Sports Top Stories
By JIM HUTCHINSON SR.
May 14, 2024
LONG BEACH ISLAND - The summer flounder season has opened in New Jersey, but unfortunately for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association, the weather has not been any help. Cold temperatures, high winds, and high tides have made finding fish a challenge. Captain Brett Taylor of ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Heading towards the postseason, the Tigers ran the gauntlet against tough competition and came away with several big wins. North Salem 12, Blind Brook 0 Saturday, May 4 The Tigers battered Blind Brook for a big win in the first game of a Senior Day double-header. Chloe ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Madison boys tennis team suffered an on the road loss to Randolph on Monday afternoon. The Dodgers fell to 9-7 on the season. Madison took the 1st Singles match when Dodger Lukas Kilega defeated Rohan Gupta 7-6,. 6-2. Luke Cimino and Soctt Sullivan defeated Rams Lukas Visser ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys lacrosse team fell to Scotch Plains Fanwood 9-6 on Monday afternoon. The first two periods were a back and forth with both teams tied at 4 points a piece heading into the half. But it was the Raiders that clinched the victory after adding another five goals in ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Morristown boys volleyball team fell to Chatham 2-1 on Monday afternoon. The Cougars dropped the first set, 20-25, but regrouped to win the next two sets, 25-23 and 25-14, gaining their 11th win of the season. Senior setter Shaan Iqbal turned in 21 assists, 12 digs, a kill ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown baseball team defeated Union 10-9 on Monday afternoon. The Colonials have won their last four games and improved to 7-15 on the season. Thean Beaumont led Union with three runs. Morristown will travel to face Morris Tech on Thursday May 16. Game time is ...
EDISON, NJ -- Jared Jacobus and Soren Gregor combined on a five-hitter to lift Hunterdon Central to a 3-2 baseball victory over Edison on Monday. Jacobus allowed two runs on two hits in four innings pitched, and Gregor pitched three shutout frames, allowing three hits. Mike Brunetti went ...
NEWARK, NJ -- The Caldwell boys track and field team came away with four gold medals at the Super Essex Conference Colonial Division Championship Meet last weekend at Schools Stadium. The Chiefs' boys team finished first in the team competition with 126 points. Senior Jason Collura finished ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan scored a run in the bottom of the 11th inning for a 4-3 softball victory over Bayonne on Monday. Bridgewater-Raritan (8-15) had rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and then rallied again with a run in the 10th to re-tie the game, ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys volleyball team dazzled on the Jersey Shore prior to beginning its road to defend its conference and sectional crowns. Ranked No. 10 in all of New Jersey, the reigning Skyland Cup and state sectional champion Panthers traveled to Southern ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Junior right-hander Frank Dasti pitched a four-hitter and drove in a run to lift Dayton to a 2-1 baseball victory over New Providence on Monday. Dasti struck out three batters, walked two and threw 93 pitches in seven innings. He had an RBI single for Dayton (9-10), which ...
BAYONNE, NJ - For nine years, the local community has joined together to make the march from the Bayonne museum to the ball field on 11th Street, marking the opening of the season for Buddy Baseball. This year was no different, except for the fact that more people showed up, another sign of the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Minutes after Chatham lost an 8-7 regular-season game to Delbarton on May 2, Chatham boys lacrosse coach Christian Scarpello predicted that his team would meet up with the Green Wave in the Morris County Tournament. "We're going to see them again," Scarpello said. That second ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights handed Park Ridge a 3-2 loss in an NJIC non-divisional tennis match on Senior Day at the Neal McCarthy Tennis Courts at Hasbrouck Heights High School. The tennis courts were decorated with colorful posters and balloons for the occasion. Hasbrouck Heights ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Jared Montoya had two runs batted in and Michael Marchitelli pitched a complete-game four-hitter as Wood-Ridge defeated Becton, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Monday afternoon in Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Wood-Ridge took a 2-0 lead in the third inning. ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ- A four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Habrouck Heights a 4-3 win in a NJIC Meadowlands Division baseball game against Lodi on Monday afternoon at Depken Field. With the victory, Hasbrouck Heights evened its record at 9-9. Trailing 3-0 going into the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- In a game they needed to boost their chances of making the state tournament for the first time, the Chatham boys volleyball team went to battle like a "band of brothers" to pull out a three-set win vs. Morristown to the delight of the "Senior Night" crowd on Monday. The Cougars ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel advanced in the opening round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 17-5 boys lacrosse victory over Donovan Catholic on Saturday. Brian Volpe scored seven goals and had four assists for Holmdel, and Jack Powers won 87% of his faceoffs -- 20 of 23. Will Gilfillan ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Colts Neck scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out a 2-1 baseball victory over Donovan Catholic in the round of 16 of the Shore Conference Tournament on Monday. Anthony Vallaro singled in Kyle McCarthy with the inning run after McCarthy had singled. McCarthy ...
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ -- Raritan scored three runs in the top of the first inning and went on to a 7-4 baseball victory over Pinelands on Monday. The Rockets (7-11) pounded out 11 hits, led by Sean Burnett, Will Meehan and James Nichols, with two hits apiece. Burnett and Meehan each drove in a ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ -- Union rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh inning, but fell just short in a 10-9 baseball loss to Morristown on Monday. Johnny Velez went 2-for-3 with a double and four runs batted in, and Matthew Perrotto was 2-for-3 with three RBI for Union (6-13), which led, ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Columbia softball team advanced with a 3-0 victory over Caldwell in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Monday. Claire Shupe pitched a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts and no walks in seven innings and also helped her cause with a home run. Ellie ...
BERKELEY HTS, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood junior Olivia DiSalvo tossed another gem for the Raiders as they knocked off top-seeded Gov. Livingston, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the Union County Tournament on Monday. DiSalvo delivered yet another gutsy performance for the Raiders by going the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The high school girls lacrosse team honored their seniors before the game on Monday. Jane Bleakly, wearing number 21, was accompanied by her mother Morgan, father Rob and brother Truman. In the fall Bleakly will be attending Clemson University to pursue a degree in business. She ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Cory Pascarella and Tyler Choila combined on a two-hitter to lift Colonia to an 8-1 baseball victory over Piscataway on Monday. Pascarella allowed one hit in six innings pitched, striking out 10 and walking none. The only run he allowed was not earned. Chiola pitched the ...
By Mark Kane For Capital Region Independent Media Peter Britten, the man from down under, Australia, found the high side coming from 15th to pick up the popular Albany Saratoga Speedway NAPA Modified win. Mark Kane/For Capital Region Independent Media After a strong start to the 2023 ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 9-1 victory over West Essex on Monday. Sophia Mount struck out 15 batters, walked two and allowed five hits in seven innings for the win. Sophie Rothfeld went ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - New York Yankees INF Oswald Peraza and RHP Tommy Kahnle will continue their MLB rehab assignments with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, May 14th. when the Patriots take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) at TD Bank Ballpark at 6:05 pm. Peraza joined Somerset ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - New York Yankees INF Oswald Peraza and RHP Tommy Kahnle will continue their MLB rehab assignments with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, May 14th. when the Patriots take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) at TD Bank Ballpark at 6:05 pm. Peraza joined Somerset ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- The Middletown South baseball team advanced in the round of 16 of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 5-3 victory over Ranney on Monday. Brody Tacca went 2-for-3 with a run batted in and Carmine DeCrescenszo and Rob Chiusano also had run-scoring hits for Middletown South ...