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Umpire’s call waves off game-tying home run in New Jersey playoff game
Controversy and New Jersey playoff games seem to go together this academic year. After a high school basketball game ended in a dispute, the Garden State has now seen an umpire’s call play a role in the result of a playoff game. Northern Highlands appeared to hit a game-tying three-run homer by Beckham Stern in its game with Mount Olive on Wednesday. However, Mount Olive’s coach told his team to try an appeal pay. The pitcher stepped off the mound and threw the ball to the catcher who stepped on home plate. The ump ruled the first Northern Highlands player “to score” on the play...
Angel Reese, Chicago Sky Pull Off Massive Upset
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky are riding high on Thursday night following a massive upset over the New York Liberty. Chicago entered tonight's game as a 16.5-point underdog to New York, which boasts star players like Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. However, it was clear very early on the ...
Umpire waves off tying home run, ends NJ high school baseball game in controversy
A New Jersey high school baseball has one team up in arms after a controversial call ended a state tournament game between Northern Highlands and Mount Olive on Wednesday. What appeared to be a game-tying three-run home run for Northern Highlands in the top of the seventh was waved off after Mount Olive appealed to the home plate umpire, who ruled the first runner didn’t touch the plate and called him out, NJ.com reported. That wiped away the three runs that would have scored and the would-be-homer instead became the final out, handing Mount Olive a 3-0 win. It’s time to stop the...
North Jersey Male Athlete of the Week jumps his way to the top
Often, Bergen County track and field athletes who win multiple medals in the county group meet will narrow their focus for the following week’s Bergen Meet of Champions. Most will concentrate on their one or two best events. Or, if you’re Liam Paneque, you’ll go out and win three gold medals, with two...
N.J. girls basketball legend returns home to coach her alma mater
A New Jersey girls basketball legend is coming back home. Tamecka Dixon, a standout star at Linden High school in the 1990s, was officially hired as the head girls basketball coach at Linden on Thursday, the school announced. “We would like to officially welcome Tamecka Dixon back to Linden to...
Track and Field at Hub Stine to Close for Months as Plainfield Schools Begin Renovation Phase II
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Many of Plainfield's walkers and runners will have to find a new place to work out between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in Plainfield, according to an announcement today by the Plainfield Public Schools district. Construction of a new turf field and track at the Hub Stine Sports Complex will begin on Friday, May 24. The track and field portion of the complex will close at 11pm on Thursday, May 23, and the Donald Van Blake Tennis Courts will not be affected. This is Phase II of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovation...
Grammy-Winning Singer Goes Viral At WNBA Game
Thursday night belonged to Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky as the took down the heavily favored New York Liberty by a final score of 90-81. However, Reese and the Sky weren't the only stars in the building. During the game, cameras found singer Tyla, who was shown on the jumbotron as her song ...
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