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

Ontario Northlander, centrifuges and regionalizing the conservation authority: Here’s what you need to know from South River’s March 10 council meeting South River council hits milestones for the Northlander train return, awards a water plant contract, and flags concerns over Ontario’s conservation authority cuts.

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Our centres will be closed today to enjoy Family Day - stay warm and have fun!

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Girls’ Power Points Update in Central Jersey sections: Franklin appears to have locked down No. 1 seed in CJ4 with upset of Gill in SCT; Bound Brook looks like 2-seed in CJ 2 With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, Franklin's big win over Gill St. Bernard's in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals may have been enough to help the Warriors claim the top-seed in Central Jersey Group 4, the only section to be lead by a CJSR-area team. 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' #PowerPoints in #CentralJersey: #Franklin appears to be No. 1 in CJ4 with upset of #Gill; #BoundBrook looks like 2-seed in CJ 2. Plus #EastBrunswick #Hillsborough #Monroe #NewBrunswick #OldBridge #Montgomery #Sayreville #Metuchen #SouthRiver #Spotswood #HighlandPark #Manville and more!

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Here’s why the return of Ontario’s Northlander train matters to Almaguin ‘It is excellent for this area and for tourism,’ says Dave Haney, co-owner of Spring Lake Manor.

Here’s why the return of Ontario’s Northlander train matters to Almaguin
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Mid-Week Girls’ Basketball Update: Several small schools off to good starts, while traditional powers keep things moving along There's not much you can say for the old standbys, and this is when they get particularly challenged. Just barely a week into high school basketball season, Rutgers Prep is 2-0, Gill St. Bernard's is 1-0, and heavy GMC favorite St. Thomas Aquinas is 2-1. They'll all load up plenty more wins as the season goes on, and maybe even a few losses as they fan out to showcases on weekends, bookending their conference slates.

NEW: Mid-Week #GirlsBasketball Update: Several #GMC small schools off to good starts, while traditional powers keep things moving along/ More on #Carteret #Metuchen #SouthRiver #SouthAmboy #PiscatawayMagnet here! #NJHoops

Manville’s Josh D’Ambrosio still has sports to play, but four-year starter takes CJSR’s 2025 Longevity Award "You never had the makings of a varsity athlete." -Junior Soprano "Josh has been a varsity athlete since he stepped on the gridiron as a freshman." Dave Markowitch The Manville coach has it right. Josh D'Ambrosio got into the game as a ninth grader at outside linebacker, and has had an extraordinary career. This season - at free safety - he had 32 tackles, 13 solo, nine TFLs and two interceptions for a defense that allowed just nine touchdowns all season.

NEW! #Manville's Josh #D'Ambrosio still has sports to play, but four-year starter takes CJSR's 2025 #Longevity Award! Plus HMs from #Bernards #Rahway #Ridge and #SouthRiver

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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

Wednesday Night Big Central Roundup: Carteret tops JFK in “consolation” game behind 6 TD night from Boseman; New Brunswick snaps state’s longest active skid; South River picks up first win of season in finale Al-Naiquan Boseman scored five touchdowns for the Carteret Ramblers, who won a track meet against JFK, 49-31, Wednesday night at "The Pit" in a Big Central Conference crossover "consolation" game. While the NJSIAA no longer assigns consolation games, teams that miss the playoffs are allowed to set up their own matchups. Scroll down for scores and notes on the rest of the games, many of which were moved from Thursday due to the Nor'easter that's in the forecast.

Wednesday Night #BigCentral Roundup: #Carteret tops #JFK in "consolation" game behind 6 TD night from #Boseman; #NewBrunswick snaps state's longest active skid; #SouthRiver picks up first win of season in finale

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Saturday Big Central Roundup: Dayton rolls past South River for best start in over a decade, Plainfield falls at Haverford in Pennsy trip Saturday saw a light schedule in the Big Central Conference, with just three teams in action in two games, and only one of them in New Jersey. Dayton's best start in a long time... Dayton ran past South River, 42-7, in Union County Saturday afternoon, moving the Bulldogs to 3-1. It's their best start in 14 years, since they went 3-1 to begin 2011, dropping the season opener to New Providence, but winning their next three games over Bound Brook, Brearley, and Roselle Park.

Saturday #BigCentral Roundup: #Dayton rolls past #SouthRiver for best start in over a decade, #Plainfield falls at Haverford in Pennsy trip.

Saturday Big Central Roundup: New Providence and No. 1 Phillipsburg roll, but storms wreak havoc on later games on the schedule Saturday was a mixed bag in the Big Central Conference, with some teams moving their games earlier to avoid the thunderstorms in the forecast, and others standing pat. Those who moved their games fared well. Others, not so much. No. 1 Phillipsburg was already scheduled for a noontime kickoff at Westfield's Kehler Stadium, and they didn't disappoint, getting three touchdowns from Sam Dech and another from Tyler Wargo in a 28-0 whitewash of the Blue Devils…

Saturday #BigCentral Roundup: #NewProvidence and No. 1 #Phillipsburg roll, but storms wreak havoc on later games on the schedule. Scores, recaps, links and more... at the link! #NJFootball #Metuchen #SouthRiver #Aquinas #EastBrunswick

2024 Big Central Preview: Freedom Gold Division Our final two divisions to preview in the Big Central Conference are the Freedom Divisions, a pair of six-team groupings including some of the smallest schools in the league. The Freedom Gold defending champion is Spotswood, which was 8-2 a year ago, but lost a big senior group. North Brunswick transfer Se'mir Tolbert-Brimage will take over at quarterback. Brearley and Roselle Park are expected to challenge.

Our final day of #BigCentral division previews starts with the Freedom Gold. Defending champ is #Spotswood, plus #Brearley #Dayton #RosellePark #HighlandPark and #SouthRiver. Listen at the link! #BCC #NJFootball

2025 Big Central Preview: Freedom Gold Division Since we worked our way from the Group 5 schools down to the Group 1 last year, Central Jersey Sports Radio will start our 2025 division previews with the some small school love, beginning with the Freedom Gold and Silver, then the Patriot, and running all the way up to the Group 5 divisions. In the Freedom Gold, Spotswood is coming off its second straight 8-2 season, and second straight division title under head coach Chris Meagher, whose team should again, at the very least, compete for the title.

Our first of the preseason! CJSR's 2025 #BigCentral Preview: Freedom Gold Division. A closer look at #Spotswood #HighlandPark #Dayton #RosellePark #SouthRiver and #Brearley! #NJFootball

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Early look at Big Central Football 2025: Crowded Freedom Gold returns with GMC stalwarts Spotswood, Highland Park leading the way Based on recent success, Spotswood's sweep of the Freedom Gold Division in 2024 didn't come as a shock to anyone who follows Big Central Football, but boy was Highland Park a pleasant surprise after breaking the state's longest active losing streak of 51 games in 2023. The Owls finished second in the six team division, going 6-3 overall, 4-1 in the division - their only loss to the Chargers - en route to their best season since going 6-4 in 2016, the last time they'd won a game until they closed their season two years ago with…

Early look at #BigCentral Football 2025: Crowded Freedom Gold returns with #GMC stalwarts #Spotswood, #HighlandPark leading the way! Plus #Dayton #RosellePark #Brearley and #SouthRiver! #NJFootball

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