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 […]
All 5 in May 31 semifinals
Winning two state tournament games last week was a major accomplishment for Union County baseball programs Brearley, Cranford, Governor Livingston, Johnson and Westfield. All five will need to triumph again on Tuesday to reach Friday’s scheduled sectional championship games. Again, that will be no easy task for any of them as the competition continues to […]
Hilltoppers may be moving up in Union County Conference for 2017 campaign
SUMMIT – On May 29 of last year the South Plainfield baseball program produced one of its biggest wins ever, defeating three-time defending champion Cranford 4-2 in eight innings in the North 2, Group 3 championship game played at Cranford’s Memorial Field. On Tuesday the Tigers came back to win another state tournament game at […]
Bears to next host North Arlington May 26
KENILWORTH – Starting pitcher Sal Gorka gave host Brearley a huge lift by throwing five shutout innings in only his third start of the season. The senior left hander then gave the Bears an even bigger spark by coming through in the clutch with a two-out, hard-hit, two-run single to left in the bottom of […]
Other baseball division champs: Watchung-Westfield, Valley-Summit, Sky-Rahway - Indians repeat
Johnson High School diamond teams captured Union County Conference division championships outright, with the baseball team going a perfect 8-0 in Mountain Division play following a 5-2 win at New Providence May 19. Johnson’s softball team finished 7-1 in Watchung Division action, its final league game a 7-4 win at Gov. Livingston May 16. Last year, the […]
Crusaders on verge of 3rd consecutive 20-win campaign
The agony of semifinal defeats the past three seasons was motivation enough for a very talented Johnson softball team to proclaim: “enough is enough, let’s go out and do this!” That’s exactly what the Crusaders did. After getting over the semifinal hump back on April 30 at Linden with a 12-1 win over fifth-seeded […]
Highlanders outhit 10-3, but took advantage of Scotch Plains miscues
UNION – It was nine years ago when on a Sunday night in Linden the Governor Livingston baseball team had a bad seventh inning and went home without the trophy. It was five years ago when the Highlanders got 10-run ruled by the same team it lost to nine years ago in the title game […]
Title game less than 24 hours back at Kean
UNION – To steal a line from Andy Williams: “Where do I begin?” Saturday’s baseball Union County Tournament semifinals at Kean University were filled with such intense drama that it seemed like a book could be written about any pitch or play you want to talk about. Here are the immediate, irrefutable, easy-to-digest facts. It […]
Hilltoppers, who led 7-0 before Oak Knoll scored, are now 14-1
CLARK – Standout senior Sara Szynal was, obviously, very happy, but also even a bit taken back after her Summit Hilltoppers scored the game’s first seven goals against such a formidable foe. “Oak Knoll has some amazing players, so, yeah, while we were really pumped and came out and had a really great start it […]
Crusaders last won in 1981, while Highlanders are defending champs
Top-seeded Johnson and second-seeded Governor Livingston reached the softball Union County Tournament championship game after convincing semifinal victories posted at Linden on April 30. Johnson, seeking its third title and first since 1981, ousted fifth-seeded Westfield 12-1. The Crusaders previously eliminated 17th-seeded Rahway 17-3 and eighth-seeded Brearley 6-4. Johnson was also the top seed last […]