BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Kershaw. LaRocca. DiBiasi. Metroka. Guenther. These are the young men who are moving mountains for the Crusaders, who are the only undefeated football team (5-0) remaining in Union County and just one of two in the section they are in: South, Group 2. “Without them, we’re nothing,” Arthur L. Johnson High […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Sometimes a football team can do a lot of really good things and still come up short. Case in point: Governor Livingston High School. In its home-opener at Frey Field on Saturday, Sept. 14, the Highlanders took the opening kickoff and put together a touchdown drive, mixing pass with the run, […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Season two for head coach Pete Ramiccio saw a much-improved Highlander squad produce a winning season and also qualify for the playoffs. Not only was Governor Livingston High School two games better than the year before, but a five-game winning streak included a rare stretch of three straight shutout victories. Although […]
HAMILTON, NJ — When Governor Livingston High School junior right hander Matty Diskin took the mound in the top of the seventh, he had every intention of finishing what he started. This was his game. This was his shutout. This was for a state championship and there was no turning back. Entering the inning having […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – If the weather cooperates and the Governor Livingston High School baseball team gets in all four of its games scheduled to be played this week, this could be a solid indication of exactly where the Highlanders are and possibly going. Beginning the week at 6-0 overall and 2-0 against fellow Union […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS — Matt Diskin was dealing immediately. Three up and three down in the top of the first. Visiting Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School was sent back to the dugout. Then the host Highlanders took advantage of three Raider errors and pushed across four runs in the bottom of the first, giving Diskin a lead […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Not getting too excited about a win in baseball is just as important as moving a runner over or completing an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play. Governor Livingston High School began 3-0 last week and outscored the opposition by a whopping 34-2 margin. However, the teams Governor Livingston beat, Oratory Preparatory School, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union High School junior wide receiver Renick Dorilas hauled in 35 passes for 550 yards and five touchdowns, the longest one covering 80 yards. Linden High School senior middle linebacker Myles Hamilton was credited with 155 tackles, 36 of them solo and 119 assisted. To say he was all over the […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — In order to succeed on the football field, you need to perform with a certain amount of confidence. It is imperative for those who don the shoulder pads and lace up their cleats to have a strong belief in their abilities once they line up for battle. Winning breeds confidence, but […]
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