Sports Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
April 21, 2025
WARREN, NJ — Mia Simon pitched a complete game, giving up 1 run on 3 hits with 14 strikeouts to lead Watchung Hills to a 7-1 victory over Immaculata on Monday. Olivia Videla and Leila Romero both went 3 for 3 and Kelly Shikar and Riley Bobrowski each had 2 RBIs to lead the Warriors offense.Watchung ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s Alexis Forder has been right in the middle of the offensive surge that has helped the Stateliners softball team win five of their last six games to improve to 5-3.Last week the junior left fielder went 8-for-11 with five runs scored along with two walks ...
BOONTON, NJ - The Madison boys tennis team defeated Boonton 5-0 on Monday afternoon. Today's win lifts the Dodgers to a 6-3 record this season.1st Singles Charles Bibbee (M)66 Matthew Ribardo (B)00 2nd Singles Bryce Curey (M)66 Anthony MacLaren (B)21 3rd Singles Tyler Toto (M)66 Adrian Calderon ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team started a home-at-home with St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday. Spotswood lost to St. Thomas 10-3. The Chargers got all three of Spotswood's runs in the third inning. Ava Mormile took the loss on the mound for the Chargers. Mormile pitched ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys volleyball team fell to Piscataway 25-19, 16-25, 16-25 on Monday afternoon. The Colonials are now 6-5 on the season.Piscataway Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesSebastian Nunez301103831Chris Wilson31205061Benjamin Coombs3605260Vaughn Turner380.53000Aiyan Patel3634010Jhoan ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Brendan Beck the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played April 14-20.Beck pitched six hitless and scoreless innings with five strikeouts in the win against the Altoona Curve (PIT) on April 15.The ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Brendan Beck the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played April 14-20.Beck pitched six hitless and scoreless innings with five strikeouts in the win against the Altoona Curve (PIT) on April 15.The ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Robbinsville scored runs in all five innings and went on to a 14-1 baseball victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Monday.Gavin Hopkins went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two runs batted in and a double for the Ravens (6-4-1), who scored five runs in the third inning to ...
PRINCETON, NJ – Nottingham broke a tie with a pair of runs in the fourth inning and went on to an 8-2 baseball victory over Princeton on Monday.Austin Wright went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in for the North Stars (5-4), who scored one run in the fifth and four more in the sixth to ...
HAMILTON, NJ – A.J. Maddalena gave up two runs in the top of the first, but then pitched shutout ball over the next six innings as Hamilton West erased an early deficit and went on to a 6-2 baseball victory over Steinert on Monday.Steinert (5-6) took a 2-0 lead on an RBI triple to right-center by ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team beat Sussex Tech 13-7when they played them away on Wednesday, April 16 and then hosted Blair and lost 8-7 on Saturday, April 19.Daniel Mountford went 2-for-4 at-bat against Blair, with two singles and one run scored. Braxton Guerra and Ryan Bollette ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit High School senior TJ Flack has been named the Salerno Duane Player of the Week following a series of impressive performances that bolstered the Hilltoppers' lineup.TJ Flack Flack's week was highlighted by a 3-for-4 showing in a commanding 17–2 victory over Union, where he ...
ISELIN, NJ – Grant Lorentzen turned in a dominant performance on the mound to lift JFK of Iselin to a 3-1 baseball victory over North Plainfield on Monday morning.Lorentzen, a junior right-hander, struck out 12 batters without walking any in a seven-inning effort. He scattered five hits and ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team won its fourth straight contest on Saturday, defeating Rutherford 15-4. The win moves the Panthers to 6-2. Mikail Fazal had a team-leading four goals, adding one assist. Stephen Paradiso had two goals and four assists. Jonathan Montana ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – A five-run second inning put Hackensack into the lead, as the Comets defeated Wood-Ridge, 9-5, in an independent baseball game on Saturday morning in Hackensack. Hackensack is now 4-4 on the season, and Wood-Ridge is 5-5. Wood-Ridge jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville War Memorial High School had a successful Easter weekend, which included a no-hitter on Thursday and winning all three of their games on Saturday.SoftballSayreville Softball earned their fourth and fifth wins of the season on Thursday, April 17 and Saturday, April ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education trustee and Section 1 wrestling icon Bill Swertfager will be taking his place among the greats this fall.Swertfager, who enjoyed a storied and successful career as a wrestling coach at both Horace Greeley and John Jay High Schools was ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Female high school athletes interested in competing in cross-country or track and field at the collegiate level are invited to attend a special Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field College Recruitment Info Night on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Sneaker Factory in Basking ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys and girls track and field teams competed in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division Championships on Tuesday at Old Bridge High School. South Plainfield's girls team finished seventh overall and the Tigers boys team was sixth. Evan Brown ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills girls lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day in style on Saturday, securing a 15-9 victory against Cranford. The win not only marked a memorable day for the six seniors honored before the game but also showcased the team’s resilience and skill on the field.Nora Herko ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners approved $57,404 in funds for the Boys and Girls Club to run an Instructional Basketball Program in Lincoln Park, Washington Park, Jersey City and 14th Street Viaduct Park in Hoboken this summer.The camp, which will incorporate basketball ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners approved $57,404 in funds for the Boys and Girls Club to run an Instructional Basketball Program in Lincoln Park, Washington Park, Jersey City and 14th Street Viaduct Park, Hoboken this summer.The camp, which will incorporate basketball ...
Gigi Liloia hurled a six-inning four-hitter with one walk and six strikeouts as the Nutley High softball team shutout Bloomfield on April 16 at home. Sianna Kantor (3-for-4, RBI, two runs), Gabriella Mariano (home run, three RBI, two runs), Makenna DeJianne (two RBI, run), Zoey Von Roth (2-for-2, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood overwhelmed visiting College Achieve Central, 23-0, on Senior Day as starter Mike Cantwell was nearly perfect in a mercy rule-shortened five-inning game.Cantwell, who did not play baseball for the Raiders last year, gave up no hits, walked one, and ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Touchdown Club will hold its alumni fundraising dinner, scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Hasbrouck Heights VFW.This year the event will honor all the Aviator football Hall of Famers. The evening will be a beefsteak dinner. All monies ...
UNION, NJ – Union Detective Lieutenant Kurt Carter recently brought home a collection of medals after competing in two prestigious track and field events: the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships and the 2025 World Masters Athletics (WMA) Indoor World Championships.“Maintaining a high level ...
EDISON, NJ - It was a huge game for South Plainfield High School's Emily Lopez on Saturday. Lopez scored eight goals to help lead the Tigers girls lacrosse team past JP Stevens High School 11-8, netting her 100th career goal. Lopez was seven goals away from the 100-goal milestone going into the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood survived a 5-goal fourth quarter from visiting Ridge to take home a 14-9 victory on Senior Day. Visiting Ridge couldn't find a way to stop senior Juliana Doran, who scored six goals for Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday. Kayla Murray added three ...
SPARTA, NJ – Spartan girls lacrosse took the win from Voorhees on Saturday, finishing 11-7. Uma Kowalski got past the Vikings goalie four times. She had an assist and won nine draws in the outing.Moira Sweeney, Grade Johnson and Joey Roque each netted two. Roque had three assists. Sweeney picked ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat's high-powered offense overwhelmed Toms River North in a decisive 14-3 victory, marking the Bengals' fifth consecutive win and pushing their record to 6-1 while the Mariners dropped to 4-4. Senior attackman Jason McHale spearheaded the attack with a personal-best five goals and ...