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N.J. native Olivia Dunne undecided on future of gymnastics career
Gymnastics superstar Olivia “Livvy” Dunne is weighing her options when it comes to her future in the sport. The N.J. native has one year of eligibility left at LSU, but is uncertain about returning to the reigning NCAA gymnastics championship program for a final season. If you purchase...
Safety tips and risks to remember when heading into NJ waters
NEW JERSEY — You can find almost all waterbodies in New Jersey: rivers, lakes, the ocean and restricted waters like reservoirs. Though there's a lot of pros that come with the easy access, water enthusiasts also have more potential risks to account for. Regardless of the waterway, drownings are...
Look for these NJ athletes at the Paris Olympics this summer
New Jersey has been ready — along with the rest of the world — to again cheer on our hometown Olympic athletes. Trials to qualify for various events at the summer games in Paris, France, have now been winding down. Among them, NJ track star Athing Mu suffered...
Lenape names Megan Roeloffs as new field hockey coach
Lenape has its first new head coach since 2008 and it’s Megan Roeloffs. Roeloffs takes over after previous head coach Sarah Scannell stepped down back in November after 16 years, two sectional titles and over 110 wins. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
‘Exceptional’ township swimmer will compete in summer Olympics
A star swimmer at the South Jersey Aquatic Club (SJAC) in Voorhees will represent his home country of Guyana at the summer Olympics in Paris later this month. Raekwon Noel – who joined his father in the U.S. in 2021 – sought better academic and swimming opportunities beyond a shared pool in his home country that lacked a pace clock and was closed due to COVID. Noel’s mother has yet to see him swim competitively in America.
N.J. high school baseball player succeeds on world stage with German national team
From Maplewood, N.J., all the way to Germany, Luca Sieger is making a name for himself. The New Jersey baseball standout is finding new avenues to get better in the always-chaotic baseball recruiting landscape, leading to him hitting the international circuit. Sieger, who played for two years at Montclair Kimberley...
Grizzlies Let Finale Slip Away In Florence
The Gateway Grizzlies gave up a go-ahead RBI single on a 3-2 count in the bottom of the eighth inning, snapping a 4-4 tie en route to a frustrating, 5-4 loss that clinched a series defeat against the Florence Y’alls at Thomas More Stadium. Again, things started well for...
Connecticut Sweeps Select Side Tourney in NY
Part of the resurgence of HS all-star and select-side tournaments took place in late June in New York. Teams from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, both boys and girls, converged on Glover Field in Pelham, NY for a on-day event. The idea of the tournament was to give...
NJ Parents Urged To Steer Clear Of Water-Colored Swimsuits
Can you believe it's almost July already? It feels like summer 2024 is flying by, doesn't it? The biggest weekend of the summer is almost upon us. July 4th is a HUGE holiday for people in the Garden State. If Jersey residents aren't headed to the beach for the Independence...
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