Sports Top Stories
By MIKE LAMBERTI
July 11, 2024
Stability in the coaching ranks has defined the Bloomfield High girls' soccer program since its inception in 1988. As the team begins its 37th season this fall, its current head coach, Jon Aliaga, is just the fourth head coach, and has held that position since 2016. Bob Mayer was the first ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Georgetown sophomore and Westfield High School alum Barnes Blake finished in a two-way tie for 24th place Wednesday at the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Championship at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield. The three-day, 72-hole event culminated with the top 40 golfers advancing to ...
EUGENE, Ore. -- Sam Mattis, a 2012 graduate of East Brunswick High School, finished second in the men’s discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday. Mattis' throw of 216-9 was short of the Olympic standard (220-5), but he had entered the competition ranked 13th in the world, so he is ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Several Bordentown Regional High School graduates continued their academic as well as their athletic careers at the collegiate level with pride and determination right here in New Jersey and beyond. Let’s take a glance at the outstanding performances of some of those student ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – When Doug Stair played basketball, baseball, street hockey and ice hockey, he said he was sometimes on the outside looking in. “I was subjected as a kid... to be on the bench,” he told TAPinto Mount Laurel. “I was not as athletic as I am today.” Perhaps not surprisingly ...
OLEAN, NY — One day after scoring a combined 18 runs in two, seven-inning games, the Oilers could only manage one against the Hornell Steamers in a 7-1 loss. Right fielder Michael Norton provided the only offense for the Oilers with a solo home run in the fourth inning. The home run was Norton's ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- It isn't that often that an athlete from Chatham competes in the Olympics. In the case of the USA men's soccer team headed for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, it happens every 28 years. Red Bulls defender John "JMi" Tolkin will be representing the USA and Chatham as one of 18 ...
ERIE, Pa, -The Somerset Patriots downed the Erie SeaWolves 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon in game two of a six-game series at UPMC Park. LHP Ben Shields (7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K) earned his first Double-A win, hurling a career-long 7 IP of one-run ball. In his first two Double-A starts, Shields ...
ERIE, Pa, -The Somerset Patriots downed the Erie SeaWolves 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon in game two of a six-game series at UPMC Park. LHP Ben Shields (7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K) earned his first Double-A win, hurling a career-long 7 IP of one-run ball. In his first two Double-A starts, Shields ...
PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. — The Hudson Valley Summer Field Hockey League kicked off its 23rd season at Putnam Valley High School on June 26. Putnam Valley will be hosting the first half of the season due to construction of a new track at Lakeland, with Lakeland hosting the second half of the league ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The South Brunswick High School Athletics Hall of Fame will honor its Class of 2024 inductees this fall. The induction ceremonies will take place at halftime of the Vikings' home football game against Union on Thursday, Oct. 10. This year's inductees are: The 1996 ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Several graduates of Robbinsville High School competed in collegiate sports this past spring season, turning in exceptional performances: Becky Blitz and Cheyanne Weigand were both on the roster of the Montclair State University (NJ) softball team this past season. Weigand, a ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Hanover Township 10U Softball all-star team is in a race for the section title. They fell to Pequannock in a close game on Tuesday night but still have a path to the title. They are now facing River Edge in a game on Wednesday night at Morris Plains Community Park at ...
One hundred twenty years have gone by, since Bloomfield High fielded its first football team, in 1904. The earliest records, as compiled by the Bloomfield High athletic department, shows the first head coach in school history was William Conley, who held the job for one season, in 1909, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The accolades just keep rolling in for the state champion Bridgewater-Raritan High School baseball team. On June 27, the group was publicly honored with a proclamation by the Bridgewater Township Council. A number of players and coaches from the team were present that ...
VERONA, NJ - A new season of Verona Baseball and Softball is inching closer. The Verona Baseball and Softball League announced their fall tryout schedule for 8U through 14U baseball. Softball tryout dates for 8U, 10U, and 12U were also announced. Below is a full schedule breakdown: 8U ...
NEWARK, NJ — Newark’s Keith “Tsunami” Colon was doing so much damage to his opponent by the second round of his professional boxing debut on Saturday night that the referee stopped the fight. Colon, 21, won his match against Tennessee’s Hunter Turbyfill, 29, with a technical knockout, according ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Sayreville HS Bombers Football team will host a car wash and clothing drive on Sunday, July 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by the bus garage at Sayreville War Memorial High School. Support the football team and get your car washed by the Bombers' football players and drop ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Riding on the tail of two wins for the Tiger Sharks, the team hosted the Somerset Hills Blue Dolphins at the South Plainfield Community Pool on Wednesday, June 26th. Even with the threat of rain, the show must go on! Both teams arrived ready to compete, with 72 athletes in ...
ERIE, Pa, - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Tuesday night in game one of a six-game series at UPMC Park. RHP Zach Messinger (6 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K) did not factor into a decision in his 17th outing (15th start) of the season. The Yankees No. 21 prospect ranks among ...
ERIE, Pa, - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Tuesday night in game one of a six-game series at UPMC Park. RHP Zach Messinger (6 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K) did not factor into a decision in his 17th outing (15th start) of the season. The Yankees No. 21 prospect ranks among ...
PARKLAND, FL- Registration for the fall flag football league in Parkland is open for two more weeks, and will close on Friday, July 26, 2024. With a cap of 1,200 children, the league is almost completely full. One notable change this year is the re-formatting of the two youngest girls' ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A street will close in Doylestown this weekend to make room for a soccer viewing party West Court Street in front of Villa Capri Sports Bar and Pizzeria will be closed on Sunday July 14 for a viewing party to watch the Copa America and the Euro 2024 soccer finals. The street will ...
HORSEHEADS, NY — The Olean Oilers split a doubleheader with the Horseheads Hitmen Tuesday. The Oilers won Game 1 in home run derby fashion, hitting five homers in an 11-4 win. Outfielders Jason Story and Michael Norton both hit two round trippers. Shortstop Joshua Wilson added a three-run home ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood High School (RHS) alum and NFL Pro Bowl kicker Younghoe Koo made his triumphant return home this week, hosting "Koo's Kicking Camp", specialized training for aspiring kickers and punters in grades five through 12. All proceeds of the event were donated to the RHS football ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Neil Horne Jr., a legendary basketball coach at Westfield High School and Union Catholic High School, died on July 4. Horne’s passion was his family and teaching the game of basketball, according to his obituary. As chronicled in Stephen D. Reddy’s award-winning book “A Ball ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Recent Lakeland graduate Amanda Cohen played varsity softball for four years. She was a shortstop her junior and senior years, and right fielder her sophomore and freshman campaigns. A team captain along with Madi Panos and Tayrn Bruno as a senior, and as a junior with Ryleigh ...
The fall sports scene isn't far off, at Bloomfield High. Currently, the summer season has been perking, with a number of varsity teams competing in leagues and doing workouts, in preparation for a new season, whether it be this fall, or later into the new school year. At Bloomfield, ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's fourth annual Soccer Day and Alumni Game is set for Saturday, August 3 at the Chargers Varsity Soccer Field. Chargers Soccer Day has a full day of family fun on tap, starting with the Little Kickers program. Spotswood High School soccer players will offer an ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The 13U Somers Red Storm baseball team has been hot this summer! Winners of seven straight games, they secured the #2 seed in the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League 13U Division with a record of 8-2. They capped their last win off with a no-hitter thrown by Evan Murolo at Reis ...