Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE CANGIALOSI III
April 22, 2025
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Sayreville freshman Riley Arena pitched her second no-hitter of the season in Monday's 12-1 win over South Brunswick. While Arena did not allow a hit in this game, she did allow one run from a walk with the bases loaded. She also totaled seven strikeouts through five innings ...
MONROE, NJ - South Plainfield Varsity Tigers travelled to Monroe Township High School over the weekend to take on the Flacons Saturday morning. The Tigers defeated the Falcons earlier this season in their home opener 4-2. Senior pitcher Nicole Swatko #34 threw that entire game, it worked so well ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield, No. 12 in the latest NJ.com Top 20 rankings, hosted the 26th edition of the Blue Devil Invitational Monday under brisk and windy conditions at Echo Lake Country Club, finishing fifth out of 25 schools participating.Senior Jack Paterson led the Blue Devils with his best ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston High School’s Track and Field program will celebrate its athletes, alumni, and supporters with a weeklong series of events during Highlander Track and Field Week, running from April 28 through May 4, 2025. The celebration will feature a variety of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jacob Henderson and Kelvin Heuston combined to pitch a two-hitter and send New Brunswick to a 4-1 baseball victory over Piscataway Magnet on Monday.Henderson allowed one run on two hits in five innings, striking out five and walking four. Heuston went two hitless innings for the ...
DENVILLE, NJ - The Madison softball team fell to Morris Catholic 14-2 on Monday afternoon. The Dodgers have yet to win a game this season and will look towards their matchup against Montville for their first victory.Madison's Sadie Maser and Cameron Takafuji scored for Madison. Aubrey Prociello ...
KEARNY, NJ – Bayonne overcame an early three-run deficit and rallied for an 18-5 softball victory over Kearny on Monday.Bayonne (8-2) hit three home runs in the game, one each by Ocean Dux-O'Sullivan, Caitlin Gaetani and Lilah Gomez.Dux-O'Sullivan was 4-for-5 with two doubles, five runs scored and ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - In 2024, Aidan No won the Taekwondo National Championship in Fort Worth, and afterwards, he took a break with family in Arizona. But it wasn’t long before he was back to work.“I don’t want to win big, and in the next competition fall down short,” said the Somers High School senior. ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Governor Livingston High School’s Track and Field program will celebrate its athletes, alumni, and supporters with a weeklong series of events during Highlander Track and Field Week, running from April 28 through May 4, 2025. The celebration will feature a variety of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- After delivering two run-scoring extra-base hits earlier in the game, catcher Michael Basile threw out the potential tying run attempting to steal second base for the final out to preserve Gov. Livingston's 8-7 baseball victory over Westfield on Monday.Both teams came into ...
CHESTER, NJ – Putting together your best season ever automatically comes with a target on your back like none other the following year.That has certainly been true in 2025 for the reigning division, county, sectional, and state champion Bridgewater-Raritan High School baseball team, which has seen ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central scored single runs in each of the first three innings and held on for a 3-1 baseball victory over Watchung Hills on Monday.Ryan Lundari pitched 5 ⅔ innings for the victory. He allowed four hits and three walks and struck out five. Kevin Pepe earned the save with 1 ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston girls lacrosse team earned its first victory of the season, 5-4, over Cedar Grove on Monday.Senior midfielder Taylor Dzama scored four goals and had one assist for Livingston (1-4). Dzama has 16 goals and seven assists this season, and she reached the 80-goal mark ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights remained unbeaten with a 5-0 victory over Rutherford in an NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Monday at the Neal McCarthy Courts in Hasbrouck Heights.The Aviators are now 6-0 on the season, 5-0 in the Meadowlands Division. Rutherford falls to 1-5 overall ...
WALLINGTON, NJ – Wallington catcher Morgan Gordak’s lead-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Panthers a 2-1 victory in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game on Monday afternoon in Wallington.Wallington improves to 6-3 overall, 4-0 in the Meadowlands. Hasbrouck ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Raritan scored all its runs in the fourth inning and went on to a 5-0 softball victory over Holmdel on Monday.Katelyn Ruta pitched the complete-game shutout for Raritan (8-0), scattering six hits, walking nobody and striking out seven.Brielle Brosonski hit a home run and finished ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Senior Jack Yukniewicz belted his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and senior Wes Maksimow pitched four strong innings and knocked in two runs to highlight Chatham's 7-3 road baseball win vs. Morristown on Monday.Chatham (2-6) pushed across three runs in the top of ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball improved to 10-2 on the season with a straight-set victory (25-16, 25-14) over host Summit on Monday, April 21. Dan Ennis led the way with 12 kills, while Brandon Indoe finished with 10 kills and led the team in digs with 9. Brody Balestrino dished ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan shot a 49 to lead the Chatham girls golf team to its seventh win of the season, 202 to 209 vs. Villa Walsh on Monday at the Spring Brook Country Club.Karina Gilmore carded a 50 and Eva Morrison hit a 51 for Chatham (7-1). Gimore, Morrison and Michelle Moran ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – Third-seeded Colts Neck advanced in the first round of the Monmouth County Tournament with a 7-2 baseball victory over 14th-seeded Marlboro on Monday.Matt Clark went 3-for-3 with a double and a run batted in for Colts Neck (6-2), which scored three runs in the fifth inning to take ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell pounded out 14 hits and Vin Brown pitched a five-inning two-hitter in the Chiefs' 13-0 baseball victory over Bloomfield on Monday.Brown, a junior left-hander, struck out seven batters and walked three in his 76-pitch outing.Dante Placenti went 3-for-4 with three runs ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior captain Garrett Feher won his match at second singles in straight sets, contributing to a 4-1 “Senior Day” win vs. Mendham on Monday at the Colony Courts.Senior Jack Christel teamed up with junior Aidan Wong to win at second doubles for Chatham (7-2).
METUCHEN, NJ – Senior left-hander Hayden Dziubeck pitched a three-hitter and East Brunswick defeated St. Joseph, 9-1, in baseball on Monday.Dziubeck struck out five batters and did not walk anyone. He threw 83 pitches, 57 of them for strikes.Felix Munoz went 3-for-3 with a run batted in and two ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how Montville Township High School Sports teams fared during the week of April 14-21.BASEBALLThis past week saw Montville sweep a two-game series with Pope John to improve to 3-3 on the season.In the home contest with the Lions on Monday, it earned a dramatic 4-3 ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School's softball team (5-4, 4-2) powered past Point Pleasant Boro High School (6-5, 2-3) with an 11-2 divisional victory. Junior Emily Zellman was a force at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a towering home run and driving in four runs for the Rams. Senior pitcher ...
STAFFORD - Wall High School's baseball team defeated Southern Regional by a score of 6-2 on Monday. Wall scored four runs in the third inning and added two more in the fourth, including a two-run home run by John Catanio. Southern scored one run in the fifth and another in the sixth but couldn't ...
BARNEGAT - Junior midfielder Keagen Dunn delivered a sensational career-best performance, scoring nine goals and contributing 11 points to spearhead Barnegat's potent offense in their decisive 22-11 victory over Point Pleasant Boro on Monday morning in Barnegat.The Bengals (7-1) established their ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Senior right-hander Cory Pascarella pitched a one-hitter to lift Colonia to a 4-0 baseball victory over Sayreville on Monday.Pascarella struck out 11 batters, walked two and threw a total of 94 pitches.A Division 1 Monmouth University commit, Pascarella has pitched two one-hitters ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Despite the Long Branch High School baseball team going just 1-2 this past week, one player stood out consistently at the plate, playing a vital role in its lone win. This week’s (April 14-19) Long Branch Player of the Week honor goes to junior first baseman/pitcher Kellen ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- After delivering two run-scoring extra-base hits earlier in the game, catcher Michael Basile threw out the potential tying run attempting to steal second base for the final out to preserve Gov. Livingston's 8-7 baseball victory over Westfield on Monday.Both teams came into ...