Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
May 5, 2024
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team got back to its winning ways on Saturday after a Friday loss to Old Bridge High School. Spotswood defeated John F. Kennedy High School 10-9 in an exciting seventh inning victory on Senior Day. The Chargers were down 3-0 to JFK ...
MIDLAND PARK, NJ – Midland Park scored seven runs in the fifth inning to defeat Wood-Ridge, 15-5, in a girls softball game on Saturday. The seven run triggered the 10-rule and ended the game in the bottom of the fifth. Midland Park is now 7-9 on the season, Wood-Ridge is now 6-10. The game ...
HILLSDALE, NJ – Pascack Valley scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, knocking Wood-Ridge out of the Bergen County Baseball Tournament in the play-in round with an 11-1 victory. Pascack Valley scored in the first to take an early lead, but Wood-Ridge tied the score in the top of the ...
MENDHAM, NJ -- There were so many moves that needed to be made during the 8-inning thriller that Chatham baseball coach Todd Leathers could be excused if he was seeing double after it was over. When his head hit the pillow Saturday night, Leathers might have closed his eyes and continued seeing ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team won 6-5 over their rivals the Kittatinny Cougars in the annual Beatty Cup game that was held on Friday, May 3 night at 6 p.m. on Newton’s turf, Palmer Field. The rivalry game is played in memory of Lexi Faye, who was the statistician for Newton, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team hosted Morris Hills on Tuesday, winning 11-9 and then played away against 12-seeded Wallkill Valley in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament and won 7-3. The Braves started the H/W/S tournament as the 17-seeded team. Mason Bucci ...
SPARTA, NJ – Two back to back homeruns in the first inning paved the way for Sparta to get past Newton in the second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex. Gabrielle Heim won the shut out with a no-hitter. She had 12 strikeouts and gave up one walk. By the end of the shortened game Sparta was ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- It came down to the last out of an extra innings pitching duel, but Scotch Plains-Fanwood was able to walk away with a win against Summit in a second round matchup of the Union County Tournament by a score of 3-2. The Raiders are no strangers to extra innings nail ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- In front of one of the largest crowds of the season, Scotch Plains-Fanwood defeated the Roselle Park Panthers, 7-0, in the first round of the Union County Tournament (UCT). Senior pitcher Evan Doyle went 5 2/3 innings striking out 6 and did not allow a run. Ryan ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Junior middie Grace Hallahan and junior attack Ashlyn Carpenter netted four goals apiece as Chatham scored a 15-8 girls lacrosse win vs. Morris Knolls in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament on Saturday at Haas Field. Chatham (9-4), the No. 2 seed, will meet No.
STATE COLLEGE, PA – 17-year-old gymnast, Alana Walker, a homeschooled West Orange resident, competes with North Stars Gymnastics Academy in Boonton, and she and 11 other gymnasts affiliated with North Stars will be competing in the National Championship from May 9 to 12. Walker, who has ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 3-2 in a pitchers duel on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark in game five of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset takes a 3-2 lead in the series and will go for their first six-game series win of the season in ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 3-2 in a pitchers duel on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark in game five of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset takes a 3-2 lead in the series and will go for their first six-game series win of the season in ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys lacrosse team earned their sixth victory of the season when they ran circles around West Essex at DaSilva field on Tuesday, April 30. After a sluggish start for the Rams gave the visiting Knights some hope with a 3-2 lead after one quarter, Randolph took complete and ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — It was a special night on two fronts for the Ridgewood flag football team — they got back to their winning ways on Friday night against Ramapo and honored their senior class at the same time. After dropping only their second regular season loss in program history against ...
HAMILTON, NJ - With bragging rights to having successfully hosted national pickleball championships in both 2021 and 2022, coupled with its 18 dedicated courts nestled within Veterans Park, Hamilton Township is steadily solidifying its reputation as the premier destination for pickleball ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville scored seven runs in the second inning and went on to a 14-2 baseball victory in five innings over Montgomery on Saturday. Luke Billings went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI, and Noah Schwartz was 2-for-3 with three RBI for the Ravens (12-4), who led, ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The Friday Night Lights game at Milltown's Michelin Field is always special and brings out the fans. Friday's weather cooperated, and the Chargers wrapped up their 16th victory of the season, defeating Dunellen High School 12-2. Coleman Frost made his first career start for the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- The West Essex softball team advanced in the first round of the Essex County Tournament with a 3-0 victory over Nutley on Saturday. Briana Gillen pitched a one-hitter, struck out 12 batters and walked four in seven innings. West Essex (5-12) scored all its runs in the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Andrew Kowantz reached base four times and scored four runs as ninth-seeded New Providence snapped a tie with a run in the top of the seventh inning and held on to beat eighth-seeded Union Catholic, 4-3, in the first round of the Union County Tournament on Saturday. After ...
CLARK, NJ -- Two years removed from its surprise appearance in the Union County Tournament final, the Dayton baseball program appears ready to make some noise again. The 10th-seeded Bulldogs scored eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings and Peter Ramirez pitched four innings of one-hit ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team's six-game winning streak was stopped by Old Bridge High School on Friday. Spotswood lost to Old Bridge 4-1. The two teams traded runs in the first. Old Bridge took a 2-1 lead in the third inning and put the game out of reach in the ...
PATERSON, NJ - Fresh off their return for the 2023 season following a brief organizational hiatus in 2022, the Silk City Sharks Minor League Football Organization has made the decision to suspend all field operations for the Fall 2024 season due to a health issue among its senior leadership. This ...
WARREN, NJ — A day after clinching the conference championship with a 2-0 win over North Hunterdon, Riley Bobrowski threw a 5 inning no hitter, walking one and striking out 9 to lead Watchung Hills on Saturday to a 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County ...
WARREN, NJ — A day after clinching the conference championship with a 2-0 win over North Hunterdon, Riley Bobrowski threw a 5 inning no hitter, walking one and striking out 9 to lead Watchung Hills on Saturday to a 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary in the quarterfinals of the Somerset County ...
CLARK, NJ — ALJ softball pitcher Cassie Conforti has now pitched over 100 strikeouts in her freshman season, securing the feat in a home game against Westfield on Friday. The Crusaders defeated the Blue Devils, 7-0. Conforti entered the game with 94 strikeouts. In a complete game shutout, she ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior third baseman Dylan Wayne hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to break a 4-4 tie and send Phillipsburg High School past arch-rival Easton, 5-4, in an independent baseball game on Friday night at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Senior righthander Eddie ...
TOMS RIVER - The Barnegat Boys Volleyball team defeated 25-15 and 25-17 in Toms River on Friday, May 3. Jack Buscaglia had seven digs, 28 assists and eight service points for Barnegat. Trey DeMeo had 11 kills. Donovan Paul recorded nine digs in the victory. Barnegat improves to 12-3 on ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Playing for the first time since losing just its second game all season on Wednesday, the Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team withstood a big game from Hunterdon Central's Seton Hall-bound shortstop Mike Contiliano to defeat the Red Devils, 5-2, Friday afternoon. Junior ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Girls Track took won the 2024 Ocean County Relays on Friday night. The Boys Track team took second place in the boys division. Southern Regional Athletic Director released the following statement: Congratulations Southern Regional Girls Track and Field, on ...