Sports
By CHRIS ORLANDO
May 10, 2024
NUTLEY, NJ - Brandon Toranzo is staying put in the Garden State. The Nutley 285-pounder, who finished third in the state at that weight class in March, announced he has committed to Rutgers University to continue his wrestling career. "I’m fired up to announce that I will be furthering ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Before she ever concluded her freshman year at New Providence High School last year, Annie Conover had already made a significant impact on the Pioneers' athletic scene. She was an integral part of the girls basketball team's Union County and Group 2 state championships, ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- On a boys' lacrosse team that has been making a bid to be the very best in the state of New Jersey this spring, Logan Stevens has emerged as yet another weapon in the Mountaineers' deep arsenal. The sophomore attacker has 43 goals and 12 assists in the Mountaineers' first 12 ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Sam Dolan, a senior on the Ridge High School golf team, last week won the Skyland Conference Championship with a three-under-par score of 69. "Sam was also integral in winning the Somerset County Tournament, (where) he placed seventh (of 95 golfers) in the Red Devil ...
The Madison boys' tennis team had the first sub .500 week of the season, going 1-2 for the week. The team played matches against Mountain Lakes, Gov Livingston, and Morristown. "This is the time of the season where players have a perfect storm of matches/practice and academics all rolled into one", ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Spring Thaw Tournament recently concluded, featuring 24 teams from the tri-state area. The 8U championship was claimed by the local team, the Springfield Storm Kain. Notably, the Springfield Storm Frietas made it to the semifinals in the 12U division, ...
EAST HANOVER, 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 ...
MIDLAND PARK, NJ- Junior shortstop Mackenzie Riordan banged out the 100th hit of her high school career, but it was not enough as Midland Park defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 13-10, in a independent girls softball game on Thursday afternoon in Midland Park. The teams combined for 42 hits in the ...
LACEY - Barnegat is having a great boys volleyball season. They currently have a record of 16-3 on the season. They defeated Lacey 2-0 on Thursday in Lacey. Some of Barnegat's stat leaders include Ian Soberano with 10 kills, Jack Buscaglia with 20 assists and eight service points. Trey DeMeo ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Bordentown teenager Holden Spratt recently reached the pinnacle of amateur boxing by clinching the Eastern District Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Championship. At just 17-years-old, Holden clinched the title on April 6 at the competition held at the Witherspoon Boxing Gym in Bristol, ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday May 7, John Jay faced Hen Hud at Contest Field, and a 3-0 start looked like an easy day was ahead. But the Sailors definitely brought a storm, and the choppy waters didn’t abate until the final buzzer sounded. After Jordan Kauftheil scored on the penalty with ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The East Brunswick softball team advanced in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with an 11-10 victory over Monroe on Thursday. Caitlin Gay collected three hits, including the 100th of her career, earned the save after entering the game with bases ...
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 ...
BAYVILLE - The Southern Regional Boys and Girls Gofl teams defeated defeating Central Regional on Thursday. The girls won by a score of 194-220 and the boys won 166-196. With the wins, the Rams have clinched both the Shore Conference "A" South Championships in Boys & Girls Golf. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...