Montgomery
SPORTS
Football: O’Hara Senior Bowl namesake addresses seniors at inaugural media day
HILLSBOROUGH − When Super Bowl champion Shaun O’Hara was a senior lineman at Hillsborough High School in the fall of 1994, only four teams per section qualified for the NJSIAA football playoffs. So, when the Raiders’ season ended with a 29-7 win on a frigid Thanksgiving Day at...
Baseball: Ridge Beats Hillsborough, 12-7, in Somerset County Tournament
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Ridge baseball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament with a 12-7 baseball victory over Hillsborough on Thursday at Diamond Nation. Third-seeded Ridge (17-7) scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Senior right fielder Ezra Sadowsky went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBI for the Red Devils. Winning pitcher Ben Larner was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, and Jake Dolan hit a solo home run. Zach Kucerka was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win. Ridge will play second-seeded Immaculata in the semifinals on Monday afternoon at TD Bank Park, tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
WHRHS Baseball: Watchung Hills Celebrates Senior Day 2024, Falls to Montgomery, 13-10
WARREN, NJ — What a game on Senior Day. Watchung Hills took an early lead with four runs in the first inning, Montgomery scored five in the third and eight in the fifth to take the lead. The Warriors smacked five in in the sixth but both team were scoreless in the seventh ending the game with Montgomery on top 13-10. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Prior to the game, the seniors and their families were recognized. SEE SENIORS HERE “Proud of all our seniors for their four years of hard work and dedication to the Hustlin’ Warrior program, said WHRHS head coach Joe Tremarco. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Watchung Hills is now 11-12 and next hosts Rutgers Prep on Thursday in the Somerset County Quarterfinals. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Somerset County Tournament semifinal round - Girls lacrosse roundup
Ava Kirkwood had five goals to help give top-seeded Pingry, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, a 20-8 victory over fourth-seeded Hillsborough in Martinsville. Annabelle Mahoney had four goals and Campbell Clark-Schoeb had three goals and two assists for Pingry (12-5). If you purchase a product or register for...
Hillsborough Girls, Ridge Boys Repeat At Somerset County
The Ridge boys and Hillsborough girls continued their local supremacy when both teams successfully defended their titles and Franklin's Qiora Rollins was a triple winner at the Somerset County Championships on Tuesday at Hillsborough. In the girls competition, Hillsborough made it three straight championships and 13 overall with a hard-fought...
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...
Rutgers basketball is ranked in the latest CBS Sports Top 25
A season of anticipation for Rutgers basketball shows no signs of slowing down. And the most recent top 25 from CBS Sports will only ramp up that anticipation. Rutgers checks in at No. 21in the latest updated of the CBS Sports Top 25. Following a 15-17 (7-13 Big Ten) season, the hype for Rutgers is largely centered on an incoming recruiting class that is among the best in the nation. Featuring five-star forward Ace Bailey and five-star guard Dylan Harper, the Rutgers class is top 10 in the nation. And with a solid haul in the transfer portal, there is a definite feeling...
Boys Lacrosse: Bernards Beats Bridgewater-Raritan, 5-4, in Somerset County Semifinals
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Bernards advanced in the semifinal round of the Somerset County Tournament with a 5-4 boys lacrosse victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday. Logan Stevens scored four goals for Bernards (14-1), including the last two of the second quarter and the first goal of the third quarter to give the Mountaineers a 4-2 lead early in the second half.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER David Brothers scored one goal, Charlie Hunnewell passed for two assists, and Jake Caldwell and Finn Vaccaro each passed for one assist in the victory. Trevor Sardis won seven of 12 faceoffs for Bernards. Cameron Kurdyla of Bridgewater-Raritan made 18 saves. Bryce Lewandowski, Alex Rahmini and Nick DiEsso each had one goal in the win. Bernards, the No. 2 seed, will play in the championship game at noon on Saturday at the Torpey Complex in Bridgewater against the Pingry-Ridge winner. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Prep A Tournament semifinal round - Softball roundup
Lexi Kobryn and first-seeded Hun shutout fifth-seeded Lawrenceville, 3-0, in the semifinal round of the Prep A Tournament in Princeton. Kobryn struck out 12 batters for Hun (18-2) while allowing two hits and hitting one batter to help her team win 11 of its last 12 games. If you purchase...
Baseball Recap: South River falls despite strong effort from Julius Rosado
If South River was riding high off their 10-0 takedown of J.P. Stevens last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South River Rams fell just short of the North Brunswick North Brunswick Raiders by a score of 10-9 on Thursday. South River has not had much luck with North Brunswick recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Old Bridge softball knocks off five-time defending champ St. Thomas to reach GMCT final
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — After St. Thomas Aquinas pushed across a pair of runs in the top half of the first inning, with the most decorated pitcher in the Greater Middlesex Conference in the circle, there was a sense the Trojans’ GMCT semifinal contest with top-seeded Old Bridge was all but over. That was...
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
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
Spotswood High School Class of 2025 Hosting Color Run
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's Class of 2025 is hosting a Color Run on Saturday, May 18. Participants should wear white for the one-mile color run. The cost of the race is $20 for pre-registered runners. Runners can also sign up on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. in SHS's junior parking lot behind the high school. In-person registration on Saturday is $25. Proceeds from the Color Run go to support the Chargers Class of 2025. A portion also goes to support the E4M Scholarship fund which was set up to honor the memory of Matthew Carlson. The starting line for the May 18 Color Run is Spotswood High School's junior varsity soccer field. Pre-registration can be done by using the QR code pictured above. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.