Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO HASBROUCK HEIGHTS/WOOD-RIDGE/TETERBORO
May 31, 2024
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – New Providence defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 4-1, in the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 Boys tennis playoffs on Wednesday afternoon in New Providence. New Providence advances to host Glen Ridge, which upset Hanover Park 3-2. The loss ends the Aviators' ...
UNION, NJ – Several twirlers from Union were a part of the award-winning Diamondettes Baton & Dance team, ending their competition season recently at the United States Twirling Association (USTA) New Jersey State Championships and Festival of the Future in Rahway. The competition team ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- In a duel between two pitchers who combined for 23 strikeouts, Steinert defeated Middletown North, 4-3, in the semifinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 softball tournament on Thursday. Katie Simonka of Steinert scattered six hits, struck out 11 batters and walked two in ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Senior co-captains Jamie Eckles and Andrew Becker each won the final home boys tennis matches of their careers to cap Chatham's 5-0 win vs. Summit in the state sectional semifinal round played Thursday at the Colony Courts. The win puts No. 2 seed Chatham (17-3) into the NJSIAA ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Gov. Livingston senior Matthew Shaffer stroked a two-out single in the bottom of the 7th inning to score Matthew Kosuda with the game's winning run as the Highlanders edged the visiting Nottingham NorthStars 5-4. Shaffer’s third hit of the game was almost gloved by diving ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- West Essex advanced in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Group 2 girls lacrosse tournament with a 7-6 overtime victory over West Morris on Thursday. Alivia Lugo's third goal of the game in overtime gave West Essex (6-11) the victory after being held to one goal in ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ- The No. 4 seed Randolph softball team traveled to face No. 1 seed South Plainfield in the NJSIAA state sectional semifinals on Thursday, May 30. Three hours later, they left and headed home with a 6-5 victory in tow and a ticket to the sectional finals in their pockets.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Gov. Livingston senior Matthew Shaffer stroked a two-out single in the bottom of the 7th inning to score Matthew Kosuda with the game's winning run as the Highlanders edged the visiting Nottingham NorthStars 5-4. Shaffer’s third hit of the game was almost gloved by diving ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Captain Gary Dugan reports the crew of the “Irish Jig” had another great week fishing. The fluke and sea bass fishing has been very good, along with decent bluefish action along with a bunch of hefty blackfish that were released. His charters have had a great time on the ...
STAFFORD - Southern, third-seeded in the South Jersey, Group 4 tournament, beat sixth-seeded Williamstown 12-6 on Wednesday. The Rams will next face second-seeded Cherokee, Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the semifinals. Southern was led by Delane Falk with four goals. Avery Smith and Izzy Muti each ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood's baseball season came to an end after a 9-3 loss to Hunterdon Central in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 29. Hunterdon Central held a 4-0 lead through the first three innings until senior Evan Doyle ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Hunterdon Central scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and held for a 4-1 victory over Ridge in the semifinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 softball tournament on Thursday. Maitland Halsted's two-run single highlighted the three-run uprising for Hunterdon ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Varsity Baseball Team are doing fantastic and fans are ecstatic. In the quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon, the Bears defeated the Wildcats 2-1. The team's standing record is now 16-8. Highlights of the game from Head Coach Dave Kaplow include: Sean Budis ...
STAFFORD - The New Jersey Interscholastic Sailing Association recognized its top sailors last week, where junior Belle Placa was named N.J. Female Sailor of the Year, in addition to earning a spot as first team all-state crew, and being named a finalist for crew of the year. Junior Turner Ryon ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills is moving on to the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 final after a 7-1 victory over Westfield on Thursday in the semis. The Warriors will host Hunterdon Central who topped Ridge 4-1 in other semifinal. Watchung Hills started strong, sending 10 batters to the plate ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills is moving on to the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 final after a 7-1 victory over Westfield on Thursday in the semis. The Warriors will host Hunterdon Central who topped Ridge 4-1 in other semifinal. Watchung Hills started strong, sending 10 batters to the plate in ...
WAYNE, NJ -- Columbia advanced in the semifinal round of the Section 1, Group 4 softball tournament with a 6-4 victory over Passaic Tech on Thursday. Charlotte Klepesch went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for Columbia (17-9), which scored two runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead. Abby ...
PARKLAND, FL- Westglades runner Alexys Caropreso capped an impressive track season with a 2nd place finish in the Broward County Championships this week in Sunrise, Florida, in a successful race for Westglades mile runners. Caropreso ran the 1600 (1 mile) race in just 5 minutes 48 seconds in the ...
It's safe to say there was no sophomore jinx for Nutley native Matthew Pergola. In his second season at attack for the Stevens Tech men's lacrosse team, the former Raider standout totaled 60 goals and 17 assists and was the leading scorer for the Ducks that went 18-3 and reached ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – The Madison Dodgers surprising state tournament run came to end Thursday afternoon with a hard-fought 5-4 loss to the Bernards Mountaineers. The No. 7 seed Madison upset the No. 2 Passaic Valley on Tuesday but could not pull off a victory over the No. 6 Bernards who ...
WAYNE, NJ – Defense wins championships, as the old saying goes, and it was proved out on Wednesday night when #3 seed Wayne Valley traveled to Mt. Olive and defeated the #1 seed 19-0 to win the Super Football Conference (B) flag football state sectional championship. In just the third year of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Memorial Middle School's baseball team wrapped up its spring season this month. The Colts completed the season with an 8-7 overall record. It was the first season the team competed in the higher division, playing middle schools from larger school districts like East Brunswick, South ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The No. 12 seed Morristown defeated No. 8 seed Bergen Tech 11-2 in the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section1, Group 4 Softball Tournament. The Colonials will advance to face the winner of No. 2 seed Passaic Tech vs No. 3 seed Columbia in the finals. Morristown ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's baseball team dominated the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 quarterfinals, securing a 10-0 victory over Hanover Park on Wednesday. The PV Hornets set the tone early, scoring three runs in the first inning, followed by two in the second and one in the third. A ...
PATERSON, NJ - Four athletes from Eastside High School's Ghosts sports teams have committed to play at universities this fall. "I am impressed and proud of how these students have presented themselves in the arena and in the classroom," Superintendent of Paterson Public Schools Dr. Laurie ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.— With spring seasons coming to a climax, local softball, baseball, and track and field squads were in action. YORKTOWN SOFTBALL (11-11) Harrison 13, Yorktown 4 Monday, May 20, Harrison High School No. 11 Yorktown knew it had a challenge when it took on No. 3 Harrison in ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - Following a dominant 19-1 victory over Absegami in the first round of the Group Tournament, Manasquan advanced to face Allentown in the second round. These two teams had not met in two years, making the game's outcome unpredictable. However, Manasquan maintained their momentum with ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville scored a run in the bottom of the eighth for a 3-2 baseball victory over Northern Burlington in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Wednesday. Tyler Bunnell's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth snapped a 2-2 tie. Matt Boss, who ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Gov. Livingston scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 5-4 victory over Nottingham in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament on Wednesday. Gov. Livingston (24-5) had a 3-1 lead after five innings. Nottingham (16-8) scored two runs ...
The 2023-2024 school year is rapidly coming to a close. And while that means a few months off from the daily grind of school, and for many, athletics, there will be plenty on tap this summer when it comes to Bengal sports. For the 12th year, there will be a Lady Bengals ...