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On This Day: Coach steps down at Centenary, 23-year-old takes over baseball program
After seven years as the head coach of Centenary baseball, James Farrar stepped down on this day 40 years ago today. One of his former players, Andy Watson, was named as his replacement at 23 years old. “I don’t know if there is a good time to retire,” Farrar said....
GIRLS LACROSSE: Phillipsburg Holds on for the Win Over Voorhees
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior midfielder Julia Butler scored four goals to give her 165 in her career as Phillipsburg High School built a 10-4 lead at halftime and held on for a 10-9 victory over Voorhees in a Skyland Conference cross-division girl’s lacrosse match on Monday. Classmate Jill Miller tallied three times to give her 124 in her career while junior Sophia Remian added a pair of goals for the Stateliners. Avery Ritt added a goal while Marissa Kozak chipped in with a pair of assists and Jordan Nonnemacher made 13 saves in goal.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER P’burg (9-8) goes a game over .500 with home regular season matches with Watchung Hills and North Hunterdon remaining along with at least one state tournament contest. The ‘Liners, seeking their first winning season since going 12-8 in 2012, are currently ranked 12th among 23 schools in the NJSIAA North Jersey Group 4 field. Nadia DiRe scored four goals for the Vikings (7-9). For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Randolph Softball Honors Seniors; Takes Victory Over Roxbury 3-0
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph softball team held a combined "Senior Night / Teacher Appreciation Night" on Monday, May 13. After the pre-game ceremony honoring the soon-to-be graduated seniors along with their families and their most influential teachers, the Lady Rams treated those who came out to a 3-0 victory. ( link to photos at end of story ) Randolph got on the board right from the get-go, when Autumn Leibhauser led off with a full-count double to the fence in left field. Rebecca Dasti was hit by a pitch and Randolph had two runners on early. Daniella...
Softball ballot: Vote for Central Jersey Player of the Week for Week 6
The regular season is down to just a handful of games, while county tournaments have either crowned a champ or are about to. And, of course, we had another round of fantastic individual performances around Central Jersey. Here are the nominations for this week’s Central Jersey Softball Player of the...
Palisades softball posts surprising rout of Palmerton in Colonial League semifinals
Palisades High School’s 11-2 conquest of Palmerton in the Colonial League semifinals Tuesday at Patriots Park was nothing like the teams’ regular-season meeting. That was a 1-0 Palmerton victory on April 27 in which Palisades managed just one hit off Blue Bombers senior right-hander Carley Gaffney, and the victors mustered only one hit off Pirates junior righty Karlye Teman.
BASEBALL: Phillipsburg Shuts Out Belvidere for Ninth Straight Victory
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior shortstop Nick Stettner went 2-for-4 with a double and career-high four RBI and sophomore Mike Bracco was awarded his first varsity pitching victory as Phillipsburg High School ran its winning streak to nine straight with an 11-0 whitewash of host Belvidere on Monday, May 13, 2024. Kevin Burgess reached base four times and scored three runs, Jacob Kisselbach went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, and Bracco and Eddie Weindel also doubled for the Stateliners (16-5). Six different players drove in runs, and seven players combined to steal nine bases.CLICK HERE...
Former Roxbury Wrestling Champ Stanich Honored at Lehigh
ROXBURY, NJ - Former Roxbury High School star wrestler Luke Stanich, now attending Lehigh University, was recently presented by the university with an award for his first-year performance on the mat as a Lehigh Mountain Hawk. Stanich, of Succasunna, was presented with the J. Daniel Nolan Award, said the university.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "In an outstanding true first-year campaign, Stanich went 25-4 with an EIWA championship at 125 pounds," said the school. "He also earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships." Stanich, a 2023 Roxbury High School graduate, was honored...
Baseball: Rutgers Prep Edges Franklin, 3-2, in 8 Innings in Somerset County Tournament
SOMERSET, NJ -- Rutgers Prep, the defending champion, scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to snap a tie and went on to a 3-2 baseball victory over Franklin in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament on Monday. Ethan Nepomuceno, Maddox Chu and Li Perez all drove in runs for Rutgers Prep (7-11).CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Warren Bell of Franklin (7-10) pitched six innings, allowed four hits, just one earned run, struck out eight batters and walked two. The Warriors tied the game in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the seventh, when Anthony Buroughs' two-run home run erased a 2-0 deficit. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Update: Baseball Preview of Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament Baseball Championship Game to be Played Friday
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – News happens fast around here. Read our preview on the upcoming Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Baseball Tournament originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2024, now moved to Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM. All statistics as of Monday were compiled for this story.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Who: Sixth-seeded Phillipsburg (16-5) at fifth-seeded North Hunterdon (16-5). What: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament baseball championship game. Where: Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. When: 4 p.m. Friday. How they got here Phillipsburg beat 11th-seeded Kittatinny, 7-2,...
No. 2 Morristown takes down No. 15 Immaculate Heart - Girls lacrosse recap
Anna Szporn and Caroline Condon each scored four goals to lead Morristown, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 13-5 victory over No. 15 Immaculate Heart in Washington Township. Cathleen Moran scored two goals for Morristown (17-1). If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
Softball: Raritan Beats Brick Township, 18-5; Bella Plath Gets the 100th Hit of Her Career
BRICK, NJ -- Bella Plath recorded the 100th hit of her career in Raritan's 18-5 softball victory over Brick Township on Monday. Plath went 2-for-5 with a run batted in as part of Raritan's 20-hit attack. She has achieved 100 career hits -- and counting -- in just three seasons, having missed her sophomore season due to an injury. Plath has 101 hits and a .424 career batting average.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Scarlett OHea went 4-for-5 with an RBI and Madison Regiec knocked in four runs with three hits for the Rockets. Molly Peters was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for Raritan. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
DiEsso, North Hunterdon girls race to H/W/S track and field championship
You could feel it coming. North Hunterdon’s Danielle DiEsso had won three events at Monday’s Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex track and field championships at Hunterdon Central’s Stewart Field – the 100-meter dash, the 200 and the 400. Even before she ran the anchor on North’s 1,600-meter relay, the Lion...
Softball rankings and notebook: Skyland Conference and area UCC, through May 13
(Records through Monday) 1. Immaculata (16-4) – last week No. 2 -- The Spartans made it four straight last week, culminating with a 3-1 over Watchung Hills in Saturday’s Somerset County Tournament final, as Immaculata claimed the program’s first SCT title since 2007. This week started with a loss to Mount St. Dominic,...
Martinez notches hat trick for Morris Knolls to top West Morris - Boys lacrosse recap
Jack Martinez netted three goals and added an assist for Morris Knolls, No. 20 in the NJ.com Top 20, to triumph over West Morris, 7-4, in Chester. Morris Knolls (14-2) won seven of its last eight games. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
Hillsborough girls, Ridge boys turn heads at 2024 Somerset County Championship meet
Somerset County’s best put on a show at the county championship meet on Tuesday at Hillsborough. Hillsborough’s girls and Ridge’s boys came away with the team titles and headlined the individual performances, but the class of the county goes beyond its top teams. See who stood out...
Curcio’s career-high lifts Hackettstown over Gill St. Bernard’s- Girls lacrosse recap
Kim Curcio tallied seven goals and three assists for a career-high of 10 points to lead Hackettstown to a 21-11 win over Gill St. Bernard’s in Hackettstown. Vail Carruthers netted five goals and had two assists for Hackettstown (7-8). Lily DeJesus had four goals and three assists, while Addison Fezenko contributed three goals and four assists in the win.
Somerset County Tournament, quarterfinal round - Girls lacrosse roundup
Annabelle Mahoney had four goals and three draw controls to help top-seeded Pingry, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeat ninth-seeded Somerville, 20-6, in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament in Basking Ridge. Ava Kirkwood and Campbell Clark-Schoeb each had three goals for Pingry (11-5). Brooklynn Peterson...
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