Saturday’s UCC track and field competition postponed; Will resume Monday at GL

The Union County Conference track and field meets that commenced Friday at Governor Livingston will now conclude Monday at GL, beginning at 3:30 p.m., after they were rained out Saturday. There are Watchung Division, Mountain Division and Valley Division competition for both the boys’ and girls’. The Union County meets are scheduled to take place […]

Saturday’s UCT baseball, softball schedule postponed due to rain; UCT lacrosse championship games still on

Summit lax squads going for another title

Mother Nature wiped out what could have been a beautiful day of Union County Tournament baseball and softball competition. Friday and Saturday morning’s rain forced postponements of the UCT baseball championship games and the UCT softball semifinals – all scheduled to be played Saturday at Kean University in Union. The UCT varsity baseball championship game […]

UCT lacrosse championship games are Saturday at Johnson High’s Nolan Field; Both top seeds are defending champion Summit squads

Hilltoppers have won most county crowns

The Union County Tournament boys’ and girls’ lacrosse tournaments will wrap Saturday at Johnson’s Nolan Field in Clark with the championship games. The girls’ game scheduled to commence at 5 p.m. includes second-seeded Oak Knoll vs. top-seeded and four-time defending champion Summit. The boys’ game, with a 7:30 p.m. start, includes second-seeded Westfield vs. top-seeded and […]

Despite heavy rain in forecast, UCT softball semifinals still on for Saturday at Kean; 4-Johnson vs. 1-Westfield at noon and 3-New Providence vs. 2-GL at 2 p.m.

Top 4 seeds all made it; Championship game is May 18 at 2 p.m. at Kean

The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament – despite heavy rain in the forecast – will continue Saturday at Kean Universiity’s Cougar Field in Union. The semifinals include fourth-seeded Johnson vs. top-seeded Westfield at noon, followed by third-seeded New Providence vs. second-seeded and two-time defending champion Gov. Livingston at 2 p.m. The top four seeds […]

GL baseball team raises funds for cancer awareness game vs. Rahway; Contest scheduled for Saturday at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights

Possible rain date is next Saturday, May 18

The Governor Livingston baseball team competes hard every day to put its best product on the field. The Highlanders also care more about just the game. An example of that will be on display Saturday morning at 11 when they host Union County Conference-crossover foe Rahway at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights in a game that […]

Cranford baseball, sparked by senior LH Williamson, going for 8th UCT crown; Top-seeded Cougars face 3rd-seeded Westfield in Saturday’s final at Kean

Cranford 15-0 as of Thursday and also ranked second in the state

UNION – Question No. 1: How will Westfield hit Ryan Williamson? Question No. 2: Is Cranford capable of providing Williamson a bit more run support than they have in the past? With Williamson on the mound Cranford’s offense usually doesn’t need to produce a whole lot. In six games Williamson has given up just two […]

Cranford baseball advances to UCT championship game after 1-0, 8-inning win over Elizabeth at Elizabeth; McCaffery scores game’s only run, while Williamson tosses 4-hit shutout

Top-seeded Cougars will face 3rd-seeded Westfield in Saturday's title contest at Kean

ELIZABETH – Jack McCaffery slugged a home run in the title contest to help lead Cranford’s JV team to a county championship at Williams Field a year ago. Twelve months later he found himself crossing home plate at Williams Field again – this time for the game’s only run in the bottom of the eighth […]

UCT softball quarterfinal matchups set for Friday at 4 p.m.

It will be Brearley at Johnson, Cranford at Westfield, Elizabeth at New Providence and Roselle Park at Gov. Livingston

The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament continues Friday with four quarterfinal games scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at the higher seeds: Here are the matchups: QUARTERFINALS: Friday, May 10, 4 p.m. TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 12-Brearley at 4-Johnson 9-Cranford at 1-Westfield BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 6-Elizabeth at 3-New Providence 7-Roselle Park […]

Sunday’s UCT baseball semis at Elizabeth include Elizabeth vs. Cranford and Scotch Plains vs. Westfield

All 4 Watchung Division squads won their Wednesday quarterfinal games at home

Three games were decided by one run. Two of them went right down to the wire, with the home team scoring a single run to snap a tie and win in its final at-bat. Let’s hope the semifinals are exciting as the quarterfinals were. The 60th annual baseball Union County Tournament moves on to the […]