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 […]

Summit girls’ lacrosse captures its first TOC crown; Senior Humphrey nets game-winner in 2OT

Hilltoppers, with a final state ranking of No. 1, close historic 2016 campaign with 24-1 mark and 13-game winning streak

The Summit girls’ lacrosse program has produced numerous championships over the years, including the state final in 1999 – pre TOC – and four consecutive state titles the last four seasons, becoming only the second New Jersey team to accomplish that feat. However, Saturday’s thrilling extra session victory on the final day of the 2016 […]

Summit girls’ lacrosse – for 3rd straight year – 1 victory away from ultimate championship; TOC title game is June 11 at Kean

State's top-ranked Group 3 champion Hilltoppers, who are undefeated against all in-state competition, will face Group 4 champ Ridgewood in their third straight final

The Summit girls’ lacrosse team knows what it takes to win state championships. The Hilltoppers won the Group 3 crown for the first time this season and became only the second school in New Jersey to capture four consecutive state titles. However, the ultimate championship has still eluded Summit. That’s the Tournament of Champions crown. […]

Summit and Oak Knoll girls’ lacrosse are back in TOC; Both win June 4 state championships at Kean

Hilltoppers capture 4th straight state title and first in Group 3; Royals repeat as Group 1 champs

Last year’s girls’ lacrosse Tournament of Champions championship game featured in-town arch rivals Summit and Oak Knoll clashing at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium in Union, with Oak Knoll winning a hard-fought game by the score of 11-10. That was Oak Knoll’s first TOC title. Summit, which has lost in the last two TOC finals, including […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball champions listed here; All division winners captured titles outright

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

Summit baseball sees winning season conclude in states; Valley Division champs finish 14-11

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 […]

Johnson diamond squads capture Union County Conference division titles outright; Baseball wins Mountain, softball Watchung

Other baseball division champs: Watchung-Westfield, Valley-Summit, Sky-Rahway - Indians repeat

Johnson High School diamond teams captured Union County Conference division championships outright, with the baseball team going a perfect 8-0 in Mountain Division play following a 5-2 win at New Providence May 19. Johnson’s softball team finished 7-1 in Watchung Division action, its final league game a 7-4 win at Gov. Livingston May 16. Last year, the […]

Complete list of baseball UCT and GNT champions here

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: […]

Summit girls’ lacrosse captures 8th straight UCT championship; Tops arch rival Oak Knoll 16-11 behind 5-goal game from standout senior Sara Szynal

Hilltoppers, who led 7-0 before Oak Knoll scored, are now 14-1

CLARK – Standout senior Sara Szynal was, obviously, very happy, but also even a bit taken back after her Summit Hilltoppers scored the game’s first seven goals against such a formidable foe. “Oak Knoll has some amazing players, so, yeah, while we were really pumped and came out and had a really great start it […]

Johnson is top seed for UCT softball for 2nd straight season; Crusaders seek first title since 1981

Defending champ GL is 2nd seed, Elizabeth 3rd, Benedictine 4th and Westfield 5th

All that’s left for Johnson is for the Crusaders to finally win the Union County Tournament again. The Crusaders were the top seed last year, but were upset by fifth-seeded Cranford in the semifinals. Second-seeded GL went on to defeat Cranford 4-3 in the championship game at Linden. The Highlanders captured their sixth title and […]

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