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Monroe High School cheer coach resigns amid allegations of “inappropriate behavior with a minor”
A Monroe High School cheer coach has resigned, while on administrative leave, amid “allegations of inappropriate behavior with a minor,” the school district said in a statement.
Emily Salafia: Rising Star of St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School Earns Coastal Georgia Women’s Basketball Offer
Emily Salafia of St. Joseph by-the-Sea (Staten Island) High School and Team Lightning Melious has picked up an offer from the College of Coastal Georgia, a National Assocation Intercollegiate Assocation (NAIA) Women’s basketball program, yesterday Team Lightning head coach Dan Melious wrote on via X. The dynamic rising sophomore...
Backs to the wall: Freehold Township Little League baseball has no quit in tournament
MIDDLETOWN — The Freehold Township Little League U12 players have no quit in them and they’ve shown that throughout the District 19 tournament. The special fight this team has has garnered belief within the team. “We’re going to win the Little League World Series. I have a lot...
William Brancato Wins 2024 Milltown Painting the Town Red, White and Blue 5K
MILLTOWN, NJ - Rutherford's William Brancato crossed the finish line of the 2024 Milltown Painting the Town Red, White and Blue 5K first on Thursday with a winning time of 16:00.3. The 29-year-old was also first in the male 20-29 age bracket. Brancato beat Milltown's Kyle Price by 50 seconds. Price has won the annual race in his hometown for several years running. This year, the Spotswood High School alumnus finished second with a time of 16:50.0. Somerville's Arthur Smith III finished third with a time of 17:56.4. Milltown's Ivri Pinto was fourth overall with a...
Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week to Return in September
WESTFIELD, NJ — The popular Allstate Westfield Athlete of the week series, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Agent Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency, will resume in September with the start of the school year. The weekly series highlights outstanding Westfield High School student athletes.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “It’s important to give back and be involved in the community in different ways,” said Andy Heinz, owner of The Westfield Legacy Agency. “The Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week is a way for us to recognize the hard work of scholar athletes on and off the playing fields of Westfield High School,” Heinz said. In addition to making the series possible, Heinz donates $50 to the Westfield Boosters Association each time someone calls his office at 908-301-0711 for a new auto, home or life insurance quote and mentions the Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week. Take a look back at the 2023-2024 Allstate Westfield Athletes of the Week. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Hundreds of Staten Islanders participate in 2024 Senior Olympics and annual Aging Conference
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hundreds of Staten Island seniors enjoyed wellness lectures, dance classes, sports and other recreational activities through the 2024 Beatrice Victor Senior Olympics and the Aging Conference, hosted recently by the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Staten Island. “Our older adults are...
Rutgers WR commit Vernon Allen shares history of playing alongside QB commit Gavin Sidwar
Rutgers landed 20 class of 2025 commitments in the last month and now has its class of 2026 quarterback after landing a commitment from three-star Gavin Sidwar of La Salle (Glenside, Pa.) on Monday night. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Sidwar has a close relationship with another Rutgers commit, as he has...
College Signings 13: These Petrides girls’ lacrosse student-athletes are locked and loaded for the next level
The Petrides’ girls’ lacrosse team enjoyed a fine season in 2024, not only boasting a respectful 10-3 record in PSAL play, but a fourth place finish in the highly competitive PSAL 2A-AA division. Good teams usually come with solid players and you can certainly make that case about...
Ask The Staff: Wednesday Edition
It's that time of the week in which we unveil Scarlet Nation's original long-running Ask the Staff feature that gives our VIP members the chance to ask our staff the question of their choosing. We will provide you with an informed answer and this format will be open throughout the day. This is your chance to gain an insider's view of Rutgers athletics from experts who have been covering the team for almost two decades. Click here to enter the Q and A session of the week.
Cranford's Gordon Graceffo Makes His Major League Baseball Debut
CRANFORD, NJ -- The success of the Cranford baseball program over the past two decades is undeniable. Under the guidance of head coach Dennis McCaffery, the Cougars have become one of the premier programs in the state. But the program has reached a whole new level since the canceled 2020 season. During that time, Cranford has won three Watching Division Conference championships, two Union County Tournament championships, and one Group 3 State championship, all while compiling a spectacular record of 84-20. “It starts with the players,” McCaffery noted. “For the 30 years I have been here,...
Rutgers adds trio of PDA alumnae to 2024 roster as graduate transfers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women’s soccer will add three graduate transfers to the 2024 roster this fall with the additions of Arden Lembryk, Rachel Quigley, and Sydney Urban. Lembryk and Quigley are goalkeepers, while Urban will compete on the field. Head coach Mike O’Neill and his staff are...
Calling All Current and Former Chargers Soccer Players
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It's that time of year again when current and former Spotswood High School soccer players put on the cleats to get together to play in the annual summer alumni soccer game. The fourth annual Chargers Soccer Day and alumni game is set for Saturday, August 3, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Check in for participating players begins at 10:30 a.m. The friendly game between past and present Chargers also serves as a fundraiser for the Spotswood High School boys and girls soccer program. A $25 suggested donation includes a player t-shirt, a hot...
Little League District 24 All-Star 10s softball: Kassidy Burke powers Great Kills to stunning upset of South Shore (photos)
The little engine that could, just did. Great Kills surprised some just by reaching the Little League District 24 All-Star 10s softball championship game, but the underdogs shocked the circuit further with a 2-0 statement triumph over perennial champion South Shore on Tuesday evening in Tottenville. If you purchase a...
Cranford Claws Past SPF, 6-4 For Ripken Dist. 12 12U Title
Two Union County teams punched their tickets to the State Tournament to be held at Sayre-Wood South but only one would win the Cal Ripken, Jr. District 12 12U Championship at Gumbert Field 2 in Westfield on June 29. The third-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders seized an early 3-0 lead but the top-seeded Cranford Cougars clawed their way back in the later innings to grasp a 6-4 victory.
Patriotic jerseys and a Staten Island FerryHawk win
The Staten Island FerryHawks donned special patriot jerseys featuring the Statue of Liberty and the red, white and blue to kick off the July 4th holiday, and the Island’s Atlantic League team defeated Hagerstown, 6-2, Tuesday on Staten Island at SIUH Community Park. The Island’s pro baseball team improved...
Staten Island golf: 41st annual S.I.G.A. Parent-Child/Family Day Championships set for Saturday
In 1984 Steven F. Zuntag, founder of the Staten Island Golf Association (S.I.G.A.), played with his son Matthew, a 15-year-old at the time, in the Metropolitan Golf Association’s Father-Son event, for the first time. A number of other Staten Island fathers and sons played in the event, and the group of fathers decided it was time to have their own “Parent-Child” event every summer on Staten Island. Forty years later, the event will be contested again on Saturday at Silver Lake.
Michael Hui romps to 2nd straight North Central Kiwanis Junior Golf Championship
Michael Hui repeated as champion in the 47th annual North Central Kiwanis Junior Golf Championship on Wednesday at Silver Lake Golf Course. His 72 on Tuesday and one-under par 69 on Wednesday gave him a two-day total of 141 and a seven-stroke victory over his Tottenville High School teammate, Anthony Rzeszutko (148).
Staten Island Youth Sports Report: Barbarino cops second straight CYO/Atlas Junior golf outing
Seventh-grader Steven Barbarino shot a 45 over nine holes to capture his second straight Dr. Theodore Atlas CYO Grammar School Junior Golf Tournament last week at Silver Lake Golf Course. Thirty-two golfers competed in all on a sunny and warm afternoon. If you purchase a product or register for an...
Staten Island’s Angelina Hodgens: Top High School Basketball Player Picks Northwestern University Hoops
Angelina Hodgens of St. Joseph by-the-Sea (Staten Island) and Jersey Gemz 17U Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) squad has verbally committed to Division I Northwestern University Wildcats Women’s basketball program, today she announced via X. Hodgens, a 5-foot-10 combo guard who is one of the best players on Staten...
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