Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET STAFF
April 6, 2026
CARTERET, NJ – Junior left-hander Luis Hernandez pitched a four-hitter and got the game-winning hit to lift Carteret to a 2-1 baseball victory over North Plainfield on Monday.Hernandez struck out 10 batters, walked four and threw 100 pitches in seven innings.In the bottom of the seventh with the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Christina Lee pitched a three-hitter to lift East Brunswick to its third consecutive softball victory, 5-1, over Bayonne on Monday.Lee struck out nine batters and walked three. The only run against her was unearned.Eva Munoz went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run batted in for ...
WARREN, NJ — A competitive early game slipped away from Watchung Hills on Monday afternoon as Summit used a big fifth inning to power past the Warriors, 14-3.Watchung Hills struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Warriors held Summit in check through the early ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Senior outfielder Jake Dolan hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give undefeated Ridge a 6-4 baseball victory over Randolph on Monday.With two out and nobody on in the bottom of the 10th, Lucas Grob laced a single to left field. Dolan came up and lined a ...
WARREN, NJ — A competitive early game slipped away from Watchung Hills on Monday afternoon as Summit used a big fifth inning to power past the Warriors, 14-3.Watchung Hills struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Warriors held Summit in check through the early ...
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 ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison girls lacrosse broke open a close game with a six-goal third quarter and went on to defeat Morristown-Beard, 12-5, on Monday afternoon.After Morristown-Beard took a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter, Madison answered in the second and then took control in the third. The ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison boys golf opened its season with a narrow 162-167 victory over Summit on Monday in a nine-hole stroke-play match.The Dodgers, now 1-0, were led by a strong showing at the top of the lineup, with Andrew Schiller and Theo Bruns each carding a 39 to share medalist honors.
MADISON, NJ — Madison baseball carried an early lead into the sixth inning, but Hanover Park pushed across two late runs to edge the Dodgers, 2-1, on Monday afternoon.The loss dropped Madison to 1-3, while Hanover Park remained unbeaten at 3-0.Madison grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Erin Murphy tossed five hitless innings and struck out 13 as Morristown softball rolled to a 10-0 softball win over Mendham on Monday afternoon.With the victory, Morristown improved to 3-0, while Mendham fell to 0-3-1.Murphy dominated in the circle, allowing no hits and no runs ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Lazar Middle School student Cameron Deak has been selected to join the prestigious Draftday team to compete in the World Hockey Group’s International Cup in Bolzano, Italy. The tournament, which features 11 elite teams from around the globe, represents the pinnacle of 12U youth ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Softball Team is red hot heading into their final two weeks of the regular season, and offensively have scored 10 or more runs in six out of their last seven games, including a 18-4 drubbing of West Boca High School last Tuesday.The Lady Eagles are led by ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Bombers put together a strong week across multiple sports, highlighted by several undefeated performances and key early-season victories:SoftballThe girls put together a dominant, undefeated week with three impressive victories. Sayreville opened with an 8-3 win over ...
BUTLER, NJ — The Tri-Boro Little League is set to kick off its 2026 baseball and softball season with Opening Day festivities on Saturday, April 11.The annual celebration will begin with a parade lineup at 8:30 a.m. at Butler Park, where players, families, and community members will gather before ...
WASHINGTON TWP — In a clash of undefeated titans, the Rams proved why they are the team to beat this season. Behind a relentless offensive attack and a brick wall in the crease, the Rams (5-0) handed the Minutemen (4-1) their first loss of the year in a commanding non-conference statement ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Softball Team secured its second victory of the season on Saturday, defeating Bound Brook 7-4. Cassandra Agurto led the Minutemen with two runs and two RBIs. She went 2-4 at the plate. Gabrielle Rojas scored two runs and drew two walks. Elianna Borga had two hits. Rosa ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Raiders put together a strong week across multiple sports, highlighted by several decisive victories and standout individual performances.BaseballBaseball: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Stuns Union Catholic with 8-Run Sixth and a Walkoff Hit to Win a Wild OneBaseball: Scotch ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — This summer, Coach McDonagh and the Tiger Basketball program are giving local kids not one—but two exciting opportunities to stay active, build skills, and have fun.With both an Active Fun & Games Camp and a Skills & Drills Basketball Camp, families can choose the ...
CLARK, NJ — The New Jersey Nationals 2013 girls soccer team took first place in its bracket in the recent Players Development Academy's (PDA) prestigious Spring Kickoff Tournament. The team is represented by a number of Clark girls.The tournament took place on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March ...
UNION CITY, NJ – Bayonne scored all its runs in the sixth inning and went on to an 8-3 baseball victory over Union City on Monday.After right-hander Jack Kelly pitched five shutout innings for Bayonne (3-1), the Bees gave him all the run support he needed in the top of the sixth inning.Brandon ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton–based pickleball standout Sofia Sewing has been named the first player signed by the Palm Beach Royals, a new franchise in Major League Pickleball, according to a news release from the team.Sewing, currently the top-ranked women’s singles player on the APP Tour, is ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Coming off a strong 2025 season which saw the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders post their winningest season in school history (20-7) and capture their first Union County Title in almost a century, the Raiders opened up the 2026 season posting a 2-1 record and taking down a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Opening week for the Westfield High School softball team yielded a mixed bag of results.Senior Leah Abrams went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored and six RBI and freshman Angelina Tessitore added two hits with a double, one run scored and six RBI to power Westfield to a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The local community is gearing up to turn a love for the game into a powerful mission of support. On Sunday, June 7, 2026, the courts at Jerseyland Park will come alive for the Hoops for Nico 8th Grade Charity Basketball Tournament, held in honor of Nico Lombardi.The event, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Highlanders opened up their "official" season at the Rahway Rising Stars Meet on April 2nd in 42 degree mist and continued at the Summit Relays topping out in 78 degree heat on April 4th. The boy's and girl's sides had some results that landed athletes on the podium, ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Lady Warriors entered their matchup against Middletown South at 2-0, winning by an average of 10 goals per game. But after one quarter, down 4-0 with barely a minute of possession, it was fair to ask—where did that team go? The Lady Warriors would regain their composure in the ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Sara Scallon scored five goals to lead Summit to a 15-10 girls lacrosse victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday.Giada Catanzaro scored four goals and passed for two assists for Bridgewater-Raritan (1-3).Ashley Ciufo also scored four goals for the Panthers and Sia Agarwala and ...
MEDFORD, NJ — Spring is most definitely in the air and that’s tremendous news for all involved with outdoor activities — and that certainly includes the sport of golf.The Lenape High School boys golf program has already proven to be ready for this 2026 regular season and has a team full of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Michael Basile drove in five runs, capped by a grand slam in a 12-run fourth inning, as the Governor Livingston Highlanders cruised past Lyndhurst 16-1 Saturday to improve to 4-0 on the season.Basile went 2-for-3 with a walk, doing most of his damage in the decisive fourth ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Brady Shine, who a week earlier had set a new Hasbrouck Heights record in the javelin, came close to setting a new one Saturday at the Season Opener Relays in Hackensack.Shine, whose school record throw of 198-3, threw 196-9 on Saturday in leading Hasbrouck Heights to a victory in ...