Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
April 25, 2025
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Freshman Tyrus Lazar hit a solo home run deep to power alley in left centerfield to help lead the Chargers to an 11-1 victory over North Brunswick High School. Spotswood's victory was the Chargers' third in a row. Spotswood was down 1-0 after the top of the first before scoring ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Ava Mormile pitched a two-hit shutout on Thursday to help the Spotswood High School girls varsity softball team defeat Old Bridge High School 4-0. The victory ended a two-game skid by the Chargers and improved the team's overall record to 4-5.Mormile went the distance, pitching ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The storied Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ lacrosse Class of 2025 was celebrated after another big triumph on Wednesday evening.A large, 19-member group consisting of Jace Burns, Carter Grant, Ethan Danneberger, Brendan Bicking, Andrew Childs, Brady Millets, Owen Muti, Matt ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- A year ago in a regular-season game, Hunterdon Central pitcher Anthony Petino started a road game against Bridgewater-Raritan.Petino pitched three no-hit innings in that game, but Bridgewater-Raritan got to him in the fourth inning and went on to win the game.On Thursday, Petino ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison baseball team defeated Morris Knolls 8-3 on Thursday afternoon. Madison's Andrew Haviland had a day behind the plate. The junior hit a triple, double, was credited with 2 RBI's and crossed the plate twice in Thursday's contest.Liam Melvin, Carter Ferris, Sam Berk, Chris ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Lauren O'Brien scored four goals and had one assist to help Dayton to a 12-11 girls lacrosse victory over Parsippany Hills on Thursday.Sara Kaesshaefer led Dayton (5-3) in assists with four and also scored one goal.Gianna Guensch and Payton Turnbull scored three goals each for the ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – West Essex scored seven goals in the second quarter and went on to a 13-8 boys lacrosse victory over Columbia on Thursday.Senior Duke University commit Anthony Drago passed for eight assists to go with four goals for West Essex (4-4), which led, 10-3, at halftime.Anthony Conforti ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Gov. Livingston came out firing on all cylinders Wednesday afternoon, but it was Cranford who found their rhythm late, rallying from behind to hand the Highlanders a heartbreaking 10-8 loss.Gov. Livingston (0-7) dominated the first half, shutting out the Cougars and building a ...
DUMONT, NJ – A three-run sixth inning broke up a scoreless tie and gave Wood-Ridge a 3-0 victory over Dumont in an independent high school baseball game on Thursday in Dumont. Wood-Ridge improves to 7-6 overall, while Dumont falls to 6-7.Jake Wall started the rally in the top of the sixth with a ...
PEQUANNOCK, NJ – A nine-run third inning broke open a 2-1 game and propelled Pequannock to a 15-5 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in an independent high school baseball game on Thursday afternoon in Pequannock.Hasbrouck Heights falls to 8-5 with the loss. Pequannock is now 8-4 with the win.The ...
Shawn Dubin, the Houston Astros’ pitcher from Allegany, tossed a successful bullpen session Wednesday and will pitch in a rehab start this weekend for the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Astros’ Double A affiliate, Brian McTaggart of mlb.com posted on X.Dubin had injured his ankle while working his way ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls softball team won 9-2 over Hackettstown when they hosted them on Tuesday, April 22. Jaida Long was in the circle for the Braves earning 13 strikeouts, giving up four walks and six hits. The Braves were the first to score with a run in the second. They added ...
SPARTA, NJ – Spartan baseball beat Vernon on Thursday 7-4. Braden Schappert got the win on four innings work. With 70 pitches he had a strikeout, three walk and allowed five hits.Chris Oommen and Finn Kowalski each had time on the mound. Oommen went 1.2 innings with two strikeouts, two walks and ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – The Sparta girls lacrosse beat Morris Hills on Tuesday, 18-7. The girls had 10 points in the first quarter and six more by the half, holding the Scarlet Knights to two. The final two Spartan goals came in the third frame. Uma Kowalski netted six with an assist. Moira Sweeney added ...
UNION, NJ – Dayton scored seven runs in the sixth inning and went on to an 8-3 baseball victory over Union on Thursday.Michael Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for Dayton (2-7), which was tied, 1-1, with Union before its big sixth inning.Frank Dasti and Niko Sieminski each had ...
UNION, NJ – Dayton scored seven runs in the sixth inning and went on to an 8-3 baseball victory over Union on Thursday.Michael Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for Dayton (2-7), which was tied, 1-1, with Union before its big sixth inning.Frank Dasti and Niko Sieminski each had ...
KEYPORT, NJ – Keyport scored 11 runs in the second inning and went on to a 15-0 baseball victory over Asbury Park on Thursday.Ryan Byrne went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, three runs batted in and a double; and Jacob Pinto went 3-for-3 with three runs scored for Keyport (4-2).Dan Metrick knocked ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Playing under the lights on Youth Night, the Raiders wanted to set a good example for the young lacrosse players who came to watch the game at Wexler Field on Tuesday night. The ones that stayed for the whole game learned a valuable lesson: never quit. Visting Glen Rock ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — A second inning drive against Schalmont on Wednesday was all it took to seal a win for the RCS Ravens.The team scored eight runs in the inning, closing out the game with an 8-5 victory on their home field at Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School.The Ravens had 13 hits in ...
SUMMIT, NJ — For the second time in the past two weeks, Summit rebounded from a frustrating defeat to dominate in a victory. This time, the Hilltoppers used a monster day by attackman James Grainger to roll over division rival Montclair, 12-2, at Tatlock Field.“I think my teammates,” Grainger said, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains boys volleyball improved to 12-2 with victories this week at home against Union on Wednesday, April 23, and on the road against Millburn, after dropping the first set, on Thursday, April 24. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Defeats Union (25-12, 25-16)Dan Ennis led ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball pounded out 10 hits, including long-balls by Emily Roof and Sam Friscia, as the Raiders defeated Elizabeth, 12-2, on Thursday, April 24.Senior Olivia DiSalvo was the winning pitcher, tossing 5 innings while giving up 2 runs (one earned) and ...
SOMERSET, NJ – Franklin scored seven runs in the first two innings and went on to an 8-1 baseball victory over Phillipsburg on Thursday.Dafraily Sosa pitched a three-hitter for Franklin (4-5), striking out three and working around five walks in seven innings in which he threw 103 pitches.Izaiah ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Hartford Yard Goats in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday by a score of 2-0. Somerset shut out an opponent for the first time this season. With a game time of 1 hour and 56 minutes, it was the shortest nine-inning ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Hartford Yard Goats in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday by a score of 2-0. Somerset shut out an opponent for the first time this season. With a game time of 1 hour and 56 minutes, it was the shortest nine-inning ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – After falling behind by six runs in the first inning, West Essex came all the way back for an 8-6 baseball victory over Hanover Park on Thursday.Senior right-hander Tyler Gordon pitched 6 ⅔ innings of shutout relief for the victory. Gordon kept things in hand and gave the Knights ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ – Derek Oxner collected four hits to lead Woodbridge to a 6-4 baseball victory over Old Bridge on Thursday.Oxner went 4-for-4 with three runs batted in for Woodbridge (9-2), which scored three runs in the first inning and three in the sixth to take a 6-0 lead.Xavier Diaz went 2-for-3 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick rallied from a four-run deficit for an 11-10 baseball victory over Edison on Thursday.Felix Munoz went 2-for-3 with a run scored and three runs batted in for East Brunswick (6-4), which scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take an 11-10 ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Mia Simon hit 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs and pitched a complete game leading Watchung Hills to an 11-3 win over Hillsborough. Leila Romero went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs to contribute to the Warriors attack.“Today was a nice bounce back win for us.," said WHRHS head coach Brian ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Mia Simon hit 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs and pitched a complete game leading Watchung Hills to an 11-3 win over Hillsborough. Leila Romero went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs to contribute to the Warriors attack.“Today was a nice bounce back win for us.," said WHRHS head coach Brian ...