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May 18, 2024

HAMILTON, NJ -- Morgan Bressler scored three goals to lead Steinert to a 9-7 girls lacrosse victory over Hamilton West on Friday. Ava Rogalinski finished with one goal and one assist for Steinert (12-5), which also got one goal each from Amelia Reed, Mame Gueye and Rachel Nixon. Sabrina ...

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WARREN, NJ -- Today is the day! Get your fishing poles ready, and be prepared for some mud. Annual Fishing Derby When: Saturday, May 18, 2024 Time: 11:00am-2:30pm Who: Warren Residents Only-FREE EVENT Where: Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond Register: Just walk in (must show ...

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VERONA, NJ - Verona Varsity Baseball came down to the wire, narrowly defeating Barringer 4-3. The victory moves Verona to 14-9 on the season.  The Hillbillies broke open the scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning, with the Blue Bears tying things up in the top of the sixth. A three-run bottom ...

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ROSELLE, NJ - Roselle Varsity Softball had their best offense on display on Tuesday, defeating Lakewood 17-2.  Multiple Rams hitters, including Alycia Searwar, Julianna Marte, and Lisa Frias, had two or more hits. Frias and Searwar each hit a home run with six RBIs combined. Janelle Stevens had ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It took a senior to win it for Hasbrouck Heights on Senior Day.    Before the game, the team honored two players, Rocco D'Amico and Domonic Aiosa, for their dedication and contributions to the baseball program. They each gave flowers to their mothers and posed for photos ...

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MADISON, NJ -- Senior middie Colin Manitta seemed a little hungrier than usual at the start of the game, scoring the first two goals for Chatham and igniting a seven-goal opening period for the Cougars on Friday night at Drew University. When Manitta scored his third goal of the game with 39 ...

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CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ – Cliffside Park’s Mattingly Rodriguez had two hits and four runs batted in as the Red Raiders defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 11-5 in girls’ softball action on Thursday in Cliffside Park.  Hasbrouck Heights drops to 8-12 overall with the loss. Cliffside Park jumped out to an ...

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SOMERSET, NJ -- The Franklin flag football team scored three first-half touchdowns en route to a 25-6 victory over Hillside on Wednesday. Iyanna Cotten returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown, Gianna Mattia ran 15 yards for a TD and she also threw a 7-yard TD pass to Kayla Duncan in ...

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BOONTON, NJ -- Chatham senior Caroline Himstreet claimed her second gold medal by winning the 3200 at the Morris County Track & Field Championships with a personal record time of 10:53.42 on Friday at Boonton High. "I was more nervous than usual," Himstreet said of the 3200. "However, I ...

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BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Ranked No. 4 in New Jersey as part of a historic 2024 season, the Bernards High School boys lacrosse team just made even more history May 16, on its home turf in Bernardsville. And it happened against a familiar foe: No. 15 ranked Bridgewater-Raritan High School. In a much ...

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MONTVILLE, NJ - Hunter Force’s walk-off single powered Montville’s varsity baseball team over Roxbury 4-3 in eight innings in Montville on Wednesday, May 15.  Roxbury got on the board in the top of the third inning after an error scored one run.  Then Matt Rattay singled scoring two more runs ...

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EDISON, NJ -- Nick Kee pitched a two-hitter with last-out help from Luis Hernandez to lift Carteret to a 1-0 baseball victory over South Amboy in the championship game of the Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational on Friday. Kee struck out seven batters and walked one in his 111-pitch outing ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Bayonne outhit St. Peter's Prep, but couldn't score against Ray Stein as St. Peter's Prep prevailed, 2-0, over the Bees in the semifinal round of the Hudson County baseball tournament on Thursday. Stein scattered seven hits in seven innings, walked two and struck out three for ...

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PARKLAND, FL- It wasn't easy, but they pulled it off again. The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team is back in the Class 7A State Championship Game for the fourth consecutive year after a hard fought 9-7 victory over Vero Beach on Friday afternoon. Vero Beach took the lead in the first inning against ...

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MILLBURN, NJ -- Hunterdon Central threw two excellent arms at Millburn on Friday, and the Red Devils also threw a lot of leather around. Nick Augusta and Anthony Petino combined on a four-hitter and got help from a sterling defense to record a 2-0 baseball victory over Millburn, which also ...

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MILLBURN, NJ -- Hunterdon Central threw two excellent arms at Millburn on Friday, and the Red Devils also threw a lot of leather around. Nick Augusta and Anthony Petino combined on a four-hitter and got help from a sterling defense to record a 2-0 baseball victory over Millburn, which also ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Playing under constant rainfall and in very wet conditions, the Summit Flag Football Team put up a tough defense, coupled with a powerful offense, to beat Piscataway on Wednesday, 20-0. “The weather took our passing game away,” said Head Coach Frank Harpster, “but we found a ...

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KATONAH, N.Y. - The Harvey School’s girl varsity tennis team are the 2024 champions of the HVAL.  The Cavaliers, undefeated in the league and the top seed entering the title match, held off the second seed Watkinson Rams 4-3 in a hard-fought contest on Harvey’s Davis Courts Monday, May ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Greater Middlesex Conference golf honors were handed out this week. Three members of the Chargers' back-to-back Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division champion golf team were named to the GMC All-Blue Division team for their performances this season. Spotswood High School golf ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team took on Allentown High School on Thursday in an out of conference game. Spotswood fell to Allentown 4-1. Gabrielle Hill and Hannah Graulich had the lone hits for the Chargers in the game. Graulich's single drove in Hill, who scored ...

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UNION, NJ -- Lou Grasso Jr. has accepted the position of athletic director at Colonia High School. Grasso announced his resignation as the head football coach at Union High School this week. He will succeed longtime Colonia A.D. Ben LaSala, who is retiring in June. Grasso was approved as the ...

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UNION, NJ -- Lou Grasso announced his resignation as the head football coach at Union High School this week. Grasso has accepted the position of athletic director at Colonia High School in Middlesex County, where he will succeed longtime Colonia A.D. Ben LaSala, who is retiring in ...

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SPARTA, NJ – Sparta boys lacrosse added to the win column beating Glen Rock 6-3 on Thursday.  Matt Ciarelli put three in the net with an assist.  Eddie Brown added two with an assist.  Hunter Takacs score a goal. Michael Pandiscia and Marco Aquino each contributed with an assist. Goalie ...

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UNION, NJ -- Behind another dominant pitching performance from Junior Olivia DiSalvo, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders downed Arthur L Johnson, 3-0, in a semifinal game of the Union County Tournament on Thursday at Kean University. The Raiders will move on to play Jonathan Dayton high school for ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but the Ridgewood girls lacrosse team did not wait long to avenge their loss to Immaculate Heart Academy. Just one week after losing to the Blue Eagles in the Bergen County tournament finals, the Maroons got their win back with a ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -  Jasmine Burney, a member of South Plainfield High School’s (SPHS) Class of 2024, will attend Wagner College in the fall. There, she will continue her passion for running track as a member of the Staten Island-based college’s NCAA Division 1 Seahawks.  “I am looking ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood golf celebrated Senior Day with a win over Summit on Thursday, May 16. The following four seniors from the class of 2024 were honored: Mason DiNizo Jasmine Gutierrez-Solana Ethan Murray John Paino Scotch Plains-Fanwood golf finished ...

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LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley girls lacrosse team defeated Parsippany with a final score of 9-5, on Wednesday. This win improves Passaic Valley's record to 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the NJIGLL - American White division, while Parsippany drops to 2-14 overall and 0-5 in the NJIGLL - Colonial ...

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LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's softball team secured an 11-1 victory over West Orange on Thursday. The win improved the Lady Hornets' overall record to 13-7, with a strong 7-3 standing in the Big North - Independence division. Passaic Valley set the tone for the game, scoring four runs in ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Virtually any baseball team that has beaten New Providence all spring knows that those were games the Pioneers could have very easily won. A team that has played consistently solid baseball without the wins to show for it in 2024, New Providence seemingly exorcised a ...

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