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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees sent relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman to their Somerset Patriots Double-A minor league club on a rehab assignment this past weekend where he made two appearances Friday night and Sunday afternoon, throwing a total of 19 pitches on Friday night and Sunday afternoon.

But when he toed the rubber in both games, he was technically out of uniform - as was ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman, wearing a Captain America uniform, made it look easy during his rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots Friday night, retiring the three batters he faced in the seventh inning, with a strikeout, a runner picked off second and tagged out in a rundown, and a broken-bat grounder to third base.

The Patriots lost the game to ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Bernards Township school officials said Monday night “we’re working on it” to Ridge High girls’ softball players and their parents upset about what they have called an unplayable varsity field at the school.

At the Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Nick Markarian said William Larkin, the school’s director of facilities, would meet with ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees are currently scheduling LHP Aroldis Chapman for a ehab with the Double-A Somerset Patriots during the weekend of June 24 through June 26.  

Currently working his way back from an Achilles injury, Chapman has been on the Yankees injured list since May 24 and last pitched on May 22. In 17 ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Brian Leitz was the ultimate table-setter for the Ridge baseball team over the last two championship seasons.

Batting second in the Red Devils' deep and potent lineup, the left-handed hitting outfielder did whatever it took to get on base in front of the big bats in the middle of the Ridge order.

And "anything" included putting himself in harm's way, ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ The Bernards Township Committee recognized the Ridge ice hockey team for its achievement in winning the New Jersey Ice Hockey Public A State Champions (NJISAA) for 2022.

"The team exhibited tremendous teamwork, flexibility, and ingenuity under the coaches’ leadership to get to New Jersey Ice Hockey Public A State Championships; and [the] Ridge Boy’s Hockey ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – June 14, 2022, ended up being the perfect Flag Day on the campus of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, especially given the occasion and the beautiful summer weather to go with it.

On this evening was the ninth edition of the Basilone Bowl: the 2022 edition of the All-Star football game played by high school seniors from both Somerset and Hunterdon County, in honor ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – James Kisker, a member of the Ridge High School track and cross-country teams and a 2022 graduate, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Penn State University, where he will continue his athletic career.

Kisker is a record-setting runner in the 800-meter run, and has been part of Ridge’s nationally recognized and record-breaking relay team.

In May, the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The biggest tournament in the world’s most popular sport is coming to New Jersey in a big way.

On Thursday officials from FIFA, soccer’s governing body, announced that MetLife Stadium will be one of just 15 locations across North America and 11 in the U.S. to play host to the 2026 World Cup tournament.

While the number of matches and in what rounds of the ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Erik Helgeson, a member of the Ridge High School boys lacrosse team and Ridge's Class of 2022, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Tufts University, where he will continue his athletic career.

Helgeson was a midfielder and FOGO for Ridge, which posted a record of 11-6 this spring. Helgeson won 159 of 203 faceoffs for the Red Devils and also had two goals ...