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By TAPINTO UNION STAFF
May 1, 2025
UNION, NJ – Jenna Wakefield pitched the shutout and was a hitting star in Union's 10-0 softball victory over Kent Place on Thursday.Wakefield pitched a five-inning three-hitter with eight strikeouts and two walks. At the plate, she went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in and a pair of doubles for ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan carded a season-best score of 45 for Chatham in its 190 to 205 setback to undefeated Morris Knolls in a girls golf match played Thursday at the Flanders Valley Golf Course.Olivia Gaglione scored a 41 for Morris Knolls (11-0). Eva Morrison turned in a 52 for ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Lara Thistlethwaite pitched a five-inning no-hitter and freshman Analia Garcia drove in four runs in Chatham's 12-0 “Senior Day” softball win vs. Mountain Lakes on Thursday at the Chatham Middle School.Thistlethwaite struck out three and walked two in her five shutout innings ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- East Brunswick's baseball team arrived nearly an hour late for its game at South Plainfield.But the Bears came off the bus swinging the bat, and they spent most of their turns at the plate being very much on time on Thursday. After East Brunswick scored two runs in the top ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Junior right-hander Colin Kroner pitched a three-hitter to send Colonia to a 3-1 baseball victory over Spotswood on Thursday.Kroner, a Division 1 Seton Hall University commit, also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-out triple to right field in the bottom of the first inning.Kroner ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Junior right-hander Kevin Arroyo pitched a four-hitter to lift Woodbridge to a 4-0 baseball victory over Monroe on Thursday afternoon.With the win, Woodbridge (11-3) clinched the Red Division championship of the Greater Middlesex Conference in combination with second-place South ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Madison boys tennis team defeated Randolph 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers improved to 11-3 with the victory.Madison took the 1st singles, 3rd singles and and 1st doubles.1st Singles Charles Bibbee (M)66 Kaushik Kanugula (R)32 3rd Singles Bryce Curey (M)66 Drew ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Gov. Livingston boys lacrosse team broke through in a big way on Wednesday, defeating Dayton 14-10 in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament to advance to the first round this Saturday at Johnson.Junior Scott McCrae led the Highlanders with four goals and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team hosted JP Stevens High School on Wednesday at the PAL. South Plainfield defeated JP Stevens 13-4 behind a six-goal performance by Emily Lopez. The Tigers took an 8-1 lead into the halftime break. Lopez led the Tigers ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Union City scored three runs in the fifth inning and that proved to be the difference in its 7-4 baseball victory over Bayonne on Wednesday.Yona Vargas went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored for Bayonne (5-4), which scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut ...
FLANDERS, NJ – With most of the pre-Morris County Golf Tournament title talk centering around unbeatens Delbarton and Mendham and all the other teams in the field of 24 essentially playing for third place, Morris Knolls golf coach Rob Moore stepped back and made what he figured was an honest ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- In its inaugural season, the Hoboken High School flag football program has gotten off to an encouraging start.The RedWings have won three of their first six games this season, most recently defeating Memorial of West New York, 7-0, on April 24."This is our first year with a flag ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Maz Casazza knocked in four runs with three extra-base hits to lead Hoboken to a 15-0 baseball victory over University Charter on Wednesday.Casazza went 3-for-3 with two home runs and a triple for Hoboken (11-5). Adrian Tavera was also 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem fans will be treated to a day of wall-to-wall action on Saturday, May 3, with the return of the annual Salem Fest celebration. At Tiger Stadium, youth boys lacrosse will kick things off against New Fairfield at 12:15 p.m., followed by the varsity boys lacrosse team ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Livingston girls lacrosse team built a four-goal halftime lead and went on to a 15-12 victory over Millburn on Thursday.Hannah Taub collected four goals and five assists for the Lancers (4-4), who outscored Millburn, 4-2, in the third quarter to build a 13-7 lead heading into the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Gov. Livingston boys lacrosse team broke through in a big way on Wednesday, defeating Dayton 14-10 in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament to advance to the first round this Saturday at Johnson.Junior Scott McCrae led the Highlanders with four goals and ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The East Brunswick boys lacrosse team went over .500 for the season with a 6-3 victory over Oratory Prep on Wednesday.Matthew Kurczeski scored two goals for East Brunswick (5-4), and Foster Dohn had a goal and two assists.AJ Pepe and Zach Goodman each had one goal and one assist for ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - The Spotswood High School golf team continued to roll, defeating Woodbridge High School at the Rossmoor Golf Course on Thursday 169-182. Peter Yarus led the leaderboard for the Chargers. Spotswood had four golfers finish in the top five to secure the victory. Thursday's meet ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta softball got through the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament with ease beating Hackettstown 12 -2 on Wednesday.Sparta goes into the tournament ranked 13. Hackettstown was the 16 seed.The Spartans were on the board first with a run in the first inning. They ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team scored three runs in the fifth inning thanks to a two-run home run by Gabrielle Hill. Colonia High School inched back in the seventh inning, scoring two runs, but the Chargers shut the door to secure a 3-2 victory. Ava Mormile went the ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat and No. 5 Point Beach traded blows in a captivating contest that ultimately saw the Bengals emerge with a 10-9 victory in ten innings on Wednesday, April 30. After leading for the majority of the first six innings, Barnegat found themselves one out away from victory in the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The small talk before the start of the 2025 Morris County Girls Golf Tournament lit a competitive spark in Chatham High senior Eva Morrison.“I played with the first group off the first tee box and I felt like that kind of pushed me to keep up considering how good they were.,” Morrison ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Ridge senior Johnny Kaiser has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Ridge Athlete of the Week after a standout performance in a 4-point effort against rival Bernards, where he recorded a hat trick and an assist. The three-year starter’s play has exemplified consistency, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse team started the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament as the seven-seeded team.The Braves received a bye in the first round and then hosted number 10 seed, Lenape Valley on Tuesday, April 29 in the second round, losing 10-3.Matt Ellsworth led the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys tennis team was back on the court on Tuesday to take on undefeated Piscataway High School at Spring Lake Park. Piscataway defeated the Tigers 5-0. The loss dropped South Plainfield's overall season record to 6-3. The GMC Blue ...