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Hub Stine Track and Field Expected to Open to Public on Monday
PLAINFIELD, NJ — While the Plainfield Public School held a ribbon cutting for its new track and turf field on Friday, September 20, right before the football team's 41-0 rout of Perth Amboy, the facilities have not yet opened to the public as the finishing touches are made.On Monday, the Plainfield Board of Education reported that the track required two additional layers of stenciling to finalize the lane markings and that additional district branding needed to be added. The district anticipates completing these enhancements by Monday, October 7, when they are expected to open the track and 78,000 turf field to the public. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Guttenberg Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads. His obituary includes a comprehensive list of Garcia's accomplishments as a wrestler, most recently having been a...
NJ high school football player recovering after collapsing during game
ELIZABETH — An Edison New Jersey high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game Friday night in Elizabeth has returned home from the hospital after tests came back normal. According to the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Facebook page, one of its players, Chase Young,...
Starting my 50th Year;Thank You is Never Enough
Under the category of time flying by, 49 years ago today, I wrote my first newspaper article, and it appeared in the Belleville Times/News newspaper, on Oct. 2, 1975. At the time, I was a student at Belleville High School.So, as I write this today, I'm now beginning my 50th year of sports writing.I've never pursued it as a full-time calling, but nevertheless, it's been incredibly enjoyable, on a part-time basis. As you get older, you realize not to take anything for granted. With that said, who knows if I will be here, on earth, a year from now to...
Elizabeth BOE finalizes football coach's removal, but court battle may lie ahead
The Elizabeth Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to officially dismiss John Fiore as the football team’s head coach and rescind his coaching stipend, and also to rule that his son had illegally attended the high school and played the first two game as a non-resident.
Preview: West Orange Welcomes the Stateliners to Suriano Stadium
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - While the Phillipsburg High School’s football team continues to rack up yards and touchdowns on offense like it’s going out of style it’s the Stateliner defense that is a cause of concern as we near the midway point of the 2024 regular season.An extremely speedy and well-balanced West Orange squad welcomes the Stateliners to Suriano Stadium on Friday for a rare 8 p.m. kickoff in a non-conference matchup.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAnd the Mountaineers (4-1) will undoubtably test P’burg’s defense, which has allowed exactly 383 yards in 51...
PJ Hayes transformed his game long before his transfer to Rutgers Basketball
Rutgers basketball will debut nine new players when the season begins in early November. PJ Hayes is among those new Scarlet Knights as he came to Piscataway via the transfer portal after averaging 10.2 points per game last season for San Diego. But Hayes' game has taken on a new...
Former quarterback Noah Vedral has special place in Rutgers’ rebuild
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Former Rutgers football quarterback Noah Vedral will be on hand this Saturday to support his former teammates when they play at Nebraska. Vedral remains one of the most important figures in the rebuilding of the program under head coach Greg Schiano. Vedral was recently married and...
Summit Boys, Girls Soccer Teams Hit Pre-County Tournament Strides
SUMMIT, NJ – Nearly a month into the 2024 season, Summit boys soccer remains on a tear. The Hilltoppers (9-0-1) are undefeated after ten matches, having allowed a mere seven goals and showing no signs of slowing down with the playoffs inching closer. Most impressively, Summit has shown the ability to win in every which way. In contests where they were far superior, the Hilltoppers have dominated; against tougher opposition, they’ve found ways to grind out victories. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERIn a road contest against Johnson on Sept. 24, senior midfielder Thomas Flack’s goal pushed the...
Elizabeth Boys Soccer Defeats Cranford For Seventh Victory
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Soccer Team was firing on all cylinders Monday, scoring four goals en route to a 4-1 victory over Cranford. The win moved the Minutemen to 7-2 on the season and was the 100th of head coach Jacques Gonzales’s career per Elizabeth Athletics. Tristan Bastos, Mark Ibarra, Edgar Doh, and Juan Quiroz scored a goal a piece. Jhoan Dejesus, Omar Servellon, and Danny Hernandez each had an assist. Goalie Piero Belleza had two saves. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERNext up for Elizabeth is a contest against Linden on Saturday. Game time is at 3 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Sparta Girls Volleyball Defeats Morristown in Three-Set Thriller
SPARTA, NJ - The No. 13 ranked Sparta Spartans hosted the No. 9 ranked Morristown Colonials in a top-20 matchup. After being taken down on opening day in Morristown, the Spartans got revenge on the Colonials and recorded a win in a three-set thriller.Senior Giselle Faria said, “It felt amazing. We knew that we are a different team now from when we saw [Morristown] in September, so it was important for us to play our game and get the win.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERIn the first set, Aralyn Saulys got the Sparta offense running...
Rutgers football might be undefeated, but still has improvements to make vs Nebraska
PISCATAWAY – After Rutgers football’s victories so far this season, coach Greg Schiano has acknowledged that there are still areas his team needs to improve in. Despite a perfect record, not everything is perfect. While the Scarlet Knights have done what they’ve needed to do to earn four victories in their first four...
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