Sports Top Stories
By LUKE HITCHCOCK
June 30, 2024
OLEAN, NY — The Oilers swept a doubleheader against the Horseheads Hitmen Sunday. Shortstop Joshua Wilson's solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead in Game 1. The home run would turn out to be the winning run in an Oilers 3-1 victory. Starting pitcher Adam ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ --Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Summit Baseball was well represented at the Quad County Underclassmen All-Star Game held Friday night at Community Park in North Brunswick. Hilltopper Second Baseman Ryan Barber, batting lead off, recorded two hits in getting on base four times while teammate Pitcher Gavin ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - Junior Ryan Byrne of Katonah and sophomore Casey Kelly of South Salem have been selected as the top student-athletes of the spring term at The Harvey School. In making the announcement, Harvey’s Director of Athletics Ray Lacen said, “Ryan and Casey have performed admirably in both ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a score of 11-3 on Saturday night at the Diamond, snapping Somerset’s season-high four-game win streak to open the second half of the season. RHP Trystan Vrieling (3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR) was ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a score of 11-3 on Saturday night at the Diamond, snapping Somerset’s season-high four-game win streak to open the second half of the season. RHP Trystan Vrieling (3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR) was ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ --Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
EUGENE, ORE — Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ --Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ --Union Catholic track legend and defending Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles with a win Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin won the semifinals at 52.48, the fastest time in the world this ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Online registration ends for the in-person 5K and the one-mile Fun Run ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2. The cost of the in-person 5K is $30 and the fee for the Fun Run is $10. Registration for the virtual 5K and Fun Run ends on Sunday, June 30. The cost of the virtual 5K is $25 ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Online registration ends for the in-person 5K and the one-mile Fun Run ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2. The cost of the in-person 5K is $30 and the fee for the Fun Run is $10. Registration for the virtual 5K and Fun Run ends on Sunday, June 30. The cost of the virtual 5K is $25 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's Crystal Springs Water Park will now include a competition-sized pool as a result of a grant facilitated by District 18 Assemblyman Sterley Stanley. The office of Mayor Brad Cohen and the Township Council have announced that the 2025 NJ State Budget will ...
RICHMOND, Va. -The Somerset Patriots won their fourth consecutive game to begin the second half of the season in come from behind fashion, taking down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-5 on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at The Diamond. After trailing 5-0 entering the 7th inning, ...
RICHMOND, Va. -The Somerset Patriots won their fourth consecutive game to begin the second half of the season in come from behind fashion, taking down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-5 on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at The Diamond. After trailing 5-0 entering the 7th inning, ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - As a John Jay Lacrosse player, Luca Duva has endured some pretty tough season ending losses. This year’s section final defeat to Rye among them, he doesn’t discount the value of the pain. “It does allow you to mature,” said the senior. But he is leaving John Jay with more ...
VERONA, NJ - Former Seton Hall Prep Pitcher and Verona native David Festa was the winning pitcher on the mound for the Minnesota Twins in their 13-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Festa pitched five innings in his MLB debut, allowing seven hits and five earned runs, walking ...
OLEAN, NY — The score was 9-9 when third baseman Cooper Rossano came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. With two strikes against him, Rossano managed to make contact with the ball, popping it up just past Salamanca Lizards first baseman Anthony ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Summer rains turned into a storm which canceled the annual Hasbrouck Heights 7-on-7 football tournament championship game on Saturday. Just as the semifinal games were winding down, light rain began to fall at Depken Field. Then the lighting detectors sounded around 1:20 ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The 12U All-Star Hanover Township Softball team has won the District One Championship. This is the second year in a row that the team has brought home the banner, keeping the Hanover Softball tradition alive. The girls will now advance to the Section 1 Tournament in ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup last week, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in a dramatic game 7 at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday evening. Panthers star forward Aleksander "Sasha" Barkov has been raising funds for local children all season with his campaign for the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – New Providence School District is planning to undertake a large project of renovating its baseball and softball fields. Athletic Director Vincent Carangelo attended the Thursday, June 27 Board of Education (BOE) meeting to explain the scope and funding for the project. The ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Salerno Duane Ford of Summit is offering its customers a bevy of prizes with its upcoming Putt to Win Event. From July 1 to July 6, customers will have the opportunity to sink a putt for a prize with the purchase or lease of a new Ford vehicle. The available prize options ...
The New Providence Reds continued their hot start to the season last Sunday sweeping a doubleheader from the East Coast Aces by scores of 11-1 and 13-5 to improve to 5-1 on the season. Game one was scoreless through the first two innings until the Reds erupted for five runs in the third ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - This Sunday, June 30, at 1 p.m., Oakwood Park will host a highly anticipated matchup as the New Providence Reds (5-1) take on the undefeated Caciques de Venezuela (5-0). Adding star power to the game, former Mets outfielder Endy Chavez will be playing for the opposition.
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - This Sunday, June 30, at 1 p.m., Oakwood Park will host a highly anticipated matchup as the New Providence Reds (5-1) take on the undefeated Caciques de Venezuela (5-0). Adding star power to the game, former Mets outfielder Endy Chavez will be playing for the opposition.
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - This Sunday, June 30, at 1 p.m., Oakwood Park will host a highly anticipated matchup as the New Providence Reds (5-1) take on the undefeated Caciques de Venezuela (5-0). Adding star power to the game, former Mets outfielder Endy Chavez will be playing for the opposition.
ROXBURY, NJ - Wally Peer IV, an 8-year-old student at Kennedy Elementary School, recently won a state championship for angling and is preparing to compete next month at a national tournament. Peer, who is in second grade, won the New Jersey Junior BASS Nation State Championship on Swartswood ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains resident Ryan Matulonis has qualified for the 400m hurdle semi-finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, after his performance on Thursday evening. The Seton Hall Prep graduate and UPenn freshman will run the men’s semifinal that takes ...