Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
April 26, 2025
COLONIA, NJ -- In an inter-county baseball game that carried a little extra competitive juice than some weekend crossover games do, Colonia threw its best at Raritan and concluded an undefeated week.Co-aces Colin Kroner and Cory Pascarella combined on a three-hitter and Colonia drilled four ...
Phillipsburg, NJ – The halls and auditorium of Phillipsburg High School are set to be filled with pride and nostalgia this Sunday, April 27th, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., as the school welcomes its newest class of athletic legends into the prestigious P’Burg Athletic Hall of Fame. A remarkable group of ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The New York Jets are committed to reducing barriers of access to play football. The Jets have partnered with Special Olympics New Jersey to create a Unified Flag Football (UFF) League. Randolph High School was invited to be a part of this league and awarded the high school $5,000 to ...
BARNEGAT - The Barnegat Township Police Department is seeking the public's help to identify an individual. Surveillance footage from the Wawa on Route 9 captured the person pictured below on April 4th at approximately 6:30 PM.Anyone with information about this individual's identity is asked to ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ - Ridgewood Crew competed across two states, with strong performances at the 5th Manny Flick on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, and two days of benchmark races against some the East Coast’s elite clubs at the Mercer Lake Sprints regatta in central New Jersey. “These two days ...
STAFFORD - Fueled by a three-run homer from Tyler McLeod in the opening frame, the Rams jumped out to an early lead and ultimately secured a 7-4 conference win against Donovan Catholic on Friday at home. Although Donovan Catholic narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the top of the third, Aiden Miller ...
The Bengals (11-3) defeated the Mariners (1-11) in a decisive victory highlighted by sophomore Gianna Gomez's 5-inning no-hitter. Gomez fanned 11 batters while allowing 5 walks. Offensively, sophomore Tristian Zalewski drove in two runs with a single, junior Riley Schmidt went 2-for-4 with a double ...
NEW EGYPT - Barnegat triumphed over New Egypt with a final score of 11-5 on Friday. The Bengals exploded for seven runs in the opening frame and added two more in the sixth and seventh innings, The Warriors scored three in the fifth and two in the seventh but couldn't close the gap.Chris Santero ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls scored all the runs they needed in the first two innings and Kayla Doyle and Julia Fox combined on a four-hitter when the Lady Eagles beat Pope John, 6-3, in a softball game on Friday, April 25, at Knolls.The win was the sixth straight for Morris Knolls, who are now 7-3 ...
SHRUB OAK, N.Y.—Nothing gets a Lakeland athlete more pumped than playing sister school Walter Panas, and the Hornets rode that energy to a dominating 27-0 victory over the Panthers on April 23.“It always means a lot to beat a rival,” said Lakeland coach PJ Nyberg. “We have had some absolute battles ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – Junior Nick Tecchio shot a 2-over-par 38 and the Morris Knolls boys golf team registered a pair of victories at Brooklake Country Club on Thursday, April 24.The Golden Eagles improved their season record to 8-3 by beating Hanover Park, 157-180, and Butler, 157-186, on Brooklake’s ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Sophomore Dylan Ralston’s goal with three seconds left to play in regulation gave Morris Knolls a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Kinnelon in a boys lacrosse game played Thursday, April 24, at Knolls.Ralston’s goal came 1:20 after Knolls had tied the game at 2-2 on a goal by team ...
MADISON, NJ – The Morris Knolls baseball team was held to three hits by two Madison pitchers in an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers at the high school field on Thursday, April 24.Dylan Fitzsimmons hit a two-run home run to account for one of the hits and two of the runs as Knolls’ season record dipped to ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, April 22, John Jay and Somers matched up to continue their long time crosstown rivalry. Very one-sided in recent years, the Tuskers were typically not pushovers, and the game remained in doubt throughout. But John Jay still only knows one storyline when it comes to ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton boys' lacrosse celebrated its Senior Night with an 11-7 win over Saddle Brook under the lights on Thursday.Senior Captains John John DeSarno and Jack Rubin led the Bulldogs scoring with four and three goals, respectively. They each helped teammates find the back of the ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Thursday, April 23, Somers was back on their brand-new field and were ready to play host to Pelham. A long trip with probably plenty of traffic, the Pelicans' late arrival delayed the game for 45 minutes, and given how inactive the Tusker bats were, maybe there was a correlation.
Editor’s Note: Here are images from the Ravena Fury Duals at RCS High School, where the hometown team took 11th place. The Ravena Fury won one dual, defeating The Ark 43-21. All photos are courtesy of photojournalist Gina Pelletier.
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Max Peri pitched a five-hitter and Livingston won a key American Division matchup in the Super Essex Conference with a 3-2 baseball victory over West Essex on Friday.Peri struck out seven batters and walked two in seven innings and 104 pitches for Livingston (9-4), which ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Gov. Livingston hit four home runs and went on to overpower Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a 19-0 baseball victory on Thursday afternoon.The home runs came from Michael Novotny, who hit a grand slam in the second inning; Michael Basile, Anthony DeNora and Matty Diskin.Novotny went ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team emerged victorious for the fifth time this season on Wednesday, defeating Hanover Park 12-9. Sean Donohue led the Hillbillies with four goals and three assists. Harrison Sorger had three goals and three assists. Charlie Wacha scored two goals.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – North Arlington scored seven runs in the top of the first and hung on for an 8-6 victory over Wood-Ridge in NJIC non-divisional softball game on Friday afternoon. Wood-Ridge falls to 4-7 with the loss, North Arlington goes to 6-6 with the win.Brooke Stellato led the Wood-Ridge ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South advanced in the first round of the Monmouth County Tournament with a 5-1 softball victory over Shore Regional on Monday.Winning pitcher Riley Smith struck out 14 batters, throwing a four-hitter with one walk.Reilly Connolly doubled and knocked in two runs and Smith ...
UNION, NJ – Two talented young women from Union recently made their mark at the Hip Hop Hooray Open NJ State Competition in Rahway, performing with the Diamondettes Baton Twirling and Dance group at the season-opening event.The Diamondettes Team Stars dazzled the judges, earning first place in both ...
WAYNE, NJ – If you hear that inconsistent thump, thump, thumping followed by either shouts of celebration, or groans of defeat, and perhaps a curse or two, then you know that spring is in the air, and America’s hillbilly pastime, Cornhole, has begun. Wayne Township’s top cornholers are warming up ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North inched closer to .500 with a 7-3 baseball victory over Manalapan on Friday.Michael Hallard drove in two runs for Middletown North (5-6), which collected 10 hits overall.Danny Sigler went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Alipio Figueroa was 2-for-3 with a run batted ...
CHATHAM, NJ – For the first six innings of Chatham's Morris County Tournament preliminary baseball game vs. Mountain Lakes, the Cougars looked like the team that would ease into the first round of the MCT with the win.But when the Lakers climbed all the way back from a six-run deficit and raised ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – In advance of Friday's contest against Sparta, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team conducted its Senior Day ceremony at Wexler Field.Coach Nick Miceli honored 11 members of the Class of 2025 and announced their plans for the fall:Joe Marranca (40) – Work Force ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli presented the Hillsborough High School Girls Basketball Team with a proclamation recognizing the girls for a successful season at the April 22 Township Committee meeting.The 2024/2025 Hillsborough High School Girls Basketball Team won the Group IV State ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Angelina Valente ended a pitchers' duel between Scotch Plains-Fanwood's Maddie Bogart and Clark's Cassie Conforti with a clutch 3-run home run on an 0-2 pitch to stun the visiting Crusaders on Friday, April 25, in one of the most exciting games ever played on the ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse team played away against Lenape Valley on Wednesday, April 23 and won 5-4.Ty Guzzo led the Braves with two goals. Max Faye, Reid Corino and Ryan Corino each scored one apiece.Paul Reinhart, Faye and Guzzo each contributed to the score with one assist ...