Sports Top Stories
By ED BARMAKIAN
June 6, 2024
CHATHAM, NJ -- It was no secret that the top-seeded Chatham boys lacrosse team's Achilles heel in 2024 has been its paucity of faceoff wins and Ridge exploited that on Wednesday in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 state championship game played at Cougar Field. Even Chatham's home-field ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The NJIC American Boys Division reads like a roster of the Hasbrouck Heights track team, as 31 of the spots on all three teams were taken by Aviators runners and throwers. The team was announced on Monday by the league office. On the First Team, Michael Napolitano grabbed ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Woodland Park hosted the ninth annual Behind the Badge Memorial Softball Tournament on Saturday, a heartfelt event that brought together law enforcement agencies, community members, and supporters from across the region. This year's tournament held special significance as it ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Just before the start of the fourth quarter, the skies opened up with a deluge of rain, perhaps, a hint from a higher authority that it was time to cool off the Chatham girls lacrosse team on Wednesday at Haas Field. The Cougars started off hot on the offensive end and scored 14 ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - If a game could end after the top of the seventh inning, every player and fan from Montville would have walked away from the West Essex High School field in utter jubilation and exuberance on Wednesday, May 29. Instead, they left after the bottom of the eighth inning in exhaustion ...
CLIFTON, NJ — Usually, as the postseason progresses, the games are supposed to get harder. Somebody forgot to tell that to the Ridgewood Maroons. On Wednesday evening, the Maroons continued their dominant season with a convincing 33-0 shutout victory over Harrison in the state semifinal to advance ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A dominant season for the Ridgewood Maroons ended in disappointment on Wednesday evening, as the defending state champions were overthrown by the Westfield Blue Devils in the finals of the 2024 NJSIAA Boys Lacrosse Group 4 Tournament. Westfield drew first blood in the game’s ...
TABERNACLE, NJ -- Michael Basile and Matt Shaffer collected three hits apiece to help lead Gov. Livingston to a 10-2 victory over Seneca in the NJSIAA Group 2 state semifinal on Wednesday. The Highlanders (27-5) will play Pascack Valley (23-8) in the Group 2 state championship game at 1 p.m. on ...
TABERNACLE, NJ -- Michael Basile and Matt Shaffer collected three hits apiece to help lead Gov. Livingston to a 10-2 victory over Seneca in the NJSIAA Group 2 state semifinal on Wednesday. The Highlanders (27-5) will play Pascack Valley (23-8) in the Group 2 state championship game at 1 p.m. on ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Logan Stevens scored in the second overtime to give Bernards a 9-8 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven for the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 1 boys lacrosse championship on Wednesday. It was the first sectional championship for Bernards (20-2), which will play Mountain Lakes in the ...
MADISON, NJ – A number of Madison High School baseball players were honored within the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference’s Liberty Division. Junior Sam Berk and sophomores Chris Vaughan, Pat Layng and Liam Melvin all made the first team. Sophomores Carter Ferris and Luke McGuire made the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Members of the Morristown High School baseball team were honored within the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference’s National Division. Sophomore Arthur Conover made the first team. Junior Dominic Correale was a second-team selection, and senior Sean Newman was selected as an ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- After a difficult April, the Caldwell baseball team caught fire, put it all together in May, and won the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 2 championship on Monday. The Chiefs established a pattern of being a lethal late-inning ballclub during that five-week stretch. But, on ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Two days after winning a sectional championship, the Dayton baseball team lost to Pompton Lakes, 5-3, in the NJSIAA overall Group 1 state semifinal on Wednesday afternoon at Ruby Park. Junior Vinnie Stigliano pitched a complete game with six hits, three strikeouts, and no ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Since he was a teenager, 47-year-old Coral Springs resident Stephen Chin has been passionate about fitness. “I believe if you truly love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” he said. And so he’s devoted himself to being a fitness coach at a Coral Springs ...
WESTFIELD — This senior helped her Westfield High School track and field team win their first-ever sectional title in program history at the North II Group IV Sectional Championships over the weekend. Gabriella Demeter is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ- On May 31st and June 1st, the Ridge Track and Field team hosted the North II Group 4 Sectional Championship. Both the boys and girls had several athletes place in the top 6 and qualify for the Group 4 State Championship next weekend! On Friday, Owen Mays and Joseph Dachnowicz ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Bridgewater-Raritan scored four runs in the first inning and went on to an 8-1 victory over Livingston in the NJSIAA Group 4 state semifinals on Wednesday. The Panthers (29-3) earned their first berth in an overall state championship game since the merger of Bridgewater East ...
RED BANK, NJ: Established with a commitment to fostering teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship, the organization has been a beacon for aspiring young athletes and cheerleaders for decades. The Red Bank Buccaneers American Youth Football and Cheer program stands as a pillar of community ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have promoted C/1B Ben Rice from the Double-A Somerset Patriots to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders. Rice is currently slashing .261/.382/.511 with 36 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 12 HR, 26 RBI and 8 SB in 49 games in Somerset. He is among the Eastern ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have promoted C/1B Ben Rice from the Double-A Somerset Patriots to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders. Rice is currently slashing .261/.382/.511 with 36 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 12 HR, 26 RBI and 8 SB in 49 games in Somerset. He is among the Eastern ...
Paramus, NJ – Two Paramus High School senior athletes officially signed to their chosen colleges, according to school officials. On June 4, the following athletes signed college letters: Andre Cartagena ’24 - Swimming & Diving at Manhattan College Hana Weisinger ’24 - Cross Country and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The New Providence Lions Club is excited for its 27th Annual Golf Outing, taking place on Monday, June 10, at the prestigious Shackamaxon Country Club, located at 100 Tillinghast Turn in Scotch Plains. This much-anticipated event promises a day of camaraderie, friendly ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) boys track and field team earned several medals over the weekend in the first leg of the state tournament held at the Lancers' home stadium. Despite being among one of the more competitive groups of schools in the state as part of the NJSIAA North ...
CLARK, NJ — Now, don't get me wrong. We all wish, without a doubt, that the Johnson varsity softball team had defeated Gloucester on Tuesday in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Group 2 Tournament. But you'll have to forgive me, too, if it's a bit hard for me to see the Lady Crusaders as anything ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - As the spring season came to a close, members of North Salem’s Track & Field squad finished strong at the state qualifying meet. On Thursday, May 30, at Arlington High School, senior captain Isabella Fryer finished 2nd in the 3000M, while freshman Freyja Smith took 13th ...
MEDFORD, NJ —In a very literal sense, there were just about zero easy days off for the Lenape High School baseball program this recently concluded season. Either the Indians were working hard to get better as an all-around team during practices, or they were faced with a considerably talented ...
OLD BRIDGE - Top-seeded Old Bridge defeated Southern in a hard-fought 25-17, 16-25, 26-24 sectional final on Monday afternoon in Old Bridge. Southern struggled, losing the first set but bounced back strong, winning the second 25-16. The Rams felt they had momentum in the third and that last ...
OLD BRIDGE - Top-seeded Old Bridge defeated Southern in a hard-fought 25-17, 16-25, 26-24 sectional final on Monday afternoon in Old Bridge. Southern struggled, losing the first set but bounced back strong, winning the second 25-16. The Rams felt they had momentum in the third and that last ...
WARREN HILLS, NJ – The Summit Girls Track and Field team placed sixth overall at the NJSIAA North 2 Group 3 Sectional Championships meet this past weekend at Warren Hills Regional High School, and qualified 13 athletes for the State Championships. Leading the team this year were the Sectional ...