Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
May 24, 2024
STAFFORD - The Lady Rams of Southern won its opening round NJSIAA tournament game 13-1 at home on Thursday. Delaney Falk scored six goals and the 100th of her career to lead the third-seeded Southern to victory over 14th-seeded Monroe in Manahawkin. Avery Smith had a career-high five ...
STAFFORD - The Lady Rams of Southern won its opening round NJSIAA tournament game 13-1 at home on Thursday. Delaney Falk scored six goals and the 100th of her career to lead the third-seeded Southern to victory over 14th-seeded Monroe in Manahawkin. Avery Smith had a career-high five ...
MADISON, NJ – It was a great start to a potential deep run for the No. 2 Madison Dodgers as they coasted to an opening round victory over the No. 15 seed Newark Central Blue Devils, 17-0 in five innings. The Dodgers wasted no time on Thursday afternoon jumping out to an early lead. In the ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Maddie Merriman has certainly left her mark at North Salem High School. In addition to serving as the backbone of the defense for Tigers lacrosse, she showed her skills in goal and finished her high school career with 379 saves. When not on the field, Maddie enjoys skiing, ...
Linden, NJ - Linden Athletics Department would like to officially welcome Tamecka Dixon back to Linden to take the reins of our Girl’s Basketball Program. Tamecka was a graduate of Linden High School, where she was named a High School All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Minutemen varsity baseball team had their four-game win streak snapped on Thursday against Edison, dropping the contest 4-1. The loss brings their end-of-season record to 16-9. The Eagles got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning, plating three of their four ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville broke up a scoreless game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 3-0 baseball victory over Red Bank in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Thursday. Tyler Bunnell pitched the shutout, scattering six ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- The Nottingham baseball team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with an 11-1 victory over Delaware Valley on Thursday. Nottingham (16-7) scored in every inning except the fifth. Jordan Raba and Aidan Lipman each had three hits and two ...
MATAWAN, NJ -- Steinert scored a run in the top of the eighth inning and held on for a 2-1 baseball victory over Matawan in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 state tournament on Thursday. Alex Wolak and Jace Maher each drove in runs for Steinert (14-12), which scored its runs in the ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The first round of the NJSIAA Tournament was a fantastic and monumental game for the Brearley Varsity Softball team. The Bears advanced with an 11-1 victory over Belvidere and senior Leah Sims earned her 100th career hit! To attain the 100th hit milestone in softball is not ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The 2024 Bridgewater-Raritan High School baseball team officially stands alone in the win column. While the Panthers certainly have even bigger goals this postseason, top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan made history in its NJSIAA North New Jersey Section 2 Group 4 Baseball ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Ryan Lundari and Tommy Baase combined on the shutout as Hunterdon Central opened the Section 2, Group 4 baseball tournament with a 2-0 victory over Watchung Hills on Thursday. Lundari pitched five-plus innings, yielded three hits and two walks, and left with a man on in the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell baseball team advanced in the first round of the Section 2, Group 2 state tournament with a 9-3 victory over Morris Tech on Thursday. Dan Paris went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs batted in and Julian Casale was 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Chiefs (13-15), ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team established a new school record for victories in a season when it defeated Union, 3-0, in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Thursday. The Panthers improved their record to 24-3, eclipsing the victory mark of 23 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The reigning state sectional champion Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ volleyball team, which is ranked No. 5 in all of New Jersey, launched its title defense bid with a win over No. 16-seeded Northern Valley Regional High School (Demarest) Thursday evening. And the ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley girls lacrosse team clinched their first league title in program history with a 12-2 win against Irvington on Monday. This victory not only marked a significant milestone for the team but also set a new season record with 10 wins. "Our coaching staff and ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Rocco D’Amico hit an inside-the-park grand slam to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 7-4 victory over Park Ridge in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 1 baseball playoffs in Hasbrouck Heights on Thursday afternoon. The Aviators move on to play at Pequannock on ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Madilynn Boyce pitched a two-hitter and Middletown North advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 7-0 softball victory over Ocean Township on Wednesday. Boyce struck out 12 batters and walked two in seven innings. Middletown North ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Middletown South rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 2-1 softball victory over Freehold Borough in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 state tournament on Wednesday. Ella Mullane, who went 2-for-4, and Brooke Lisowski each drove in a run in ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ -- The Holmdel softball team advanced in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 2 state tournament with a 5-1 victory over Bound Brook on Wednesday. Julia Henderson pitched a two-hitter with six strikeouts and two walks in seven innings for the win. Avery Lewandowski ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- The Colts Neck softball team advanced in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 10-0 victory over Westampton Tech on Wednesday. Angela Sasso pitched a five-inning two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and two walks for Colts Neck (13-12). She also went 3-for-3 ...
KEYPORT, NJ -- Danika Borza pitched a five-inning one-hitter and Keyport advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 softball tournament with a 13-0 victory over South Amboy on Wednesday. Borza struck out 11 batters and walked one. She was pitching with a 3-0 lead before ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- The Holmdel boys lacrosse team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 tournament with an 18-3 victory over Cedar Creek on Wednesday. Finnegan Buchan scored six goals and passed for two assists, and Will Gilfillan collected three goals and seven assists for ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Colts Neck scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to a 13-0 baseball victory over Middletown North in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Thursday. Dan Annunziata went 3-for-3 with a double and a run batted in, and Kyle McCarthy was 2-for-3 ...
CHESTER, NJ -- Probably the best explanation of what happened during the Chatham baseball team's first-round state tournament game at West Morris is that the 13th-seeded Cougars and the player wearing No. 13 on his jersey didn't have the best of luck on Thursday afternoon. It looked like ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Whoever said lightning cannot strike twice had never heard of the Ridgewood flag football team. Last year's SFC A Tournament champions repeated history when they defeated Paterson Kennedy to retain their throne on Thursday evening. Despite suffering the only losses of the season ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown South baseball team advanced in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with an 11-1 victory over Jackson Liberty on Thursday. Andrew Marquis went 2-for-3 with five runs batted in for Middletown South (18-6), which pounded out 14 hits. Louis ...
FLANDERS, NJ -- Senior Owen Bedell carded a one-over-par 73, Will DesMarais and Roger Rice each scored 75, and Dylan Wickham hit a 76 as Chatham won the NJAC Boys Golf Championship on Thursday at the Flanders Valley Golf Club. "I'm very proud of the way the boys stepped up today after some ...
SPARTA, NJ – The girls lacrosse season continues as they move to the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Group 2 tournament after defeating River Dell on Wednesday. The third seed Spartans beat 14 seed River Dell 22-8. Moira Sweeney and Uma Kowalski each put nine balls in the back of the ...
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 ...