Sports Top Stories
By JOSH WILETS
March 30, 2026
SPARTA, NJ - After a 1-7 start for Sparta softball in 2025, the team was tasked with trying to dig themselves out of that hole. The team was competitive the rest of the way, but the 2026 squad will look to begin the season on the right foot this spring. With many strong seniors having graduated ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — St. Bonaventure University is finalizing a deal to hire Daemen University head coach Mike MacDonald as its next men’s basketball coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.MacDonald brings a wealth of experience to the enchanted mountains, with more than 500 career wins across all ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Coming off a 12-9 record last year, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls lacrosse team is looking to a new wave of contributors to continue and build on previous success. From last year's team, the Raiders graduated five seniors, most notably Juliana Doran whose 123 goals ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball captain Dasonte Bowen will enter the NCAA transfer portal as a graduate transfer, becoming the first Bonnie to do so this offseason. Bowen spent the past two seasons at St. Bonaventure after transferring in ahead of the 2024–25 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Anthony Porter does not spend much time talking about wins and losses. For the first-year head coach of the Governor Livingston boys lacrosse program, the work done long before the opening faceoff matters far more than what the standings say at season’s end. Porter has ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – After finishing the 2025 season with a 10-15 record, including a 4-8 mark in conference play, Sayreville baseball enters the spring looking to take a step forward under head coach Tim Ballard, now in his third season. The Bombers will need to replace several key contributors from ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Junior midfielder Harrison Rekemeier tallied three goals and sophomore Patrick Smith added two goals with an assist to pace Westfield, No. 11 in the latest NJ.com Top 20 rankings, in a 9-8 home loss to neighbor and No. 15 Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday.Sophomore Brody Ferguson ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Two members of the Millburn boys basketball team have been named to the Super Essex Conference's All-Colonial Division First Team.Chace Redler and Chase Plotkin of Millburn were both selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Redler, a junior guard, averaged ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — The Hunterdon Central baseball team will open its season under new head coach Tom Reindel March 31 at Middletown South.Reindel is replacing Kevin Cuozzi, who stepped down after last year's 17-7 season. That was a good year, but Reindel had an even better year in 2025 — his West ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Nick Ferarro and Oliver Becker each scored five times as Millburn spoiled Phillipsburg High School’s boy’s lacrosse home opener, 15-4, on Saturday in a non-conference game at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Becker, Timmy Hansen and Ethan Weinburg each contributed three assists ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Sometimes, high school lacrosse games are too good to end in just four quarters.This has especially been true as of recently in the heavyweight crosstown rivalry between Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Pingry School: two teams that entered 2026 ranked amongst New Jersey’s top ...
MEDFORD, NJ — The Lenape High School softball program isn’t just wishing for success on the field this rapidly approaching regular season: they’re working hard during both practices and scrimmages to reach their full potential this spring.The Indians are scheduled to host Shawnee on Thursday, April ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team will make its long-awaited regular-season debut April 1 at home against Rancocas Valley.The anticipation is based on more than just the normal butterflies that accompany opening day for players coming back and others making their varsity ...
SPARTA, NJ – The boys lacrosse team had a disappointing home opener on Saturday, losing to Mountain Lakes 9-3. The Spartans got on the board first with the only goal of the first quarter.Their next point came in the second frame but the Lakers were able to net three pushing the score to 3-2 at the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The South Plainfield baseball team will open defense of its 2025 sectional championship when the 2026 season gets underway on Tuesday at St. Joseph of Metuchen.That will actually be a meeting of two teams that both won championships last spring: South Plainfield won the ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton boys baseball team is ready for the 2026 season, but this year they will be calling home a different location.The boys baseball team’s current home field this season is Hillside Park, located at 146 Lake Iliff Road in Newton. They are unable to use the Babe Ruth field at ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys tennis team played away against High Point on Thursday, March 26 and won 5-0.The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: 1st: Jack Boffa (N) won over Owen Castillo (HP), 6-4, 7-62nd: Diego Pena (N) won over Chase Longberg (HP), 6-2, 6-03rd: Alejando ...
COLONIA, NJ — On its way to a sectional championship appearance, the Colonia baseball team in 2025 was able to have a Division 1 pitcher on the mound for 69 percent of its total innings.One of those pitchers graduated, but senior right-hander Colin Kroner is back, and he's expected to be on the ...
JEFFERSON, NJ - The Jefferson girls lacrosse team has been hard at work to prepare for its regular season that is set to begin on Thursday, April 2. The Falcons are coming off a 10-win campaign a season ago.“Preseason has been great,” Jefferson head coach Katelyn Cannarozzi said. “They are the best ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Softball Team is having a strong season heading into April, the final month of the regular season.The Lady Eagles are 8-5 overall and are coming off a 10-0 shutout in their last game versus Flanagan High School. Kaitlin Enright and Olivia Weiss combined on a ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Due to a variety of factors, including an inexperienced team, a tough schedule, and a few key injuries, the 2025 Randolph baseball team endured their first losing season since 2019. But in 2026, the team returns virtually every starter, and along with a few newcomers, the group is ...
HANOVER, NJ - Despite the short week per Good Friday, Whippany Park High School and Park Regional programs have a full slate of matchups.Monday, March 30Girls Golf 3:30pmMorristown Beard School vs. Park RegionalLocation: Pinch Brook Golf CourseBaseball4:00pmvs. Hanover Park High SchoolLocation: ...
CRANFORD, NJ – In the opening game for both teams, Cranford scored five runs in the third inning en route to a 12-1 baseball victory over Dayton in Cranford on Saturday.Brayden Fry hit a home run and drove in two runs for the Cougars, who led, 9-0, after their five-run third.Adam Kielczynski went ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Hard work in the classroom and dedication on the field have earned Tyler Jenkins one of the highest honors a high school football player can receive. Jenkins was recently recognized as a Scholar Athlete by the National Football Foundation (NFF) through its Greater Morris County ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys tennis team opened the 2025-26 season on Thursday with a 5-0 sweep over North Plainfield High School on a picture-perfect afternoon for tennis. Marcus Serrano won his first singles match by default. His opponent had to retire after the ...
STAFFORD — It was a tough start to the 2026 campaign for the Southern Regional girls softball team on Saturday morning. Facing a disciplined Middletown South squad, the Rams struggled to contain the Eagles' patient offense and found themselves on the wrong end of an 11-1 final in five ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys tennis team opened the 2025-26 season on Thursday with a 5-0 sweep over North Plainfield High School on a picture-perfect afternoon for tennis. Marcus Serrano won his first singles match by default. His opponent had to retire after the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School's boys tennis team is excited to get back out on the court for the 2025-26 spring season. The Tigers finished with a 9-4 overall record last season. Dana Curcio returns for her 15th season as the program's head coach.South Plainfield lost key ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional boys lacrosse team showed no signs of slowing down Tuesday afternoon, riding a balanced offensive explosion and a dominant performance leading to a 15-3 victory over Middletown North.With the win, the Rams improve to 2-0 on the young season, while the Lions fall to ...
HAMILTON, NJ — The Nottingham baseball team, off a 10-12 season in 2025, is off to an 0-2 start this season.But head coach Charlie Iacono expected some growing pains with a young roster this year, and both of those first two defeats have been by a total of three runs."This year we're looking to ...