Sports Top Stories
By SUZANNE STASZAK-SILVA
June 12, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood 8th grade boys lacrosse team was honored by the Township of Scotch Plains on Tuesday night, June 11, for winning the NJJLL AAA State Championship against Wykoff on June 1, 2024, by a score of 9-4. Posting a formidable 17-2 division record this season, ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – Mere days ahead of their climactic State Championship game against Wayne Valley on the hallowed ground of MetLife Stadium, the Ridgewood girls flag football team got the opportunity to relax and revel in what has been another monstrous season for the fledgling dynasty, as Destiny ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — For the second consecutive year, Yorktown long-stick middie and senior co-captain Chris Constantine was named a USA Lacrosse All-American. “I’m beyond grateful and blessed to have been named All-American again,” said Constantine, who will play at Lehigh University next ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Sherman twins cemented themselves in Chatham goalie history this past weekend. Amelia and Liz Sherman led the Chatham girls soccer and lacrosse teams to NJSIAA Group 3 state championships in dramatic fashion by making big saves in sudden-death games in the 2023-2024 school ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The weather this spring has not been great. A lot of cold and rainy days, we have all noticed and around the track, the runners have felt the chill too. So Haylie Donovan took a venue change in early May that left the ill-tempered weather behind. “I went from running in my ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- When the New Providence boys tennis team won the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 1 championship with a 3-2 victory over Whippany Park last week, Arnav Bansal gave the Pioneers a critical win at third singles with a 6-0, 6-3 verdict. "Arnav was the key player in our win against ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Baseball & Softball held the closing ceremonies June 8, celebrating successful seasons for the teams.
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Lacrosse Team concluded their 2023-2024 season on May 23, with three players etching their names in the history books. Senior Dominick Houck and Junior Harry Sorger each crossed the 100-point mark for their high school careers. Senior Andrew Healy finished his high ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The 17th Annual Roxbury Community Benefit 5K run, which took place in Succasunna on Monday, saw about double the number of runners compared to last year’s installment, said race director Jim Schulz. Beautiful weather greeted the approximately 600 people who signed up to run the ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley High School athlete Damian Kribs was recognized by Mayor James Damiano and the Town Council for his exceptional achievements on the field, in the classroom, and his contributions to the community. Kribs, who will be attending the University of South Carolina this ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ-A New York Giants NFL football player game back to the community over the weekend with a camp for kids. Giants Defensive Lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux and his Jream Foundation, in partnership with the AMPT (Athletes Making Progress Together) Group, and Together Towards Tomorrow ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Two members of the Colonia High School softball team have been named to the Greater Middlesex Conference's All-White Division Team. Myiah Sutton and Shelby DeCillis were both selected in a vote of the conference's coaches. Sutton was voted to the overall All-GMC Team. The ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Four members of the Caldwell boys lacrosse team have been named to the Super Essex Conference American Division First Team. Senior attack Jack Goldbach, senior goalie Landon Pini, senior LSM Jake Gruzas and junior midfield/defenseman Sean Murtagh of Caldwell all were ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Wood-Ridge, the NJIC Meadowlands Division champion, placed seven players on the All Meadowlands Team, and Head Coach Michael Carcich was named Coach of the Year, it was announced last week. The Blue Devils finished 16-11 on the season. Hasbrouck Heights, who finished 11-11-1, ...
WAYNE, NJ – Since baseball is America’s pastime, it should be made available to everyone. Which is why the Wayne Little League created a program that opens up baseball to players of all abilities with their Challenger program. It's a fun opportunity for anyone to come out and play ball on a team ...
UNION, NJ – The competition was stiff, but Union Farmers rose to the occasion by earning 20 gold, 14 silver and four bronze medals at the Special Olympics State Summer Games competition this weekend. All 21 of the athletes who participated in the regional competition made it to the State games.
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By Mark Kane For Capital Region Independent Media Last season's Albany Saratoga Speedway Modified Champion Demetrios Drellos picked up his first win at the "Great Race Place" last weekend. Mark Kane/For Capital Region Independent Media Over the past few seasons, racetracks seem to be ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots let an early 3-0 lead slip away as they fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-3 in game one of a six-game series on Tuesday night at Mirabito Stadium. RHP Bailey Dees (5 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K) did not receive a decision, striking out nine in 5 IP. Dees ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - The Somerset Patriots let an early 3-0 lead slip away as they fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-3 in game one of a six-game series on Tuesday night at Mirabito Stadium. RHP Bailey Dees (5 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K) did not receive a decision, striking out nine in 5 IP. Dees ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The fact alone that the Hackensack High School baseball program remained focused and united given the steady stream of tough opponents they faced on the field this recently concluded season is to be commended. Add to that the fact that the Comets tallied an impressive overall ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Seven members of the Chargers track and field program competed at the NJSIAA Group Two Championships on June 7 and June 8 at Delsea High School in Franklinville. Cali Rae Onuska, Julia Pavlis, JT Jaworowski, Chris Velez, Ghanashyami Craig, Cooper Ciak and Tyler Andre qualified for ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ -- Roger Rice, a 15-year-old Chatham High freshman, shot an even-par 72 on Monday to qualify for the New Jersey State Golf Association's 123rd Amateur Championship. Rice was one of five qualifiers out of 100 golfers competing at the Peddie Golf Club, where he tied for 9th with ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne High School softball program just completed yet another successful season-with 20 impressive victories. While each win was meaningful, certain games stand out as being most memorable for head coach Ed Iannacone. “A few games early, second game of the season ...
UNION, NJ -- The South staged a valiant comeback effort by scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter and cutting its deficit to only two points, but Summit’s Tyler Kessel (2023 Captain) and the rest of the North Jersey defense ultimately shut them down as the North beat the South, 20-18, in the 43rd ...
Overcoming odds and winning on the athletic level goes way back for Bloomfield native Lorenzo Sozio. As a student-athlete at Bloomfield High, Sozio was the quarterback of the 1988 Bengals, which broke a dubious winless streak of 40 games, dating back to 1983. Sozio guided the Bengals to a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Three members of the East Brunswick High School softball team have been named to the Greater Middlesex Conference All-White Division Team. Caitlin Gay, Carmela DeMaio and Isabella Warrington were all selected to the division's first team in a vote of the conference's ...
As the lineups were being announce, the national anthem was playing and the teams took the field to the song Sandstorm, you could just sense that everyone knew the Monday night would be an epic night of 12U baseball in Clark, NJ. Monday night was the culmination of the three day Clark Crusader ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Senior Alex Holland of Livingston High School has been named to the Super Essex Conference American Division First Team. Holland, an attack, was selected to the team in a vote of the conference's coaches. He scored 33 goals and passed for 58 assists for Livingston, concluding ...