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Matthew Kukoda is Manasquan High School’s next principal, replacing soon-to-be superintendent
MANASQUAN — The Manasquan Public School District Board of Education announced during its May 14 meeting that current Holmdel High School Principal Matthew Kukoda will join Manasquan High School (MHS) as its new principal next year. Kukoda will be replacing Robert Goodall, who the board previously announced will replace current Superintendent Frank Kasyan upon his retirement at the end of June.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Central Jersey softball notebook for May 17: Must-see games, rankings and notes
The St. John Vianney High School softball team could be pulling double duty early next week. The Lancers are scheduled to host Marlboro in the three-times-postponed Monmouth County final on Monday at 4 p.m. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site,...
Staten Island youth sports report: More support for cancer-patient Rocco DiMaggio; plus soccer, road racing and golf
The outpouring of support for Rocco DiMaggio who is once again in a battle with neuroblastoma has continued on Staten Island. On May 2, 12-year-old Jake Ryan went to Max’s Es-Ca Restaurant and Bar for the Mother’s Day Shop and Sip vendor meet. If you purchase a product...
Boyce strikes out 14 for Middletown North softball in win over Jackson Memorial
Madilynn Boyce pitched a two-hitter and fanned 14 batters and Middletown North used a seventh-inning rally to earn a 4-2 victory over Jackson Memorial in Jackson. Boyce walked two batters from the circle and drove in two runs and doubled at the plate for Middletown North (16-5). Jackson Memorial led...
Elizabeth Baseball Wins Tight Contest Against Perth Amboy
ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth Varsity Baseball’s 13th victory of the season came via a 6-5 decision against Perth Amboy. Perth Amboy got off to a quick start in the contest, scoring a run a piece in the opening two frames to establish a lead. The third and fourth innings is where the Minutemen bats set the tone, scoring three runs in each frame to take a commanding 6-3 lead. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A sixth-inning rally saw the Panthers claw back within one, but it wasn’t enough as Elizabeth’s pitching staff rallied to halt the comeback effort. Ian Acevedo, Stanley Bobadilla, Landon Jones, and Alex Cras each recorded multi-hit efforts for the Minutemen. Acevedo added two RBIs and Derek Escobar added two of his own on an RBI single. Next up for Elizabeth is a home matchup against Union on Thursday at 4 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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...
Beyond the stats: Breakdown of Christian Brothers lacrosse's road to SCT championship game
RUMSON — The Christian Brothers Academy lacrosse team was on the wrong side of a Rumson-Fair Haven comeback win earlier in the season and the Colts didn't forget that game. CBA got revenge and more Thursday evening in an 8-6 victory over Rumson to advance to the Shore Conference Tournament finals. Rumson-Fair Haven was also the team that knocked CBA out of the SCT the last two years.
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