Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
April 7, 2026
MADISON, NJ — Madison softball jumped out to an early lead Monday, but Bernards answered with a steady offensive push to hand the Dodgers an 8-6 loss.The setback dropped Madison to 1-3 on the season, while Bernards improved to 1-2.Madison came out swinging in the top of the first, scoring four runs ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Two great weeks of Soccer Camp return to Nutley's Owns Field this Summer with Nutley High School Soccer Coach Mike DiPiano. For the past 16 years, DiPiano's coed soccer camp has become a township staple with many participants eventually going on to play soccer in high school and ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Keira Van Zile scored four goals and added three assists as Morristown girls lacrosse surged past Montclair, 13-7, on Monday afternoon.The Colonials improved to 1-2 with the win, while Montclair fell to 1-2.Morristown came out fast, building a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and ...
Basking Ridge, NJ — The Ridge High School Girls Lacrosse Team earned its first victory of the 2026 season on Thursday, April 2, defeating North Hunterdon 12–8 in its home opener.After falling in its season opener on the road, Ridge (1–1) rebounded with a strong all-around performance in front of ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Mateus Correia scored four goals to lead Dayton to a 10-3 boys lacrosse victory over Donovan Catholic on Monday.Austin Klein led the Bulldogs in assists with four and also scored a goal.Tyler Leyzerovich and Marcello Matute each scored two goals for Dayton. Kevin Lynch had one ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick High School's varsity dance team is hosting its first-ever audition prep clinic on Saturday, May 16, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Center Stage Dance and Theater School. All interested East Brunswick School District dancers in grades seven through 12 are invited to ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit’s boys golf team fell just short Monday, losing 167-162 to Madison in a nine-hole stroke-play match.Ethan DePetrillo led the Hilltoppers with a 39, tying for the low score of the day with Madison’s Andrew Schiller and Theo Bruns. Summit’s Lenin Hurlburt shot 43, while Grady ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Hamilton West girls lacrosse team picked up its first victory of the season, 12-2, over North Brunswick on Monday.Amelia Reed scored five goals and passed for one assist for Hamilton West (1-3).Cassandra Canonico totaled two goals and three assists and Danilynn Conte had ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Ellie Miller pitched four perfect innings and Mia Pope and Danika Spak each knocked in three runs to lead Steinert to a 17-0 softball victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Monday.Miller struck out eight of the 12 batters she faced.Pope went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit’s Hilltoppers showed their power in Warren Monday, with Kate Shin hitting two home runs to lead a 14-3 victory over No. 7 Watchung Hills.Summit (3-2, 2-0 UCC Mountain) trailed 1-0 early but tied it in the third before pulling away with four runs in the fifth, three in the sixth, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton girls lacrosse team scored four straight goals in the third quarter and went on to a 12-6 victory over A.L. Johnson on Monday.Lauren O'Brien scored four goals and passed for three assists for Dayton (1-1), which trailed, 3-0, after one quarter and was tied with ALJ, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Governor Livingston High School boys tennis team earned a decisive 5-0 victory over Johnson on Monday afternoon, April 6, improving its record to 2-3 on the season.The Highlanders controlled play across all three singles flights. At first singles, Arav Misra set the tone ...
NUTLEY, NJ – Ethan Almengo drove in three runs to lead West Orange to a 6-1 baseball victory over Nutley on Monday.Almengo went 2-for-3 with a home run for West Orange (2-1), which scored four runs in the third inning to take a 5-0 lead.Alex Alfonso and Jordan Rothseid each had two hits and one run ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury scored a tiebreaking run in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 7-6 softball victory over Hunterdon Central on Monday.Madison Van Cleef and Cambria Tucker each hit two-run home runs for Hunterdon Central (0-1) and Julianna Richards hit a solo homer and scored three ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood baseball team will take the field against arch rival Westfield for a game that means much more than runs and hits on April 21. The Raiders will play in honor of Lisa Bolton to celebrate her life, strength, and the lasting impact she had on her family, ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - A three-run first inning led Wood-Ridge to a 4-1 win over Rutherford in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Monday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Wood-Ridge is now 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Meadowlands. Rutherford is 3-2 overall, 0-1 in the Meadowlands.Lucas ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Sophomore Nico Mannino was credited with 21 assists and also produced a kill, a block, a dig, and a service ace in Chatham's 2-0 boys volleyball win vs. Vernon on Monday at CHS.Middle Jas Virdi and outside hitter Scott Simonfay each knocked down five kills for Chatham (5-4), which has ...
SPARTA, NJ – The game started about 45 minutes late and ended with Sparta coming to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning when the NJAC National Division baseball game was called by darkness at 7:27 p.m. with the Spartans ahead, 8-6.Chatham wasted the one-hit, eight-strikeout pitching of senior ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A packed gym at STEM Academy erupted with cheers on March 30 as East Orange Public Safety narrowly defeated Newark Public Safety, 43–42, in a high-energy “Battle of the Badges” basketball game that delivered both fierce competition and a powerful message of community ...
eINDIANAPOLIS – The University of Michigan won the NCAA men's basketball championship on Monday night, with a West Orange native leading the way.Elliot Cadeau of West Orange scored 19 points with three rebounds and two assists for Michigan in its 69-63 victory over the University of Connecticut in ...
SPARTA, NJ - Monday evening, the Sparta softball team hosted the Chatham Cougars in an NJAC National division showdown. The Spartans defeated Chatham by the score of 17-1 in four innings, via the mercy rule.The Spartans were off and running in the first inning, as the team from Sussex County threw ...
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 ...
SPARTA, NJ -Playing a spring break game, the Sparta boys volleyball team hosted the Jefferson Falcons on Monday in a classic rivalry match in the NJAC. After Jefferson hung with the Spartans in the first set, Sparta put their foot on the gas pedal and took down Jefferson in a clean sweep.In the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway baseball erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break open a tight game and defeat North Brunswick, 8-6, on Monday afternoon in GMC Blue Division action.The Chiefs (3-1, 3-1 GMC Blue) capitalized on timely hitting and strong pitching down the stretch ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team took on North Warren on Wednesday, April 1 and won 169-183 and then took on Hackettstown on Thursday, April 2 and won 171-199.The Braves results of the matches against North Warren are as follows:1st JT Kurilko with a 402nd Nick Deiorio with a ...
NEWARK, NJ – Caldwell remained undefeated with a 12-2 baseball victory over St. Benedict's Prep on Monday.Connor Sweeney and Chris Carollo each had three hits to propel the 14-hit attack for the Chiefs (4-0), who scored four runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-2 lead. Carollo drove in two runs ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken racked up 12 runs in the first inning and went on to a 21-0 baseball victory over University Charter on Monday.Ismael Paulino had two hits, scored two runs and drove in a run for Hoboken (3-1), which totaled nine hits but also drew 16 walks.Joshua Henriquez had a hit and ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph Lady Rams girls lacrosse team has completed their first three games of the season. After suffering a loss in their opener, they bounced back to win their next two for an early record of 1-1 so far. They opened on the road at Watchung Hills, where they took an early lead ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Senior right-hander Adam Goldberg pitched a four-hitter to lift Livingston to a 6-2 baseball victory over Millburn on Monday.Goldberg struck out seven batters and walked none. He threw 91 pitches and allowed one run.Livingston (1-2) scored single runs in the second, third, fourth ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Columbia scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and went on to a 7-0 softball victory over Livingston on Monday.Claire Shupe pitched the first five innings for Columbia (3-0), striking out seven batters, walking none and scattering four hits.Allison Kelly threw two ...