The Summit and Oak Knoll girls’ lacrosse teams saw their outstanding 2013 state championship seasons conclude Wednesday in the Tournament of Champions semifinals at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. It was third-seeded Summit, the Group 2 champion, falling to second-seeded Shawnee (19-2), the Group 4 champ, 13-12 in overtime in the first semfinal. Then top-ranked […]
Both will next play in this week's Tournament of Champions
Even though the Summit boys’ lacrosse team did not win another state championship, lacrosse is still king in the town of Summit. That’s because Summit and Oak Knoll captured girls’ state championships Saturday at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium in Union. First it was the Hilltoppers garnering their first Group 2 title by defeating Allentown 16-11. Then […]
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Oak Knoll softball falls in Non-Public, North B semifinals
Cranford baseball repeated as North 2, Group 3 champions Friday and won the section for the third time in the past four seasons, while Westfield captured North 2, Group 4 for the second time in three years after not winning it since 1988. On Saturday at Ruby Field in Springfield it will be fourth-seeded Dayton […]
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Oak Knoll softball on road in sectional semifinal
The Cranford baseball team will seek to capture North 2, Group 3 for the second straight season and for the third time since 2010 when it hosts South Plainfield in Friday’s 4 p.m. championship game at Memorial Field. UNION COUNTY BASEBALL REMAINING NORTH 2, GROUP 4: Final Friday, May 31 10-Westfield at 5-North […]
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UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD AND REMAINING NORTH 2, GROUP 4: Semifinal Wednesday, May 29 North Hunterdon 3, Westfield 1 NORTH 2, GROUP 1: Semifinal Wednesday, May 29 Whippany Park 7, New Providence 3 Secaucus 10, Brearley 2 CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 2: Semifinal Wednesday, May 29 Robbinsville 3, Johnson 2 NON-PUBLIC, NORTH […]
By editor on CLARK, KENILWORTH, SPORTS, SUMMIT
There are six Union County softball teams still alive in state tournament competition. All will be playing on the road Tuesday. Here’s the schedule: UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL REMAINING NORTH 2, GROUP 4: Semifinals Tuesday, May 28 3-Westfield at 2-North Hunterdon NORTH 2, GROUP 1: Semifinals Tuesday, May 28 3-New Providence at 2-Whippany […]
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New Providence, Dayton, Roselle Park, Union Catholic and Roselle Catholic still alive in state tournament play
WESTFIELD – A game that took exactly five minutes less than two hours came down to two pitches. The home team produced on the first one, while the visiting team just missed wrecking the contest on the second. A two-out, RBI-single by Jake Greenberg in the bottom of the fourth scored Liam Devin with the […]
By editor on CLARK, LINDEN, SPORTS, SUMMIT
The Johnson baseball team, on a season-high four-game winning streak, had its state tournament game re-scheduled for Saturday according to ALJ Athletic Director Gus Kalikas. The fifth-seeded Crusaders (15-9) are scheduled to play at fourth-seeded Robbinsville in a Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinal that has first pitch at 2 p.m. After a 5-5 start, Johnson […]
By editor on ELIZABETH, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SUMMIT
Four Union County baseball teams were able to play their state tournament contests Friday, with two winning and two falling. Roselle Park, the 14th seed, won at sixth-seeded Weehawken 7-0 in a North 2, Group 1 quarterfinal. The Panthers, who captured the section in 2011, will play at either 10th-seeded Secaucus or second-seeded Ridgefield Tuesday in […]
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The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game between two-time defending champion and second-seeded Governor Livingston and top-seeded Westfield has been moved to this Saturday – May 25 – at 11 .am. at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union. With more rain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, the game c0uld possibly be […]