Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH WEISS
June 26, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. McLaughlin is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. McLaughlin is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen ...
Bloomfield High's Will Cordero, a recent graduate of Bloomfield High, was one of the recipients of the 2024 Watsessing Athletic Club Scholarship. Will recently provided some classy comments on his selection, and TAPinto Bloomfield wanted to share those thoughts. "I have always been ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The Bayonne baseball team has played two games in its summer season in the High School Developmental League so far. The Bees took home their first victory of the summer on Tuesday night with a 23-3 rout of New Providence. Among the many highlights were three-run triples by ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ - Attention ballers of Long Branch - summer basketball season is almost upon us! The City of Long Branch Recreation Summer Basketball League is now registering students for the summer season. Summer basketball is for boys and girls going into 3rd through 8th grade and will ...
The summer will certainly be a busy time for the Bloomfield High softball program. Head coach Rich Adams noted that his team will be play an aggressive schedule, starting in late June and continuing through most of July. The Bengals will play in a league which includes mostly schools from Essex ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Several of Bordentown's student-athletes 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 ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 12-4 on 16 H and 4 HR on Tuesday in game one of a six-game series at The Diamond. All nine Patriots reached base in the contest, while eight players had a hit and six different Patriots saw multi-hit games. Tuesday ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 12-4 on 16 H and 4 HR on Tuesday in game one of a six-game series at The Diamond. All nine Patriots reached base in the contest, while eight players had a hit and six different Patriots saw multi-hit games. Tuesday ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Wednesday June 19, the Highway Hammers took on Prime Pub in Men’s Softball, and by the 5th inning, the game was decidedly going in the favor of the highwaymen. Even so, Tommy Deagan took his time in the box and methodically leveled the dirt. Not going unnoticed by Al Tiso on the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
OLEAN, NY — The Oilers offense exploded in the bottom the eighth inning with five hits, four walks and two batters hit by pitch scoring eight runs to secure a 16-6 victory against the Dansville Gliders on Tuesday in Bradner Stadium. The Gliders managed to tie the game 6-6 with four runs in the ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Five players from the Colts Neck baseball team have been named to the Shore Conference A North All-Division Team for 2024. Casey Gardiner, Tommy Diffley, Anthony Vallaro, Dan Annunziata and Kyle McCarthy were all selected to the team in a vote of the conference's coaches, and ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Two members of the Holmdel baseball team, and two from Raritan, were named to the Shore Conference's A Central All-Division Team. Luka Buda and James Vallillo of Holmdel, and John Molnar and Phil Kramer of Raritan, were selected to the team in a vote of the Shore Baseball Coaches ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Five members of the Middletown South baseball team, and three from Middletown North, have been named to the Shore Conference A North All-Division Team for 2024. Mason Christopher, Andrew Marquis, Lou D’Alessio, Jack Concordia and Brevin Bezick of Middletown South, and Zach ...
By Mark Kane For Capital Region Independent Media Stewart Friesen picked up back-to-back wins at Fonda Speedway for career wins number 400 and 401. Mark Kane/For Capital Region Independent Media It was a different time but the place was the same—the “Track of Champions” Fonda ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
WAYNE, NJ – The 17-year-old from Wayne, New Jersey stood, warming up, just meters from one of her idols, Reagan Smith, the 2019 world champion and former American record holder in this event they were about to race in, the 200-meter backstroke at the US Olympic Time Trials. “It was so surreal,” ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Several graduates of Hamilton West, Nottingham and Steinert High Schools competed in collegiate sports this past spring season right here in New Jersey and beyond. Let’s take a glance at their noteworthy performances. This is the first installation: Ashley Navarro (Steinert ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Bayonne wrestler Justin "Big Country” Perry traveled to Virginia Beach for the 2024 National Coaches Championship last month, and, although his team finished a combined 4-2, Perry continued on his winning path, finishing 6-0 on the weekend. Perry finished his Bayonne High School ...
PARKLAND, FL- Registration for the 2024 Parkland Dash is now open. The event will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Pine Trails Park in Parkland. Each year, the Parkland Dash supports a local nonprofit or charity to support, and in 2043 the Dash will be supporting Make Our Schools ...
WAYNE, NJ – The 17-year-old from Wayne, New Jersey stood, warming up, just meters from one of her idols, Reagan Smith, the 2019 world champion and former American record holder in this event they were about to race in, the 200-meter backstroke at the US Olympic Time Trials. “It was so surreal,” ...
WAYNE, NJ – The 17-year-old from Wayne, New Jersey stood, warming up, just meters from one of her idols, Reagan Smith, the 2019 world champion and former American record holder in this event they were about to race in, the 200-meter backstroke at the US Olympic Time Trials. “It was so surreal,” ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...