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When their school closed, these North Jersey softball players found a new home together
RUTHERFORD − They brought their Immaculate Conception letter jackets, they brought their uniforms and their softball traditions. Except the wolf on a stick, which remains missing. “I don’t know how you’re supposed to put a Gael on a stick,” laughed St. Mary junior Ryann Burke. ...
'Mr. Versatility': These North Jersey baseball players can do it all
These North Jersey baseball players handle so many positions, contributing in so many ways, and they deserve recognition. Here is the second annual North Jersey.com "Mr. Versatility" team, as nominated by coaches from the Big North Conference and North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Noah Ampudia ...
Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy visits Coniglio’s in Morristown for pizza review
One of America's most famous pizza connoisseurs was back in Morristown this week to sample a slice from a pizzeria that has been no stranger to national publicity in recent months. Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, whose "One Bite" pizza reviews regularly generate hundreds of thousands of views online, visited...
VOTE for the North Jersey Girls Track Performer of the Week of April 15-21
After another thrilling week of the high school track and field season, it's time to look back at the best performances. Read about the performers who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Performer of the Week in the poll at the bottom of...
Softball: Two undefeated teams remain in latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings
I had a simple question for a North Jersey softball coach this week. “Are you good? Or are you good?” Because there is a difference. We're three weeks into the North Jersey softball season and that means the season is almost half over. It’s not a very long season. Now is the time when we find out if teams are just good on paper, or good for real.
Baseball: 2024 Morris County Tournament bracket, scores, schedule
Morris Knolls baseball earned the top seed in the 56th Morris County Tournament on Tuesday night. Four-time defending champion Delbarton is the second seed, followed by 3-Randolph, 4-Mendham, 5-Mount Olive and 6-West Morris. The top six seeds all received opening-round byes and will begin play in the first round. The...
No. 13 Gov. Livingston defeats Caldwell - Baseball recap
Michael Basile finished 2-for-5 with five RBI as Gov. Livingston, No. 13 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated Caldwell 11-1 in West Caldwell. Keith Mann pitched five innings for Gov. Livingston (10-1) and allowed four hits, one earned run, one walk, and four strikeouts. Caldwell fell to 5-8. The N.J....
Greater Newark Tournament Baseball Seeds Announced
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ -- Livingston has been awarded the No. 1 seed in the 91st Greater Newark Tournament. The tournament gets under way with preliminary round games on May 1. The championship game is scheduled for Verona on Saturday, May 18.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The top eight seeds all get a bye into the round of 16. Following Livingston (7-2-1), the rest of the top eight seeds are: 2-Seton Hall Prep (10-2-1), 3-Columbia (7-3-1), 4-Montclair (7-5-1), 5-Millburn (4-7), 6-Caldwell (5-8), 7-West Essex (10-2) and 8-Nutley (1-8). There will be seven preliminary round games on...
Penn Relays 2024: Morristown's Nick Vena joins Wall of Fame; Morris/Sussex preview
Nick Vena has not gotten very far from a shot put circle. But it's been a while since his years of success have been publicly acknowledged. A physical education and health teacher and track and field coach at Morristown High School, Vena tries to keep it all quiet. But he's still looking forward to Saturday, when he'll be inducted into Penn Relays' Wall of Fame.
Baseball: Morris/Sussex Top 10 rankings as teams vie for county tournament seeding
As we begin the fourth week of the high school season, NJAC division races are heating up throughout Morris and Sussex counties. This week, attention shifts to the annual Morris County Tournament, which will be seeded on Tuesday night at Mendham High School. On paper, there doesn’t appear to be an obvious front-runner for the top seed as three schools have a case for the No. 1 spot. ...
Weathered the Red Storm: Rutgers baseball annihilates St. John's
The Rutgers baseball team got a much-needed 15-0 win against St. John's on Tuesday at Bainton Field on Livingston campus. The Scarlet Knights (24-16, 3-9) bounced back to the tune of 10 hits after a 3-0 series loss this past weekend against Iowa. Rutgers scored just 7 runs last weekend,...
North Jersey Interscholastic Conference softball season stat leaders for April 23
Check out the lists below to see the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference season stat leaders as of Tuesday, April 23 in ten statistical categories: hits, doubles, triples, extra-base hits, home runs, runs, RBI, stolen bases, innings pitched and strikeouts. *These numbers are based off stats reported by coaches to njschoolsports.com*
Girls Lacrosse: Caldwell Triumphs Over Cranford
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Teagan Quinn and Abby Anemone combined to score all but one of their team's goals in Caldwell's 13-11 girls lacrosse victory over Cranford on Saturday. Quinn scored six goals and assisted on another and Anemone also scored six goals for the Lady Chiefs (2-6). Kaitlyn Mullen had one goal and one assist in the victory. Quinn has 36 goals this season and Anemone has 21.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Caldwell goalie Chelsea Rudden made 19 saves. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Jersey lacrosse team off to hot start after resurrecting varsity program
Michael Troutman has a simple dream. No, not the one where he runs out of the tunnel at Penn State, hears the roar of 100,000 fans and tries to block some of the biggest and baddest linemen in college football. Before getting to Happy Valley, the DePaul junior would really,...
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