CRANFORD, NJ — It was an eventful initial week for the Cranford Cougars. First came a combined no-hitter on Opening Day. Then came a milestone victory. Third was a high-scoring one-run loss. A 2-1 first week saw Cranford High School shut out Union High School; beat New Providence High School in a walk-off, after the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A possible Opening Day pitcher’s duel was in place as seniors Dylan Falk for Cranford High School and Matthew Mendez for Union High School showed signs of dominating right from the start. Falk, who competed on the junior varsity last year, pitched to only three batters in the top of the first. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Opening Day high school baseball in Union County on Monday, April 1, featured some lopsided scores, several high-scoring games and a few, good-old, one-run competitions. Union County’s two-best teams, Cranford and Governor Livingston high schools, scored 12 and 10 runs, respectively, while Westfield and Roselle Park high schools produced one-run victories. […]
UNION COUNTY — If you do well you move up. If you struggle, you move down in order to level the playing field. Sort of. The Union County Conferences for both baseball and softball were realigned for the soon-to-start 2024 seasons. Opening Day for both sports is Monday, April 1. As for baseball, Summit High […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Another Union County softball season is upon us, with the first scheduled scrimmages taking place this week, starting Thursday, March 21. Cranford High School, sparked by two of the best seniors in the state in Sophia DeMarco and Maddy DeLong, has its first four scrimmages set to be played at its […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two of the five winningest baseball coaches in Union County history are still very active. As the high school baseball season began Monday, March 11, with pitchers and catchers reporting, it is still 1987 Roselle Park High School graduate Dennis McCaffery at the helm of the Cranford High School Cougars and […]
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Although he was down 8-2 just moments into the third and final period Jordan Chapman was still in position to make his best move of the season. Chapman had a good, strong hold of Delbarton School junior Alessio Perentin and then the strength to take him down rather quickly. However, before […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The sound of play ball across the state of New Jersey is now less than three weeks away. The beginning of official practice is just a few days away. Pitchers and catchers report on Monday, March 11, with the rest of the team members scheduled to join them on Thursday, March […]
UNION, NJ — The keys to success, according to Cranford High School sophomore Michael Daly: “working on offense a lot, keep working hard and conditioning.” All three were in play Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, and assisted Daly in coming out on top in all three of his matches at Region 4 at […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Cranford High School was put into District 16 at Watchung Hills Regional High School this year and, as in the recent past, the Cougars found a way to wrestle all the way to the top. In the same way as at last month’s Union County Tournament at Union High School, Cranford […]