Sports Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
June 1, 2024
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills is the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 champion after defeating Hunterdon Central on Saturday, 5-1. And no surprise to Warriors fans, the Watchung Hills bats got hot in the fourth inning. Riley Bobrowski hit a two-run single and Morgan Bobrowski smacked a two-run double ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison PBA will host its annual Cops vs. Kids Charity Baseball Game on Sunday at 9:30 AM on the new turf field at Papaianni Park. The game is to benefit Buddy Ball of Edison, a non-profit organization that provides special-needs children with the opportunity to participate in a ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills is the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 champion after defeating Hunterdon Central on Saturday, 5-1. And no surprise to Warriors fans, the Watchung Hills bats got hot in the fourth inning. Riley Bobrowski hit a two-run single and Morgan Bobrowski smacked a two-run double ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball team is headed to yet another sectional championship game, after defeating Ridge at home in three sets (25-19, 19-25, 25-16) in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 Semifinals on Friday, May 31. Brothers Tim and Daniel Ennis led ...
WAYNE, NJ – Five weeks into the world-famous Wayne Cornhole League, the rubber has hit the road and leaders have emerged…with targets on their backs. Last year’s champions, Just Short (Marlon Flores and Kevin Klein) have shaken off the rust of their first round of games and are in 2nd place in the ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison girls lacrosse team fell to No. 2 seed Rumson Fair Haven; 16-2 on Saturday in the Semifinal Round of the 2024 South Jersey, Group 1 Girls Lacrosse Tournament on Friday afternoon. Hadley Holland scored for Madison while Mia MIlkowski led Rumson Fair Haven ...
STAFFORD - Southern was upset in the South Jersey Group IV semifinals on Friday by Egg Harbor 10-5. Logan Zeitler and Brian Harper had RBI singles during a three-run first inning by Southern. Egg Harbor scored nine straight runs to defeat the Rams. Southern had a great season, including its ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The top seeded Morristown girls lacrosse team took down No. 5 seed Montclair; 19-4 in the Semifinal Round of the 2024 North Jersey, Group 4 Girls Lacrosse Tournament on Friday afternoon. Morristown came out strong, scoring 11 goals in the first quarter. Cathleen Moran scored ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School varsity softball team, under the direction of Head Coach Chris DiNucci, just defeated Delran, 4-3, to take the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 Championship! It was an unbelievably exciting and memorable game that came right down to the wire, ...
SUMMIIT, NJ -- Summit scored four goals in the first quarter and went on to an 8-4 victory over West Essex in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Group 2 boys lacrosse tournament on Saturday. James Grainger scored three goals and had one assist for Summit (17-2), which led, 5-1, at ...
WARREN, NJ -- Mountain Avenue will be closed Sunday June 2 between 930-1130AM between Stirling Road and Sage Dr. for the Bob Beckert 5K Run. The 21st Annual Bob Beckert Memorial 5K Run / Walk will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) in Warren, NJ.
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's baseball team secured a 5-2 victory in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 semifinals on Friday, defeating Lyndhurst. The win propels Passaic Valley (19-7) into the finals. The Hornets jumped ahead early, scoring four runs in the first inning. This early lead set the ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Middletown South advanced in the semifinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 baseball tournament with a 7-4 victory over Robbinsville on Friday. Middletown South (21-6) led, 7-0, before Robbinsville (19-9) scored all its runs in the bottom of the seventh. Louis ...
The Somerset Patriots matched a season high run total in a 13-5 win over the Bowie Baysox on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark, coming in front of a season-high 7,452 fans. Six Patriots had multiple hits, while four Patriots supplied 3+ hit games in the win.
The Somerset Patriots matched a season high run total in a 13-5 win over the Bowie Baysox on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark, coming in front of a season-high 7,452 fans. Six Patriots had multiple hits, while four Patriots supplied 3+ hit games in the win.
WARREN, NJ -- Mountain Avenue will be closed Sunday June 2 between 930-1130AM between Stirling Road and Sage Dr. for the Bob Beckert 5K Run. The 21st Annual Bob Beckert Memorial 5K Run / Walk will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) in Warren, NJ.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Mike Castagna pitched a complete game and Kevin Penny had two hits and two runs batted in out of the No. 9 spot in order to lead South Plainfield to a 5-1 victory over Colonia in the semifinal round of the Section 2, Group 3 baseball tournament on Friday afternoon. South ...
WARREN, NJ -- Mountain Avenue will be closed Sunday June 2 between 930-1130AM between Stirling Road and Sage Dr. for the Bob Beckert 5K Run. The 21st Annual Bob Beckert Memorial 5K Run / Walk will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) in Warren, NJ.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Bloomfield High football coach Mike Carter has long enjoyed the saying of 'paying it forward'. Carter often says it when someone in his beloved community of Bloomfield does something extraordinary, to help make the town even more special. Recently, some of his players ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The day of the 3-sport athlete in high school hasn't gone away, but it certainly isn't what it used to be, either. With so much specialization in sports today, it has become more difficult for a young man, or woman, to focus on two different sports, much less ...
CLARK, NJ — It's been some kind of season for Head Coach Chris DiNucci and the Johnson varsity softball team (19-11). And it's not over just yet! The girls defeated Governor Livingston (20-8) on Thursday in the NJSIAA, Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinals to earn a spot in the finals on Saturday, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan scored eight runs in each of the first two innings and Owen Crimmins pitched a five-inning one-hitter to lead the Panthers to a 10-0 victory over Westfield in the semfinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 baseball tournament on Friday. Crimmins struck out ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Jared Jacobus pitched 3 2/3 hitless innings in relief and Hunterdon Central defeated Ridge, 2-1, in the semifinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 baseball tournament on Friday. Ridge (21-9) scored its only run in the first inning on an RBI single by Kieran Callanan, who was ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The first 5 & 1/2 innings of the NJSIAA North 1 Group 3 state sectional baseball semifinals between No.2 seed Randolph and No. 3 seed North Hunterdon was a pitcher’s battle - with only 2 hits per team and the score deadlocked at 1-1. ( Link at end of story with game photos ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Arc of Somerset County's inaugural Rockin' Breakfast Run is set for a beautiful morning tomorrow, June 1st at Duke Island Park, Bridgewater, NJ. This is a new twist on the Step Up for The Arc 5K Run & Walk which has provided funding for The Arc for many years. The new ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The end of the spring season is always a bittersweet time in Tiger Town. The excitement of playoff action and summer on the horizon also means the conclusion of the high school careers for a number of our student-athletes. While the graduating seniors will be missed, the younger ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Raegan Bossard, a senior member of the Caldwell High School track and field team, signed a letter of intent to attend NJIT, where she will continue her athletic career. Bossard excels in the triple jump. She had a jump of 6-08.5 in the triple jump at the Ocean Breeze Freedom ...
EDISON, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ tennis team concluded their 2024 season and first campaign under new head coach Evan Rosenberg. Sixth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan (7-14) forced first-set tiebreakers against third-seeded J.P. Stevens High School (12-5) on three of the match’s ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varisty Softball team is doing fantastic and secured another win, beating Glen Ridge in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Tournament 8-1. This brings the Bears current record to 15-11. Highlights of the game include: Sophia Palmadessa had three runs and three ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Junior pitcher Cayce Kavakich brought her best stuff to the mound when it mattered most. She pitched a no-hitter, only walking one batter and striking out ten in a 10-0 victory over Hawthorne. Kavakich also brought some punch on offense, going two for three at the plate with a ...