Sports Top Stories

August 7, 2024

SOMERSET, NJ -- Earlier this week, Noah Lyles earned the title of the fastest man in the world when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Lyles, 27, became the first American to win gold in the men's 100-meter in 20 years. Justin Gatlin did it in 2004.

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PARKLAND, FL- Local Track Club Coral Springs Blazers capped off a successful season with an excellent performance at the Junior Olympics this summer. In an announcement to the local community, the club gave a news release saying "congratulations to the Coral Springs Blazers Track Club for their ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. - Last year the Bedford Hills Hawks made it to the finals of the GHVBL College Division Championship. After falling short, the only outcome that would do was to hoist the hardware. A second inning 5-0 deficit in game one of the best of three did not look good, though.  But ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at the Stage House in Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved a step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – A three-sport star for Wood-Ridge High School, Nicole Fleck, Class of 2012, has been named to the 2024 Wood-Ridge High School Hall of Fame Class, to be inducted on September 25 at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge.  Fleck's greatest accomplishments probably occurred on the basketball ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y.—  Lakeland/Panas boys lacrosse standout Bubba Baumeister, who recently graduated from Lakeland, enjoyed a stellar senior season. He was named All-Section, All-League, and participated in the senior all-star game this spring to cap off a three-year varsity career with the Rebels, a ...

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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- As her Union Catholic family cheered from a watch party at Stage House Mountainside, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone moved one step closer to defending her title with a very comfortable victory in her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics at Stade ...

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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Earlier this week, Noah Lyles earned the title of the fastest man in the world when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Lyles, 27, became the first American to win gold in the men's 100-meter in 20 years. Justin Gatlin did it ...

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The Madison Area YMCA is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kevin Carney as the new Competitive Aquatics Director and Head Coach of the Madison Area YMCA Mariners Swim Team. With an impressive history in competitive swimming and coaching, Kevin brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark in their series opener. The Patriots have homered in eight straight games, their longest streak of the season. C Rafael Flores (2-for-3, HR, RBI, R) socked a solo homer in ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark in their series opener. The Patriots have homered in eight straight games, their longest streak of the season. C Rafael Flores (2-for-3, HR, RBI, R) socked a solo homer in ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - There is still time to register for the Spotswood Youth Baseball and Softball League's upcoming fall season. Registration has been extended to Friday, August 9. Registration for the upcoming Fall Ball season can be completed online at the SYBSL's website. 

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MILLTOWN, NJ - The Milltown Little League has opened up the online registration for Fall Ball. Registration can be completed at the Milltown Little League's website for the upcoming all season of baseball and softball. 

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CLARK, NJ — For the past several months, TAPinto has been making announcements about the upcoming Crusaders Basketball Camp for boys and girls, taking place at Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School. This week, the camp finally kicked off, and it's pretty clear already that the next several days are ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Scotch Plains is looking for seniors to participate in the New Jersey Senior Olympic Games to be held for the seventh consecutive year in Woodbridge Township from Sept. 6-8. The New Jersey Senior Olympic Games features 23 sporting events and competitions. Male and female ...

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CLARK, NJ — Clark resident and St. Benedict's Prep rising senior Baden Wandling had quite a July in Florida. For most of us, such an utterance would simply indicate that we had a super terrific time hanging out at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. But when you're part of an elite, nationally-ranked soccer ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. - Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has expressed strong opposition to a proposed policy under consideration that would create a mechanism allowing boys to participate in girls’ sports. Slater argues that this proposal threatens to undermine years of effort at the federal, state, ...

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