Brian Bobal

The Lombardos' home burned down 2 days after Christmas. Miraculously, Caden Lombardo found his hockey championship ring in the rubble. After 37 days of moving from place to place, they found a new home & Caden went on to win another state title: nj.com/highschoolspor…

How time flies... It doesn't feel like 5 years have passed since Ryleigh Heck set a national record in her last game. The former 2-time NJ Player of the Year & NFHCA D1 Player of the Year made big news with her inclusion on Team USA's World Cup roster: nj.com/highschoolspor…

Thanks for following along regarding all 2026 MLB Draft content on N.J. players. 18 Garden State players were selected. Below is a quick look at each draftees' info. The link will take you to each players' stories. Congrats to all ⚾️ nj.com/highschoolspor…

Selden Kolkebeck had one of the greatest pitching seasons in N.J. history. He was taken in the 19th round by the Rangers directly out of Old Tappan, making him the 2nd NVOT graduate selected this year. @SeldenKolkebeck @NVOT_Athletics nj.com/highschoolspor…

Former Eastern star Ryleigh Heck makes Team USA's roster!

Brayden Fry is the second player from New Jersey drafted directly out of high school this year. The Baltimore Orioles took him in the 16th round after powering 10 home runs at Cranford this season. @CranfordBasebal nj.com/highschoolspor…

PJ has all of our coverage for one of the most exciting days on the baseball calendar. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

It’s always an honor to be on the front cover of The Star-Ledger. Today, my story on @GilliganMickey ran A1 with the 2026 MLB Draft beginning this weekend. An exciting start to a fun two-day event!

With a successful weekend at the NHL Draft in the books, four new names have been added to our records. Here's a look at every high school hockey player to ever get drafted to the NHL: nj.com/highschoolspor…

It was quite a weekend at the NHL Draft for high school hockey in New Jersey. A record-tying number of players were selected. Here's a look at all of them: nj.com/highschoolspor…

3 Clearview Field Hockey players selected to the USA Field Hockey National Tournament!! Congrats Ella, Rilyn and Miah! @viewathletics @BrianBobal

More N.J. high school hockey at the draft. Former Ridge star Egor Barabanov is selected by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round, 100th overall. Barabanov had 41 goals and 28 assists with Ridge from 2020-23 #njhockey

Former Haas Cup champion Ben Wilmott was just taken in the 3rd round, 92nd overall by the Vegas Golden Knights. Wilmott had 26 goals and 18 assists for West Morris as a freshman in the 2021-22 season #njhockey

Zielinski is a Berlin native who played a bit for Eastern’s club team in the South Jersey High School Hockey League #njhockey

Let's put a bow on the 2026 baseball season. Here's your stop for all of our coverage with links to over 100 different articles. It's been a pleasure and this marks the end of my 11th year covering high school sports across N.J. Enjoy the summer! ⚾️🏒🏑 nj.com/highschoolspor…

The talent on these lists is off the charts. These players went above and beyond on the field this year and it's time to reward them. Here are the 2026 All-State Baseball Teams: nj.com/highschoolspor…

It's time for more awards. Here are the Players of the Year, Pitchers of the Year, Teams of the Year and Coaches of the Year in all 15 conferences across New Jersey: nj.com/highschoolspor…

Addison Adornato had just four at-bats as a freshman. He jumped into the heart of the order for a two-time reigning state champion in his first full varsity season. He became a breakout star for Gov. Livingston and is the 2026 Newcomer of the Year: nj.com/highschoolspor…

Delbarton went 25-1 against New Jersey squads this season and had an average run differential of +8.3 in those games. After winning the Non-Public A title and finishing No. 1 in the statewide rankings, the Green Wave are the 2026 Team of the Year: nj.com/highschoolspor…

We asked baseball players across N.J. to weigh in on random topics, from best players to quirky fields & what they'd change. Here are the interesting results in our first Players Poll. Shoutout to the one who said they should get free sunflower seeds: nj.com/highschoolspor…

From @donohugel: A few months after Hall of Fame coach Rich McLaughlin retired, Randolph found its new hockey coach. A former state champ and All-State defenseman will take over at the prestigious program: nj.com/highschoolspor…