Pitching, power and persistence highlighted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball team’s season. The Raiders, who came oh so close to winning the Union County Tournament (UCT) crown last year, dug down deeply this season, won the UCT title, won three of four games that were decided by one run, won thre...

Gaining a higher seed for the playoff portion of the Cal Ripken, Jr. District 12 12U Tournament was on the line when the Westfield Blue and the Summit Hilltoppers clashed in the second round of Pool A play at Gumbert Field 2 in Westfield on June 18. Both teams won their first game but this time the ...

Strong mound performances kept theAL Johnson High School baseball Crusaders quite competitive this season. The Crusaders were 8-3 in the Union County Conference Mountain Division and finished with a 14-8 over all record. Two of their losses were by one run and four were by two runs. The other losses...

The Westfield High School baseball team became champs of the North by downing 24-7 Passaic Tech, 4-1, in the Group 4 semifinal on June 9. Blue Devil pitcher Grant Como went the distance and tossed a four-hitter, while hitting two batters and striking out 10. Losing pitcher Jackson Berger struck out ...

50+ A DIVISION: A TEAMS W L T Douglas VW 9 1 Deegan Roofing 8 2 Rappa Construction 5 5 Phenomenal Boyz 4 5 Rocky’s Bar & Grill 3 650+ B DIVISION: TEAM W L Thirsty Turtle 7 3 Terawulf 5 5 Echo Tap & Grille 4 6 Sonia’s BCE 2 8 Dowling’s Tavern 1 9Douglas VW 22, Terawulf 9 The Douglas crew went wire to...

60+ DIVISION: TEAM W L T Linwood Boys 9 1 Swan Hotel 9 2 AJ Jersey 8 3 Deegan Roofing 60 7 3 Kenilworth VFW 6 5 Awnings Galore 5 5 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 5 6 Yogi’s Boys 3 8 Angry Joe’s Apparel 1 10 DeBellis Associates 0 10Swan Hotel 25, Rocky’s Bar 8 Swan Hotel launched a 31-hit attack over 6 innings. ...

The No. 2 ranked Southern High School boys volleyball team endured three very tight games but managed to nip the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, for the Group 3 crown at South Brunswick High School on June 12. The Southern Rams, whose only loss was to the Old Bridge Knights on Ap...

TEAM STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Ignatius 5 0 St. Anthony 4 0 St. George 2 1 2 St. Wolfgang 3 2 St. Sebastian 1 1 1 St. Justin 1 3 St. Francis 1 4 St. Vincent 0 4 1St. Sebastian 9, St. Francis 5 A high-hitting affair that featured 33 combined hits. St. Seb’s Francis Vecchione drove in the game’s first...

One year ago the Westfield Blue Devils scored a goal in overtime to defeat the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers, 11-10, in the semifinal round of the North Group 4 playoffs en route to beating Ridgewood, 10-9, in overtime for the North title and Eastern, 17-10, for the overall Group 4 crown. This time, ...