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Angel Reese to play 1st pro game in New York after setting WNBA record
Fresh off of setting a WNBA record, Angel Reese is returning to Brooklyn, New York, where she was drafted by the Chicago Sky last month, for her first professional game in New York City. Reese, who scored 11 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, 7 on the offensive end in Saturday’s...
'Frustrating': Suffern stalls for 10 minutes to defeat Wappingers in lax section final
The Suffern Mounties are the 2024 Section 1 Class A girls lacrosse champions. Consider them also unofficial Section 1 keep-away champs. In a game that started out like it would be a Suffern rout but changed into a one-goal contest, the Mounties dared upstart Wappingers to get the ball from them.
Outrage in baseball state tourney: Game-tying HR waved off in 7th inning (VIDEO)
Sometimes, a nightmare can become reality. For Northern Highlands - the 10th seed in the NJSIAA North Jersey 1, Group 3 state tournament - that just happened. Trailing 3-0 on Wednesday, with two outs in the top of the seventh inning against seventh-seeded Mount Olive, Highlanders senior Beckham Stern smashed what appeared to be a game-tying home run, sending his teammates into a frenzy.
Softball: Dayton Advances in State Tournament with 14-0 Win Over Harrison
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Dayton softball team advanced in the first round of the Section 2, Group 2 state tournament with a 14-0 victory over Harrison on Wednesday. Allie Haughney hit a home run; Alyssa Santangelo clubbed a pair of doubles and scored two runs; Natalie Mignone, Alyssa Freitas and Angie Gatto each drove in two runs; and Julianna Santangelo had two hits and an RBI for Dayton (22-6).CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Lila Carroll pitched a five-inning one-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks. Top-seeded Dayton will host Rutherford in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. Dayton's victory over Harrison was the third game for the Bulldogs in less than 48 hours. After beating Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the Union County Tournament championship game on Monday night, Dayton beat Immaculata, 15-2, on the road in a regular-season tuneup on Tuesday afternoon. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
UPDATED boys tennis state tourney brackets after Round 1
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North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1, first round - Baseball roundup
Braedan Kelly went the distance in a five-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and three walks to lead third-seeded Pequannock to a 3-0 win over 14th-seeded North Warren in the first round of the North Jerse, Section 1, Group 1 tournament, in Pompton Plains. Pequannock (17-9) will play sixth-seeded Hasbrouck Heights...
Ridgewood Recap: ReLAXing Before Memorial Day Weekend
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Coming off a big loss against Oak Knoll, the Ridgewood girls lacrosse team only had one more chance to reclaim momentum ahead of their NJSIAA tournament matchup on Friday. They made a major statement against West Morris Mendham, riding a big second to victory. The first half was neck-in-neck throughout the afternoon, with Ridgewood narrowly edging their opponents by a margin of 5-4 in the first quarter. Mendham stormed back in the second quarter and matched Ridgewood’s scoring output — the score was once again 5-4, this time in favor of the Minutemen.CLICK HERE...
NCAA, nation's biggest conferences ok $2.8 billion lawsuit settlement
NEW YORK (AP) —The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.
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...
Softball: Livingston Beats Clifton, 16-0, in State Tournament
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- The Livingston softball team advanced in the first round of the Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 16-0 victory over Clifton on Wednesday. Senior right-hander Sophia Mount pitched an abbreviated no-hitter, striking out eight batters and walking two in four innings.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Valentina Dilanni had two hits, two runs scored and four RBI and Alex Altieri had two hits and scored three runs for the Lancers (18-7), who put matters away with 12 runs in the first inning. Maddie Rothfeld had a single and a home run. Livingston, the top seed, will host Bergen Tech in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
As the Bergen County softball tournament turns 50, remembering the wildest tournament ever
We can debate forever what the best Bergen County softball tournament was, or who the best all-time team was. And, since 1974, there have certainly been some incredible moments. Christina Miquel’s walk-off homer for IHA in 2009 at Ramapo College in the ninth inning.Maddie Levine’s walk-off, three-run blast in 2014 for Indian Hills.Lodi’s dream perfect season in 1987.Ridgewood beating Ramsey, 1-0, in 11 innings in 1983.River Dell going 4-0 in county title games with a win in...
Softball: Preview, predictions for the state tournament in North Jersey
A softball program from Bergen or Passaic county hasn’t won a sectional title since 2022. Is this a blip or have Morris and Essex counties passed them by?. The 2024 state tournament brackets were released Monday with the first round starting for public schools on Wednesday, and for the non-public schools on Thursday.
North Jersey Female Athlete of the Week delivers her best throws to repeat as double-champion
Layla Giordano has always been an athlete. "I don't remember a time when I wasn't doing multiple sports often at the same time,'' she said. "I was in basketball in second or third grade, I played soccer, softball and even tried lacrosse for a season as a kid.'' ...
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