Cougars receive HR from Bakie and triple and two runs from Armstrong
At one point in the season Westfield was 4-7 – although its competition was more-than-respectable – and not hitting on all cylinders. Westfield also lost one of its top hitters – senior third baseman Victor Cruz – to injury. Westfield overcame. The Blue Devils then produced consecutive Watchung Division victories over Union and Cranford and […]
Blue Devils swept regular season Watchung Division games and last won UCT in 2014; Cougars last took home the crown in 2015
When we have a Westfield-Cranford baseball matchup with a trophy at stake, you can include in the conversation talk of the past, present and even the future. Both were very good in the past, are still very good in the present and will most likely continue to be very good in the future. For the […]
Highlanders will next seek to capture Central Jersey, Group 2 for the 4th time
One week after getting upset in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament and then the next day falling for the first time in league play, the Governor Livingston baseball team rebounded to do something it never did before. The Highlanders captured the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division title outright for the first time. […]
Led by serving of senior Arren Naguit, come back to win final 2 games vs. 14-2 Minutemen
After – for at least one game – not playing its best in the semifinals, top-seeded Union had to take a deep breath and increase its focus in order to take home the trophy. In the championship match, the top-seeded Farmers lost the first game to second-seeded Elizabeth. “We had to match their level of […]
Defending champion Crusaders guided by 2016 championship game winning pitcher, senior Gianna Randazza; Highlanders, led by 2015 championship game winning pitcher Alanna Namit, will be appearing in 8th straight title game
For the second straight year the teams playing for Union County’s softball championship are Johnson of Clark and Governor Livingston of Berkeley Heights. The 42nd annual softball Union County Tournament will now conclude Friday, May 12 at Linden’s Flanagan Fields. The varsity and junior varsity games will be played at the same time – 6 […]
Championship game is May 13 at Kean University; Westfield has record 14 titles, Cranford is next with 9
CRANFORD – After the way Westfield is playing right now it’s hard to believe that the Blue Devils were 4-7 after its April 23 game at North Brunswick’s Community Park. Westfield wasted no time establishing itself vs. Johnson Saturday, scoring five runs on four hits before making an out. The Blue Devils, also sparked by […]
Here are the seeds: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic.
The first boys’ volleyball Union County Tournament will be contested today – Friday, May 5 – at Johnson High School in Clark. Here is the schedule for the one-day event: INAUGURAL UCT BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Friday, May 5 At Johnson High School in Clark SEEDS: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic. SCHEDULE: FIRST TWO MATCHES: 5-Linden […]
Phillip Walker and Jahad Thomas concluded standout high school football careers by helping lead the Elizabeth High School Minutemen to the first North 2, Group 5 state championship in 2012. Both then went to Temple and excelled at the Division 1 level the past four seasons. Last weekend they each signed professional contracts to see […]
All four home teams were victorious Wednesday, May 3 when the 42nd annual softball Union County Tournament continued with its quarterfinal round. Top-seeded Governor Livingston edged eighth-seeded Summit 2-1. Fifth-seeded Cranford trimmed 13th-seeded Scotch Plains 11-1 at Adams Avenue Field. Second-seeded Westfield turned back 10th-seeded Elizabeth 8-2. Third-seeded and defending champion Johnson blanked sixth-seeded Dayton […]
