UNION COUNTY BASEBALL TEAMS IN STATES (16) NORTH 2, GROUP 4 (4): Westfield, Union, Elizabeth, Scotch Plains Monday, May 21 16-East Orange at 1-Westfield 12-Piscataway at 5-Union 13-Elizabeth at 4-Scotch Plains NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (3): Cranford, Summit, Rahway Monday, May 21 9-Mendham at 8-Cranford 11-Summit at 6-Barringer 10-Rahway at 7-Chatham NORTH […]
UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAMS IN STATES (17) NORTH 2, GROUP 4 (4): Elizabeth, Scotch Plains, Plainfield, Westfield Thursday, May 17 12-Scotch Pains at 5-Columbia 13-Plainfield at 4-Millburn Monday, May 21 9-Elizabeth at 8-Ridge 11-Bridgewater-Raritan at 6-Westfield NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (3): Cranford, Summit, Gov. Livingston Thursday, May 17 15-Somerville at 2-Gov. Livingston Friday, […]
Top-seeded Panthers score game's only runs in bottom of the first on RBI-singles to center by Hummel and Gilic
UNION – Westfield had baserunners every inning. That wasn’t a problem. However, the Blue Devils stranded eight, including six in scoring position. They advanced a runner to third base in four of their seven at-bats. That’s not a bad job at all against one of the best pitchers in the county. However, getting batters on […]
Maggie Roman, varsity lacrosse player “I am nominating Maggie Roman as the athlete of the month because she is such a standout leader for the program. As a four-year letter winner, she comes with a ton of experience, which will help lead the Cougars to a successful season. She not only a leader on the field, by […]
Gordon Graceffo, varsity baseball pitcher “Gordon Graceffo is a senior right-handed pitcher. He threw eight scoreless innings vs. Westfield, then threw a one-hitter vs. Summit. He is the Cranford male scholar athlete of the year and is attending Villanova University next year to play baseball.” — Coach Dennis McCaffery What do find most challenging when playing […]
The other semifinal pits Westfield vs. Gov. Livingston; the final is May 6 at Kean
Roselle Park and Elizabeth clashed back on April 13 with nothing on the line. It was a Union County Conference-crossover softball contest at Roselle Park, a good test for both. Roselle Park, the Mountain Division leader, was 5-0 while Elizabeth, out of the Watchung Division, was 4-2. Roselle Park managed to score a run in […]
The championship game is set for May 6 at Kean's Cougar Field in Union
Roselle Park is the top seed for the first time since the last time the Panthers won the event in 2004. Second-seeded GL, with just one in-county loss, is seeking to advance to the championship game for the ninth straight season. Upstart Summit – the only team outside of the top eight seeds to advance […]