Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
June 15, 2024
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - As a regular season elevates into the post season, the level of competition follows in kind, and McKenna Mullins of Somers notices like everyone else. “The girls keep getting better as you progress, which could be a little intimidating. But it’s also motivating," said the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Three members of the West Essex girls lacrosse team have been named to the Super Essex Conference American Division First Team. Abby Zanelli, Alivia Lugo and Sasha Resnick of West Essex all were selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches. Zanelli, a ...
FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first responders, and ...
PENNSAUKEN, NJ – Five members of the Hasbrouck Heights hoys and girls track teams competed in the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions on Wednesday at Pennsauken High School. Each qualified from their final positions in the NJSIAA Group championships held on June 7 and 8. Sophomore Brady Shine threw ...
UNION, NJ -- Less than a month after the departure of longtime head coach Lou Grasso Jr., the Union High School football team has begun summer sessions under interim head coach Jason Scott, who will head the program through at least the entire 2024 fall campaign. Scott was named to the position ...
OLEAN, NY — The Oilers held off a late surge from the Horseheads Hitmen in their 10-8 win Friday night. The Hitmen entered the seventh inning down 10-1 before shortstop AJ Brotz hit a three-run double, cutting the lead down to six runs. The Oilers started the top of the eighth inning with relief ...
UNION, NJ -- The No. 2 Summit Boys Lacrosse team, coming off a commanding win against Moorestown on Thursday, now will face its rival Westfield in the championship game of the Kirst Cup, scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Kean University. The Hilltoppers (20-2) have now won 17 games in a ...
STATEN ISLAND, NY - If you’re looking for an unforgettable family evening out this summer, or perhaps to feel like you’re living in the movie Bull Durham, there’s no better option than to head out to a Staten Island FerryHawks baseball game. The Staten Island FerryHawks are an independent ...
The Bloomfield High boys' volleyball team put together another good season, finishing 16-13 on the year, and winning a game in the NJSIAA Tournament. Head coach Louis Stevens' team played its usual tough schedule, and turned in a solid effort'. "The team had some ups and downs this ...
The Bloomfield High freshman baseball team had the opportunity to play in a number of games this spring. Led by coach Allen Wannat, the Bengals showed steady improvement, especially at the end of the season. Wannat highlighted some of the keys to the season. "Tayler Guerrero had a late ...
The 2023 high school football season had one more moment. And while it actually occurred in 2024, the seniors who played in the Phil Simms North-South All-Star game on June 9, and the Robeson Football Classic on June 11, were a part of the 2023 season. At Bloomfield High, where the Bengals ...
STATEN ISLAND, NY - If you’re looking for an unforgettable family evening out this summer, or perhaps to feel like you’re living in the movie Bull Durham, there’s no better option than to head out to a Staten Island FerryHawks baseball game. The Staten Island FerryHawks are an independent ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Thomas Marcketta, a Hillsborough High School sophomore who has won a total of nine gold medals this year at the Somerset County Area Special Olympics Swim Meet and the Central Jersey Sectional Special Olympics Swim Meet, was honored with a proclamation by the Township Committee ...
CLARK, NJ — This summer, Crusaders Basketball Camp is available for boys and girls, ages 6-15. The camp will be held at Arthur L. Johnson High School, located at 365 Westfield Ave. in Clark. It will run a June session, June 24-28, and an August session, August 5-9. The directors of the program ...
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Four members of the Columbia High School girls lacrosse team have been named to the Super Essex Conferenve All-Liberty Division First Team. Margaret McManus, Olivia Fitzsimmons, Amelia Burroughs and Molly Bigelow were all selected to the first team in a vote of the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken residents will once again have access to the outdoor tennis court at Stevens Institute of Technology this summer, Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and University President Nariman Farvardin announced on Friday. The partnership will also continue to grant year-round access to Stevens' ...
FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first responders, and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Westfield High School and Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Two members of the Bayonne High School baseball team have been named to the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League American Division team. Senior right-hander Nolan Geisler was named the division's Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the conference's coaches. A Division 1 ...
VERONA, NJ - Four players were recognized as Super Essex Conference All-Stars for the Verona Varsity Baseball Team. Infielder Julian Santorrelli was selected as a First Team All-Star in the Liberty Division, batting .500 on the season for the Hillbillies, one of the highest marks in school ...
BINGHAMTON, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 12-5 in game three of a six-game series on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium. Somerset has scored double-digit runs in back-to-back games for the first time this season and has put up double-digits seven total times ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- Four members of the Hoboken High School baseball team have been named to the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League American Division team. Junior shortstop Max Cassazza was voted the division's Player of the Year by the conference's coaches. He batted .397 with 24 stolen ...
UNION, NJ — Bernards was one half away from reaching the Kirst Cup championship game against Summit on Saturday, until the Mountaineers, after holding a 5-4 lead at the half, got caught in the vortex of Westfield's transition game in the second half, as the Blue Devils scored the first three goals ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The spring athletic season was once again an amazing one for Spotswood High School. The Chargers golf, softball, baseball and tennis all repeated as Greater Middlesex Conference Division champs. The baseball and golf teams won the Blue Division titles, while the softball team won ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
PENNSAUKEN, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan High School track and field ended the school year with a bang. Given the Panthers’ boys’ squad was also represented on New Jersey’s biggest stage in the fall and winter, it was only fitting that they collected two medals in as many events at the Meet of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...