Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
May 10, 2024
STAFFORD - Southern Regional Director of Athletics Chuck Donohue released a statement about the accomplishment of Southern Regional Track start Cole Cramer. Donohue wrote: Congratulations Southern Regional sprinter Cole Cramer (11th Grader) on winning the 100 meter dash on Day 1 of the Ocean ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - The Madison baseball team defeated Hanover Park 8-5 on Thursday afternoon. James Doehner was on the mound for the Dodgers. He pitched a complete game allowing five runs on five hits while striking out three. Jack McGuire and Luke McGuire both scored twice for Madison while ...
UNION, NJ -- The Union softball team advanced in the first round of the Union County Tournament with a 12-1 victory over Roselle Catholic on Thursday. Alessandra Silvestre hit a home runs, scored three runs and drove in two for Union, which opened the game with six runs in the bottom of the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph softball team knocked off Roxbury in an extra inning thriller on Wednesday, May 8 by the score of 2-1 to advance to the Morris County Tournament finals. The Lady Rams faced Roxbury in the semifinals after the Gaels shocked the tournament by knocking out undefeated ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys golf team defeated Parsippany HIlls; 134-180 on Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to 12-0 after Thursday's match. Madison grabbed the top three spots. Blake Steele shot a 31 for first place. Quinn Regan was second with a 33 and Teo ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Charter Lions softball team secured a 19-0 victory against College Achieve Paterson on Thursday. The Lions' Troi Jackson tallied four runs, four hits, six RBIs, and even smashed a home run. Supporting Jackson's performance was Lexi-Marie Feliciano, who showcased her ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Mercer County Tournament with a 9-2 softball victory over Ewing on Thursday. Caroline Walls went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two runs batted in and Ariana Tomlinson was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ – After beating the No. 7 seed Kinnelon earlier this week in the first round of the Morris County Tournament, the No. 10 seed Madison had another upset on their mind when they faced off against the No. 2 seed Mountain Lakes on Thursday afternoon. The Lakers proved to be ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown softball team defeated Mendham 6-1 on Thursday afternoon. The Colonials improved to 7-8 on the season. Callie Volker was on the mound for Morristown. Volker threw a complete game allowing one run on one hit while striking out 15. Jenna Manahan, Ella Watson, ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ -- Remy Feniello went 3-for-4 with a run batted in to help Steinert to an 11-3 baseball victory over Montgomery on Thursday. Joey Ditta doubled and drove in two runs and Andrew Condurso had two hits in two at-bats for Steinert (10-11), which scored four runs in the sixth inning to ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - David Brearley Head Baseball Coach Dave Kaplow announced he will be hosting a summer baseball camp at the Little League Complex in town. The camp will take place from July 15 through July 19. Please see the following information in the ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Cricket is quickly becoming a popular sport in the Township of Robbinsville. With ten teams and over 200 players, the sport has grown exponentially since Dilip Kovuri, Umang Naik, Tumul Kumar Singh, and Nikhil Sharma established the Robbinsville Premier League (RPL) of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team advanced in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 12-4 victory over Montclair on Thursday. Sean Murtagh scored five goals and Caelan Cook four goals for Caldwell (14-1), which led, 5-1, at halftime. Jack Goldbach had two ...
ANNANDALE, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central softball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 7-4 victory over North Hunterdon on Wednesday. Emily Van Cleef went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs batted in, and Zoe Totaro was 2-for-5 with a triple and ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 baseball victory over Watchung Hills on Thursday. Owen Crimmins allowed two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings and gave up four hits before Michael Taylor pitched 2/3 of an inning and got credit ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Aidan Lafazan, a junior at Jonathan Dayton High School, won second place in the High School category at the 36th annual NJDEP GIS Mapping Contest. His map, "Baseball Fields in Union County," was presented on May 1 at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Hunterdon Central scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning for a 5-2 baseball victory over Bayonne on Thursday. Mike Contiliano, a senior shortstop and a Seton Hall University commit, went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for Hunterdon Central (9-9), which scored its other ...
WALLINGTON, NJ - A four-run second inning lifted Wood-Ridge over Wallington, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Thursday afternoon at Wallington. Wood-Ridge’s Devin Gravina and Michael Prato combined to one-hit the Panthers as the Blue Devils improved to 12-9 on the season. After Lucas ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- It could be said that Chatham has been the bridesmaid since the Morris County Boys Lacrosse Tournament started in 1988, with the Cougars never having won the championship. Well, in 2024, Chatham is at least guaranteed to host the "rehearsal dinner" since Cougar Field will be the ...
MARLBORO, NJ -- Colts Neck scored in three of the first four innings and held on for a 4-3 baseball victory over Marlboro on Thursday. Casey Gardiner went 2-for-4 with a double and a run batted in for Colts Neck (13-6) which had a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning. Joe Pignatelli and Ronan Kiely ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Hunterdon Central scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning for a 5-2 baseball victory over Bayonne on Thursday. Mike Contiliano, a senior shortstop and a Seton Hall University commit, went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for Hunterdon Central (9-9), which scored its other ...
ROSELLE, NJ -- Johnny Velez drove in three runs to help Union to a 14-9 baseball victory over Roselle Catholic on Thursday. Velez went 2-for-3 for Union (6-12), which finished with 16 hits. The Farmers trailed, 3-0, before erupting for seven runs in the top of the third. Matthew Perrotto went ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball defeated host Summit (13-7) in three sets (25-19, 16-25, 25-15) in a non-tournament game on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tim Ennis came up big for Scotch Plains-Fanwood with 16 kills, while younger, Dan Ennis, had three. Kieran McElroy Barker had 15 ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Andrew Reynolds pitched six shutout innings to help Ridge to an 8-3 baseball victory over Rutgers Prep on Thursday. Reynolds, a senior right-hander, was a model of efficiency, needing just 61 pitches to get through six innings, striking out two and walking none. At the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Junior Will DesMarais scored four birdies and five pars to turn in a four-under-par 32 for the Chatham boys golf team in a 150 to 187 win vs. Mendham on Thursday at the Fairmount Country Club. DesMarais collected his birdies on holes No. 2, 3, 6 and 9 - all par-fours - on the ...
SPARTA, NJ -- Senior middle Kiernan Smith knocked down seven kills and added a block, a dig and an assist while senior setter Shaan Iqbal turned in 15 assists, a kill, three digs and a service ace in Chatham's 2-0 boys volleyball win vs. Sparta on Thursday. Logan Greenwood contributed five ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morristown kicked off their defense of their 2023 Morris County Tournament championship with a decisive victory over the Park Regional team, 16-1. The top seeded Colonials dispatched the No. 17 seed Wildcats to extend their undefeated streak to start the season to an even dozen ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- Playing under the lights for the third consecutive night, the Caldwell baseball team got bragging rights in its annual showdown with West Essex, defeating the Knights, 4-1, at Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University on Thursday night. It was the fifth victory in a ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- Franklin's boys tennis team continued its successful regular-season run with a 5-0 victory over Warren Hills on Wednesday. The Warriors extended their record to 11-3 FIRST SINGLES: Jasvin Singh (F) won, 6-0, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Parth Sehgal (F) won, 6-0, 6-0. THIRD ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team defeated Dayton 10-7 on Tuesday and then beat Boonton 6-2 on Thursday. Newton came out strong, putting three in the net in the first quarter. They added another two before halftime to take the lead 5-1. Boonton would score their second and last ...