Sports
By JOEY NOVICK
March 21, 2023
Baseball is finally starting again, albeit with strange new un-baseball like rules. Time clock for the pitcher. Bigger bases. Zone defense required in the outfield. Every spring, I fly down to Florida and enjoy several spring-training games with my brother, Paul at George Steinbrenner Field ...
LAKE COMO, NJ — Break out your kilts and sneakers, because the annual Kilt 2 Mile Run & Walk is returning to Lake Como this Saturday, March 18. Once again hosted by Bar Anticipation, located at 703 16th Avenue, the annual two-mile run will feature several hundred participants running and ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Although the official start to spring is still over a month away, the captains and mates of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are already preparing for the upcoming fishing season. As part of the BHCFA’s ongoing efforts to replenish and rehabilitate area ...
BELMAR & LAKE COMO, NJ — Young ballplayers should be ready to lace up their cleats and break in their mits because registration for Tri-Shore Little League is now open. Belmar and Lake Como Children between the ages of 4 and 12 can register for tee ball, baseball, and softball. The age ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The 2022 LBI Surf Fishing Classic is now a memory for Long Beach Island anglers, but their thoughts of many are on its spring cousin, the 21 st annual LBI Spring Derby. The Spring Derby runs from early April to the last week in June. Anglers cast lines from shore in ...
LAKE COMO, NJ - Residents who ‘love’ to run now have an opportunity to do it for a good cause, because the 2023 Cupid’s Chase 5K is currently open for registration. The event will be held at Bar Anticipation, 703 16th Avenue, on Saturday, February 11. The 5K is held across the country from New ...
LAKE COMO, NJ — Lads and lasses will be swapping out their sweats for some Irish garb at the annual Kilt Run this year, which is returning to Lake Como once again. At the most recent Mayor and Council meeting, an application to hold the event on March 18 was approved. The run/walk will again be ...
BELMAR, NJ — Two basketball players from St. Rose High School are among 722 players across the country to be nominated to play in the McDonald's All-American Basketball Games this year. The local nominees are two seniors Margaret Cavanaugh and Rosie Scognamiglio. If selected, the girls will have ...
BELMAR — Asbury Park Little League players were treated to a surprise meet and greet today with New York Yankees phenom Oswaldo Cabrera who stopped by Sportsnut Cards & Collectibles to sign autographs and speak with the young athletes. Bradley Beach resident Frank Luna, a public affairs ...
BELMAR, NJ — With baseball season come and gone, Yankee fans can still get their fix this weekend when utility player Oswaldo Cabrera visits Belmar. Cabrera will be at Current Rehab and Performance, located at 827 Belmar Plaza, on Sunday, December 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will have the ...
BELMAR, NJ - The St. Rose Boys Cross Country Team didn't miss a step when they took home the Non-Public B State Championship on November 5. Once again, the race was held at Holmdel Park, and St. Rose placed first among 17 other competing teams. This was the first time the team has won this ...
BELMAR, NJ - Sirens and cheers could be heard up and down Main Street on Wednesday afternoon, where a parade was held for the Belmar Elementary School Soccer Team Champions. The celebration comes after the championship game last week, where Belmar Elementary’s Boys Soccer Team beat Spring Lake ...
BELMAR, NJ - Stakes were high during the Friday afternoon’s championship game at Spring Lake Heights School's soccer field, where the Belmar Elementary School Boys Team came back to beat Spring Lake Heights 4-2 and took the gold. Belmar was down 2-1 at the half, until scoring in the first few ...
LAKE COMO, NJ — Runners and residents alike enjoyed the eighth annual Magovern Shillelagh 5K and One Mile Walk this past Saturday, which was held at Bar Anticipation. Organized by The Friendly Sons of Shillelagh of the Jersey Shore, over $2,600 were raised for the organization’s charity fund, the ...
NEPTUNE CITY, NJ—The ninth year for the “Pound the Pavement for Purple” event at the Headliner is scheduled for next Saturday, September 24. Each year, “Pound the Pavement for Purple” has grown as both a social event and a fundraising effort, with all proceeds going to the Lustgarten Foundation in ...
BELMAR, N.J.— Belmar didn’t miss a step in the 46th Annual Belmar 5 Mile Run on Saturday morning, after nearly 2,000 participants crossed the finish line on Ocean Avenue. Coming in first overall was once again Rob Napolitano, a 27-year-old Belmar resident who finished first in the 45th Annual ...
Please find Claire Deicke's newest column here: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/belmar-slash-lake-como/articles/there-is-much-to-learn-from-jim-abbott-and-his-no-hitter
On Saturday, June 25th, Belmar’s town council, mayors, the Belmar Historical Society, and members of the community joined together at Memorial Field for a day of baseball, which kicked off with the dedication of a plaque for twelve Negro League players who played at Memorial Field and who were ...
BELMAR, NJ — As part of Belmar's 150th anniversary, the borough will honor Baseball Hall of Famers who played at Memorial Field. A special celebration called A Day of Baseball will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2022, starting at 9:00 a.m., at Memorial Field, located on Main Street between 12th ...
BELMAR, NJ — Belmar Elementary School’s wrestling team has captured the blue division championship in the Central Jersey Intermediate School Wrestling League. The team ended its season with a 11-2 record after a win over Tinton Falls on January 26 — a victory described as a “seesaw battle” with ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ — A 17-point lead in the second half against an undefeated team ranked No. 12 in the state was the dream scenario that Chatham High School created for itself when it met St. Rose High School in the SchoolCraft Charity Girls Basketball Fundraiser Showcase on January 2. The game, ...
St. Rose High School in Belmar, Manasquan High School and Red Bank Regional High School Among 14 Varsity Teams to Take Court SPOTSWOOD, NJ — Spotswood High School girls basketball program is kicking of 2022 in style, as the host for the upcoming SchoolCraft Charity Girls Basketball Fundraiser ...
WARREN, NJ — When Nick Seyda was asked what he did this past summer, the Watchung Hills Regional High School junior had a championship answer. The 16-year-old became a world champion at the Super Ball Freestyle Football World Open Competition — the first American, and the youngest competitor, to ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Since 1940 and every year since, excluding the four World War II years, the Tour of Somerville has been a bike racing mainstay on Memorial Day, the longest-running bike race in North America. All of this changed in 2020 when the pandemic hit the United States and the sport of ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State sent 24 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Many came home with medals, and a few of them provided truly historic moments. In women's track, Sydney McLaughlin, who turned 22 on August 7, set a new world record in the 400 hurdles, defeating the reigning gold ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Sydney McLaughlin, a 2017 graduate of Union Catholic High School, has gone from “Syd The Kid’’ to "The Golden Girl.'' McLaughlin was known as “Syd The Kid’’ when she became the youngest person since 1972 to compete for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team when she made the ...
NEWARK, NJ — When Ezinne Kalu stepped onto the basketball court in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer to represent the Nigerian women’s team, her Newark upbringing was not lost on her. Born and raised in Newark, Kalu said life in the Brick City wasn’t always glitz and glam. For Kalu, ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Few events have occurred with greater anticipation than Tuesday night's women's 400 meter hurdles finals, which featured a showdown between reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin. The race did not disappoint as McLaughlin and Muhammad ...
TOKYO — Sam Mattis of East Brunswick placed eighth in the men's discus final at the Olympics. The former University of Pennsylvania champion landed at 63.88 meters (209 feet, 6.96 inches) — a season best for the local Olympian. Mattis produced the best finish by an American man since Casey ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — A large gathering of Union Catholic High School students, parents, teachers, alumni, volunteers and members of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community came out to watch local legend Sydney McLaughlin reach the semifinals in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Tokyo on June 30 The ...