Sports Top Stories
By RYAN JONES
March 31, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood teams turned in a strong week across multiple sports, as the spring season begins.BaseballBaseball: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Defeats Union, 9-3, in Home OpenerBoys LacrosseScotch Plains-Fanwood Defeats Cranford, 14-6, in Season Opener, Retains Coles ...
COLONIA, NJ — Middletown North opened its softball season with an 8-3 victory over Colonia on Monday.Middletown North scored in every inning but the fourth, but didn't score more than two runs in any inning.Aubrey Borchers went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs batted in and two runs scored, and ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The Middletown South girls lacrosse team opened its season with an 18-5 victory over Wall on Monday.Ashley Penn scored six goals for Middletown South, which had a 12-2 lead at the half after outscoring Wall, 8-1, in the second quarter.Hayley Jamison finished with five goals for the ...
RED BANK, NJ — David Perrotti scored five goals to lead Holmdel to a 13-1 boys lacrosse victory over Red Bank Catholic on Monday.Finnegan Buchan scored two goals and passed for four assists for Holmdel, which outscored RBC, 5-0, in the second quarter to take a 9-1 lead at the half.Jack Cannon ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Chatham softball team scored five runs in the second inning, but that was it for the game as Parsippany Hills came back to post a 9-5 season-opening win on Monday.Senior outfielder Clare Shanley had a base hit, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base for Chatham, which ...
CARTERET, NJ – The Carteret baseball team opened its season with a 4-3 victory over East Brunswick Magnet on Monday.Junior left-hander Luis Hernandez pitched a complete game for the Ramblers, striking out eight batters and walking three in seven innings. He allowed two earned runs.Miles Ferreiras ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys lacrosse team opened their 2026 season with split results, dropping their first game but rebounding to win their second. In the opener, they traveled North to face Pope John and came home on the short end of a one-goal game – falling by the score of 12-11. Pope John ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Randolph Boys volleyball took a straight-set decision over Morristown back on Wednesday, March 25, taking the sets by scores of 25-17, 25-16.Randolph improved to 2-0 with that win, and has now upped their record to 4-0. Morristown stayed within reach in the opening set before ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Park Regional girls lacrosse team opened its season in a winning fashion with an 11-2 victory over St. Elizabeth on Thursday afternoon.After a scoreless start, Park Regional surged ahead with a balanced offensive attack, finishing with 11 goals on 20 shots on goal. The ...
WHIPPANY, NJ – Wildcat baseball built an early lead during Monday afternoon’s home game. But a big third inning by the Hanover Park Hornets shifted the game to a 15-6 loss.Whippany Park scored in each of the first four innings, taking a 5-2 lead. Tyler Cohen and Justin Crivella each scored a run, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange baseball team opened its season with an 11-1 victory over Verona on Monday.West Orange scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 6-0 lead.Alex Alfonso went 3-for-3 with a home run and six runs batted in for West Orange and Jay Stevenson was ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Park Regional girls lacrosse team opened its season in a winning fashion with an 11-2 victory over St. Elizabeth on Thursday afternoon.After a scoreless start, Park Regional surged ahead with a balanced offensive attack, finishing with 11 goals on 20 shots on goal. The ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Caldwell baseball team rallied for a 4-3 victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on opening day Monday afternoon.Isaac Stern pitched three innings of one-hit shutout relief for Caldwell with six strikeouts to get the win.Dante Placenti went 2-for-3 with a home run for the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne baseball team opened its season with a 6-2 victory over Hudson Catholic on Monday.Brandon Drago, Cody Guthrie and Mikey Boehm all hit home runs for Bayonne, which scored three runs in the fifth inning to open a 6-2 lead.Jack Kelly pitched four innings, struck out eight, ...
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Behind a resilient offensive attack and a gritty complete-game performance from Samantha Jillson, the Southern Regional softball team secured its first win of the season Monday afternoon, defeating Jackson Township 8-5.The Rams (1-1) capitalized on a shaky defensive outing by the ...
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Hackettstown High School Tigers opened their season on the road against the Jefferson Falcons, falling in their first game of the year despite showing flashes of promise.Jefferson jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning, putting the Tigers on their ...
BARNEGAT — For four innings on Monday, Barnegat ace Nick Malinowski seemed firmly in control, holding the St. Rose offense at bay while his teammates manufactured a narrow lead. However, a nightmare fifth inning saw the Purple Roses explode for five runs, propelling St. Rose to a 7-4 comeback ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ — Casey Hoeckele and James Gallagher combined on a one-hitter and James Ferrante drove in three runs to present Phil Mahlik with a victory in his head coaching debut in Bernards' 8-1 opening day baseball triumph over Summit on Monday.Hoeckele, a senior right-hander who has not ...
BARNEGAT — For the second consecutive game, the Barnegat High School softball team found itself locked in a defensive struggle, and for the second time, they emerged on top thanks to a masterpiece in the circle.The Bengals moved to 2-0 on the young season Monday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over ...
The Phillipsburg High School boy’s golf team lost a close match, 157-160, to North Hunterdon to open its season on Monday in a Skyland Conference match at Architects Golf Club as six different golfers, three from each team, shot a low-round of four-under par 39 for the nine holes.Senior Eddie ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown softball opened its 2026 softball season with a 6-5 home win over Mount Olive on Monday afternoon, doing just enough offensively to hold off a late rally and start the year 1-0.The Colonials scored in four of their first five innings and carried a 4-2 lead into the sixth ...
BRIDGEWATERM, NJ - The New York Yankees have announced the 2026 break camp roster for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, highlighted by six of the organization’s top 30 prospects led by No. 1 prospect INF George Lombard Jr. Lombard Jr., MLB’s No. 31 overall ranked prospect, returns to Somerset ...
BRIDGEWATERM, NJ - The New York Yankees have announced the 2026 break camp roster for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, highlighted by six of the organization’s top 30 prospects led by No. 1 prospect INF George Lombard Jr. Lombard Jr., MLB’s No. 31 overall ranked prospect, returns to Somerset ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — The Barnegat Bengals continued their dominant start to the season on Monday, improving to 3-0 with a convincing straight-sets victory over the Manchester Township Hawks. Playing on their home court, the Bengals showcased the depth and coordination that has become their hallmark, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Two Conackamack Middle School students are earning national recognition after helping lead their competitive dance team to a championship performance at one of the country’s premier events.Eighth-grader Lillian Wilkins and seventh-grader Aria Rogers, members of the Jersey Girls All ...
MADISON, NJ – With just about 24 hours until their season opening, Madison is looking for redemption after back-to-back premature exits in the postseason. The Dodgers have a combined record of 36-13 since the 2024 season but have seen their state tournament runs end earlier than expected, losing to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball began a new era under Coach Jennifer Carvalho with an impressive tournament win on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The Raiders finished first in their pool with wins over Watchung Hills, Livingston, and Piscataway. In bracket play, they ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — On an early and frigid opening day to the high school baseball season, Gov. Livingston was putting its 34-game winning streak on the line, and New Providence was looking to establish a strong foundation after going 7-16 last year.To that extent, both teams achieved their ...
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When Columbia hosts Livingston in the opening game of the 2026 baseball season on Tuesday, the Cougars will do so with four of their top five pitchers back from last year.That's a luxury any head coach would sign up for, and Columbia coach Ryan Muirhead hopes to be able ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick softball team, which was scheduled to open its season Monday afternoon against A.L. Johnson of Clark, has a tough act to follow.The Bears also have the talent to do it.Last year, East Brunswick went 23-4, losing in the semifinal rounds of both the Greater ...