May 19, 2026

JR Parachini

Union football 1977, 1978, 1979 reunion honors its mentor – head coach Lou Rettino; Former players, coaches gather to reminisce about their success From left, Jim Benedict, Lou Rettino Jr. and Fred Stengel at Union's 1977, 1978 and 1979 football reunion.
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Union football 1977, 1978, 1979 reunion honors its mentor – head coach Lou Rettino; Former players, coaches gather to reminisce about their success

JR Parachini June 16, 2013 1 514
SPRING LAKE – Get a bunch of guys together in a room at a football reunion and...
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Cranford baseball repeats as state champions for first time; Cougars capture Group 3 for 3rd time in 4 years; 4th time overall Cranford finished 25-1, on an eight-game winning streak and captured a second straight state championship for the first time in program history.
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Cranford baseball repeats as state champions for first time; Cougars capture Group 3 for 3rd time in 4 years; 4th time overall

JR Parachini June 9, 2013 251
TOMS RIVER – Down by a run heading into the bottom of the fifth against the biggest...
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Cranford, Westfield going for baseball state championships; NJSIAA will decide Friday if games will be moved to Sunday because of rain
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Cranford, Westfield going for baseball state championships; NJSIAA will decide Friday if games will be moved to Sunday because of rain

JR Parachini June 8, 2013 282
Believe it or not, there’s something the Cranford baseball program has not achieved yet. That’s win back-to-back...
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Cranford baseball, sparked by Williamson, Plick, Ravitier, wins North 2, Group 3 championship; Cougars down South Plainfield 5-1 Cranford has another championship to put up on its list of accomplishments.
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Cranford baseball, sparked by Williamson, Plick, Ravitier, wins North 2, Group 3 championship; Cougars down South Plainfield 5-1

JR Parachini June 1, 2013 287
CRANFORD – Going into the sixth inning you could have described the game as bordering on a...
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GL softball team going for 3rd straight UCT championship; will face Westfield in Sunday’s noon final at Kean A bunt by a Westfield batter vs. Johnson.
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GL softball team going for 3rd straight UCT championship; will face Westfield in Sunday’s noon final at Kean

JR Parachini May 23, 2013 210
38th ANNUAL SOFTBALL UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT FINAL AT KEAN UNIVERSITY’S COUGAR FIELD SUNDAY, MAY 19, NOON 2-Gov....
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