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HS baseball: St. Peter’s to play Archbishop Molloy in CHSAA Intersectionals starting Tuesday
St. Peter’s will try to become only the sixth team from Staten Island to claim a CHSAA Intersectional baseball crown when the Eagles face Archbishop Molloy of Queens in best-of-three series starting Tuesday night at 7 at Fordham University in the Bronx. Game 2 will be played Wednesday at...
Somers Lax Falls to Greeley in Semifinals
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday, May 24, Somers hosted Horace Greeley in the semifinal round of the sectionals. Two versus three, the regular season 15-6 victory by the Tuskers boded well for a redo. But the Quakers did not oblige. Somers fell behind 2-0, and while keeping pace through the first half, the Tuskers never caught up in a 12-6 defeat.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A tone that was set early, and not just by Connor Lummel’s two opening goals. Ryan Slomsky first stopped Mason Kelly on the rebound in front and then seconds later...
Softball: Pearl River wins Section 1 Class A title for first time since 2016
THIELLS — For second-seeded Pearl River to defeat cross town rival and top-seeded Tappan Zee 2-0 in Saturday's Section 1 Class A softball championship game, it was two years in the making. "Last year's squad was young with four eighth-grade starters and three seniors Cat Arnold, Kiera Luckie and Grace Scrima," Pirates coach Chris Woolgar said. "It's the culmination of two years of the team buying in, the older girls bringing the younger girls along and we...
Aidan Kempf throws another shutout and secures a Section 1 championship for Nanuet
PURCHASE – The numbers are ridiculous. Aidan Kemp quickly demoralized another team and extended Nanuet’s memorable playoff run with a 1-0 victory over Walter Panas in the Section 1 Class A baseball championship Saturday at Purchase College. “Oh, my God, I don’t even know how to describe that,” the senior lefty said following another...
Baseball: Eastchester strikes early and hangs on to defeat Fox Lane for Class AA title
PURCHASE – Eastchester’s shutout streak may be over but if you ask any of the Eagles’ players, the only thing that mattered was winning the Section 1 title. “If we won 1-0 or we got no-hit and won on a passed ball, it doesn’t matter,” Eastchester senior Aidan Schultz said. “A win’s a win, honestly.” ...
This Week: LAX Quarterfinals in Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — After Memorial Day, the Ridgewood lacrosse teams will have their quarterfinal s matuchups Monday, May 27CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28 Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7 p.m. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Ridgewood Village Hall Wednesday, May 29 Varsity Baseball vs. North Bergen, 4 p.m. 180 Northern Parkway Lacrosse Quarterfinals: Boys Lacrosse vs. Parsippany Hills, 4:15 p.m. Ridgewood High School Stadium Lacrosse Quarterfinals: Girls Lacrosse vs. Hillsborough. 6:30 p.m. Ridgewood High School Stadium For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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.
John Jay Lacrosse Headed to Section Finals
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Friday, May 24, John Jay hosted Hen Hud in the semifinal round of the Section One tournament. One versus four, the Wolves did wait a bit, but it wasn’t long before the boys looked very much like the dominant top seed.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Four straight goals to open, and John Jay went onto an easy 14-3 victory. Still, the Wolves quickly saw how hot the Sailor goaltender was, and there was some doubt. From ten yards out, Andrew Kiefer whiplashed a sidearm shot, but Aidan Mazzoni snared the...
Centeno powers Emerson Boro into NJ, Section 1, Group 1 quarterfinals - Softball recap
Sophomore Sophia Centeno dazzled at the plate and in the circle to lead seven-seed Emerson Boro to a 14-0 victory in five innings over 10-seed Paterson Charter during the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Tournament. Centeno tossed a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and drove...
Softball: Tuckahoe repeats as Section 1 Class C champion with win over Haldane
GARNERVILLE - After getting a taste of Section 1 Class C championship glory, the Tigers were determined to climb back on top once again. Despite only having one senior on this year's roster, the Tigers had plenty of younger players who started in big roles and earned lots of playing time over the...
Coach Dowell Secures 300th Win as Glen Rock Softball Dominates Hawthorne
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Coach Kelly Dowell is in the 300 club. On May 20, Dowell got her 300th win as coach of the Glen Rock High School Softball team in a 5-0 win over Hawthorne.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER With the win, the Panthers finished on top of their league with a regular season record of 12-0 in league play and a 20-5 record overall. Pitcher, Natalie Luftman, a senior, had 10 strikeouts. Senior Ava Lachenauer had two hits. Senior Lainey Santaella had two RBIs.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Jersey, Group 1, first round - Boys lacrosse roundup for May 24
Matty Leppard became the youngest Jefferson player to reach 100 career goals as he netted five goals for fourth-seeded Jefferson in its 16-5 win over 13th-seeded Pascack Hills in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 1 tournament in Jefferson. Calen Reid had five goals with five assists for...
St. Joseph survives last-inning rally to secure 12th Bergen County baseball title
DEMAREST — Jeff Germosen pitched in six Bergen County baseball tournament games throughout his St. Joseph career. Yet one inning for which he was not on the mound created the most excitement for the senior right-hander. Germosen turned a solid, six-inning start in Saturday’s 65th Bergen County final, exiting with a two-run lead. The...
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...
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