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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...
Chargers Spring Sports Teams Sweep Division Championships
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - For the second straight spring athletic season, Spotswood High School spring sports teams have won their respective Greater Middlesex Conference Division titles. It was back-to-back division titles for the Chargers baseball, golf, softball and boys tennis teams. For the Chargers' softball program, it was the third consecutive division title. Spotswood's varsity softball team clinched the GMC's White Division title earlier this month. The Chargers finished with a 10-1 division record for the team's second straight White Division title. Spotswood won the GMC Blue Division title for the 2021-22 season before moving up to the...
Next Level Flag Football spring playoffs continue Friday evening (57 action-packed photos)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Next Level Flag Football League held playoff games at Fairview Park in Charleston on a sunny Friday, May 24, 2024. The UAU Beacon 18 Eagles conquered the Demon Deacons, 32-6, in a boys’ 7th/8th-grade division contest to advance in the playoffs. If you purchase...
North Jersey, Group 4 girls lacrosse 1st round roundup
Kylie Harner tallied two goals and two assists to lead third-seeded and No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20 Hunterdon Central to a 16-1 win over 14th-seeded East Brunswick in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 4 tournament, in Flemington. Hunterdon Central (18-2) will face sixth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan in...
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, first round - Baseball roundup
Nolan Geisler tossed his 200th career strikeout to help 11th-seeded Bayonne edge out a 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Woodbridge in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament, in Woodbridge. The Bees (13-13) will play third-seeded Ridge in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. If you purchase a...
Rutgers football offers Robbie Johnson, official visit set for next week
Well, that escalated quickly. Rutgers football offered Robbie Johnson Jr. this week and an official visit is already in place A 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end from Salesianum (Wilmington, Delaware), Johnson pulled in an offer from Rutgers on Thursday. The Scarlet Knights join the likes of Duke, Old Dominion, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple and West Virginia in offering the talented edge rusher. An official visit to Rutgers is set for this weekend. He also has a June official visit set up at Minnesota. Johnson visited Rutgers during spring practice in March. A multi-sport athlete, Johnson is also a standout on the basketball court where he...
Summit Baseball Wins First Round of Playoffs
SUMMIT, NJ -- The Summit High School Varsity Baseball team won its first round of the NJSIAA Tournament over Ridgefield Park on Thursday, 5-0. Summit Pitcher Matthew Kurek got the win in the shutout and gave up only one hit, going six innings in recording eight strikeouts. Gavin Smith provided relief in the seventh inning. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are playing some of our best baseball at this crucial part of the season,” said Coach Kevin Zaleski. “The depth of our pitching staff keeps showing up for us.” Thomas Flack led the team with two hits, and Giovanni D’Agostino drove home two RBIs. Summit now stands 18-5-1. The team’s next game is at North Hunterdon on May 29. After their first year in the Watchung Division, the team ended the regular season with a very impressive 17-5-1 record in the most challenging division in Union County. Three of those wins were against the to 20 teams in the state. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
A Look Back: These hitters, pitchers dominated the diamond during the 1997 high school baseball season
Charlie Bilezikjian must have felt like the Big Man on Campus at this time 27 years ago. The Port Richmond junior not only led Staten Island in hitting with an eye-popping .574 batting average and RBI with 27 in 1997, but he was the only player from this borough to land among the top pitchers as well. In fact, the power-pitching righty boasted a 6-1 mark with a 3.16 earned run average and an Island-high 80 strikeouts. Bilezikjian, in fact, was named the Staten Island Baseball Oldtimers’ Outstanding Pitcher that season.
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