Will face South Jersey champion Buena in Group 2 semifinal at Rider University; now 1 win away from playing for a state championship
The Governor Livingston baseball team has played 32 games and won 26 of them. One more win and the Highlanders will have won 27 games for the first time. One more win and GL will be going back to Toms River for the first time in four years. In Friday’s Central Jersey, Group 2 final […]
When it comes time to getting ready to play a big baseball game immediately after Memorial Day, you can count on Cranford and Dayton to be in the mix. Cranford is seeking a fourth straight North 2, Group 3 championship, while Dayton is after a third consecutive North 2, Group 1 crown. Other Union County […]
UNION – Certain programs just have a knack for winning. That knack is not to be underestimated at all. To develop that knack takes a lot of hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence. Once again, the Cranford baseball team displayed all of those characteristics en route to yet another county championship. Beginning the game […]
Top-seeded Johnson, which was seeking its third title and first since 1981, ousted in softball semifinals
Many times it feels like the champion in Union County will come down to Cranford vs. Governor Livingston. That will be the case twice on May 9 at Kean University in Union. For the second year in a row the matchups for the Union County Tournament baseball and softball games are the same. This Saturday, […]
Final four teams will vie to reach final in competition scheduled for Elizabeth's Williams Field May 2
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Last year Ethan Frohman got the ball for his team’s county semifinal contest and pitched the Highlanders into the final for the first time in three years. This time head coach Chris Roof’s strategy was to pitch Frohman in Wednesday’s quarterfinals and hope that his GL squad would advance – once again […]
UCT SOFTBALL SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE WAY QUARTERFINALS FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT LINDEN 5:30 P.M., 7:30 P.M. TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Cranford vs. 4-Westfield 8-Brearley vs. 1-Johnson BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 6-Elizabeth vs. 3-Rahway 7-Scotch Plains vs. 2-Gov. Livingston SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, MAY 2 At Linden, 3 p.m. […]
Semifinals at Elizabeth May 2, final at Kean May 9
TENTATIVE UCT BASEBALL SCHEDULE THE REST OF THE WAY QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Elizabeth at 4-Johnson 8-Union at 1-Gov. Livingston BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 6-Westfield at 3-Cranford 10-Summit at 2-Scotch Plains SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, MAY 2 At Elizabeth FINAL SATURDAY, MAY 9 At Kean […]
The 40th annual softball Union County Tournament was seeded April 20 in Linden. Johnson, with a record of 9-1 and its only loss to an out-of-state opponent, earned the top seed. The Crusaders are seeking to win the UCT for the third time and first time since 1981. Johnson last reached the final in 1996, […]
Panthers, who had 2-game winning streak snapped and fell to 6-3, scored one run in the 6th
ROSELLE PARK – Sometimes a baseball game can be over after just one inning. That’s if one team has a pitcher who is capable of dominating a lineup right from the start. Give that pitcher four runs in the top of the first and the home team is in big trouble immediately. That was the […]