Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
May 3, 2025
Sophomore Bridget Fischer led the Phillipsburg High School girls track and field team in the recent Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex championship meet with a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.33.Eleanor Adiele, Suweba Jawula, Mikaila Duvivier and Sky Anne Griesmeyer came in fourth ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game four of a six-game series at The Diamond on Friday by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings. The Patriots played in extra innings for the first time this season. Somerset trailed 7-4 entering the ninth inning, ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game four of a six-game series at The Diamond on Friday by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings. The Patriots played in extra innings for the first time this season. Somerset trailed 7-4 entering the ninth inning, ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert put an end to Robbinsville's nine-game winning streak with a 7-0 softball victory over the Ravens on Friday.Steinert clinched the Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division title with the win.Katie Simonka pitched a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts and had two hits and drove ...
PATERSON, NJ - Beloved mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met will make a special appearance at Hinchliffe Stadium on June 21, during the MLB Pitch Hit & Run youth competition—thanks to the tireless efforts of local community leader Frankie Roman. The appearance is proudly sponsored by the Amazing Mets ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Despite a week in which Long Branch High School baseball went 1-2, one player consistently stood out among the rest at the plate and played a big role in its lone win. This week’s (April 21-26) Athlete of the Week honor goes to senior pitcher/designated hitter Carlos Torres. The ...
Sophomore pitcher Hannah Wodtke was dominant after getting out of a first-inning jam and Phillipsburg High School received RBIs from six players in a 12-1 win over South Hunterdon in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament second round softball game on Friday at the Ruth Gibbs Softball Complex.The ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Thursday, May 1, John Jay and Somers battled to a 1-1 tie after seven and Riley Foote had the first crack at settling the score in the eighth. “It was a nice sound,” said the second baseman. But her game-winning home run wouldn’t have been possible without the grit that John ...
Freshman attacker Noah Bermingham scored a season-high five goals to lead the Phillipsburg High School boy’s lacrosse team to a 10-7 victory over Montgomery on Thursday in a Skyland Conference clash at Maloney Stadium. Connor Johnson added two goals and Jimmy Donnelly, Vincent Berger and Jeremy ...
Brady Handwerk drove in four runs with a triple and single, Mike Bracco started three rallies and scored four runs and Nick Yaccarino tossed a gritty six-plus innings for the mound win to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 9-6 victory over arch-rival Easton in an independent baseball game on Friday ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – In a match-up between two of the top boys volleyball teams in the state, No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood avenged an earlier loss to Elizabeth on April 14 by winning in two sets on Friday, May 2. It was a hard-fought victory (25-20, 25-20) for the Raiders, who were pushed in ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The offense was clicking to the tune of 14 runs for the Hillside Varsity Baseball Team in their victory over North Star Academy on Thursday. The win moves the Comets to 8-4 on the season. Christian West walked three times, stole four bases, and scored three runs. Zachary Hasan ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 baseball victory over Middletown South on Friday.Ryan Clark's RBI single gave Middletown North (7-8) the victory after Louis Romeo had led off the home seventh with a single and advanced to second when Aldo ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel softball team celebrated Senior Day with an 11-5 victory over Manalapan on Thursday.All three Holmdel seniors collected at least one hit in the game. Avery Lewandowski hit a home run and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Haley Dulow was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Leonia, 2-0, in the play-in round of the Bergen County Boys Volleyball Tournament on Friday afternoon at Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils improved to 7-7 on the season with the win. Leonia is 2-5 with the loss.The Blue Devils won game one, 25-11, and then completed ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Ali Monchino cleared the bases with a double in the second inning to give Hasbrouck Heights a 3-0 lead in an 8-3 victory over Paterson Charter in a NJIC non-divisional game. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 15-3 on the season, while Paterson Charter falls to 7-7.Mackenzie ...
Brought to you by:WAYNE, NJ – It's tough as an underclassman to earn Athlete of the Month honors for your school, but when the talent and dedication is there, age doesn’t matter. This month’s honoree is a sophomore, and a huge part of why the Hills girls lacrosse team is 7-1 and received a ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Sandy Baranowski’s final campaign as Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s head softball coach is off to an incredible start.After only losing one starter to graduation one year ago, the Panthers have been on a mission to send their leader into the sunset on the highest of notes.To ...
METUCHEN, NJ – Nick Kee pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and Carteret held on for a 2-0 baseball victory over Metuchen on Saturday.Kee allowed five hits in 6 ⅔ innings. He struck out five and walked three before being removed from the game after reaching the mandatory pitch count. Lucas ...
GASTONIA, NC —The Gastonia Ghost Peppers have signed Connor Grey, a pitcher who played for St. Bonaventure University.The Ghost Peppers play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a professional independent league that is an official partner with Major League Baseball.Grey, 30, was ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – South Brunswick rallied for a 6-3 baseball victory over Trenton on Friday night.John Koch went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs batted in for the Vikings (3-13), who trailed, 3-0, before scoring three in the third inning and two in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead.Bretton ...
CHESTER, NJ – There will be no magical run for Chatham in the Morris County Baseball Tournament this year.The Cougars turned the MCT on its head in 2024 by coming in as the No. 12 seed and reaching the county final for the first time in school history before Delbarton prevailed over Chatham in the ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Fourth-seeded Millburn rallied from an early deficit to advance in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament with a 12-4 baseball victory over Newark Academy on Friday.Millburn (7-8) trailed, 4-1, going to the bottom of the third inning, but scored in each inning thereafter ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls softball team shut out 18-seeded Belvidere 15-0 when they hosted them as the 11th-seeded team on Wednesday, April 30, in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament.The Braves came out strong, scoring 13 of their runs in the first inning. They ...
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.Newton came out strong, scoring 11 runs in the first inning. They added another five in the second and finished ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team played away against Hackettstown on Wednesday, April 30 and won 179-182 and then hosted High Point on Thursday, May 1 and won 175-176.Braves boys’ results of the Hackettstown match:1st Nick Deiorio with a 413rd Nick Kurilko with 45 in a tie5th ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Sixth-seeded Columbia advanced in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament with a 5-4 baseball victory over 11th-seeded Nutley in nine innings on Friday.Ben Leepson's RBI single with two out in the bottom of the ninth gave Columbia (9-6) the victory.Columbia had a 4-0 lead ...
SPARTA, NJ – The boys lacrosse team lost to Glen Ridge 9-6 on Thursday. Ridge took an early lead, going up 4-1 in the first quarter. Both teams added two in the next quarter to get the score to 6-3 at the half. Sparta battled back adding two more in the third frame, holding Ridge to one. Sparta ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ—The Roselle Park Varsity Softball Team snapped its seven-game win streak on Friday with a 10-0 loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood. With the loss, the Panthers are 12-3. Madison O’Connell went 3-3 at the plate with three singles. Madison Harms and Mariah Ortega had the other Panther ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – In a match-up between two of the top boys volleyball teams in the state, No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood avenged an earlier loss to Elizabeth on April 14 by winning in two sets on Friday, May 2. It was a hard-fought victory (25-20, 25-20) for the Raiders, who were pushed in ...