Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS STAFF
April 7, 2025
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The GL Alumni Association and Highlander Booster Club are excited to announce the upcoming Highlander Golf Outing, scheduled for Friday, July 18th at the Ash Brook Golf Course, located at 1210 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.This annual event is designed to support GL ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough rang in opening day of the 2025 trout season at Chapman Park on Saturday morning with its annual fishing derby.The weather was cool and a little wet, but that didn’t stop anglers from trying to catch some of the 1,200 trout that had been stocked in the pond in late ...
EWING, NJ — The Gov. Livingston Track & Field team made a strong showing at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Open on April 5, braving chilly temperatures and intermittent rain to showcase their hard work and determination.The Highlanders proved their mettle with standout performances and ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Sean Murtagh scored five goals and had three assists to lead Caldwell to a 15-4 boys lacrosse victory over Columbia on Saturday.Riley Danilowicz finished with three goals for the Chiefs. Skyler Brown had two goals and two assists, and Jordan Gruzas and Jeremy Rodriguez each totaled ...
PARKLAND, FL- The average duration of a play in volleyball, according to the International Volleyball Federation, is 5-7 seconds. The air crackles with anticipation; a serve rips over the net at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. Strategically positioned receivers are poised to engage with the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – In a packed weekend of sports for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, the baseball team shined the brightest with back-to-back wins, along with four other sports teams.BaseballScotch Plains-Fanwood won the first of two road games on Friday, April 4, defeating Summit 4-3.
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Saturday, April 5, a cold, rainy day still had John Jay come out hot against visiting Yorktown. Blake O’Callaghan short hopped Thomas Carney’s sidewinder in the opening seconds, and right back the other way, Dino Rajamani found the net at 10:40. The small crowd up in arms, ...
RAHWAY, NJ - Head on over to Butch Kowal's Tavern in Rahway tonight and join the Watch Party for March Madness 2025! There will be a free hot dog bar and a free 6-foot sub. $4 domestics is the spring special and Heinekens are $4!Butch Kowal's is located at 950 St. Georges Ave.[Don’t miss any ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The varsity softball field at Caldwell High School was renamed and dedicated to Mike and Mark Teshkokyan as Teshkoyan Brothers Park on Saturday, April 5.Mike Teshkoyan, in his 39th year, has 747 career wins and is second among all softball coaches in New Jersey. His brother, ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday April 4, the tennis team traveled to Mahopac, and the last match just snuck in under the disappearance of the sun. 3-3 at that point, both teams had to wait for the outcome in the diminishing light.Unfortunately, a 10-6 tiebreaker gave the match to Mahopac.Still, Colin ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Highlanders outdoor track and field program has a new head coach: Michael Cassu, who brings more than 30 years of experience to the Highlanders’ program.A seasoned runner, Cassu ran three seasons all through high school and into college at the ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights track team got off to a fast start on Saturday, with the boys varsity and freshman teams and the girls varsity winning the Season Opener Meet at the William Della Torre track at Hackensack High School.Winning relays on the girls' side included the 4 x 1600 ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Chatham girls track team opened its spring season at the Summit Relays on Saturday with the Cougar distance medley relay team of junior Avery Bruzzo, freshmen Emily Piskadlo and Meegan Carey, and sophomore Jackie Horan placing third with a time of 14.14.Chatham's triple-jump team ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys baseball team opened the 2025 season with a largely revamped roster after graduating a large group of starters from last season. So far, the new faces on the team are filling in well, as the Rams opened the season with two straight wins and are now 3-3 after six ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Andy West has announced his resignation as the head football coach at Ridge High School after five successful seasons.West was hired prior to the 2020 season -- which was an abbreviated schedule in the wake of the COVID shutdowns -- to replace Bill Tracy, under whom West served ...
JACKSON - Third-seeded Jackson Memorial punched their ticket to the Ocean County Tournament semifinals with a decisive 12-1 win over sixth-seeded Barnegat on Saturday afternoon. Leading 5-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth, the Jaguars erupted for seven runs to put the game away. Pitcher Emily ...
HARTFORED, CT - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 16-5.The result marks Somerset’s first series loss against Hartford in five years as the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. The Patriots ...
HARTFORED, CT - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 16-5.The result marks Somerset’s first series loss against Hartford in five years as the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. The Patriots ...
CLARK, NJ — Both the Johnson varsity baseball team and softball team are off to good opening season starts thus far.The girls, under the direction of Head Coach Chris Di Nucci, are currently undefeated with a 3-0 record.Most recently, the girls took on Cranford, at home, on Friday, April 4. The ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Keith Jiratatprosat doubled in two runs and scored, Ben McNeil doubled and scored, Gabe Rodrigues singled in a run and scored, and Eugenio Roman scored twice to pace Nutley to its first victory of the season - a 6-4 decision over Wayne Hills - on Saturday afternoon in Wayne. Nutley ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - After a rash of postponements due to opponent illness and inclement weather, North Salem’s boys lacrosse team has been anxious to start the season. And when they finally kicked things off against Ardsley on April 5, the Tigers were hungry. Finally able to feast, North Salem ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Jenna Wakefield pitched a two-hitter to lift Union to a 4-1 softball victory over Hillsborough on Saturday.Wakefield struck out five batters and walked three in seven innings. The run against her was unearned.Gylliana Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Farmers (2-1), ...
The Cranford High School Athletic Department congratulate the following seniors on being selected to represent Cranford High School as the 2025 Student Athletes.The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award is presented to Ellie Semple. The Union County ...
WAYNE, NJ – It was a bit chilly, and grey clouds threatened rain, but it held off and Wayne Little Leage held their opening day ceremonies, launching the new season. As part of the morning’s event, Luby Choka, the wife of the late Chick Choka - President of the League in 1970 when Wayne became ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Highlanders outdoor track and field program has a new head coach: Michael Cassu, who brings more than 30 years of experience to the Highlanders’ program.A seasoned runner, Cassu ran three seasons all through high school and into college at the ...
ORADELL, NJ - The Madison boys lacrosse team suffered an on-the-road loss to Bergen Catholic 11-3 on Saturday afternoon. Madison's Colin Byam scored three goals for Madison. James Fox had an assist on the day.Eight Bergen Catholic players scored for the Cruisaders.Aiden Manning was in goal for ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison baseball team fell to West Morris 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. West Morris got on the board early after West Morris' Copper North hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning, allowing West Morris to lead 4-0 early in the game.Madison's Sam Berk, their most reliable hitter on the ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit High School boys varsity volleyball team is striving to overcome a challenging start to the 2025 season, holding a 1-2 record after the first week of play.The Hilltoppers opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Oratory Prep on April 1. However, they faced setbacks in ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown's Alex Davis scored three goals in Morristown's 9-6 victory over Reg Bank Regional on Saturday. The Colonials improved to 2-0 on the season.Bennett Mehl, Henry Moronski finished with two goals while Luke Simon and Ethan Alexopoulos each netted one. Gabe paper scored five ...
MADISON, NJ - The Whippany Park girls softball team exploded for 19 hits and cruised to a dominant 12-2 road win over Madison in softball action on Saturday morning.Senior standout Julia Beers led the charge for the Wildcats, going 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs, two runs scored, and a triple.