Summit girls’ lacrosse captures its first TOC crown; Senior Humphrey nets game-winner in 2OT

Hilltoppers, with a final state ranking of No. 1, close historic 2016 campaign with 24-1 mark and 13-game winning streak

The Summit girls’ lacrosse program has produced numerous championships over the years, including the state final in 1999 – pre TOC – and four consecutive state titles the last four seasons, becoming only the second New Jersey team to accomplish that feat. However, Saturday’s thrilling extra session victory on the final day of the 2016 […]

Johnson, Benedictine standout softball seasons close in state championship games; Crusaders finish 24-9, Green Bees 16-8

What will most likely be the No 1 goal for the Johnson and Benedictine softball teams next year? That would be to try their hardest not only to get back to state championship games, but come out on top next time in 2017! Highly-successful and quite memorable championship-filled seasons came to a conclusion for both […]

Summit girls’ lacrosse – for 3rd straight year – 1 victory away from ultimate championship; TOC title game is June 11 at Kean

State's top-ranked Group 3 champion Hilltoppers, who are undefeated against all in-state competition, will face Group 4 champ Ridgewood in their third straight final

The Summit girls’ lacrosse team knows what it takes to win state championships. The Hilltoppers won the Group 3 crown for the first time this season and became only the second school in New Jersey to capture four consecutive state titles. However, the ultimate championship has still eluded Summit. That’s the Tournament of Champions crown. […]

Johnson softball 1 win away from capturing first state championship; Group 2 final vs. Demarest is June 10 at Kean

Crusaders seek to conclude championship-filled season with 25th victory

In a season where the Johnson softball team has made quite a bit of program history, the ultimate championship awaits. There’s just one more hurdle for the Crusaders to clear and it will take place on the same field where one of them was already accomplished. Johnson finds itself in its first state championship game […]

Cranford baseball thwarted by Northern Highlands in Group 3 semifinals; Junior DH Armstrong slugs HR for squad’s only score

Cougars conclude fine campaign at 18-11

WEEHAWKEN – Cranford survived back-to-back innings where Northern Highlands had the bases loaded and did not score. Down by two runs and then by one during those frames, it appeared that the Cougars escaping further damage might be the momentum they needed to perhaps tie the game or take the lead for the first time. […]

Summit and Oak Knoll girls’ lacrosse are back in TOC; Both win June 4 state championships at Kean

Hilltoppers capture 4th straight state title and first in Group 3; Royals repeat as Group 1 champs

Last year’s girls’ lacrosse Tournament of Champions championship game featured in-town arch rivals Summit and Oak Knoll clashing at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium in Union, with Oak Knoll winning a hard-fought game by the score of 11-10. That was Oak Knoll’s first TOC title. Summit, which has lost in the last two TOC finals, including […]

Cranford baseball wins at Somerville 2-0 to capture another N2 ,G3 title; Scores game’s only runs in top of 7th

Cougars next face N1, G3 champ Northern Highlands in June 7 Group 3 semifinal at Weehawken

  After not winning a division title – the Cougars actually finished under .500 (4-6) in Union County Conference-Watchung Division play – and falling short of defending their 2015 Union County Tournament crown by being eliminated in the UCT semifinals, yeah, you can say that the Cranford baseball team was more than determined to make […]

Roselle Park softball captures N2, G1 crown; Dayton concludes fine season at 22-5

Panther sophomore shortstop Chacon provides game-winning hit in top of 7th; freshman RH Maddie Hummel drives in 2 with a double and is winning pitcher; Older sister Miranda Hummel scores winning run

WILL NEXT PLAY JUNE 7 VS. N1, G1 CHAMP BUTLER IN GROUP 1 SEMIFINAL AT CALDWELL UNIVERSITY SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes players, if they’re lucky, get a chance at redemption. One such player Friday afternoon was Roselle Park sophomore shortstop Angelina Chacon. Seeking to make up for a tough pop up earlier that she almost caught, […]

Johnson softball captures first sectional title since 1996; Junior RH Randazza tops Voorhees 6-2, blasts 3-run HR

Central Jersey, Group 2 champion Crusaders will next face SJ, G2 champ West Deptford in June 7 Group 2 semifinal at Rowan University

The Johnson softball team added to its first Union County Tournament championship since 1981 and outright Union County Conference-Watchung Division title by capturing its first sectional crown since 1996. The third-seeded Crusaders defeated eighth-seeded Voorhees 6-2 in the June 2 Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game played at Johnson High School in Clark. Johnson, guided by head […]

Cranford baseball reaches 5th straight N2, G3 final; Comes back to down visiting Nutley 8-6

Cougars will be at 2nd-seeded Somerville in June 3 title game

CRANFORD – Just when it appeared that visiting Nutley was in control with a five-run lead and three innings to go, host Cranford decided that it did not want to see a second straight season end on its home field. Determined to continue toward the goal of attaining a championship this season, Cranford produced a […]

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