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Lou Grasso resigns as Union football coach to become Colonia's athletic director
Lou Grasso is coming home, just, it won’t be on a sideline with a headset. Grasso was approved as the Colonia High School athletic director at Thursday’s Woodbridge Township Board of Education meeting to replace the retiring Ben LaSala. Grasso announced on social media Friday that he was...
Softball: Colonia Rallies to Beat Woodbridge, 5-4
COLONIA, NJ -- Colonia scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 softball victory over Woodbridge on Tuesday. Marisela Cardona went 3-for-3 with a double and a run batted in, and Megan DaCunha went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Colonia (13-10), which trailed, 4-2, after six innings.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Shelby DeCillis and Mariella Spina each had two hits and one RBI for the Patriots. Gia Pedde went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Gia Allan was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored for Woodbridge (10-7). For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Giants celebs, Superhero night, kid-friendly hike: 9 things to do in North Jersey May 16-19
So what will you be doing this weekend in North Jersey? If you like music, there will be concerts both large and small — from Morgan Wallen at MetLife to Thesaurus Rex in Teaneck to the Montclair Community Band. Sports fans can enjoy women's professional soccer, Jackals baseball and two 1986 New York Giants at a book signing. Plus, there's a lifestyle and health fair and a woodland hike.
Baseball Game Recap: Colonia Gets the Win
Colonia waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kennedy Memorial Mustangs a 2-0 shutout. This was payback for Colonia, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met. For Kennedy Memorial's part,...
Montclair Kimberley Track and Field Teams Grab Runner-up Spots in SEC Colonial Division Meet
The Montclair Kimberley boys and girls track, and field teams just could not get by the top teams in recent years in their respective divisions. Both Verona and Caldwell in the girls and boys Super Essex Conference Division meets respectively took the top rankings last season. And they repeated their...
Chargers Softball Falls to Allentown
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity softball team took on Allentown High School on Thursday in an out of conference game. Spotswood fell to Allentown 4-1. Gabrielle Hill and Hannah Graulich had the lone hits for the Chargers in the game. Graulich's single drove in Hill, who scored Spotswood's only run of the game. Ava Mormile took the loss on the mound for Spotswood. Mormile went the distance, pitching seven innings and giving up four runs on eight hits. The junior struck out nine. Braylie LaFisca picked up the victory for Allentown. LaFisca pitched 4.2...
The Man Behind the Mask. Bayonne's Michael Lynch, Famed as an Umpire, Dies at 75
BAYONNE, NJ - For many people, Michael Lynch will forever be associated with the Hudson County Umpire Association, for which he recruited people for decades. Honored at the 2023 Buddy Baseball League opening day ceremony, Lynch passed away on May 11 just as young ball players were again taking the field for a new season.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In many ways, Lynch was part of Bayonne’s history and lived his entire life in the Peninsula City. Born May 24, 1948, Lynch attended St. Mary's Star of the Sea Grammar School and was in...
Caitlin Clark show comes to Big Apple as Fever visit Liberty
The New York Liberty look to remain unbeaten on Saturday afternoon when they host the Indiana Fever and rookie Caitlin Clark in their home opener in Brooklyn. "We have to show up and play our 40 minutes of best basketball in order to win," Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu said.
N.J. track athlete who suffered “freak” injury in stable condition, AD says
Delbarton junior Dakota Lee, who was hospitalized following a pole vaulting incident Wednesday, is in stable condition at Morristown Memorial Hospital, according to Delbarton athletic director Tony Negrin. Lee landed on his head during the warm-up session of the Morris County Championships at Boonton High School on Wednesday. The meet...
Rutgers women’s soccer welcomes 9 recruits, including 5 New Jersey natives
Rutgers women’s soccer head coach Mike O’Neill has signed nine first-year players to join the Scarlet Knights program for the 2024 season, including five hailing from New Jersey. The class includes Shaela Bradley, Gianna Delgado, Charlotte Garcia, Claire Hammill, Mikayla Mandleur, Gabby Miller, Charlotte Mills, Riley Morris, and...
Softball: Marialys Ricourt Reaches 100 Hits for JFK-Iselin Softball Team
ISELIN, NJ -- Marialys Ricourt, a senior softball player at JFK-Iselin, reached 100 hits for her career in the Mustangs' 15-5 victory over South River on Monday. Ricourt went 3-for-3 in JFK's game in the Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational. She has three hits in each of her last three games, and 13 hits in her last five games.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Lorelei Lorentzen had two triples and five runs batted in for JFK, which will play Wardlaw-Hartridge in the semifinals on Thursday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Baseball: Both Pitchers Strike Out 13 in Colonia's 2-0 Win over JFK-Iselin
ISELIN, NJ -- In a classic duel between right-handed pitchers Colin Kroner of Colonia and R.J. Coleman of JFK-Iselin each recorded 13 strikeouts in a game Colonia won, 2-0, on Tuesday night. Kroner, a sophomore, pitched a two-hitter and walked one. He threw 98 pitches.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Coleman, a senior, fired a three-hitter and did not walk anyone. He threw 96 pitches. Cory Pascarella tripled in a run in the first inning, and Jake Harvatt went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the seventh inning for Colonia (15-5). JFK-Iselin is 8-11. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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