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These Morris County athletes are competing in Paris Olympics: Here's when to watch
As the 2024 Paris Games gets underway, there is plenty of Olympic spirit across the Garden State, particularly in Morris County. New Jersey has 21 Olympic athletes, according to a list provided by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. But that includes only those who grew up in the Garden State and not the many others who've lived or built their college careers here over the years. ...
Madison High graduate drafted in eighth round by the Orioles
A change worked out positively for Colin Tuft, and likely played a big role in the Madison High School graduate getting chosen in the recent Major League baseball draft. The catcher and Tulane University junior player recently was selected in the eighth round (249th pick overall) by the Baltimore Orioles.
What a Season! Hanover's 12U Softball Team Makes Town Proud in Regional Tournament
BRISTOL, CT - In a heartbreaking game, the Hanover Township 12U Softball All Stars lost to the New York State team, 3-0 in the Little League Softball Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament. The girls competed against the reigning champion and were the first team from Hanover and the only team from District 1 ever to be the New Jersey State Champion and play in the Regional Tournament.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Congratulations to the team and coaches on an outstanding season! For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Team USA Swimming's 'Jersey Boys' ready to take on the world at 2024 Olympics
In June, just before his 100-meter freestyle final at USA Swimming’s Olympic Trials, Jack Alexy had a few minutes to be a fan. From the pool deck in Indianapolis, the Mendham native watched Matt Fallon, his longtime Somerset Hills YMCA teammate, win the 200-meter breaststroke “by literally two body lengths” to qualify for Team USA.
SAGE Organization to Host Equipment Swap Event in Newton
NEWTON, NJ—The Student Athletes Giving Extra group, otherwise known as SAGE, is hosting an equipment swap next week on Thursday, August 1. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at Newton’s Memory Park. The community is invited to bring itimes to swap and shop, choose only to drop off items, just shop or simply stop by to see what it is all about.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to the organization's announcement, the SAGE swap is for anything that relates to youth sports; any sport from Kindergarten through - grade 12, that is still in GOOD USABLE CONDITION except for any helmets that require re-certification each year, such as football helmets. Any questions about the items people are seeking to donate, can be directed to SAGE at sagevolunteer1@gmail.com or bring the item to Memory Park and a SAGE representative will make the determination. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
New Jersey Man Wins Haskell Handicapping Challenge
Monmouth Park's $1,000 Haskell Handicapping Challenge on Saturday, July 20, saw another record field and finished with New Jersey's own Pete Rogers atop the leaderboard, according to a release on Thursday from the racetrack. Rogers's $6,095.50 bankroll was best of 323 total entries and landed the Summit, New Jersey-resident a...
Montclair’s Balch Runs for Silver After Liver Transplant
Beth Balch felt extreme satisfaction when she found out that she won the silver medal in the 5K run at the 2024 Transplant Games of America (TGA) earlier this month. Winning the medal ended a tumultuous journey where less than six years ago Belch almost lost her life in her search for a liver transplant.
Sparta to be Represented on 2024 Eastern Offense-Defense All-American Team in Texas
SPARTA, NJ – A Sparta Youth Football player has been selected to be a member of the Eastern United States team in the All-American Game in Arlington, TX in December. Thirteen-year-old Connor McKernan caught the attention of the team’s organizers at the Offense-Defense All-American camp at Kean University this summer, according to his mother, Francesca McKernan. Originally placed in his 12 to 13-year-old age group, on the second day of practice McKernan was moved up to the 14 to 18-year-old bracket. He continued to impress the coaches, earning the 2024 MVP in the 14 to 18-year-old group,...
Summer Soccer Camp To Be Held In Cedar Grove
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Young soccer players looking to hone their skills can do so this summer. CSF Soccer Academy is hosting its Summer Camp from August 5 to August 8 at Panther Park’s Lower Turf Field, located at 118 W. Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. Each day of camp will be from 5 to 8 p.m. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Players ages 5-11 are welcome to attend. Groups will be split by age. CSF Soccer Professional Trainers will be onsite to provide instruction on fundamentals including dribbling, passing and shooting. Registration is $150 per player and can be done on the CSF Soccer Academy website. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Damar Johnson transfers to Lincoln Park ahead of freshman season
MIDLAND — Highly touted freshman prospect Damar Johnson has officially transferred to the Lincoln Park program coming into his freshman year of high school. Athletic Director and head coach of the Lincoln Park boy’s basketball program Mike Bariski is excited to have Johnson join the school and also join the basketball program after he toured the Midland-based charter school earlier in the summer. ...
Fall 2024 Adult Co-Ed Cornhole League
Roseland and Livingston adult men and women (18+) can take part in a new cornhole league that will take place in both municipalities this fall. Matches to be held on Monday through Thursday evenings in either Roseland or Livingston. Minimum of four teams are needed in order to conduct the league. Pre-formed teams with a captain are strongly encouraged with 2-4 people on each team.
Baseball: Bayonne Beats Madison, 5-4, to Win Summer Championship
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne baseball team won its second summer championship in the last three years with a 5-4 victory over Madison on Wednesday. It was the second High School Developmental League Union Division title since 2022 for the Bees, coached by Dave Hoffmann. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In 2023, Bayonne lost to Ridge in the final, but 2023 was the year that the Bees won the spring season Section 2, Group 4 championship. Bayonne trailed, 4-3, in the bottom of the sixth inning against Madison on Wednesday when Brandon Drago put the...
Jayah Curtis Receives Division I Offer from Siena College Women’s Basketball Program
Jayah Curtis of Montclair Conception Immaculate High School (N.J.) and Team Sharp 16U Carolina has picked up an offer Division I Siena College Women’s basketball program, today he wrote on X. Curtis also holds D-1 offers from FDU, Delaware, North Carolina A&T, UMBC and Mount St. Mary’s. The...
Men's Golf's Derek Gutierrez Wins 104th Open Championship
EDISON, N.J. - It was a gutsy victory for Derek Gutierrez on Thursday as he claimed the 104th New Jersey Open Championship, winning by three strokes at Plainfield Country Club. He's the first amateur to win since Mark Costanza won in 2020. Gutierrez, 19, marks the youngest champion since Max...
Women’s Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Honor
WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll ATLANTA – The Drew University women’s basketball team has earned a spot on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll in recognition of their performance off the court during the 2023-24 school year. The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2023-24 season is the 29th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls. The…
2024-25 Big East Women’s Basketball Summer Check-In: Seton Hall Pirates
2023-24 Big East Finish: 7th, one game behind Georgetown, two games in front of a Butler/Providence tie for 8th. Final 2023-24 Her Hoop Stats Ranking: #71 out of 360 teams. Postseason? A first round win over #10 seeded DePaul turned into a Big East tournament quarterfinal loss to #2 seed Creighton. Seton Hall still had enough juice to get into the WBIT, the secondary tourney that the NCAA ran this past season, but they took a 54-47 road loss to Saint Joseph’s in the first round to end their season.
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