Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
May 8, 2024
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - It took a while, as was expected, but enthusiastic first-year Phillipsburg High School boy’s tennis coach Donny Smith got his first victory as head coach when the Stateliners shutout host Warren Hills, 5-0 in a Skyland Conference match on Monday. Smith, a long-time assistant ...
VERNON, NJ - The Morristown boys volleyball fell to Vernon a second time on Tuesday 2-0. The Colonials fell to Vernon 2-0 in the Semifinal Round of the NJAC tournament on May 4. In Tuesday's match, the Colonials fell 25-8 and 25-16. Morristown will be back in action on May 9 when they travel ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys tennis team fell to Mountain Lakes; 3-2. The Dodgers have dropped the last three matches to opponents. Madison's Lukas Kolega defeated Jonathan Barnett 6-4, 6-3 in 1st singles. Madison also won in 3rd singles when Scott Sullivan defeated Yash Samat; 6-1, ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Madison softball team defeated Parsippany 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Madison improved to 9-9 on the season after today's win. It was a pitching duel until Madison broke through and scored one run in the third inning. Both teams added a run a pience in the sixth inning but it ...
MADISON, NJ - Madison baseball defeated Kinnelon 14-6 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers are now 11-7 on the season after yesterday's win. The Dodgers exploded in the second inning scoring six runs and then adding another four in the fourth. Sam Berk scored three times on two hits and was ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- A free basketball skills workshop for kids aged 5 to 18 recently balled up in Jersey City, known as The 10th Annual King "Reese" Basketball Classic. The skills clinic portion of the workshop was instructed with the assistance of St. Peter’s Prep Coach Alex Mirabel, event founder ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In the world of lacrosse, there are standout players who not only excel in skill but also embody dedication, leadership, and resilience. Maria DiPasquale, the extraordinary senior goalie for Gov. Livingston High School, epitomizes all these qualities and more. With her recent ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In the world of lacrosse, there are standout players who not only excel in skill but also embody dedication, leadership, and resilience. Maria DiPasquale, the extraordinary senior goalie for Gov. Livingston High School, epitomizes all these qualities and more. With her recent ...
MADISON, NJ - No. 10 Madison boys lacrosse team upsets No. 7 Kinnelon by defeating them 7-5 in the First Round of the 2024 Morris County Tournament. Madison will take on No 2 Mountain Lakes in the Quarterfinal Round on Thursday May 9. Madison struck first in Tuesday's game however, Kinnelon ...
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Morristown Colonials’ winning ways came to an end Tuesday afternoon as they were defeated by the West Morris Wolfpack 9-5 in the first round of the Morris County Tournament. The No. 9 seed Morristown had won six in a row after starting off the season 0-4 before ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Carlos Paredes drove in three runs to lead New Brunswick High School to a 12-2 baseball victory over Perth Amboy Magnet in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational on Tuesday. Paredes was 2 for 3 with a triple. Jose Omar Abreu went 2 for 2 with a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In a thrilling matchup between two powerhouse teams, Gov. Livingston (16-3) emerged triumphant with a decisive 6-3 win over Westfield (13-3). The scoreboard reflected a tight contest from start to finish:In the early innings, Gov. Livingston seized the momentum, scoring 2 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In a thrilling matchup between two powerhouse teams, Gov. Livingston (16-3) emerged triumphant with a decisive 6-3 win over Westfield (13-3). The scoreboard reflected a tight contest from start to finish:In the early innings, Gov. Livingston seized the momentum, scoring 2 ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team is one step closer to the State Tournament, defeating South Dade High School of Homestead 5-1 on Tuesday evening. MSD, the top seed in their region, scored a run in the first and four more in the third inning to go up 5-0. South Dade scored their ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Township Council honored a talented group of student-athletes from Lenape High School at its meeting on Monday night. The Council presented a Proclamation of Commendation to the Lenape High School girls basketball team for winning the 2024 Group IV State ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan scored six runs in the top of the 10th inning for a 7-1 baseball victory over Immaculata on Monday. The Panthers (17-3), the top seed in the upcoming Somerset County Tournament, defeated an Immaculata team (12-4) that has been seeded second. Cory Rible ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell boys lacrosse team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournamnent with an 8-4 victory over Livingston on Tuesday. Sean Murtagh scored three goals and assisted on another for Caldwell (13-1), which led, 5-1, at the half. Caelan Cook had two ...
GLEN RIDGE, NJ -- Anthony Drago scored seven goals to lead West Essex to a 15-12 boys lacrosse victory over Glen Ridge in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Tuesday. Tyler Gann collected three goals and two assists for the Knights (6-7), who led, 8-6, at ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan High School baseball puts the “dog” in dogfight. Throughout what has been another historic 2024 season for the Panthers, you may have heard the Panthers’ players refer to their teammates as “dogs” postgame on a multitude of media outlets. So what is a ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Hannah Perlman scored four goals to lead Colts Neck to a 10-8 girls lacrosse victory over St. John Vianney on Monday. Nora Ismail collected three goals and two assists, Brynn Mahoney had two goals and three assists, and Jordyn Hansel also scored a goal for Colts Neck ...
HAZLET, NJ -- Alan Warren pitched a three-hitter with three walks and two strikeouts for Raritan in a 3-1 baseball victory over Point Pleasant Boro on Senior Day Monday. Jobby Dekis had a run-scoring single for Raritan (5-11), which scored two runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – An 11-run third inning lifted Hasbrouck Heights to a 16-0, five inning victory over Wallington in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Tuesday afternoon at Depken Field in Hasbrouck Heights. Hasbrouck Heights reaches the .500 mark at 8-8 with the win, and has a 4-2 record in ...
HOWELL, NJ -- Dylan Briggs drove in five runs to lead Middletown North to a 12-3 baseball victory over Howell on Tuesday. Briggs went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored for Middletown North (8-9). Zachary Hampton was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored, Jason Quardt drove in ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Brielle Rivera had three hits and four runs batted as Wood-Ridge defeated Garfield, 13-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game on Tuesday afternoon in Garfield. Wood-Ridge improved to 7-11 with the win, while Garfield falls to 2-11 with the loss. After a scoreless first inning, ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Sal Catanzaro had four hits and scored two runs as Wood-Ridge defeated Garfield, 10-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Tuesday in Garfield. Wood-Ridge improved to 11-9 overall on the season. Catanzaro tripled with one out in the first, and scored on Jake Wall’s ground out ...
WAYNE, NJ - Mist covered the turf field at Wayne Hills High School while steady rain on a chilly day made for difficult conditions for the fledgling flag football teams of Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills high schools. But football players are tough and any rivalry game between the two schools means ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- No Chatham boys lacrosse team has ever won the Morris County Tournament and ending the 35-year drought was once again in focus on Tuesday when the No. 3 seeded Cougars opened MCT play with a 20-13 win vs. Mount Olive at Cougar Field. Still, the Cougars got a chance to take note of ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team completed in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Sectionals on Monday. They placed third with a final score of 337. Braves’ boys results: 5th Cooper Armstrong with an 82 11th CJ Nicholas with an 85 in a six way tie 11th Nick ...
WAYNE, NJ -- Dylan Wickham carded a four-over-par 74 and Roger Rice turned in a 75 for Chatham as the Cougar boys golf team placed fourth in the state sectional held Tuesday at the Preakness Valley Golf Club. Chatham shot 306 as a team. Millburn was first with a score of 294, followed by ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ -- Chatham sophomore Kevin Grundy set a school record in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 6 inches on Day 1 of the NJAC Track & Field Championships held Tuesday at Morris Hills High. He placed fourth in the event. Grundy broke the school mark of 21 feet, 2 inches set in ...