Sports Top Stories
By LOU MONACO
April 8, 2026
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield boys golf team is off to another solid start early this season.The defending Union County champions finished runner-up (324) to Mainland (310) in the Wall Invitational at Jumping Brook County Club in Neptune on March 23. Sophomore Chase Simms (77) was the leading Blue ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison boys lacrosse erased an early deficit and traded punches with unbeaten West Morris all afternoon, but the Wolfpack scored the game-winner in overtime to hand the Dodgers a 12-11 loss on Tuesday.Madison led 2-1 after the first quarter, but West Morris surged ahead with a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Several West Orange High School football players traveled to the Marauder Dome in Flanders last month to participate in the 35th Annual Chuck Mound Football Challenge and took top honors.The event was designed for athletes in grades 9-12 and was organized as a team combine, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Cranford and South Plainfield baseball teams last met in the quarterfinal round of last year's NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament en route to South Plainfield's eventual sectional championship.Both teams had gotten off to good starts this season and both have high hopes, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Giada Catanzaro scored five goals and passed for three assists to lead Bridgewater-Raritan to a 12-11 girls lacrosse victory over Mount St. Mary on Tuesday.Skye Cabatu finished with four goals for Bridgewater-Raritan (2-3), which erased a 5-3 deficit after one quarter.Sarah ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Hunterdon Central scored five runs in the second inning and went on to a 12-7 baseball victory over Ridge on Tuesday.Nick Holot went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two runs batted in for Hunterdon Central (2-1), which put up six runs in the sixth inning to take a 12-4 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown boys tennis picked up two singles victories, but Parsippany Hills swept the doubles matches to escape with a 3-2 boys tennis win Tuesday afternoon.Morristown’s wins came at second and third singles. Jackson Starcher earned a straight-set victory at second singles, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — On the same diamond where the program lost its last baseball game almost two years ago, Gov. Livingston broke the modern New Jersey record with its 39th consecutive victory, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood on the road, 12-3, on Tuesday.The record-setting win, which improved the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity softball team was back in action on Tuesday, taking on Sayreville War Memorial High School. The Chargers' four-game winning streak to open the 2025-26 season was stopped by the Bombers. Spotswood was shut out 4-0 by Sayreville for the Chargers' first ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge pounded out 17 hits on the way to their 16-1 victory over Becton Regional in a NJIC Patriot Division girls softball game Monday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Wood-Ridge improves to 3-1 overall, 1-0 in the Patriot Division. Becton falls to 0-4 overall ...
ALLENDALE, NJ – Normally, a comeback win culminated by a goal in the final seconds would be one to celebrate. Chatham, however, was in no mood to rejoice after its 8-7 boys lacrosse nail-biter over Northern Highlands on Tuesday.Not a single Cougar player even flashed a smile after senior middie ...
PEQUANNOCK, NJ — The New Providence girls lacrosse team suffered a heartbreaking 11-10 road loss to Pequannock on Tuesday morning after surrendering the lead in the fourth quarter.New Providence led throughout the game before Pequannock pulled ahead late, outscoring the Pioneers 4-2 in the final ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood came up aces on Monday afternoon, defeating New Providence, 5-0, at Kramer Manor Park. With the win, the Raiders evened their record at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in Union County Conference play.In singles action, Scotch Plains-Fanwood set the tone early.
HOLMDEL, NJ – Middletown South remained undefeated with an 11-9 girls lacrosse victory over Holmdel on Tuesday.Hayley Jamison scored four goals for Middletown South (3-0), which outscored Holmdel, 3-1, in the fourth period.Ashley Penn and Alexis Marquis each scored a goal for the Eagles and Anna ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ – The South Brunswick boys lacrosse team prevailed in triple overtime to defeat Old Bridge on the road, 3-2, on Tuesday.Cameron Gray had one goal and one assist for South Brunswick (1-2), which played Old Bridge to a scoreless tie in the second half after the teams were tied, 2-2, at ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Middletown South remained undefeated with an 11-9 girls lacrosse victory over Holmdel on Tuesday.Hayley Jamison scored four goals for Middletown South (3-0), which outscored Holmdel, 3-1, in the fourth period.Ashley Penn and Alexis Marquis each scored a goal for the Eagles and Anna ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Kira Abel scored eight goals to lead Columbia to a 14-13 girls lacrosse victory over Cranford on Tuesday.Anabel MacGuire finished with two goals and seven assists for the Cougars (1-2), who came back from a 4-1 deficit after one quarter.Amelia Burroughs scored two goals and won nine ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – Ryan Spencer took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and Colts Neck's bats erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning on its way to a 13-4 baseball victory over Raritan on Monday.Spencer didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning and finished with 11 strikeouts and four walks in 5 ⅔ ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Roger Lin and Elias Bruu-Syversen both took their singles matches in straight sets as the Chatham boys tennis team won its fourth in a row, 4-1 vs. Mendham on Tuesday.Aidan Wong and Ranvir Iyengar won at first doubles and the tandem of Grayson Rivera and Chris Allen won at second ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — On the same diamond where the program lost its last baseball game almost two years ago, Gov. Livingston broke the modern New Jersey record with its 39th consecutive victory, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 12-3, on Tuesday.The record-setting win, which improved the Highlanders' ...
EDISON, NJ – Jordan Rudolph pitched a two-hitter to lift East Brunswick to a 9-0 baseball victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday.Rudolph, a junior right-hander, struck out 12 batters, walked one and threw a total of 88 pitches in seven innings.Julian Satterthwaite went 2-for-4 with a home run ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team hosted Hopatcong on Wednesday, April 1 and won 7-4. They then hosted Sparta on Friday, April 3 and got shut out 7-0.Daniel Mountford was the only Brave to hit against Sparta’s pitcher Shane Hoover. He went 1-for-3 at-bat with a single.The Braves had ...
UNION, NJ – Union scored four runs in three different innings and went on to a 14-11 baseball victory over Elizabeth on Tuesday.Johnny Velez hit a home run and drove in two runs for Union (2-3), which took a 10-4 lead with four runs in the fourth inning.Mark Womack went 3-for-4 with three RBI for ...
SPARTA, NJ – The new flag football squad played their inaugural game against Pope John on April 1. The game was played to a tie. Three innings of overtime play did not break the stalemate. Football coach Frank Marchiano is leading the team of girls, as they are learning the fundamentals of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — On the same diamond where the program lost its last baseball game almost two years ago, Gov. Livingston broke the modern New Jersey record with its 39th consecutive victory, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood on the road, 12-3, on Tuesday.The record-setting win, which improved the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — On the same diamond where the program lost its last baseball game almost two years ago, Gov. Livingston broke the modern New Jersey record with its 39th consecutive victory, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood on the road, 12-3, on Tuesday.The record-setting win, which improved the ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Whippany Park baseball lost to Morristown-Beard on Monday afternoon 10-1.The Crimson of Morristown-Beard scored three runs in the first inning and added another in the second. A four-run fourth inning extended the lead, with additional runs in the fifth and sixth, putting the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Watchung Hills delivered a complete performance on both sides of the ball, using dominant pitching and timely hitting to power past Bridgewater-Raritan, 9-1, and improve to 2-1 on the season.From the start, the Warriors controlled the tempo, breaking through with two runs in the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Watchung Hills delivered a complete performance on both sides of the ball, using dominant pitching and timely hitting to power past Bridgewater-Raritan, 9-1, and improve to 2-1 on the season.From the start, the Warriors controlled the tempo, breaking through with two runs in the ...
MADISON, NJ — Blake Steele earned medalist honors to lead Madison to a 164-189 victory over Mountain Lakes on Tuesday in a nine-hole stroke-play match.With the win, Madison improved to 2-0 on the season, while Mountain Lakes fell to 2-1.Steele paced the Dodgers with a low round of 38, finishing as ...