hole to earn a tie for the best round with a one-under-par 71, highlighting Chatham's second-place finish at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 state sectional boys golf tournament on Monday at the Flanders Valley Golf ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – For the first half of the quarterfinal game between Scotch Plains-Fanwood and vising Cranford, the Raiders' offense was as unrelenting as the rain on Monday afternoon at Wexler Field. Five players scored multiple goals as the Raiders outscored the Cougars, 17-2, in the ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team competed in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 state sectionals match on Monday, May 5, as the 13-seeded team and came out in ninth place out of 25 teams with a score of 347.Braves’ boys results:29th Jack Youngs with an 84 in a tie39th Nick Kurilko ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team started the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament in the 14-seeded spot and won 18-4 over 15-seeded South Hunterdon on Wednesday, April 30.They went into the second round of the tournament to play away against third-seeded North Hunterdon on Friday, May ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs boys' golf and tennis teams showcased their skills in a packed week of Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) competition, with the tennis team extending its perfect season and the golf team posting a 2-1 record.The Piscataway boys' golf team (13-2 overall, 12-1 ...
SPARTA, NJ – The boys lacrosse team took the quarterfinal game of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex, beating North Hunterdon 5-4 on Saturday. Eddie Brown led the Spartans with three goals and an assist.Matt Ciarelli and Marco Aquino put a ball in the back of the net.Luke Spelman had two assists. Hunter ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Lauren Tracey posted the best time of 1:07.19 in the 400 hurdles and teamed up with Liv Matter, Emily Piskadlo and Sarah Nacinovich in placing third in the 4x400 with a time of 4:06.83 for the Chatham girls track & field team at the Morris County Relays held last Thursday at ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys lacrosse team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament with a 16-4 victory over A.L. Johnson in the rain on Monday afternoon.New Providence (8-3) lead by a lead as large as 14-1 in the second half. The Pioneers, the fourth seed, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Basketball season may be over, but the South Plainfield Recreation Department has a way for borough ballers to keep that three-point shot and more sharp during this downtime. The South Plainfield Recreation Department's Basketball Skills and Drills with borough travel ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how Montville Township High School sports teams fared this past week.BASEBALLThe baseball team suffered a pair of one-run, walk-off losses before bouncing back with a 6-5 win over Jefferson on Wednesday. Then, it fell, 12-5 to Madison in the first round of the ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – In about 13 months, the first games of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will kick off. Canada, Mexico and the United States are hosting the biggest World Cup ever, with a total of eight games to be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, including the final match of the ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ - Behind an intense performance on the mound from Alex Cheringal, No. 9-seed Hanover Park blanked No. 8-seed Morris Knolls, 1-0, in a tightly contested first-round matchup of the Morris County Baseball Tournament.Cheringal struck out 10 batters across 6 2/3 innings, scattering five ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 13-5 boys lacrosse victory over Livingston on Monday.Jordan Gruzas collected four goals and three assists for Caldwell (5-7), which was never headed after winning the opening quarter, 5-0.Skyler ...
The Yankees are celebrating what would have been Yogi Berra’s 100th birthday this week. Yogi (1925-2015) was one of my favorite players on my favorite team all those summers ago and when his name was mentioned on a Yankee telecast, it reminded me of an interview I had with Yogi more than 25 years ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick boys lacrosse team advanced in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with 19-1 victory over North Brunswick on Monday.Aiden Knehr scored six goals and passed for two assists for South Brunswick (7-5), which scored eight goals in ...
Cobleskill-Richmondville won three Western Athletic Conference games but lost one non-leaguer in baseball action last week.The Bulldogs topped Fort Plain on Monday, downed Oppenheim-Ephrata-St. Johnsville on Friday, fell to Schalmont on Thursday and defeated Middleburgh last Tuesday.The visiting ...
Fonda Speedway ran the Jack Johnson memorial event last Wednesday and Stewart Friesen of Sprakers stood in victory lane when all was said and done. It was Friesen’s third win of the event since the first event in 2012.Kenny Gates of West Winfield recorded his 99th victory at the track in the Pro ...
Noah Spencer struck out 12 batters as the starter led Schoharie Storm past Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons, 9-0, on Friday.Spencer gave up one hit and zero runs over six innings while walking two.SCS scored six runs in the fifth inning on the way to victory.Tyler Dingee grounded out, scoring one run, an ...
WAYNE, NJ – The last match of the finals of the Passaic County boy’s tennis tournament came down to the last serve and the pressure was intense. The Patriots were looking for a sweep of all five positions – a goal they had set for themselves before the tournament began, and were now just two serves ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta High School golf teams split with the boys getting a win and the girls getting a loss against Jefferson on Thursday at Lake Mohawk Golf Club.The Spartan boys took their match 160-169. Their results against the Falcons:Calvin Kirchner and Matt Sturchio tied for first with ...
Barnegat 15, Freehold Township 1Senior midfielder Luke Tortorici scored his 100th career goal and finished with six goals and one assist when the Bengals (11-1, 7-0) beat the Patriots (5-6, 5-2) to clinch at least a share of the division championship, Barnegat’s first in program history.Junior ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — The Summit High School softball team celebrated its senior players in style on Friday, May 2, with a decisive 13-3 victory over Union Catholic, marking a memorable Senior Day for the Hilltoppers. The win improved Summit's overall record to 13-6 and 9-2 in the Union County Conference ...