Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
April 29, 2026
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School senior Eddie O’Neil tied for match medalist honors with Watchung Hills’ Brandon Apilado with 1-over par 36s and the Warriors took the next two places in a 152-158 defeat of the Stateliners in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division boy’s golf match on ...
BRANCHVILLE, NJ – Sparta High School’s baseball team’s senior game was made even more special by the opportunity to play Wallkill Valley on the Miners’ minor league baseball field at Skylands Stadium.Each senior was escorted by their family from third base to home plate during the ceremony, as ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys golf team defended its UCIAC Championship crown at Echo Lake Country Club, their home course, on Tuesday.The Blue Devils (313) upended Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 315-323, to win the team title. New Providence (332), Johnson (334) and Summit (335) rounded ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity baseball team was down 3-0 after four innings to Perth Amoby High School in the first game of a home-at-home on Tuesday. Perth Amboy scored a run in the second, third and fourth innings to take the lead in the Greater Middlesex Conference White ...
EDISON, NJ - South Plainfield High School's girls lacrosse team continued to roll on Tuesday. The Tigers won their fourth straight over Edison High School 8-2 to complete the season sweep and improve their overall season record to 7-3. South Plainfield also remained undefeated in the Greater ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — South Brunswick controlled all four quarters in a 13-3 boys lacrosse victory over Steinert on Tuesday.South Brunswick (5-4) opened with a 4–0 first quarter and never looked back, scoring at least three goals in every frame. Ian Taylor led the way with a 10‑point performance (5 ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity softball team headed to Warren Park to take on Perth Amboy High School in an out-of-division game on Tuesday. The Chargers lost their last two games against Metuchen and Nottingham High Schools last week, but bounced back in a big way against the ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Hamilton West-Nottingham softball co-op collected 14 hits in a 10-0 victory over Lawrenceville on Tuesday.Mikayla Umanski pitched a five-inning three-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks for HW-N (9-6).Charlize Taylor went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two runs batted ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's baseball team used a big second inning and a dominant pitching performance from Francis Tejada to power past College Achieve Paterson, 13-4, Tuesday in the preliminary round of the Passaic County Tournament. Eastside (7-8) broke the game open early, erupting for nine runs ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne High School baseball program has suffered their fair share of setbacks in the early going this spring.But the strong effort on the part of the Bears is always present, and if they stay united as a team, there’s plenty of time to put together a string of victories. This ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Julianna Santangelo pitched a two-hitter to lead Dayton to a 4-0 softball victory over Livingston on Tuesday.Madison Tarrant hit a double and drove in a run and Aubrie Cantagallo had a single and an RBI for Dayton (6-9), which scored runs in the second and fifth innings and two in ...
NEW PROVIDENCE — The forecast wasn't exactly what organizers had hoped for, but the lacrosse community didn't seem to mind.Under grey, ominous skies, more than 150 dedicated players turned out to Lieder Field for the Second Annual New Providence Lacrosse Day on Sunday, April 26 — a week later than ...
SUMMIT, NJ — No. 6 Summit delivered a statement in Union County Conference play, sweeping a two-game home-and-home against Union with back-to-back shutouts this week.Summit (16-2, 9-0 UCC Mountain) outscored Union 22-0 across the two games, showcasing both offensive firepower and dominant ...
NEW PROVIDENCE — A four-run third inning gave the Pioneers hope, but it wasn't enough to overcome an early deficit as New Providence baseball fell to Madison 10-6 on Tuesday, April 28, dropping to 7-7 on the season.Madison jumped out to a 3-0 lead through two innings before New Providence answered ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown boys tennis earned a tight 3-2 victory over Parsippany Hills on Tuesday, April 28.Parsippany Hills took the first singles point, with Anant Singh defeating Alper Kumlu, 6-2, 6-3. Morristown answered at second singles, where Charlie Beyer defeated Dev Krishna, 6-2, 6-3.
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Park Lacrosse stayed perfect on the season with a commanding 16–5 win over Cranford, fueled by explosive scoring, dominant draw work, and a smothering defensive effort.Samantha Fehir and Patricia Shallis led the offensive surge, each posting 5 points. Fehir buried 5 goals, while ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School senior Eddie O’Neil tied for match medalist honors with Watchung Hills’ Brandon Apilado with 1-over par 36s and the Warriors took the next two places in a 152-158 defeat of the Stateliners in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division boy’s golf match on ...
MADISON, NJ - Madison High School senior Dylan Staar has been selected to play in the 32nd Paul Robeson All-Star Classic.Staar, a member of the Dodgers football team, was named to the West team for the annual all-star game. The game will be played Tuesday, June 9, at 7:00 p.m. at Paul Robeson ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Bridgewater-Raritan managed only one hit all day against Ridge.But Bridgewater-Raritan also got hit by five pitches and generated enough baserunners to come away with a 4-3 baseball victory over the Red Devils on Tuesday.Kevin Kelly got the save, stranding Ridge runners on first ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Torrance Drulis allowed three hits in six innings of strong pitching to lift Hunterdon Central to a 5-1 softball victory over Immaculata on Tuesday.Drulis walked two batters and struck out one before Alexia Yukniewicz pitched a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts.Josephine ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison boys tennis earned a 3-2 win over Mountain Lakes on Tuesday, April 28.Madison picked up wins at first and second singles. Bryce Curey battled to a three-set victory over William Berei, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5, while Raphael Joiris defeated Arthur Chen, 6-4, 7-5.Mountain Lakes answered ...
MADISON, NJ - Madison baseball picked up a 10-6 win over New Providence on Tuesday, April 28.Madison (8-6-1) jumped out early with two runs in the first inning and added another in the second before New Providence rallied with four runs in the third. The Dodgers responded with runs in the fifth, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown girls lacrosse held off a late push from Pingry to earn a 12-11 win on Tuesday, April 28.The Colonials (7-4) built a 7-4 halftime lead after scoring three goals in the first quarter and four in the second. Pingry (11-2) rallied with five goals in the fourth quarter, but ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown boys tennis earned a tight 3-2 victory over Parsippany Hills on Tuesday, April 28.Parsippany Hills took the first singles point, with Anant Singh defeating Alper Kumlu, 6-2, 6-3. Morristown answered at second singles, where Charlie Beyer defeated Dev Krishna, 6-2, 6-3.
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education on Tuesday night approved the appointment of longtime assistant Joe Ascolese as the new head football coach, ushering in a new era built on continuity and recent success.Ascolese, a longtime assistant and offensive coordinator, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School senior Eddie O’Neil tied for match medalist honors with Watchung Hills’ Brandon Apilado with 1-over par 36s and the Warriors took the next two places in a 152-158 defeat of the Stateliners in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division boy’s golf match on ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - Whippany Park baseball defeated Newton High School 7-1 on Tuesday behind a dominant pitching performance from Aayush Karlekar.Karlekar struck out 10 over five innings, allowing just one hit, before Connor Clarke closed out the final two frames. The Wildcats combined for 11 strikeouts ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education on Tuesday night approved the appointment of longtime assistant Joe Ascolese as the new head football coach, ushering in a new era built on continuity and recent success.Ascolese, a longtime assistant and offensive coordinator, ...
LINDEN, NJ – Jackson Babiarz pitched a four-hitter to lead Dayton to a 4-0 baseball victory over Linden on Tuesday.Babiarz struck out 13 batters in seven innings. He walked two batters and threw 107 pitches.It was a 1-0 game until Dayton (5-9) scored one run in the sixth inning and then added two ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Steve Kline coaches two sports at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.They are a pair of completely different environments in boys’ basketball and girls’ golf, but not because one is indoors and the other is outdoors.Of course, any competitive setting ultimately has the same paramount ...