Sports Top Stories
By JOSH LASHLEY
May 7, 2024
HACKENSACK, NJ - There’s still some time to go this spring, but the Hackensack High School baseball program is already building lasting memories on the field. Helping lead the way for the Comets are a trio of senior captains-Alex Bulger, Joseph Farrington and Leo Spitaleri. Through 20 games, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Longtime Westfield High School assistant principal and head football coach James DeSarno will become the district’s next director of athletics/K-12 physical education and health supervisor on July 1. Members of the Westfield Board of Education approved the appointment at ...
KEYPORT, NJ -- Union racked up 14 hits and rolled to a 17-1 baseball victory over Keyport on Tuesday. Alejandro Guzman drove in five runs with a double and a triple and Jayden Walton scored four runs and was 2-for-2 for Union (5-11), which scored six runs in the third inning to take an 8-1 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -- The Franklin boys tennis team continued its successful season with a 5-0 victory over Somerville on Monday. Franklin improved its record to 10-3 with the conference victory. FIRST SINGLES: Jasvin Singh (F) def. Kelan Vitali (S), 6-1, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Parth Sehgal (F) ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta boys lacrosse moves to the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex finals after defeating Hunterdon Central on Tuesday. The top seed Spartans beat the number five seed Red Devils 10-2. Parker Hein was in net for the win making five stops. Jake Alliegro got some time as Sparta’s netminder ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Matt Falzarano drove in two runs as Bernards held on for a 6-5 baseball victory over Union Catholic on Tuesday. Falzarano went 1-for-3 in a balanced, eight-hit attack for Bernards (7-8-1) in which the Mountaineers got hits from eight different players. Casey Hoeckele, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- It's all coming together for the Dayton baseball team at a most opportune time. The Bulldogs scored in every inning but the first and went on to a 9-4 victory over A.L. Johnson (ALJ) on Tuesday in a regular-season game between two teams who were surprise winners in the first ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys tennis team defeated Kinnelon; 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The Colonials are now 8-4 after today's win. Morristown's Charlie Beyer defeated Maxwell Halasnik; 6-4. 6-1 in First Singles. Morristown's doubles team of Jonah de Vries and Jackson Starcher defeated ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys golf team remains undefeated after defeating Gov. Livingston 161-180 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers are 11-0 on the season. Madison took the top three spots with Alex Patel placing first after shooting a 37. Nathan Tallinder was second with a score of 38 and ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – FellowshipLIFE Foundation is delighted to announce its upcoming charity golf outing, set to take place at the prestigious Fiddler’s Elbow Golf & Country Club on Monday, June 3. This annual event promises a day of camaraderie, fun and philanthropy in support of enhancing the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ - The battle for the Union County Conference Watchung Division title reached its climax in a thrilling showdown between Governor Livingston (GL) and Dayton, a contest teeming with Union County playoff implications. Coach Erin Lanigan, reminiscing on GL's last title triumph in 2017 ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ - The battle for the Union County Conference Watchung Division title reached its climax in a thrilling showdown between Governor Livingston (GL) and Dayton, a contest teeming with Union County playoff implications. Coach Erin Lanigan, reminiscing on GL's last title triumph in 2017 ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- The high school girls' basketball season has been over for more than two months now, but for Allison Cannon of Holmdel, this is the time of year for a brief recharge before the Class of 2024 member gets ready to continue her basketball career at the college level. Cannon, who ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team defeated Boca Raton High School in the District Final last week and has earned the top seed in their Regional matchup tonight at home versus South Dade High School of Homestead, Florida. MSD finished the season strong, winning their last seven ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a score of 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon at PNG Field behind a stellar pitching effort by Bailey Dees and an offensive clinic by designated hitter Agustin Ramieez. The win marked Somerset’s third straight, their longest win ...
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 ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a score of 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon at PNG Field behind a stellar pitching effort by Bailey Dees and an offensive clinic by designated hitter Agustin Ramieez. The win marked Somerset’s third straight, their longest win ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — The Livingston High School baseball team pounded out 14 hits and went on to a 14-6 victory over Columbia on Monday night. Robbie Lynn went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI, Joe Meierhofer was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI and Julian Schultz was 3-for-5 with a ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Natalie Mignone, a senior on the Dayton High School softball team, got the 100th hit of her varsity career in the Bulldogs' nine-inning, 5-4 loss to Gov. Livingston, the top team in Union County, on Monday. Mignone, who has at least one hit in five of her last six games, also ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Eastside volleyball team was unable to secure a win against Ramapo on Monday, ultimately losing 2-0. With Ramapo boasting a 14-4 record, the Ghosts, with a record of 3-14, faced a challenging opponent. Eastside's Fredrick Guillen scored eight kills and two blocks, leading ...
HARRISON, NJ - Paterson Charter's softball team secured an 11-7 victory against Harrison on Monday. The Lions' Madison Ramirez led the team in runs, crossing the plate three times throughout the game, while Sarielys Rodriguez hit a home run. The offensive efforts of Lexi-Marie Feliciano, ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - After coming back from a 2-0 deficit in the first inning, the Spotswood High School varsity softball team lost to North Brunswick High School 5-4 on Monday. Spotswood came back in the third to take a 3-2 lead over the Raiders. North Brunswick tied the game in the fifth inning ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - TAPinto Phillipsburg presents the next IRON STRONG Athlete of the Week for the Spring 2024 Season, Kevin Burgess, sponsored by McWane Ductile. Kevin Burgess is Phillipsburg High School’s baseball team’s leadoff hitter and last week the speedy senior ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The James Caldwell High School 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 ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- It’s been a season of ups and downs for the Summit Volleyball Team (11-6). As the team prepares for Wednesday’s match against Scotch Plains, Coach John Ross provided his thoughts. You had a very busy week. How do you feel the team is progressing? The past week was a tale of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It was a first round exit for the fourth-seeded Spotswood High School varsity baseball team in the 2024 Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament on Monday. Spotswood was eliminated by 13th seeded Middlesex High School behind a two-hit shutout by the Blue Jays' Chris Kozak.
MIDDLESEX, NJ - After losing two tough 3-2 matches, the Spotswood High School boys tennis team got back in the win column with a 4-1 victory over Middlesex High School. Spotswood improved its overall season record to 6-3. Corey Miller, Kyle Chigas and Spotswood's doubles teams of Kayden Turner and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- West Essex advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 13-12 girls lacrosse victory over Columbia on Monday. Adelaide Minnella scored five goals and Alivia Lugo had four goals for West Essex (3-9), which outscored Columbia, 3-1, in the fourth ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- West Essex advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 13-12 girls lacrosse victory over Columbia on Monday. Adelaide Minnella scored five goals and Alivia Lugo had four goals for West Essex (3-9), which outscored Columbia, 3-1, in the fourth ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Gia Pedde and Kylie Rackett drove in two runs apiece to lead Woodbridge to a 13-3 softball victory over Perth Amboy on Senior Day Monday. Pedde and Rackett each went 2-for-4 for the Barrons (10-5), and Quinn Boyd had two hits and two runs scored. Gabriella Montalvo chipped ...