Editor’s note: JR Parachini covered the 1996 softball Union County Tournament championship game at Linden’s Memorial Field, which turned out to be the agony of defeat for the Johnson Regional Crusaders and the thrill of yet another championship victory for the five-time defending champion Union Farmers. The Johnson softball team last won the Union County […]
The baseball and softball Union County Tournaments have reached the semifinal stage, with softball set to compete first. On Saturday, April 30 at Linden’s Memorial Fields (Flanagan Field complex) the semifinal games will be played at the same time – 3 p.m. – on the two fields. On the top side of the bracket it […]
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 […]
Farmers are 5th seed; defending champion Cranford seeded 4th
UNION – When does a first-year varsity pitcher start to be considered an ace? When he starts to display a blend of consistency and dominance on the mound and believes in his pitches. Cole Schneider is becoming such a hurler for Governor Livingston. The junior right hander tossed a seven-hit shutout Monday in stopping host […]
Union has shot at sneaking into top 4
The gold standard in Union County baseball used to be Union, Elizabeth, Linden and Westfield. However, for the past 15-20 years, the guard has changed to Cranford, Westfield, Gov. Livingston and Scotch Plains. Cranford and Westfield have combined to win the last six Union County Tournaments, Cranford four and Westfield two. The 63rd annual Union […]
Sophomore Reitzel slugs solo home run over left field fence
CRANFORD – To say that the Cranford Cougars were hungry and really determined to show what they could do at the plate would be an understatement. Cranford was shut out its first two games of the season, so facing Union in its home-opener meant an opportunity to turn things around. Union came to Cranford off […]
Kevin Doran of Cranford and Jack Curry of Westfield only experienced winning during the 2015 football season, including state championship victories realized on back-to-back December evenings. Evan Collier, after three years at Metuchen, came back home to Kenilworth and helped the Brearley Bears reach the North 2, Group 1 state championship game for the first […]
Should be resumed where left off at later date
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – You wait all winter long for the season to begin. Then you count the days before pre-season baseball practice and – sometimes – frigid scrimmages come to an end. Just to get to Opening Day. Then you get an initial forecast of rain. Then the sun comes out and the temperature rises […]
UNION COUNTY BASEBALL STATE CHAMPS AND RUNNERS UP ON THE FIELD SINCE 1971: 1971: GROUP 4 – Cranford over Ewing 1972: GROUP 4 – Union over Ewing GROUP 3 – Jackson over Summit GROUP 1 – Roselle Park over Pitman 1974: GROUP 4 – Union over Sayreville 1975: GROUP 2 – Audubon over New Providence […]
Farmers open at defending Group 2 state champion GL
Opening Day is now just a day away – Friday, April 1. It couldn’t come sooner for a Union team that is anxious to show a great deal of improvement. What better way for the Farmers to begin their 2016 campaign by knocking off defending Group 2 state champion Governor Livingston at their place after […]