Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
May 29, 2024
STAFFORD - Southern's backs were against a wall on Wednesday, trailing Lenape 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh. Southern is the third-seed and Lenape was seeded sixth. The Rams amazingly pulled off the victory, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, walking off with the win. The ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 1 seed Morristown defeated No. 8 sed Columbia 16-3 in the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 Girls Lacrosse Tournament. The Colonials advance to face No. 5 Montclair in the Semis. Morristown netted 12 goals in the first half. Cathleen Moran and ...
MANASQUAN - Alyson Sojak scored five goals for sixth-seeded Barnegat, but it was not enough, as the Lady Bengals fell 16-6 to third-seeded Manasquan on Wednesday. Lizzie Medina also scored the Barnegat. Barnegat had to play catch up after Manasquan scored six goals in the first quarter and ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - No. 12 seed Morristown fell to the No. 4 seed Montclair; 3-0 in the Quarterfinal Round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 2024 State Baseball Tournament. Montclair will advance to face No. 1 seed Ridgewood on Friday May 31. Sign up to get all the news as it happens ...
LONG VALLEY, NJ — Junior right-hander Cory Pascarella pitched a four-hitter to lead Colonia to a 3-0 baseball victory over West Morris in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Wednesday. It's the second consecutive complete-game shutout for Pascarella (9-2) in the state ...
WESTVILLE - Barnegat's softball team's season came to an end on Tuesday after falling to West Deptford 13-1. Isabella Kwashek pitched a three-hitter. West Deptford was second-seed and Barnegat the seventh-seed. Brianna Dato drove in Barnegat's only Barnegat's season concluded with a ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Ridge scored four runs in the third inning, Ben Larner pitched seven strong innings and the third-seeded Red Devils advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 baseball tournament with a 7-1 victory over Bayonne on Wednesday. Ridge (21-8) will host ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional Boys Lacrosse defeated Lenape 5-3 on Wednesday in a SJ Group IV quarterfinal contest. Cash McVey and Konnor Forlai each scored twice and recorded one assist each. Kyle Sininsky scored one goal for the Rams. Goalie AJ Mattern had 11 saves. Southern's ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Ridge scored four runs in the third inning, Ben Larner pitched seven strong innings and the third-seeded Red Devils advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 baseball tournament with a 7-1 victory over Bayonne on Wednesday. Ridge (21-8) will host ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This gifted member of the track and field team at Westfield High School likes to set the bar high — and was recently rewarded with winning the 800 meters on May 22 at the Union County Track & Field Championships at Hub Stine Field in Plainfield. Senior Alex Valencia is this ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s best baseball season in 16 years ended with a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to host Westfield on Wednesday afternoon in an NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 quarterfinal game. The Stateliners finished the season with a 17-9 record, won the Skyland Conference Valley ...
WEST ESSEX, NJ - The No. 10 seed Madison boys tennis team fell to No. 2 West Essex in the Quarterfinal Round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. West Essex defeated the Dodgers 4-1. West Essex advances to face No. 3 seed Bernards on Friday May 31. The Madison doubles team of ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The No. 8 seed Morristown boys tennis team fell to No. 1 seed Ridgewood 5-0 in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2024 North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tennis Tournament. Ridgewood advances to face No. 4 Montclair on Friday May 31. Sign up to get all the news as it happens ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison defeated No. 11 seed Lower Cape May 16-8 in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2024 South Jersey, Group 1 Girls Lacrosse Tournament. The Dodgers advance to face No. 2 seed Rumson-Fair Haven on Monday June 3. Gabby Mariani led Madison with four goals and four ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Greater Middlesex Conference honors were handed out last week for varsity softball. Players from Spotswood High School's back-to-back Greater Middlesex Conference White Division champs were among the honorees. Chargers Head Coach Vincent Vizzi was once again named the White ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Cedar Grove Varsity Softball only needed five innings in its latest victory, defeating New Milford 15-0 in the Quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Tournament. Ava Oeckel and Gia Fernandez combined for five of the Panthers' eleven hits. Oeckel, Cayce Kavakich, Daniella D’Angelo, ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity softball season came to an end on Tuesday. The top seeded Chargers were eliminated from the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament with a quarterfinal loss to eighth-seeded Bordentown High School. Bordentown moves on in the tournament to face ...
HAMILTION, NJ -- Steinert advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 state softball tournament with a 5-0 victory over Matawan on Tuesday. Katie Simonka pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no walks in seven innings for the victory. Addison Hassan doubled and ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel scored five goals in the third quarter and went on to an 11-3 boys lacrosse victory over Robbinsville in the South Jersey, Group 2 state tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. Jack Cannon scored three goals and assisted on one for third-seeded Holmdel (14-5), which outscored ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots took down the Bowie Baysox 2-1 in walk-off fashion on Wednesday afternoon in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark before a season high attendance 6,763. Spencer Jones’s 9th-inning RBI single served as the game winner. Somerset’s ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots took down the Bowie Baysox 2-1 in walk-off fashion on Wednesday afternoon in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark before a season high attendance 6,763. Spencer Jones’s 9th-inning RBI single served as the game winner. Somerset’s ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball's 2023-2024 season comes to an end after a 4-1 loss to Westfield in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 28. Both teams kept this game close through the first four innings with a tied score of 1-1.
WAYNE, NJ – How’s this for a stat? This year’s Wayne Valley flag football team has played ten games so far and has given up a total of 19 points. That’s only three touchdowns allowed and one extra point. The team is undefeated (with one tie) and has annihilated their Super Football Conference-B ...
WESTFIELD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood 12U Raiders Baseball Team added another championship to their mantel this past Memorial Day as they emerged victorious in the Westfield Charity Memorial Day Tournament held at Gumbert Park in Westfield. The tournament started with a 14-9 victory on ...
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 ...
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. Bloomfield High head baseball coach Mike Policastro will once ...
Each year, a prestigious award is given out to student-athletes from Essex County, as the school year winds down. The Yogi Berra Museum's 2024 'Best Teammate Award' was presented to 42 quality young men and women, on May 22. They were chosen by their respective athletic departments, ...
Coming off a season in which it advanced to the sectional championship game, before graduation took its toll, the Bloomfield High baseball team had a lot of work to do in preparing for the 2025 campaign. The Bengals did some good things, including a win in the Greater Newark Tournament, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--To hear Jacquelyn Frantantoni tell it, her son, Trevor, grabbed his helmet and ran out the door for football practice. Such was the case, as Trevor, a senior quarterback at Bloomfield High School, was selected to play in the 30th Robeson All-Star Football Classic, set for ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- While the primary mission that the Bernards boys lacrosse team is pursuing is a state championship, the abundance of talent on this year's Mountaineer team has also left room for some personal milestones that are within reach. Senior attack David Brothers, who has scored at ...