Most area baseball teams open this week, but a handful already have games under their belt, including a no hitter! Here’s a look as we head into the first full week of the 2026 season
The season is officially underway in high school baseball, but there won’t be a Week One Bellamy & Paving Top Ten this Monday. While most schools will open play this week – many of them on Monday and Tuesday – a handful already have taken to the diamond in 2026, including five GMC teams and…
Edison native, JP Stevens alum Dylan Brett gets call of a lifetime with Hofstra basketball’s run to the Big Dance
It all started for Dylan Brett when he was nine years old. Edison Pop Warner couldn’t find anyone to do the public address during a game. Someone asked him. He wound up calling every play, like it was on the radio, not just announcing who carried the ball or made the tackle. It wasn’t quite…
Watchung Hills football coach Rich Seubert steps down after a decade leading the Warriors
After retiring from football with the New York Giants in his mid-30s with a Super Bowl ring on his finger, Wisconsin native Rich Seubert and his family moved to California for a few years, where he coached a little football at the high school level. But eventually, he came back to the East Coast, returning…
Defending North 2, Group 3 champs South Plainfield will have much work to do to repeat after mass graduations in key spots
This time of year, high school baseball teams throughout New Jersey are figuring out who will replace their graduated seniors for the upcoming season. Maybe a pitcher or two here, or a hitter or two there. South Plainfield will have to face more than most. Getting some measure of redemption after a tough, late-inning loss…
With three D1 commits in the rotation, veteran Edison staff should help Eagles soar in 2026
Every year, graduation forces a number of high school baseball coaches to search for a new No. 1, or even a No. 2 or No. 3 pitcher. Or maybe even a great bullpen guy. That’s one problem, on the whole, Edison baseball coach Vinnie Abene won’t have in 2026. The Eagles did not have a…
Bridgewater-Raritan looks for bounceback year in 2026 with an experienced group, after major graduation, tough luck losses in 2025
Sometimes, the cyclical nature of public school high school sports is more powerful than any coaching or skill level can overcome. That was the case in 2025 for the Bridgewater-Raritan baseball team, which was dominant en route to winning the state Group 4 title the year prior with a veteran group that had played together…
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