Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
April 20, 2025
Wow, what a nail-biter! The Barnegat High School softball team pulled off an incredible comeback victory against Toms River East on Saturday, winning 8-7.Down 7-2 as they stepped up to bat in the top of the seventh inning, the Bengals (now 9-3) showed their resilience and determination. They ...
ALTOONA, PA. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in the finale of a six-game series at PNG Field on Sunday by a score of 9-2.Somerset led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Altoona scored nine runs in that inning, thanks in large part to a grand slam off the bat of ...
ALTOONA, PA. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in the finale of a six-game series at PNG Field on Sunday by a score of 9-2.Somerset led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Altoona scored nine runs in that inning, thanks in large part to a grand slam off the bat of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School baseball team began the week on a four-game winning streak but ended it on the struggle bus.Junior Chris Vaughn’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run second inning, and the strapping first baseman came within a few feet of hitting another slam as ...
Winning pitcher Samantha Lane helped her own cause with a three-run double and Olivia Buthmann-Sinoy and Alexis Forder collected three hits apiece to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 9-5 victory over host Voorhees in a Skyland Conference cross-division softball game on Saturday.Lane went the ...
CLARK, NJ — It's baseball and softball season, friends! The annual Clark Little League and Softball League parade will take place this Saturday, April 26.The parade will travel down Westfield Avenue beginning at 9 a.m.So step outside this Saturday and support another terrific season of baseball and ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Abby Anemone scored four goals and passed for four assists to lead Caldwell to a 13-12 girls lacrosse victory over Montville on Saturday.Kaitlyn Mullin finished with three goals and two assists for Caldwell (2-5), which clamped down after allowing seven goals in the first quarter, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School baseball team began the week on a four-game winning streak but ended it on the struggle bus.Junior Chris Vaughn’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run second inning, and the strapping first baseman came within a few feet of hitting another slam as ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – To close out Spring Break, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ tennis team welcomed undefeated Bergen Catholic High School to its home tennis courts Thursday morning.While Bridgewater-Raritan (1-5) swept this matchup at home last season, junior Steven Komoto edged senior Sid ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – On a warm spring Saturday, the boys lacrosse battle became heated between Scotch Plains-Fanwood and their visiting arch rival, Westfield. After a scoreless first quarter, the Blue Devils took a 3-1 lead into the break. By the end of the third, the lead had grown to 5-1.
DENVILLE, NJ – Ten – count ‘em, ten! – players scored goals for Morris Knolls when the Golden Eagles beat Kittatinny, 17-1, in a boys lacrosse game played at Knolls on Saturday, April 19.Robert Brickner and Julian Vogel each scored three goals; Matthew Lamb, Adam Lusardi and Brandon Strunck each ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Trailing 2-0 after two innings, the Morris Knolls softball team took the lead for good with a five-run third inning and then scored seven more runs in the next two innings to beat Immaculata, 12-2, in a five-inning mercy-rule victory in a Public/Private Challenge game at the ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – The Morris Knolls baseball team’s seventh-inning rally fell a run short in a 6-5 loss to Mount Olive at the high school field here on Saturday, April 19.Knolls (3-6) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning but Mount Olive (6-2) tied the game with a single run in the third ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls finished in second place and the Golden Eagle boys placed fifth in their division at the Morris Hills Relays held on Saturday, April 19, at Morris Hill High School.The Lady Eagles finished with 49 points to trail only the host Morris Hills team’s 62-point ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – On a warm spring Saturday, the boys lacrosse battle became heated between Scotch Plains-Fanwood and their visiting arch rival, Westfield. After a scoreless first quarter, the Blue Devils took a 3-1 lead into the break. By the end of the third, the lead had grown to 5-1.
HAWTHORNE, NJ – Natalia Nieves, Ella Scarvaglione, and Brielle Rivera each had two hits as Wood-Ridge held on to defeat Hawthorne, 4-3, in a NJIC non-divisional softball game on Saturday in Hawthorne. Wood-Ridge goes to 6-3 with the win; Hawthorne falls to 3-6. Nieves picked up the win, pitching ...
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, ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights’ Jaelyn Karwoski’s solo home run gave Hasbrouck Heights a 2-1 lead, and Madelyn Connelly shut Saddle Brook down the rest of the way as the Lady Aviators defeated the Falcons, 3-1 in a NJIC non-divisional softball game Saturday afternoon.Each team had scored ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – Natalia Nieves, Ella Scarvaglione, and Brielle Rivera each had two hits as Wood-Ridge held on to defeat Hawthorne, 4-3, in a NJIC non-divisional softball game on Saturday in Hawthorne. Wood-Ridge goes to 6-3 with the win; Hawthorne falls to 3-6. Nieves picked up the win, pitching ...
HAZLET, NJ – The Raritan baseball team advanced in the first round of the Monmouth County Tournament with a 7-4 victory over Wall on Saturday.Alan Warren pitched a complete game, scattering seven hits and allowing only one earned run. He struck out four and walked three.Jobby Dekis went 2-for-3 ...
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 ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys lacrosse team came into 2025 knowing that their schedule was front loaded with a lot of travel to face some quality opponents, and the results were not what they had hoped for. With four of their first five games on the road, the Rams battled some teams that are ...
WASHINGTON, NJ – Senior shortstop Wes Maksimow's RBI double keyed a two-run fifth inning and junior left-hander Justin Zigon pitched five innings of one-hit ball as Chatham scored its first baseball win of the season, 4-1, vs. Warren Hills Regional on Saturday.Maksimow, who doubled, walked and ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior pitcher Lara Thistlethwaite pitched five shutout innings and connected for a solo homer as Chatham scored a 10-0 softball win vs. Kittatinny on Saturday at the Chatham Middle School.Thistlethwaite earned the mound win by limiting Kittatinny to four hits, striking out four and ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ - The bats were hot for both Spotswood and Middlesex High School at Mountain View Park on Saturday with the Chargers and the Blue Jays putting up a combined 26 hits. After being knotted at six after the seventh inning, the Chargers and the Blue Jays took the game to the eighth inning.
ALTOOONA, PA - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game five of a six-game series at PNG Field on Saturday by a score of 2-1.With the loss, Somerset can, at best, tie the series with a win on Sunday. The Patriots have never lost a series to the Curve since the team became ...
ALTOOONA, PA - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game five of a six-game series at PNG Field on Saturday by a score of 2-1.With the loss, Somerset can, at best, tie the series with a win on Sunday. The Patriots have never lost a series to the Curve since the team became ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- In a game where they committed six errors and walked eight batters, the Ridge baseball team lived to tell about it thanks to the clutch hitting of Casey Kucerka and Quinn Dashefski and the stellar relief work of Jake Dolan.As a result, Ridge rallied to defeat Rutgers Prep, 8-6, ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- After West Essex got him three runs in the first inning with the aid of a couple of Millburn misplays, it was Jackson Lodgek's job to go out to the mound and throw strikes.Lodgek carried out that mission without incident, pitching five strong innings, and senior shortstop Joe ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- After West Essex got him three runs in the first inning with the aid of a couple of Millburn misplays, it was Jackson Lodgek's job to go out to the mound and throw strikes.Lodgek carried out that mission without incident, pitching five strong innings, and senior shortstop Joe ...