Roselle Catholic baseball advances in Non-Public, South B; Cranford, Roselle Park reach sectional finals

Dayton will try to host New Providence again Thursday in a North 2, Group 1 quarterfinal

Ryan Sheekey delivered another strong performance on the pitcher’s mound in the state tournament Wednesday to help propel ninth-seeded Roselle Catholic past top-seeded St. Rose of Belmar 9-2 in a Non-Public, South B baseball quarterfinal in Wall Township. Roselle Catholic, which has won four in a row, will play fifth-seeded Rutgers Prep in a sectional […]

6 Union County softball teams still alive in state tournament competition, including Brearley, Johnson

There are six Union County softball teams still alive in state tournament competition. All will be playing on the road Tuesday. Here’s the schedule:   UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL REMAINING   NORTH 2, GROUP 4: Semifinals Tuesday, May 28 3-Westfield at 2-North Hunterdon   NORTH 2, GROUP 1: Semifinals Tuesday, May 28 3-New Providence at 2-Whippany […]

Linden baseball edged in N2, G4 quarterfinal at Westfield; Johnson, Cranford advance

New Providence, Dayton, Roselle Park, Union Catholic and Roselle Catholic still alive in state tournament play

WESTFIELD – A game that took exactly five minutes less than two hours came down to two pitches. The home team produced on the first one, while the visiting team just missed wrecking the contest on the second. A two-out, RBI-single by Jake Greenberg in the bottom of the fourth scored Liam Devin with the […]

Johnson baseball to play Saturday at 2 p.m. at Robbinsville in CJ, G2 quarterfinal; Updated state tourney postponement information here

The Johnson baseball team, on a season-high four-game winning streak, had its state tournament game re-scheduled for Saturday according to ALJ Athletic Director Gus Kalikas. The fifth-seeded Crusaders (15-9) are scheduled to play at fourth-seeded Robbinsville in a Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinal that has first pitch at 2 p.m. After a 5-5 start, Johnson […]

Baseball states Friday: Roselle Park, Roselle Catholic triumph; Elizabeth, Oratory Prep fall

Four Union County baseball teams were able to play their state tournament contests Friday, with two winning and two falling. Roselle Park, the 14th seed, won at sixth-seeded Weehawken 7-0 in a North 2, Group 1 quarterfinal. The Panthers, who captured the section in 2011, will play at either 10th-seeded Secaucus or second-seeded Ridgefield Tuesday in […]

Roselle Catholic’s record-setting track unit runs off with accolades

Sets school mark in sprint medley event with fine Union County Relays time of 3:37.5

Roselle Catholic’s record-setting sprint medley relay team ran off with plenty of accolades from the school’s annual spring athletic convocation. Mike Cianci, Tyler Tucker, Matthew Boscia and Nael Jean-Jacques set the school record of 3:37.5 at the 2013 Union County Relay Championships held at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. Tucker, who ran 22.6 in the […]

Saturday’s UCT softball final postponed once more; Baseball, softball state tournament postponement information here

The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game between two-time defending champion and second-seeded Governor Livingston and top-seeded Westfield – re-scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union – was postponed once more because of Friday’s rain and Saturday’s expected rainfall. No new date, time and site for the […]

UCT softball final now Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kean – weather permitting of course; Baseball, softball state tournament schedules here

The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game between two-time defending champion and second-seeded Governor Livingston and top-seeded Westfield has been moved to this Saturday – May 25 – at 11 .am. at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union. With more rain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, the game c0uld possibly be […]

Sunday’s UCT softball final between Westfield and GL postponed because of rain; Makeup date still to be determined

The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game that was scheduled to be played at noon Sunday (May 19) at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union has been postponed because of rain. A makeup date has yet to be determined. When the game is played it will be second-seeded and two-time defending champion Governor […]

GL softball team going for 3rd straight UCT championship; will face Westfield in Sunday’s noon final at Kean

Highlanders and Blue Devils captured one-run semifinal victories Satrurday

38th ANNUAL SOFTBALL UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT FINAL AT KEAN UNIVERSITY’S COUGAR FIELD SUNDAY, MAY 19, NOON 2-Gov. Livingston (14-7) vs. 1-Westfield (17-5) GL pitcher: Senior RH Jordan Robbins (11-5) Westfield pitcher: Junior RH Elena Scarano (12-2)   Saturday’s Semifinal Scores at Kean Governor Livingston 4, New Providence 3 Westfield 5, Johnson 4 UNION – Governor […]