UNION COUNTY BASEBALL (1 team) STILL ALIVE IN SECTIONAL PLAYOFFS: PLAYING ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3 PUBLIC FINAL NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (1): Cranford 4-Cranford at 2-Somerville UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL (4 teams) STILL ALIVE IN SECTIONAL PLAYOFFS: PLAYING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 2 OR FRIDAY, JUNE 3 PUBLIC FINALS NORTH 2, GROUP 1 (2): […]
Cougars will be at 2nd-seeded Somerville in June 3 title game
CRANFORD – Just when it appeared that visiting Nutley was in control with a five-run lead and three innings to go, host Cranford decided that it did not want to see a second straight season end on its home field. Determined to continue toward the goal of attaining a championship this season, Cranford produced a […]
All 5 in May 31 semifinals
Winning two state tournament games last week was a major accomplishment for Union County baseball programs Brearley, Cranford, Governor Livingston, Johnson and Westfield. All five will need to triumph again on Tuesday to reach Friday’s scheduled sectional championship games. Again, that will be no easy task for any of them as the competition continues to […]
UNION COUNTY BASEBALL (5 teams) STILL ALIVE IN SECTIONAL PLAYOFFS: PLAYING ON TUESDAY, MAY 31 PUBLIC SEMIFINALS NORTH 2, GROUP 4 (1): Westfield 14-North Hunterdon at 2-Westfield NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (2): Gov. Livingston, Cranford 3-Gov. Livingston at 2-Somerville 8-Nutley at 4-Cranford NORTH 2, GROUP 1 (1): Brearley 4-Brearley at 1-Bloomfield Tech CENTRAL […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS FOR 2016 BASEBALL WATCHUNG DIVISION: Westfield Blue Devils MOUNTAIN DIVISION: Johnson Crusaders VALLEY DIVISION: Summit Hilltoppers SKY DIVISION: Rahway Indians SOFTBALL WATCHUNG DIVISION: Johnson Crusaders MOUNTAIN DIVISION: Roselle Park Panthers VALLEY DIVISION: Union Catholic Vikings SKY DIVISION: Oak Knoll Royals JR PARACHINI
Hilltoppers may be moving up in Union County Conference for 2017 campaign
SUMMIT – On May 29 of last year the South Plainfield baseball program produced one of its biggest wins ever, defeating three-time defending champion Cranford 4-2 in eight innings in the North 2, Group 3 championship game played at Cranford’s Memorial Field. On Tuesday the Tigers came back to win another state tournament game at […]
Here’s a look at all of the baseball Union County Tournament champions and the pitchers of record and also the Greater Newark Tournament championship scores: UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 2016: Governor Livingston 3, Scotch Pains 2 WP: Vin Doren. LP: Marc Occhipinti. 2015: Cranford 3, Gov. Livingston 1 WP: Pat Knight. LP: Ethan Frohman. 2014: […]
Title game less than 24 hours back at Kean
UNION – To steal a line from Andy Williams: “Where do I begin?” Saturday’s baseball Union County Tournament semifinals at Kean University were filled with such intense drama that it seemed like a book could be written about any pitch or play you want to talk about. Here are the immediate, irrefutable, easy-to-digest facts. It […]
Senior tennis captain Todd Sweeney
Senior Todd Sweeney is a four-year veteran and captain of the Cranford High School boys tennis team. His early season performances include singles wins at Johnson and Dayton, and Sweeney has helped propel the team to a 3-3 record in his final year with the Cougars. How’s the seasons going? “We have a lot of […]
Senior lacrosse midfielder Sarah Ross
Senior Sarah Ross is a midfielder with the Cranford High School girl’s lacrosse team, where she plays with her twin sister, Hannah. In her four years with the Cougars, Ross has put up 296 points, as of press time, including 157 goals, and has scored in every game of the 2016 season so far. This […]