Sports Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
March 28, 2025
WARREN, NJ — After an 18-0 first half, Watchung Hills Flag Football rolled to a 30-0 victory in their first ever game. Junior quarterback Zoe Gallic hit speedsters Junior Alysha Yang and Sophomore Lexi Cohen for multiple scores.“Awesome to be a part of that and I’m so happy for the girls,” said ...
HAMILTON, NJ – With an 8-3 loss against opening day to kick off its season, Hamilton West will aim for more consistency in following matchups following an up-and-down 2024 campaign. Under head coach Gerry Gomez who took over last season, West experienced a streak year. The team won its first five ...
COLUMBUS, NJ – The Robbinsville boys lacrosse team opened its season with a 7-6 victory over Northern Burlington on Thursday.Liam Butler scored three goals and passed for one assist for Robbinsville, which outscored Northern Burlington, 2-1, in the fourth quarter.Alex Giordano had two goals and one ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Last May, Somers really busted the postseason softball bracket and landed in the finals versus top-seeded Harrison. All good things, though, a 5-0 loss was good for second place. So, obviously the Tuskers are thinking championship, but all the returning players make the goal more ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Nottingham boys lacrosse team opened its season with an 11-0 victory over Neptune on Thursday.Dante Vazquez and August Cassidy scored four goals apiece for the North Stars, who broke it open with eight goals in the third period.Giovanni Diaz, Jack Ford and Isa Klobucista each ...
Phillipsburg, NJ - Over 100 people gathered at the Phillipsburg High School Spring Preview meeting, hosted by the Garnet Booster Club and sponsored by McWane Ductile, to celebrate the achievements of 33 "Iron Strong" student-athletes from the Fall and Winter 2024 sports seasons. TAPinto ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison girls golf team defeated Villa Walsh 219-229 on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers took the top two spots. Elizabeth Green took the top spot after shooting a 49. Lily Fee placed 2nd with a 54 and Olivia Barsemian of Villa placed 3rd after shooting a 55.Carlie Stirk shot a ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Steinert Boys’ Tennis opens its season against Ewing High School on Monday. Led by head coach Todd Jacobs, the team is built around dedicated players determined to improve throughout the season. Jacobs spoke about his team’s commitment and his own approach to coaching on this year’s ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – All the hard work the Dayton girls lacrosse team has put in over the last three years is finally paying off. In only their second season at the varsity level, the Bulldogs finished with a solid 14-5 overall record in 2024 under head coach Jeff Kaesshaefer (23-14), who is in his ...
HILLSDALE, NJ – The Caldwell boys lacrosse opened its season with an 8-7 loss to Pascack Valley on Thursday. Sean Murtagh scored three goals for Caldwell, which had a 6-3 lead at halftime. Jordan Gruzas had two goals and one assist and Ryder Weintraub had one goal and two assists for the Chiefs.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – If Rich Aponte's Hasbrouck Heights girls' softball team is going to be successful in 2025, the potent bats of Mackenzie Riordan and Giuliana Terranova will surely be a large part of the reason. The two All-NJIC Meadowlands players in 2024 return and will be counted on to ...
CHESTER, NJ – There were a few early hiccups before the Chatham boys lacrosse team got its act together and posted a 15-4 season-opening win at West Morris on Thursday.All the big guns on the attack - Shep Boyd, Kyle Gibney and Nick Lagunowich - led the way on the offensive end and senior middie ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School softball program will launch a new era on Tuesday, April 1 with its 2025 season opener at Montclair.It will mark the head coaching debut of Ian Matten, who took the reins when legendary coach Jason Daily stepped down after 22 seasons leading Livingston's ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- After a tumultuous off-season, the South Plainfield softball team hopes to get back to the business of competing and winning games this spring.The Tigers, under the direction of first-year head coach Antonia Pacillo, will open their season on Tuesday, April 1 at ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Eva Morrison led all golfers with a 47 as the Chatham girls team scored a 206 to 214 season-opening win vs. Morristown-Beard at the Fairmount Country Club on Thursday.Senior Grace Mulligan shot a 52 for Chatham, which received a 53 from Alex Caruso and a 54 from Karina Gilmore.
MENDHAM, NJ – Grayson Rivera won his match at third singles with a second-set tiebreaker victory, helping the Chatham boys tennis team sweep past Mendham, 5-0, in its season opener held Thursday.Rivera won his match with Mendham's Anthony Levine, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) as the Cougars took all five matches ...
TRI-BORO, NJ - Tri-Boro Little League baseball and softball opening day will be: Saturday, April 12th Parade line up at 8:15 AM (Delazier Field - Ballston St) Route: Delazier Field to Anderson Field Step Off Time: 9:00 AM Opening Day ceremony to start immediately after parade.
RANDOLPH, NJ — Randolph rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand the Livingston baseball team a 5-4 loss in the opener for both teams on Thursday.Livingston took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh before the Rams pushed across two runs.The Lancers went ahead, 4-3, on ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The 2024 season was a magical ride for the Morristown softball team as the program captured their first sectional title with a Cinderella run through the state tournament. As the No. 12 seed Morristown managed to pull off multiple upsets and bring home a championship for a program ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ - The Madison boys tennis team fell to Mountain Lakes 4-1 on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers are 1-1 on the season. The Dodgers won the 1st Doubles match. Luke Cimino and Scott Sullivan defeated Thomas Berei and Glen Finnie; 6-1 and 6-2.The Dodgers will host Whippany Park on ...
STAFFORD -Allentown (1-3)212Southern (4-0)207Match OverviewCourse ParMatch FormatHoles Played36Stroke9Match ResultsPlaceGolferScore1Charlotte Reid (Allentown)402Samantha Reilly (Southern)463Laina Foster (Southern)504Isabella Compitello (Southern)545Jill Braun (Allentown)556Haley Ronaghan ...
STAFFORD - Paul Reilly shot a 1-under-par 35 to lead the Rams to a 156-221 victory over Jackson Memorial on Wednesday afternoon at the Ocean Acres Country Club.Jackson Memorial (0-1)221Southern (1-3)156Match OverviewCourse ParMatch FormatHoles Played36Stroke9Match ResultsPlaceGolferScore1Paul ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys tennis team are on a roll. The Colonials are now 3-0 on the season after defeating Parsippany Hills 5-0.Morristown's Charlie Beyer took down Dev Krishan 6-3, 6-0 in 1st Singles. In 2nd Singles, Alpur Kumlu defeated Alan Saravanan 6-2, 6-2. In 3rd Singles, ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. —The Huskers enjoyed another successful campaign last season, finishing 14-5 and reaching the Section 1 Class B Tournament finals for the second consecutive year before losing to No. 3 Horace Greeley 10-8 as the No. 1 seed at Lakeland High School.Yorktown, which won its 12th ...
SPARTA, NJ – The 2025 Sparta High School boys lacrosse team has some big cleats to fill with four key players from last year having graduated, but coach Sean Peterson is confident the “returning players on offense and defense will be a strength.” The team finished the 2024 season with a record of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - After winning three consecutive Greater Middlesex Conference titles, the Spotswood High School softball team is moving up to the Red Division for the upcoming spring season. Spotswood won the Blue Division title for the 2021-22 season before making the jump to the White Division.
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Spotswood High School golf team lost to Piscataway High School on Tuesday, 137-161. This is Spotswood's first season in the Greater Middlesex Conference's White Division after winning consecutive Blue Division titles. Mia Masarik and Dom Spicuzzo finished in the top five for ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School softball team returns a good group of hitters, both of its pitchers, and a freshman catcher who looks to be the next four-year catcher for the Stateliners.Senior first baseman Ava Colontrelle led the team with a .410 batting average (28-for-67) last ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. —Yorktown enjoyed a winning campaign a year ago, finishing 12-10 and reaching the quarterfinals of the Section 1 Class AA Tournament before losing as the No. 6 seed at No. 3 Clarkstown North, 7-6.The Huskers enter this season with a roster filled with plenty of returning players, ...
ISELIN, NJ — The JFK-Iselin baseball team will be the first one in Middlesex County to open its season when the Mustangs travel to Linden on Friday afternoon.In head coach Arthur Davis' first season last year, JFK got off to a 7-2 start, but ran into tough times in May and finished the season 9-14 ...