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May 11, 2024

WEST ORANGE, NJ — E.J. Frayne led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double and later came in to score on a bases-loaded walk to Tyler Chen to give top-seeded Livingston a 3-2 victory over fourth-seeded Montclair in the semifinal round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Saturday at Seton ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -- E.J. Frayne led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double and later came in to score on a bases-loaded walk to Tyler Chen to give top-seeded Livingston a 3-2 victory over fourth-seeded Montclair in the semifinal round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Saturday at Seton ...

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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 ...

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ- Mark Costantino's marvelous coaching at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch has earned the now retired gridiron mentor, a tremendous honor. Costantino will be one of five inductees into the New Jersey Football Coaches Association (NJFCA) Hall of Fame. He will be ...

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PATERSON, NJ - Despite the rain, over 1,000 fans gathered at Hinchliffe Stadium for the Opening Day of the New Jersey Jackals 2024 season on Thursday. Not only did fans from Paterson and neighboring towns show up, but people from as far as Maine, Florida, and beyond came to support the ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys tennis team honored its four graduating Class of 2024 seniors with a win in their final regular-season home match. Talk about a great way to cap off a marathon of four matches in four straight days. Closing in on the cutoff date for ...

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PATERSON, NJ - Despite the rain, over 1,000 fans gathered at Hinchliffe Stadium for the Opening Day of the New Jersey Jackals 2024 season on Thursday. Not only did fans from Paterson and neighboring towns show up, but people from as far as Maine, Florida, and beyond came to support the ...

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ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Emma Reeves scored seven goals to lead Robbinsville to an 18-7 girls lacrosse victory over Monroe on Friday. Robbinsville (11-4) scored the first six goals of the game. Morgan Gonser had three goals for the Ravens. Kendall Franke and Cora Butler each collected two goals ...

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CLARK, NJ – The top-seeded Westfield High School baseball team took on fifth-seeded Cranford in the Union County Tournament semifinals on Saturday at Johnson High School. The Blue Devils edged the Cougars, 8-7, in nine innings, ending Cranford’s quest for its third straight county crown. “We ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The fourth-seeded Spotswood High School varsity softball team kicked off the quarterfinal games of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament at the Spotswood High School Varsity Softball Field on Saturday. Spotswood High School hosted all four quarterfinal games this weekend.

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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 ...

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Yorktown, N.Y.—If you want to prepare for defending your sectional title, facing the No. 25 ranked team in the nation by USA Lacrosse Magazine—Nyack—is a great way to do so. Yorktown (12-4), the defending Section 1 Class B girls lacrosse champion, did just that when it hosted the 15-1 Rockland ...

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PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas baseball team turned in arguably their finest performance of the season to date on Friday night at home in a Regional Semifinal against Boca Raton High School. MSD scored an incredible 14 runs over the first two innings of the game, removing any doubt about who ...

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NEWARK — Keith J. Colon, a 21-year-old psychology major at Rutgers University, is headed to the National Golden Gloves Competition in Detroit this weekend. The trip follows his success in the 125-pound category at the New Jersey Golden Gloves Championship on March 23. “Overall, it was a great ...

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NEWARK — Keith J. Colon, a 21-year-old psychology major at Rutgers University, is headed to the National Golden Gloves Competition in Detroit this weekend. The trip follows his success in the 125-pound category at the New Jersey Golden Gloves Championship on March 23. “Overall, it was a great ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ - The Morristown baseball team defeated West Orange 9-6 on Friday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 5-15 on the day. Morristown will be back in action on May 11 when they face Roxbury.   Sign up to get all the news as it happens at www.TAPinto.net/enews and follow us on ...

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MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls lacrosse team defeated Columbia 21-12 on Senior Night.  The Dodgers exploded in the first half scoring 11 goals to Columbia's six. The second half saw more action as Madison added nine goals to their total, easily claiming victory. Gabby Mariani scored an ...

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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 ...

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MOUNT OLIVE, NJ -  The Morristown boys lacrosse team fell to Mount Olive 10-3 on Friday.  The Colonials are now 6-6 on the season. Mount Olive led Morristown by two entering the half but the Marauders added another six goals in the second half. Morristown will be back in action on May ...

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SOMERS, N.Y. - On Wednesday, May 8, Somers faced Ursuline at SHS and hoped to end the regular season on a high note.  A tone that was quickly set when Sydney Ingram opened the scoring and would ultimately do justice for the last time the seniors would take their home turf. “I’m really proud ...

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“You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.” – Cal Ripken Jr., Hall of Famer Youth sports has been a staple of America in some form – from the smallest towns to the largest cities – for more than a century. Berkeley Heights is certainly no exception, with baseball ...

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CLIFTON, NJ -- Fifteen-year-old amateur golfer Ashley Shaw from Litchfield Park, Arizona, will make her LPGA Tour debut later this week after winning THEJOHNSHIPPEN Cognizant Cup on Monday, May 6, and earning an exemption.  Shaw will tee up alongside the world’s best female golfers in the LPGA ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Owen Richter scored three goals to lead Middletown South to a 9-8 boys lacrosse victory over Northern Burlington on Friday. Jackson O'Keefe and Joe Sarci each scored two goals for Middletown South (6-7). Will Nugent and Jake Sawyer scored one goal each. Sawyer and Logan ...

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JACKSON, NJ -- Holmdel broke a tie with a run in the top of the seventh inning and held on for a 6-5 softball victory over Jackson Memorial in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament on Thursday. Emma Vanario went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for Holmdel (11-9), which trailed, 5-4, ...

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HAZLET, NJ -- The Raritan softball team advanced in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 4-2 victory over Barnegat on Thursday. Raritan (12-6) scored three runs in the third inning, two on a double by Isabella Plath, and took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the ...

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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 ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the May 7 town council meeting, “former PAL [Police Athletic League] Mom,” Council Member Michelle Casalino, congratulated West Orange PAL cheerleaders. She began by thanking Team Administer and former Board of Education Member, Cheryl Merklinger. “Ladies, ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Sparta High School track teams competed at the 2024 Neville Plummer Memorial Invitational on Saturday, May 4. Le-Shem Little Olivia Schwartz, Ashley Crane and Isabella Frattura all brought home first place finishes in their events. Sparta Boys Top Finishes: 100 Meter ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ —Joe Oleske gave up just two hits to lead Watchung Hills to a 5-0 win over East Brunswick on Friday. Watchung Hills started out hot. Scoring 2 runs in the first inning. Jacob Jaconski went 2 for 3 to lead the Warriors offense.  Watchung Hills improves to 10-11 and next ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Casey Conklin scored six goals and passed for three assists to lead Livingston to a 10-9 girls lacrosse victory over Westwood in overtime on Friday. Delia Lederman had three goals and one assist for the Lancers (9-5), who rallied from a 7-5 deficit in the fourth ...

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