Sports Top Stories
By JIM LONERGAN
May 1, 2025
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — After back-to-back fifth-place finishes, 2024 Olympian Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, N.J. / NYAC / Cranford JKC) achieved a career milestone on Friday by capturing gold at the Senior Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Santiago, Chile. His victory headlined a strong ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — At a recent Manasquan Board of Education (BOE) meeting, both the BOE and the Manasquan governing body came together to honor the Manasquan High School boys' and girls' basketball teams for capturing the NJSIAA Group 2 State Championships. This marks the first time in school history ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ – The unbeaten Morris Knolls boys tennis team keeps rolling along, beating Parsippany Hills, 3-2, at the high school on Wednesday, April 30, for its ninth victory of the season. Freshman first-singles Jacobo Dussan is also rolling along at an unbeaten clip, winning all eight of his ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls lacrosse team had its four-game winning streak snapped by Morristown on Wednesday, April 30, when the Lady Colonials took an early lead it never lost and moved out to a 9-5 victory at the high school field.Morristown (4-7) took a 2-1 lead after one quarter; ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The visiting Seton Hall Prep baseball team scored and scored and scored and then scored some more in the top of the seventh inning on Wednesday, April 30, and when they stopped scoring, 11 runs had crossed the plate and a four-run lead had grown to a 15-run lead.Morris Knolls went ...
PARKLAND, FL- Parkland Travel Soccer will be hosting tryouts at Pine Trails Park for the 2025-26 season beginning on Thursday evening, May 1, 2025. Parkland Travel Soccer offers multiple teams at each age level beginning at U4, all the way through U19 and their UPSL Men's Team.Tryouts will be held ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – It was a special moment at Franklin Field on Saturday, April 26, when Jim Lambert of Fanwood, a veteran track and cross-country reporter, was honored with the prestigious Jesse Abramson Award at the 129th Penn Relays.Named after the legendary journalist who served the Relays for ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game two of a six-game series at The Diamond ballpark on Wednesday by a score of 10-8. With a game time of three hours and 27 minutes, it is the longest game of the season for Somerset. The Patriots crushed 15 hits for ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game two of a six-game series at The Diamond ballpark on Wednesday by a score of 10-8. With a game time of three hours and 27 minutes, it is the longest game of the season for Somerset. The Patriots crushed 15 hits for ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls lacrosse team defeated Morris Knolls 9-5 on Wednesday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 4-7 on the season.Morristown led the Golden Eagles by two heading into the half. Morristown came out scoring two in the third quarter and added another two in the final ...
FLANDERS, NJ - The Morris County Boys Golf Tournament took place at Flanders Valley Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon. Delbraton won the Morris County Title with 309 strokes.Mendham placed 2nd with 311, Randolph was third with 315 and Madison was fourth with 316. Individually, Morristown's Liam ...
FLANDERS, NJ - The Morris County Boys Golf Tournament took place at Flanders Valley Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon. Delbarton won the Morris County Title with 309 strokes.Mendham placed 2nd with 311, Randolph was third with 315 and Madison was fourth with 316. Morristown placed 10th with a ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls lacrosse team defeated Mount Olive 16-6 on Wednesday afternoon. The win gives the Dodgers an added lift ahead of the Quarterfinal Round of the Morris County Tournament which will take place on Saturday May 3.Both Madison and Mount Olive netted two goals in the first ...
SUSSEX, NJ - The Madison baseball team traveled to face High Point on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers defeated the Wildcats 5-0. Luke McGuire and James Doehner combined to keep the opponents from scoring. The duo allowing five hits but no runs while striking out two.Pay Layng homered for Madison ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Monday, April 28, John Jay traveled east and squared off in a league meet at Somers. Second for the boys and fourth for the girls, there’s been a larger mission for new coach Joe Bachana. “Chris McCarthy brought us on to build out the field events and create greater depth in ...
JEFFERSON, NJ - The Madison softball team fell to Jefferson 14-3 on Wednesday afternoon. . Madison's Aubrey Porciello homered in the third and was credited with 3 RBI's. Madison only scored in the third innings, while Jefferson scored five in the first, two in the second and seven in 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 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown senior Christian Vander Groef was on the mound for Morristown. As the winning pitcher, he threw four innings allowing two runs on five hits while striking out one. On the base path, Vander Groef scored two runs while Connor Christel also scored twice. Ryan Lavin, Dalton ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Four players collected two hits each highlighted by senior Heather Mrotek’s first career home-run and career-high three RBI-day as Phillipsburg High School celebrated its Senior Day activities with a 13-7 victory over Bernards in Skyland Conference softball action on Tuesday at ...
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 ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The final score might not reflect it, but, it was, for five innings, very much a ballgame.Turning in one of its best efforts of the season for the first five innings, New Providence trailed undefeated Gov. Livingston by only a run when the Highlanders came to bat in the top of ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The final score might not reflect it, but, it was, for five innings, very much a ballgame.Turning in one of its best efforts of the season for the first five innings, New Providence trailed undefeated Gov. Livingston by only a run when the Highlanders came to bat in the top of ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights remained undefeated, thanks to a Second Doubles victory by Connor Ng and Carter Spittle to lead the Aviators past Secaucus, 3-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Wednesday afternoon at the Neal McCarthy Courts at Hasbrouck Heights High School.With ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – Frank Dasti and Kevin Harter combined on a six-inning three-hitter as Dayton rolled to a 14-1 baseball victory over Plainfield on Wednesday.Michael Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three runs batted in for Dayton (4-8), which scored seven runs in the second inning.Mikey ...
CHATHAM, NJ – West Essex scored five runs in the fourth inning and went on to a 9-6 baseball victory over Chatham on Wednesday.Max Garcia drove in three runs and went 1-for-3 at the plate for West Essex (8-4), which broke a tie with its fourth inning uprising.Winning pitcher Caden Lozito went ...
FREEHOLD BOROUGH, NJ – Ava Forsyth and Haley Dulow drove in three runs apiece to lead Holmdel to a 12-2 softball victory over Freehold Borough on Tuesday.Forsyth and Dulow both had two hits in four at-bats for Holmdel (8-4), which totaled 11 hits.Winning pitcher Julia Henderson went 2-for-3 with a ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-0 baseball victory over Freehold Borough on Senior Day on Wednesday.Alex Cabrera went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and Nick Rakoski was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI for Holmdel (11-4).Matt Iulo was 2-for-4 with ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Gov. Livingston junior Michael Basile has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Highlander Athlete of the Week following a series of standout performances that highlighted his impact on both sides of the game. From throwing out a key runner at second base against ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team hosted Jefferson on Tuesday, April 29 and lost a close match of 172-171. They then took on Hackettstown away on Wednesday, April 30 and won 179-182.Braves boys’ results of the Hackettstown match:1st Nick Deiorio with a 413rd Nick Kurilko with 45 in ...
BELMAR, NJ - Baseball fans and history enthusiasts are invited to Memorial Field on Saturday, May 10, for a rare and entertaining glimpse into the past. Monmouth Furnace will take on the Hoboken 9 in an Old Time Baseball Game played entirely under 1864 rules. The first pitch is scheduled for 12:00 ...