Sports
By CHRIS NALWASKY
October 3, 2022
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin High School athletics continued on as the month of September came to a close and October began. With that said, TAPinto Franklin is back with another weekly recap of all the happenings from the past week on Warriors sports. Check back every week for a new roundup. All ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Paige Sheppard started running when she was five-years-old, and won her first national competition when she was 7, amassing an impressive collection of ribbons and trophies along the way. Her most recent victory came on a national stage last month, crossing the finish line ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin High School athletics is in its third week of action and TAPinto Franklin is back with another roundup of all things Warriors sports. Usually this recap comes out either Sunday or Monday, but after a delay, it is back, and it takes a look at the last week and a half of ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The Warriors are competing on the field, on the court, on the track and more. Starting with this article, TAPinto Franklin will provide a weekly roundup highlighting the previous week’s action for Franklin High. Be sure to check back every week to stay up to date on Warriors ...
SOMERSET, NJ - If there was ever a time when the Franklin High School football team was going to snap Piscataway’s 13-game winning streak in the nearby rivalry, it’s now. The Warriors might be 0-1 on the gridiron in early stages of the 2022 season, but so are the Chiefs, who have lost their last ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – There will be a fireworks show at SHI Stadium after Rutgers’ home opener against Wagner on Saturday, Sept. 10. Scarlet Knights fans are hoping for one during the game, too. Rutgers, coming off a 22-21 victory over Boston College in its season opener in Chestnut Hills, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers football looks forward to hosting Fan Fest on Sunday, Aug. 7 on the field at SHI Stadium. The event is free and open to the public. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. with free parking available in the Scarlet Lot. Fans will have the opportunity to meet the team and head coach Greg ...
EUGENE, OREGON -- Anchored by Dunellen, NJ, native and Union Catholic graduate Sydney McLaughlin, Team USA won the women's 4x400 relay on Sunday night at the World Championships in Eugene, OR, on Sunday evening. Talitha Diggs led off and handed a lead to Abby Steiner, who replaced ...
TRENTON, NJ -- The CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton will be one of eight locations to host a Professional Box Lacrosse Association (PBLA) team for its inaugural season set to begin in December 2022, officials have announced. In addition to Trenton, teams will be located in Binghamton, NY; ...
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 ...
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 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will host former Yankees second baseman Willie Randolph signing autographs at the Sunday, June 12 game at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots take on the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Guardians) at 1:05 pm with the ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Local resident, Bri Balderas has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for outdoor track & field, according to a news release. Balderas graduated from Franklin High School in 2018. This is the second time Balderas ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Tahjay Moore, a standout football player at New Brunswick High School who went on to become a wide receiver at Rutgers, has been dismissed from the team. Moore’s dismissal comes after he was issued a summons for simple assault on Sunday, April 3, stemming from a domestic ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Franklin Township Baseball League (FTBL) opened its 2022 season early Saturday morning under bright skies and a brisk breeze at the Mickey James FTBL Complex. Families didn't get a parade this year, but the large crowd ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – It was a Senior Day for the ages in Piscataway on Sunday afternoon. Seniors Geo Baker, Ron Harper Jr., Caleb McConnell, Ralph Gonzales-Agee and Luke Nathan were sent off the court with a one-point victory to close out the season at (18-12) overall and a best-ever (12-8) in the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Rutgers men's basketball team is playing at home for the regular season finale on Sunday, March 6th at Noon. RU will host Penn State at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway. At approximately 11:40 a.m., the team will hold a pregame ceremony prior where the team will honor five ...
As we approach the biggest game of the year, let’s take a moment to consider the sheer volume of Super Bowl programming. In addition to the two weeks of hype surrounding the contest, the pre-game coverage often lasts longer than the matchup itself. For even devoted football fans, this is likely ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The Franklin school board hired a new football coach at the high school, longtime middle school coach Blair Wilson to take the reins following John Paczkowski’s departure from the program. Wilson recently spoke with TAPinto to discuss his thoughts on receiving support from the ...
WARREN, NJ — The games were close but Franklin won both the boys and girls basketball battle of the Warriors on Tuesday. At home, the Watchung Hills boys fell to Franklin in the last seconds of the game, 43-41. Elijah Lewis led Watchung Hills with 12 points and Bryan Zhang added 11 points ...
FRANKLIN, NJ — The Somerset County wrestling tournament was canceled last year and the season was shortened due to COVID-19. This year, 13 teams competed, and a young Watchung Hills team took third place. The Warriors had one first place, two seconds, two thirds, and two fourths. Somerville’s Joe ...
WARREN, NJ — Yanna Cotton exploded for 27 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, to pace Franklin over Warren on Saturday, 78-60. “It was a very choppy game for us today and the lesson we need to take from it is that we have to maintain a high level of energy and confidence throughout the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - No. 5 Rutgers women's soccer advanced to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals, winning the penalty kick shootout over No. 8 TCU following a 1-1 double overtime draw. The Scarlet Knights won the Third Round shootout, 5-4, moving on to the Elite Eight for the first time since ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The Franklin High School girls varsity soccer team didn’t have the best of starts to a season one would like. The Warriors lost their first two games out of the gate and were 1-6-2 before they topped Manville in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament. Franklin then lost ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Lady Warrior Christina Midgette upgraded her status from recruit to official signee to Colgate University on National Letter of Intent (NLI) Signing Day Wednesday afternoon at Franklin High School. Surrounded by her family, school administration, and coaches on Nov.
FREEHOLD, NJ - The Franklin High School varsity football team wrapped up the 2021 season with a convincing 34-6 win at Freehold Township on Wednesday night in a NJSIAA crossover consolation game. After an 0-7 start to the season in the tough Big Central Conference, Franklin (2-8) won two out of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - November madness. The 12th-seeded Franklin High School varsity girls soccer team defeated fifth-seeded Woodbridge, 3-0, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Woodbridge. Franklin (9-8-2) scored all three ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Warriors, a 14th seeded team fell to third-seeded Westfield on the road in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament Monday. The Warriors trailed Westfield 3-0 before scoring twice to cut the difference to one goal following a penalty kick with ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- Nori Smith scored two touchdowns and the East Brunswick football team extended its winning streak to eight games with a 20-14 victory over Franklin Friday night. Quarterback Ben Solimini put the Bears (8-1) in front with a 56-yard touchdown run in the first quarter followed by ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Rutgers women's soccer will open the 2021 Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed, hosting No. 8 seed Wisconsin for a quarterfinal match on Sunday, Oct. 31 at Yurcak Field. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET live on B1G+. The Scarlet Knights claimed the outright 2021 Big Ten ...