Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
May 25, 2024
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The baseball season abruptly ended on Friday for the Chargers. Second-seeded Spotswood High School was upset by 15th-seeded Manasquan High School 6-3 in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament on Friday. Manasquan moves on to the quarterfinal round to face ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- VJ Demirdjian, a senior at West Essex High School, will attend Caldwell University, where he will continue to play soccer next season. He has also received a Presidential Academic Scholarship to the university and has been accepted into its honors program. Demirdjian ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - As they came down the stretch into the postseason, our Tiger teams kicked things into high gear and provided the North Salem faithful with plenty to cheer for. Track & Field Big Red Invitational Saturday, May 4 The Tigers traveled to the annual Somers Lions Club ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The Ridgewood boys lacrosse team showed that they are in postseason form as they triumphed in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament Group 4 tournament over West Orange. Two games removed from their lowest scoring output of the season against Summit (which saw the Maroons ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair boys tennis team are the No. 4 seed in the 2024 NJSIAA Boys Tennis Tournament, North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4. First round matchups include: No. 1 seed Ridgewood -_bye No. 2 seed Bergen Tech No. 3 seed Livingston - bye No. 4 seed Montclair - ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- In a game delayed a day due to wet grounds, Livingston advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 3-2 baseball victory over Columbia on Friday. Tyler Chen scattered seven hits and pitched a complete game for Livingston. He struck out five ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Livingston advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 12-8 boys lacrosse victory over East Brunswick on Thursday. Alex Holland scored four goals and assisted on three others for Livingston (10-8), which opened a 10-2 lead at ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- In a game delayed a day due to wet grounds, Livingston advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 3-2 baseball victory over Columbia on Friday. Tyler Chen scattered seven hits and pitched a complete game for Livingston. He struck out five ...
The Houston Astros sent Shawn Dubin to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the team's Triple A affiliate, on May 17. Dubin, an Allegany-Limestone Central High School graduate and former Olean Oilers star, appeared in nine games for the Astros this season. He had a record of 0-1 and a 6.59 ERA, He ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Livingston advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 12-8 boys lacrosse victory over East Brunswick on Thursday. Alex Holland scored four goals and assisted on three others for Livingston (10-8), which opened a 10-2 lead at ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Parisppany Hills eliminated Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 14-12 boys lacrosse victory over the Cougars on Friday. Gabe O'Brien and Mason Wolpov each scored three goals for Columbia (9-8), which trailed, 7-3, at halftime. Max ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School girls golf team’s Clair Sehnert got a hole in one in their match against Jefferson on Tuesday. Playing on their home course at Lake Mohawk Golf Club, the Falcons edged out the Spartans 220 to 222. Sehnert’s amazing feat happened on the 13 hole; a 105 yard par ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Four-year starting centerfielder Kevin Burgess hit his first career home run in what is likely his final home game of his career and classmate Jared Diefenbach tossed five solid innings with just one hiccup as Phillipsburg High School defeated Piscataway, 12-5, in an NJSIAA North ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- A day after setting a school record for victories in a season, Bridgewater-Raritan ended a 28-year drought by winning its first Somerset County Tournament baseball championship since 1996 with a 10-7 victory over Ridge on Friday night at TD Bank Park. In a game that at times ...
SPARTA, NJ – White Deer Plaza was packed with pink on Saturday for the 25th Girls of the Run 5K. Before the event, Ella Sorensen sang the National Anthem. The 9-year-old sang from the Krogh’s Nest roof top deck. “The Girls on the Run 5K is a celebration of the girls who have completed the 10 ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Coming off a big loss against Oak Knoll, the Ridgewood girls lacrosse team only had one more chance to reclaim momentum ahead of their NJSIAA tournament matchup on Friday. They made a major statement against West Morris Mendham, riding a big second to victory. The first half was ...
ROXBURY, NJ - In a pitcher's dual on Thursday that saw the Roxbury High School baseball team come out on top, the Gaels beat Wayne Valley to advance in the state tournament. The 2-1 victory in the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 3 tournament game means the fifth-seeded Gaels will take on the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Four-year starting centerfielder Kevin Burgess hit his first career home run in what is likely his final home game of his career and classmate Jared Diefenbach tossed five solid innings with just one hiccup as Phillipsburg High School defeated Piscataway, 12-5, in an NJSIAA North ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- The Summit High School Varsity Baseball team won its first round of the NJSIAA Tournament over Ridgefield Park on Thursday, 5-0. Summit Pitcher Matthew Kurek got the win in the shutout and gave up only one hit, going six innings in recording eight strikeouts. Gavin Smith provided ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Over 200 runners decked out from head-to-toe in every color of the rainbow pushed themselves through freshly-paved neighborhood streets early Thursday evening hoping to top their individual best times in the 18th annual 5K Legal Runaround. Sponsored by the Somerset County Bar ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham High student Riley Cross, a member of the U.S. Women's U17 National Soccer Team, will be moderating a panel discussion, 8-9 p.m. on June 17th at the Chatham Township Firehouse with Cougar athletes to raise funds and bring awareness to cardiac arrest, the No. 1 killer of ...
BARNEGAT - Seventh-seeded Barnegat defeated 10th-seeded Overbrook 6-4 in the opening round of the South Jersey, Group 2 tournament on Wednesday, May 22. Jamison Hogan pitched the complete game, struck out 10 whilegiving up eight hits. Mikayla Klein had two hits and scored twice to lead the ...
The Nutley High softball team rallied with a run in the bottom of the sixth and two in the seventh but eventually bowed to ninth-seeded Summit, 4-3, in eight innings in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Wednesday, May 22 at Yantacaw Park in ...
WESTMONT - Second-seeded Haddon Heights rapped 15 hits to defeat 15th-seeded Barnegat 12-0 in a first round South Jersey Group 2 contest. Austin Bowker led Haddon Heights with two hits and four RBI. Drew Costello had three hits, including a pair of doubles for the Garnets. Kevin Clark, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - No. 8 seed Sayreville War Memorial baseball defeated No. 9 seed Hightstown 4-3 in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 Tournament on Thursday, May 23. The Bombers held a one-run lead for the first four innings before the Rams opened the top of the fifth with ...
STAFFORD - NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV's third-seeded Southern defeated Toms River North on Thursday 8-6. Brady Lesiak has two hits, including a triple, and two RBI to lead Southern. Lesiak pitched and allowed three runs, one earned, on eight hits over five innings. He struck out two and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys tennis team won their first round matchup of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 Tournament in a clean sweep (5-0) over North Plainfield on Thursday, May 23. All games went SPF's way on Thursday, with the 1st singles match to the ...
MANCHESTER, NH - The Somerset Patriots were swept in a double header against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday night, dropping a heartbreaking first game 5-4 in extra innings, and losing the second game 9-0 at Delta Dental Stadium. Thursday’s night cap marked the fourth time this season ...
MANCHESTER, NH - The Somerset Patriots were swept in a double header against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday night, dropping a heartbreaking first game 5-4 in extra innings, and losing the second game 9-0 at Delta Dental Stadium. Thursday’s night cap marked the fourth time this season ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Union, the 16th seed, gave top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan a spirited battle for seven innings before losing, 3-0, in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Thursday. Bridgewater-Raritan established a new school record for victories in a season, ...