Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO BREEZE STAFF
April 18, 2025
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team broke its six-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over arch-rival Ridge on Thursday.Jack Lanum, who beat Ridge once last season and pitched well in another game against the Red Devils, allowed two earned runs in six innings with four ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Peter DeNicola pitched a two-hitter to lift Middletown South to a 2-1 baseball victory over Red Bank Catholic on Wednesday.DeNicola struck out seven batters, walked five and threw 104 pitches in seven innings.Middletown South (5-1) scored its runs in the first and third innings.
HAZLET, NJ – Katelyn Ruta pitched 6 ⅔ innings of shutout relief and Raritan's softball team defeated Manalapan, 5-2, on Thursday.Ruta came on in the first inning and shut out Manalapan the rest of the way, with eight strikeouts and one walk. She scattered five hits.Janelle Clausi went 2-for-3 with ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel baseball team advanced in the preliminary round of the Monmouth County Tournament with a 7-5 victory over Matawan on Thursday.Holmdel scored single runs in each of the first four innings and then two in the fifth. Jack Vallillo and James Murphy each had one hit and two ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge scored in each of its four innings as the Blue Devils posted 12-2 victory over Cresskill. The Blue Devils improve to 5-4 on the season, while Cresskill falls to 3-4-1. Lucas Mendoza had two hits and two runs batted in for Wood-Ridge while Nick Mabel went three-for-three ...
DUMONT, NJ – The bats were blazing Thursday afternoon as Dumont defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 20-10, in an independent baseball game in Dumont. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 5-3 overall, with Dumont improving to 4-5.Hasbrouck Heights started the barrage of hits, with a four-run first inning. But ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – Senior Alex Caruso shot a 45 and classmate Eva Morrison scored a 46 in leading the Chatham girls golf team to a 189 to 216 win vs. Wallkill Valley on Thursday at the Wallkil Valley Country Club.Chatham (6-1) also received a 48 from Grace Mulligan and 50s from Sydney Leung and Carly ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The girls lacrosse teams from Summit and Oak Knoll came to Haas Field to check out undefeated and nationally ranked Chatham take on Ridgewood on Thursday.What they witnessed was another gritty performance from the Cougars, which featured a clutch late goal in the fourth quarter from ...
ALTOONA, PA. -The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game three of a six-game series at PNG Field on Thursday by a score of 6-4.Somerset made a season-high four errors on defense, leading to five unearned runs. The Patriots bullpen pitched 3.2 innings and combined for 1 H, 0 R, ...
ALTOONA, PA. -The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game three of a six-game series at PNG Field on Thursday by a score of 6-4.Somerset made a season-high four errors on defense, leading to five unearned runs. The Patriots bullpen pitched 3.2 innings and combined for 1 H, 0 R, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Before their game on Wednesday, April 9, the Randolph softball team held a banner dedication to honor their recent NJSIAA State Sectional Championship teams.Some members and coaches from the 1997 team were in attendance for the dedication, as were the majority of the 2024 team, since ...
OAK RIDGE, NJ – With most of the golfing attire of the day consisting of parkas, hoodies, sweatshirts, skull caps, etc., Bernards High School won both theTeam title and the individual title at the KGOLF Classic, held on Thursday, April 17, at the Berkshire Valley Golf Club.Played under what was ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Julia Fox the batter, made a winner out of Julia Fox the pitcher, when she hit a three-run homer in Morris Knolls’ four-run seventhinning to pace the Lady Eagles to a 7-3 softball victory over Hanover Park on Thursday, April 17, at Hanover Park.Knolls’ leadoff batter, Taylor ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia scored 12 goals in the first half and went on to a 19-12 girls lacrosse victory over Caldwell on Thursday.Anabel MacGuire, Evie Campbell and Amelia Burroughs scored four goals apiece for Columbia (4-2). MacGuire, a junior midfielder, has 105 career points now – 59 goals and ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia scored 12 goals in the first half and went on to a 19-12 girls lacrosse victory over Caldwell on Thursday.Anabel MacGuire, Evie Campbell and Amelia Burroughs scored four goals apiece for Columbia (4-2).Kaitlyn Mullin had four goals for Caldwell (1-5) and Abby Anemone had ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – South Brunswick scored five runs in the first four innings and held on for a 5-4 baseball victory over East Brunswick on Thursday.Jason Whitock hit a double and drove in three runs for the Vikings (2-7). Collin Perna and Christian Anderson each went 2-for-3 with two runs ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – South Brunswick scored five runs in the first four innings and held on for a 5-4 baseball victory over East Brunswick on Thursday.Jason Whitock hit a double and drove in three runs for the Vikings (2-7). Collin Perna and Christian Anderson each went 2-for-3 with two runs ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School defeated Central Regional 17-6. Mackenzie Sininsky had a career day in goals and points. She recorded four goals and one assist to lead the Rams. . Southern's Allie Romano had her first career save. Meri Cassidy had a career-high four assists in the ...
UNION, NJ – Nevaeh Mendez drove in four runs to lead Union to an 11-7 softball victory over Union Catholic on Thursday.Jalah Fenner went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and Mendez was 2-for-4 for Union (3-4), which scored seven runs in the fourth inning to take a 9-6 lead.Alessandra went 3-for-4 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Kevin Arroyo of Woodbridge walked the second batter he faced, and then hit the third batter.But, from that point on, the junior right-hander spent the rest of the afternoon in almost complete command of the strike zone.Arroyo pitched a complete-game five-hitter and Woodbridge ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s Jules Canlapan, Ayush Shroff and Adam Debaieb made impressive runs in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex boy’s tennis tournament which concluded Thursday morning and afternoon at Hunterdon Central Regional High School with the semifinal and championship ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Under the lights at TD Bank Park on Wednesday night, the Gov. Livingston baseball team stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over Brearley in a memorable matchup. The special night at the home of the Somerset Patriots offered the Highlanders a big-league atmosphere as they extended ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Township of Little Falls recognized the fifth and sixth grade girls' recreation basketball team for their championship win during the recent Township Council Workshop meeting on Monday. Mayor James Damiano commended the team, which had an unforgettable season, finishing with ...
WARREN, NJ — Max Payne hit a ground ball scoring Andrew Deo to walk off and mercy rule in the bottom of the 5th for Watchung Hills over Somerville on Thursday. Max Eder pitched 5 innings allowing two runs on four hits and striking out three. Jake Keirstead went 2 for 3 with two RBI's. JJ Jaconski ...
WARREN, NJ — Max Payne hit a ground ball scoring Andrew Deo to walk off and mercy rule in the bottom of the 5th for Watchung Hills over Somerville on Thursday. Max Eder pitched 5 innings allowing two runs on four hits and striking out three. Jake Keirstead went 2 for 3 with two RBI's. JJ Jaconski ...
WARREN. NJ — Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter with one walk and 19 strikeouts, and Kelly Shikar hit a grand slam to break open a close game to lead Watchung Hills to a 9-0 win over North Hunterdon. Mia Simon added a 2 run home run to give the Warriors an early 2-0 lead.“Very happy to get 2 ...
WARREN. NJ — Riley Bobrowski threw a no hitter with one walk and 19 strikeouts, and Kelly Shikar hit a grand slam to break open a close game to lead Watchung Hills to a 9-0 win over North Hunterdon. Mia Simon added a 2 run home run to give the Warriors an early 2-0 lead.“Very happy to get 2 ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills varsity baseball teams will be playing each other in a special orange-out game to honor the memory of former Valley baseball player, Rocco Sivolella. The game will be held on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:15pm at Albie’s Field on the campus of William ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Under the lights at TD Bank Park on Wednesday night, the Gov. Livingston baseball team stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over Brearley in a memorable matchup. The special night at the home of the Somerset Patriots offered the Highlanders a big-league atmosphere as they extended ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Two baseball teams in need of a win met at Ruby Park on the nicest day of the spring on Thursday.Dayton has struggled with run production so far this season. New Providence has struggled with run prevention.Senior right-hander James Miller addressed New Providence's problem, and ...