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Montville Softball Upsets Old Tappan In First Round of State Tournament
MONTVILLE, NJ - Once the postseason begins, everything that happened prior to it is thrown out the window. The Montville softball team closed out the regular season with a seven-game losing skid, and despite many of them being close losses to strong opponents, it would've been easy to write it off going into its state tournament opener against Old Tappan.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER But the 13th-seeded Mustangs got some timely hitting, as well as a dominant performance in the circle from Daniella Biggio, and managed to move past fourth-seeded Old Tappan, 4-1,...
VOTE for the North Jersey Softball Player of the Week for May 20-26
After a fun start to the high school softball playoffs, it's time to look back on the best performances. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
Track: Highlights from the Bergen County Meet of Champions
HACKENSACK -- It's been a week now since the sensational Lou Lanzalotto Bergen Meet of Champions at the Ed Church Track at Hackensack High School and the excitement hasn't yet faded. The meet, started by Church and several other coaches in 1970 and the Girls Meet of Champions, started nine...
Softball: IHA claims 13th Bergen County Title with win over Ramapo
WOOD-RIDGE — Immaculate Heart Academy’s record 13th Bergen County softball title didn’t come easy. “It’s hard every year,” coach Diana Fasano said. The Blue Eagles won their third straight Bergen County title Saturday with a 6-2 win over Ramapo, taking advantage of multiple defensive mistakes by the Raiders and getting a key two-run single from freshman Leah English in the fourth inning.
Four Paramus Vets Find HOPE on Golf Course with PGA Program
PARAMUS, NJ - All of Chris Lupo’s work buddies are into golf, which meant lots of golf outings. “So I got into golf and took a couple of lessons but I sucked at golf. I was like, ‘I need lessons.’” That’s when he heard that PGA HOPE — a program that teaches veterans to play golf — was coming to the Paramus Golf Course. Lupo, a Navy veteran who served from 2013 to 2018 said, “Oh this would be awesome. So I quickly jumped on it, and it’s been an awesome experience.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP 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...
Boys Volleyball: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Advances in Sectional Tourney After Decisive Win Over Bergen Catholic
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood advanced in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 Tournament after a decisive 2-0 (25-6, 25-11) victory over Bergen Catholic in their first round matchup on Thursday, May 23. Ryan Adams led the charge with 11 service points and three aces. Tim Ennis added 9 service points and an ace, in addition to his 8 kills and 3 blocks. Dan Ennis also had 6 kills and added 3 service points and an ace. Kieran McElroy Barker had 12 digs, Ryan Pierson added 4 blocks, and Quinn Donahue led the team with 16 assists.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Raiders (27-1) advanced to the quarterfinal round where they will take on Kearny (15-7) on Wednesday, May 29. Player Kills Blocks Digs Assists Service Points Aces Michael Wojcik 0 0 3 0 8 3 Ryan Pierson 2 4 1 1 0 0 Kieran McElroy Barker 0 0 12 0 1 0 Tim Ennis 8 3 7 0 9 1 Daniel Ennis 8 0 6 0 3 1 Quinn Donahue 3 1 3 16 2 0 Ryan Adams 0 0 0 2 11 3 Brandon Indoe 5 3 0 0 0 0 Aaron Frank 3 1 2 0 0 0 Andrew Sicinski 0 0 1 1 2 0 Joshua Tufuga 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals: 30 12 35 20 36 8 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Softball: North Rockland wins 3rd straight Section 1 Class AAA title
THIELLS — For the last three years, every time you get North Rockland and White Plains on the same diamond, it's a nailbiter. Each time these teams faced each other in the Section 1 softball finals; it always seemed to come down to the last at-bat, whether it is in extra innings (2022) or in regulation (2023). ...
Softball: Harrison wins the Section 1 Class AA title for the first time
THIELLS — Harrison softball has been knocking on the door of the Section 1 softball championship game for a lot of years. They got eliminated one year ago in a semifinal. In Saturday's Section 1 Class AA championship game, they kicked the door down. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Montclair Baseball Makes Sure West Orange Doesn’t Pull an Upset in States
The Montclair baseball team might have been helped by an early season game in their state playoff opener on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Mounties were not going to look past 13th-seeded and neighborhood rival, West Orange, in the first round of the North 1 Group 4 state playoffs on May 23.
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