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 two from Somerset County. Here's a quick peek:

NEW: 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! #JFK #PerthAmboy #NorthPlainfield #SouthRiver #PAMagnet #Montgomery #Gill #NJBaseball

Same out here in the wilds of NJ ...

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Stellar sophomore campaign earns East Brunswick’s Ava Catanho CJSR GMC Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year We get asked a lot about our process for naming a Player of the Year. It starts out that they have to be really good, of course, but there are a lot of very good ball players out there. So, our next criteria is the value to their team. A team is just that, never one player, but sometimes, there's one star who stands out, without whose contributions the success of that season might very well not have been possible.

LAST PLAYER AWARD! Stellar sophomore campaign earns #EastBrunswick's Ava #Catanho CJSR #GMC Girls' Basketball #PlayeroftheYear! Plus HMs from #Aquinas #Woodbridge #Spotswood #NorthPlainfield

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Girls’ Power Points Update: Somerville looks locked in to a No. 1 seed in North 2, Group 3 over Colonia; with Piscataway, Bernards earning top four slots With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, four Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area teams appear to have earned top four seeds, including a top-seed for Somerville in the Group 3 section of North Jersey, Section 2. Below is a look at all the area teams in the Central Jersey playoff brackets, based on NJ.com power point standings as of 2 pm on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Girls' Power Points Update: #Somerville looks locked in to a No. 1 seed in North 2, Group 3 over #Colonia; with #Piscataway, #Bernards earning top four slots. Plus #JPStevens #PerthAmboy #Ridge #WatchungHills #Bridgewater #Woodbridge #Bernards #Carteret #NorthPlainfield #SouthPlainfield #NJHoops

Boys’ Power Points Update in: Piscataway, red-hot Colonia appear to gain top-seeds in North 2 playoff sections With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, Piscataway appears to have locked in the top seed in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, while four-time defending champs Colonia in North 2, Group 3 have used a late-season surge to appear to take the top seed, yet again. Below is a look at all the area teams in the Central Jersey playoff brackets, based on NJ.com power point standings as of 9:30 am on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Boys' #PowerPoints Update : #Piscataway, red-hot #Colonia appear to gain top-seeds in North 2 playoff sections. Closer look, and projected matchups at the link! #NJHoops #playoffs #NJSIAA Plus #JPStevens #Bridgewater #PerthAmboy #Ridge #SouthPlainfield #NorthPlainfield #Somerville #Bernards

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Strong 3rd quarter, Longo’s 20, solid “D” power Monroe past North Plainfield in GMCT round of 16 Even if they had no idea Layla Gutierrez scored 50 points Monday night in a GMC Tournament preliminary round game against New Brunswick, Monroe had every idea of her talents, having split a pair of regular season games against North Plainfield already this year. And while she finished with 19 Wednesday, Monroe did its job against her all game, throwing double- and triple-teams her way, trapping, and - most importantly - holding her scoreless in the third quarter.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: Strong 3rd quarter, #Longo's 20, solid "D" power #Monroe past #NorthPlainfield in #GMCT round of 16. Story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC #girlsbasketball #Falcons #Canucks

Monroe, JP Stevens, North Plainfield boys claim upsets, but six other high seeds advance to GMC Tournament First Round with Tuesday wins Five higher seeds advanced in the boys' basketball GMC Tournament Tuesday night, while Monroe, JP Stevens and North Plainfield came away with upset wins in preliminary round action. The GMCT now moves on to the First Round, the round of 16, as the top eight seeds that earned double byes begin play, hosting game on Thursday night, with winners moving on to Saturday's quarterfinals, all at higher seeds - unlike years past where the quarters were held at neutral sites.

NEW: #Monroe, #JPStevens, #NorthPlainfield boys claim upsets, but six other high seeds advance to GMC Tournament First Round with Tuesday wins. Recaps, next round schedule with times at the link! #Metuchen #Middlesex #SouthBrunswick #Woodbridge #PerthAmboy #NJHoops

North Brunswick, Metuchen girls pull upsets in GMC Tournament’s preliminary round, as six of eight higher seeds advance; Gutierrez drops 50 for North Plainfield There were two upsets in the GMC Tournament preliminary round Monday night, as the North Brunswick and Metuchen girls' basketball teams advanced along with six other higher seeds. Here's a rundown of Monday's eight games, followed by the schedule and matchups for Wednesday's first round, the round of 16, where the top eight seeds begin play after receiving double-byes in the tournament.

RECAP! #NorthBrunswick, #Metuchen girls pull upsets in #GMC Tournament's preliminary round, as six of eight higher seeds advance; #Gutierrez drops 50 for #NorthPlainfield! More at the link! #girlsbasketball #NJHoops

Gutierrez knocks down career high 50 for North Plainfield, as Canucks top New Brunswick to advance to GMCT round of 16 Fifty points. Eight treys. A whopping 61-percent from the field. And yet, her eight assists and three steals may have been just as impressive. No matter how you slice it, North Plainfield senior Layla Gutierrez had a game for the ages Monday night, scoring 50 in a 79-38 win for the 10th-seeded Canucks over 26-seed New Brunswick in the GMC Tournament's preliminary round Monday.

WOW!! Layla #Gutierrez knocks down career high 50 for #NorthPlainfield, as #Canucks top #NewBrunswick to advance to #GMCT round of 16! EXCLUSIVE interview at the link! #NJHoops

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Some holiday tournament games get in, but others aren’t so lucky due to winter storm The Manville Holiday Basketball Tournament got all four games in, but the Butch Kowal Holiday Tournament up at Rahway was not so lucky. Manville's activities got started early, with North Plainfield's boys beating Dunellen in the opening game, which tipped off at 9 am, while the host Mustang boys followed it up with a tense win over Highland Park. You can read our recap of the Manville game here…

NEW: Some holiday tournament games get in, but others aren't so lucky due to winter storm. More on what was moved, and what got played at the link! #Manville #Middlesex #NorthPlainfield #Immaculata #Franklin #NJHoops #GMC #Skyland

Manville hangs on for 48-46 win over Highland Park in opening round of Mustangs’ Holiday Tournament, will meet North Plainfield Tuesday After a big 15-0 run to break a 26-all tie and end the third quarter, Manville had to sweat one out, as the Mustangs hung on to beat Highland Park 48-46 in the opener of their own holiday tournament Friday afternoon. Manville (3-2) got 12 points apiece from junior Jonathon Gosk and sophomore Owen Kenyon, the second of whom scored six straight points in that third-quarter run, with and and-one followed by a triple.

GAMER w/ AUDIO: #Manville hangs on for 48-46 win over #HighlandPark in opening round of Mustangs' #HolidayTournament, will meet #NorthPlainfield Tuesday for the championship. Story and audio with #Mustangs HC Bill #Rooney at the link! #NJHoops

Resident Reports Violent ICE Arrest at Plainfield, North Plainfield Border PLAINFIELD, NJ — Shortly after 11am, a Plainfield resident took to social media to report what she perceived as an ICE rest right in the heart of Plainfield and North Plainfield.Resident Carolyn...

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"... two law enforcement officers went towards the vehicle and broke the window before pulling the individual away and placing him into the Pathfinder...'They roughed him up pretty bad—slammed him onto the car, head included, to put on handcuffs.'"

Carteret’s junior Al-Naiquan Boseman, with 300-plus yards and six TDs, honored as Higgins Speed Lab “Speedster of the Week” for Week 9 As we've been doing all season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio is highlighting the high school football "Speedster of the Week" presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week. And the Week Nine winner is Carteret's Al-Naiquan Boseman! In a breakout season for the Ramblers, with 1,397 yards and 14 touchdowns, Boseman saved the best for last.

NEW! #Carteret's junior Al-Naiquan #Boseman, with 300-plus yards and six TDs, honored as #HigginsSpeedLab "#Speedster of the Week" for Week 9! Plus HMs from #OldBridge #Edison #Union #SouthPlainfield #SouthRiver #Summit #NorthPlainfield #Manville #GovernorLivingston

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Group 3 playoff chase: Summit, Somerville hold top-seeds, but nothing’s guaranteed; Cranford sits in the middle of the pack but could move up Group 3 only finds two teams from the Big Central in playoff contention, although a third may be able to jump into that fray. There aren't too many Group 3 schools to begin with, and a couple of teams with 2-3 records sit well outside the playoffs in the North Group 3 supersection. A late run and going 2-1 of either team down the stretch could get Carteret (24th) and North Plainfield (21st) back in the conversation, with South Plainfield at 2-4, but much closer just two spots out of the top 16.

Group 3 #playoff chase: #Somerville, #Summit hold top-seeds, but nothing's guaranteed; #Cranford sits in the middle of the pack but could move up. Plus how do things look for #SouthPlainfield #NorthPlainfield and #Carteret? #NJFootball #NJSIAA #BigCentral

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Labor Day visibility brigade on overpass North Plainfield NJ SUPPORT WORKERS NOT ICE resisters on street American distress flag

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Marcus Borden’s 2025 Camp Caravan: Mike and Marcus wrap up two-weeks and eleven stops! The 2025 edition of Marcus Borden's Big Central Camp Caravan took coach to eleven different schools to see 19 teams, including six during Week One of practices, and another 13 at five different scrimmages in Week Two. So, who were some of the best teams and players he saw? What were his overall thoughts? Central Jersey Sports Radio's Mike Pavlichko talked down on the field at Hillsborough High School after Saturday's scrimmage against Elizabeth.

Marcus Borden's 2025 #BigCentral #CampCaravan: Mike and Marcus wrap up two-weeks and eleven stops.. at the link! #PerthAmboy #Montgomery #OldBridge #Aquinas #HunterdonCentral #Bernards #Colonia #NorthBrunswick #Carteret #Manville #Union #Edison #Dunellen #NorthPlainfield #Hillsborough #Elizabeth

Marcus Borden’s 2025 Camp Caravan: Dunellen travels to nearby North Plainfield Week two of the 2025 Big Central Camp Caravan continued Friday for Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden. This time, it was a visit to Dunellen, where the Destroyers and first-year head coach Phlip McGuane welcomed in their neighbors from up the road, North Plainfield. Below is video from the August 22, 2025 scrimmage at Columbia Park in Dunellen:

Next-to-last Marcus Borden #BigCentral #CampCaravan visit! #Dunellen at #NorthPlainfield. Interviews at the link!! #NJFootball

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