Sports
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
May 10, 2024
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 ...
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 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys tennis team won 5-0 over Warren Hills on Tuesday, and 5-0 against Hopatcong on Wednesday. The results of the Hopatcong matches are as follows: Singles: 1st: Asher Haiduc-Dale (N) won over Alexander Syto (H), 6-1, 6-2 2nd: Frankie Boffa (N) won ...
SPARTA, NJ – Spartan golf teams won their matches on Tuesday playing at their home course Lake Mohawk Golf Club. The boys beat Hackettstown 159-187 taking the top six spots. Ryan Grycuk shot a 39 Ian Bellush tied with 40 Calvin Kirchner tied with 40 Sawyer Salvigan tied with ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The Ridgewood girls lacrosse team took another step towards a Bergen County championship as they prevailed in the semi-final game against Glen Rock on Wednesday afternoon. With a championship game berth in their crosshairs, the Maroons came out with their hair on fire, blazing ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Riley Smith pitched a four-hitter to lead Middletown South to a 2-1 softball victory over Howell on Wednesday. Smith struck out six batters and walked three in seven innings. Gianna Pancione and Ella Gardner each had run-scoring singles for Middletown South (7-7), which ...
WARREN, NJ — Nora Herko led the attack for Watchung Hills with seven goals in the Warriors win over Ridge on Thursday, 17-8. Nicole Johnstone added four, and Lianna Bartnick and Ainsley Kelly each added two goals for Watchung Hills. Olivia Risler saved 10 in goal for the Warriors. The Warriors ...
WARREN, NJ — Nora Herko led the attack for Watchung Hills with seven goals in the Warriors win over Ridge on Thursday, 17-8. Nicole Johnstone added four, and Lianna Bartnick and Ainsley Kelly each added two goals for Watchung Hills. Olivia Risler saved 10 in goal for the Warriors. The Warriors ...
STAFFORD - Liam Griffin and Anthony Arch scored three goals each to lead Southern to a 10-3 victory over Toms River East on Thursday at home. Cash McVey and Joe Kessler scored two goals each for the Rams while Shea O'Donnell had two assists. Southern's record improves to 8-6 on the ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a final score of 7-4 on Thursday afternoon at PNG Field, overcoming a season-high three-run deficit to win the game with six unanswered runs scored between the seventh and eighth innings. The game began after a season-high one ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a final score of 7-4 on Thursday afternoon at PNG Field, overcoming a season-high three-run deficit to win the game with six unanswered runs scored between the seventh and eighth innings. The game began after a season-high one ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In a thrilling contest atop the hill, the Gov. Livingston baseball team showcased their dominance by overpowering Dayton in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday. With a resounding final score of 16-5, Gov. Livingston's commanding performance ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In a thrilling contest atop the hill, the Gov. Livingston baseball team showcased their dominance by overpowering Dayton in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday. With a resounding final score of 16-5, Gov. Livingston's commanding performance ...
JEFFERSON, NJ - The Morristown boys volleyball team fell to Jefferson 2-0 on Thursday afternoon. The Colonials fell to 6-9 on the season. Jefferson defeated Morristown; 25-19 and 25-22. Morristown will face Chatham on May 13. Sign up to get all the news as it happens ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Tyler Boatwright's dreams of a career in the National Football League are still alive, with the New York Giants extending an invitation for a tryout at the team's free agent and rookie camp in East Rutherford starting Thursday, May 9, just one week after the 2018 Hillsborough HS ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — As more and more local sports fans continue to show support for the Livingston High School (LHS) baseball team—which is currently one of the top teams in the state at 15-4-1 and most recently advanced to the semifinal round of the Greater Newark Tournament (GNT) as the top ...
NEWARK — Keith J. Colon, a 21-year-old psychology major at Rutgers University, is headed to the National Golden Gloves Competition in Detroit this weekend. The trip follows his success in the 125-pound category at the New Jersey Golden Gloves Championship on March 23. “Overall, it was a great ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Trailing 7-0 in the first half on the road against Hillside, the Summit Flag Football Team turned the game around with a huge offensive effort in the second half to win its fourth game of the year on Wednesday, 26-13. Head Coach Frank Harpster, who took on the role of helping to ...