Revisiting the matching of a playoff-era Middlesex County shutout record: another Aquinas team had a similar season before Piscataway
With the closure of Gridiron New Jersey, our work to publish the entire collection of NJSIAA playoff brackets from 1974 to the present left us a lot of research to be done. But we learned a lot about the history of the playoffs in the process. And one of them pertained to an incredible feat…
Former North Brunswick, Rutgers standout pitcher Zack Konstantinovsky picked in MLB Draft by Washington Nationals
Zack Konstantinovsky – a two-time Central Jersey Sports Radio Player of the Year at North Brunswick and standout at Rutgers – has been selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft by the Washington Nationals. “Zack K,” as he’s often called, was dominant on the mound as a Raider. In ten starts his senior season,…
Former Franklin, Rutgers standout Peyton Bonds picked by San Francisco in third round of MLB Draft; will other area players be chosen?
With the 90th pick overall, in the third round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, the San Francisco Giants take… … former Franklin standout and Rutgers star Peyton Bonds. A junior this past season, Bonds – who is Barry Bonds’ nephew and the godson of Bobby Bonds – hit .352 with 29 RBIs and…
Late-hired Big Central coaches may need honeymoon period as they get to know their teams, assemble staffs with little time before camp
By the time the Fourth of July rolled around, eleven new football coaches had already been hired in the Big Central Conference for 2025, with one – Perth Amboy – on the way. That makes 25 coaching changes in the league in the last two seasons alone. And after the Panthers’ new skipper Evan Baubles…
Not so fast: One more Big Central hire, as new Dunellen AD Kyle Baach takes over Destroyers’ football program
Longtime Dunellen football coach Dave DeNapoli retired after the 2024 season – his 29th with the Destroyers – then handed the keys to veteran mentor Phlip McGuane before he retired as Coordinator of Athletics this past April. McGuane held both roles for a few months but now has ceded them to Kyle Baach, a native…
Perth Amboy hires Wall alum, ’25 Carteret assistant Evan Baubles to rejuvenate football program
The Perth Amboy Board of Education has approved a new coach for the Panthers’ football program, hiring Evan Baubles with an eye toward elevating the struggling program over the next few years. Baubles – who was approved at Thursday afternoon’s meeting – is a guidance counselor at South Amboy High School for juniors and seniors,…
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