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BarStool Sports' Dave Portnoy Visits Krust Kitchen in Madison to Deliver a One-Bite Pizza Review
MADISON, NJ - Dressed fully in Miss Peaches' gear, the owner and founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, visited Krust Kitchen in Madison to deliver one of his famous One-Bite-Everybody-Knows-The-Rules pizza reviews. Dave liked the pizza, referring to it as a bar pie with a thin crust, while pointing out that a thin pie like that needs a distinct crisp. He gave the pizza a score of 7.3 out of a scale from 0 - 10.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Keith, the owner of Krust Kitchen, came out to give Dave a little history of the establishment, telling him that they are well known for both their Detroit style pizzas and Chicago style deep dish ones. They also have creative pizza varieties, such as chorizo with clams and cherry pepper fra-diavolo. One Bite Pizza Reviews is an internet show by Portnoy, in which he reviews pizza from restaurants around the world, ranking it on a scale of 0–10. Portnoy began his show in 2017 with the goal of reviewing every pizza place in Manhattan. In addition to Portnoy, some reviews feature celebrity guests.[ You can watch the full review here. Krust Kitchen is located at 7 Cross Street in Madison. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Three-run Howell fifth stuns No. 3 Bridgewater-Raritan - baseball recap
Howell scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth-inning to erase a two-run deficit and stun Bridgewater-Raritan — No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20 — with a 3-2 home win. Junior Jake Jansen spread six hits over six innings to get the win. Jensen struck out six and walked two as Howell won its seventh game, against 11 losses. Aaron Wojenski earned the save with a scoreless seventh.
Softball rankings and notebook: Skyland Conference and area UCC, through May 6
Here’s the softball notebook and Top 10 ranking in the Skyland Conference and western Union County through May 6. 1. Watchung Hills (18-2) – last week No. 1 -- The Warriors sewed up the Skyland Conference’s Delaware Division title with their second of two wins over North Hunterdon last week, the clincher coming Friday in a 2-0 victory that completed a suspended game from April 11. Watchung Hills, which has won seven straight, also scored victories over J.P. Stevens, Hillsborough and Mount St. Mary last week -- the latter coming 10-0 in five innings in Saturday’s Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals. The No. 1 seeded defending champion Warriors will take on fourth-seeded Pingry in Wednesday’s county semifinals, before facing Bridgewater-Raritan and Bernards to finish the week -- weather permitting. A win Wednesday would put Watchung Hills in the county final on Friday night.
Baseball: Bridgewater-Raritan draws top seed in Somerset County Tournament, full pairings
Bridgewater-Raritan’s outstanding season netted it the No. 1 seed in the 49th Somerset County Tournament. The Panthers (16-3), who last won in 1996 and reached a final in 2012, are undefeated in the county this spring. ...
Boys Tennis: Franklin Defeats Somerville, 5-0
SOMERVILLE, NJ -- The Franklin boys tennis team continued its successful season with a 5-0 victory over Somerville on Monday. Franklin improved its record to 10-3 with the conference victory.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER FIRST SINGLES: Jasvin Singh (F) def. Kelan Vitali (S), 6-1, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Parth Sehgal (F) def. Jack Bloomstein (S), 6-2, 6-2. THIRD SINGLES: Aadit Seghal (F) def. Romir Kaul (S), 6-3, 6-2. FIRST DOUBLES: Harjap Singh and Christopher Sherman (F) def. Brady Ford and Geoff Tabora, 6-1, 6-3. SECOND DOUBLES: Gagan Voonna and Algirdas Simoliunas (F) won. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
WHRHS Softball: Watchung Hills Smacks Pingry in Somerset County Semis, 12-2
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills is going back to the Somerset County finals after defeating Pingry on Wednesday, 12-2. Riley Bobrowski allowed just 3 hits striking out 12 for the Warriors. Ella Stevenson led the Watchung Hills offense with a home run and 4 RBI. “We’re very excited to have the opportunity to defend our county title this year,” said WHRHS head coach Brian Figueriedo. “I thought we were very resourceful today and made their pitcher work all game long. We were issued 9 walks and that’s a credit to our players for being patient and fouling off a lot of pitches to stay in at bats. Ella got the big hit to give us some breathing room and Riley gave us another excellent effort in the circle. Immaculata is a great opponent and we’ll have our hands full with them in the final, but we’ll show up ready to play and we’re looking forward to playing in another county championship game.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Watchung Hills improves to 19-2 and next plays Immaculata in the Somerset County final Friday at 7 pm at Torpey in Bridgewater. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational Tournament, 1st rd. - Baseball roundup
Steven LaRosa pitched a six-inning four hitter with 10 strikeouts and four walks as eighth-seeded Somerset Tech stopped Piscataway Magnet in Bridgewater. Somerset Tech will next visit top-seeded South Amboy in the quarterfinal on Thursday. Austin Schuster went 2-for-4 with six RBI and a home run while Nick Raspovich was...
Girls golf notebook, May 8
This week saw NJSIAA sectional champions crowned, setting up the state championships for next Tuesday at Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Szierer homers twice as Immaculata softball downs Franklin
Marli Szierer hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs as Immaculata defeated Franklin, 9-3, in Somerset. Julia Gallo went 3-for-3 for the Spartans (13-3) with a pair of doubles and drove in three runs. Heather Ryden, Molly Ferreira and Caroline Duffy added two hits each. If you...
Mount Olive defense never rests, the Morris County Cup & more flag football notes
Brian O’Connor, the head coach of the Mount Olive boys and girls football teams, thinks it can. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
No. 14 Morris Catholic defeats West Morris in Morris County Tourn. semis - Softball recap
Natalie Carovillano finished 2-for-3 with two RBI as second-seeded Morris Catholic, No. 14 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated sixth-seeded West Morris 7-3 in the semifinals of the Morris County Tournament in Denville. Sofia Reisinger also pitched a complete game for Morris Catholic (14-3) with four hits, 12 strikeouts, three...
Baseball Game Preview: Immaculata on Home-Turf
The Immaculata Spartans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Hillsborough Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Immaculata is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bridgewater-Raritan just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to the Panthers. Immaculata has struggled against Bridgewater-Raritan recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
J.P. Lagunowich's 4 Goals Give him 100 in His Career for Chatham Boys Lacrosse in 20-13 Morris County Tournament Win
CHATHAM, NJ -- No Chatham boys lacrosse team has ever won the Morris County Tournament and ending the 35-year drought was once again in focus on Tuesday when the No. 3 seeded Cougars opened MCT play with a 20-13 win vs. Mount Olive at Cougar Field. Still, the Cougars got a chance to take note of a significant milestone in the third quarter when senior middie J.P. Lagunowich picked up a ground ball on the defensive end, carried it forward and fired in his fourth goal of the game to give him 100 in his storied CHS...
Prep B Tournament, semifinal round- Softball recap
Emily Titsworth pitched a two-hit shutout to lead fourth-seeded Gill St. Bernard’s to a 2-0 win over top-seeded Morristown-Beard in the semifinals of the Prep B Tournament in Morris Township. Titsworth struck out seven and walked only one in the complete game effort for Gill St. Bernard’s (5-9). Brynn...
Bailey Doubles in Two to Key 5-Run Rally in the Fourth that Sends Chatham Softball to 5-4 Win vs. Mendham
CHATHAM, NJ -- Senior third baseman Abby Bailey hit a two-run double and scored a run to key a five-run rally in the fourth inning that sent Chatham to a 5-4 softball win vs. Mendham on Wednesday at the Chatham Middle School. Mendham (3-13) scored two runs in the first and two more in the second to take a 4-0 lead before Chatham (4-12) scored all its runs in the fourth inning. Junior right-hander Lara Thistlethwaite came on in relief to earn the win. She struck out six and allowed two hits in her 5 1/3 innings of work.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Freshman Charlie Askins contributed an RBI single and scored for Chatham. Alessa Cooney had a hit and a run scored for the Cougars, who also got runs scored in the inning from Maddie Huth and Thistlethwaite. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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