Union Post 35 Senior American Legion squad falls in District 2 opener at Union’s Teener League Field; Will have to win July 17 to stay alive in double-elimination event

Saturday's second doubleheader rained out; Sunday's schedule and the schedule for the rest of the tournament will have to be adjusted

UNION – For the host team, which had the honor of playing the first game at the refurbished facility, just about everything that could have gone wrong for it did. Following a first-place regular season finish, Union Post 35 ran into quite a formidable foe. Bordentown Post 26 from the Mercer County town Hamilton, which […]

Pavick, Olivo help lift Union Post 35 Senior Legion squad to first-place finish in Essex County League’s National Division standings; District 2 at Union’s Teener League Field is next on July 16

Successful squad finishes regular season with 17-2 record for 34 points

The Union Post 35 Senior American Legion baseball team just concluded one of its most successful regular seasons ever. Sparked by the pitching of Matt Pavick and the hitting of Jaime Olivo, Union won at American Division champion Bloomfield 11-4 at Bloomfield Middle School Wednesday night, July 13, to finish 17-2 for 34 points and […]

Snapple Bowl practice commences July 11; Union County All-Stars seek to snap 4-game slide

The myCentralJersey.com Snapple Bowl XXIII is Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at Woodbridge High School, with the annual All-Star Football Game between Union County and Middlesex County just-graduated gridiron standouts taking place at Woodbridge for the first time. Middlesex County has won the last four games and nine of the last 10 and leads […]

Union Post 35 Senior Legion baseball enjoying fine summer season; squad is 15-2 and headed to District 2 at Teener League Field in Union

Squad split a July 9 doubleheader at home with Cedar Grove, with Boyd driving in Olivo with game-winning hit in bottom of 8th of first contest

UNION – Union Post 35 – the last standing American Legion baseball from Union County – has already proven to be among the best Senior Legion teams in the Essex County League it competes in. What awaits is District 2 at Teener League Field in Union beginning next weekend and then if Union Post 35 […]

Summit’s Schaffer stands out as Union County All-Star; Junior LH starts on mound and tosses 2 shutout innings

One of his team's bright spots in June 20 Underclassmen Game at Kean

UNION – Summit junior left hander Will Schaffer was someone that head coach Kevin Zaleski counted on this season. His efforts on the mound and at the plate helped the Hilltoppers produce another winning season at 14-11, while Summit also won the Union County Conference’s Valley Division championship for the third time in four years, […]

Union County baseball All-Stars come back, but not enough vs. Essex County; Players from both teams excel in annual Underclassmen Game at Kean

MOPs are Essex County infielder Anthony Giachin of Newark Academy and Union County catcher Dan Baroff of Governor Livingston

UNION – After six and a half innings the Union County All-Stars were down by nine runs. Essex County scored three in the top of the third and then two more in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Union County finally broke through for two runs on errors in the bottom of the seventh to […]

Essex-Union Underclassemen All-Star Baseball Game includes pitchers Doren of GL and Geissel of SP; June 20 event to take place at Kean

Union County seeks first win since 2012

The 7th annual Essex-Union Underclassmen All-Star Baseball Game is set to be played tonight – Monday, June 20 – at Kean University’s Jim Hynes Class of 1963 Stadium in Union. Two players have been added to the Union County roster, including pitchers Vin Doren of Governor Livingston and Tim Geissel of Scotch Plains. Doren, a […]

Roselle Park softball captures N2, G1 crown; Dayton concludes fine season at 22-5

Panther sophomore shortstop Chacon provides game-winning hit in top of 7th; freshman RH Maddie Hummel drives in 2 with a double and is winning pitcher; Older sister Miranda Hummel scores winning run

WILL NEXT PLAY JUNE 7 VS. N1, G1 CHAMP BUTLER IN GROUP 1 SEMIFINAL AT CALDWELL UNIVERSITY SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes players, if they’re lucky, get a chance at redemption. One such player Friday afternoon was Roselle Park sophomore shortstop Angelina Chacon. Seeking to make up for a tough pop up earlier that she almost caught, […]

Cranford baseball; Dayton, Roselle Park, Johnson, Benedictine softball still alive; Dayton, Johnson home in softball sectional finals

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): […]

Union County baseball (5) and softball (5) teams still alive in May 31 state tournament games

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 […]

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