The seventh-seeded Cranford High School girls lacrosse team rumbled over 10th-seeded Montville, 17-6, in the first round off the North Jersey, Group 2 Tournament in Cranford on May 22. Shea Matheson finished with three goals, two assists, three draw controls and two ground balls for the 11-8 Cougars...

The eighth-seededALJohnson High School boys lacrosse team upped its record to 16-4 with a 15-7 victory over ninth-seeded Lower Cape May in the first round of the South Jersey, Group 1 Tournament in Clark on May 22.Crusader Rob Tyra flicked in five goals and Adrian Varona netted four goals. Lucas Spe...

LEAGUE STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Vincent 3 1 St. Ignatius 2 1 St. Anthony 2 1 St. Francis 1 1 1 St. Justin 2 3 St. George 1 3 St. Wolfgang 0 2 triple. St George (18 hits) - Ryan Salvador (4-for-40; other with multiple hits - Walt Patrylo, Joe, Dave Merkel (3), Gary Leichtling (3). St. Ignatius (13 h...

The second-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School baseball team boosted its record to 20-8 with a 13-7 victory over the 15th-seeded Franklin Warriors in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Scotch Plains on May 24.Leading the Raiders was Jaden Carpien who went 3-fo...

The No. 8 ranked Westfield High School boys lacrosse team broke a 44, halftime tie with five third-quarter goals and held on to defeat the hosting Ridge Red Devils on May 21. On May 25, the second-seeded Blue Devils had a field day with 15thseeded Bergen Tech in the first round of the North Jersey, ...

The 13-10 Cranford Cougars baseball team shut out 15-10-1 Belleville, 4-0, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 playoffs in Cranford on May 23. Pat Bendert doubled, singled and scored twice. Dennis McCaffery went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base. Dylan Falk scored twice, s...

The eighth-seededAllentown boys lacrosse team defeated the ninthseeded Cranford Cougars, 16-8, in the first round of the South Jersey, Group 2 Tournament on May 22. Ryan Gregersen finished with three goals and two assists for the 3-14 Cougars. Tommy McCarthy had two goals and a ground ball. Joe Brod...

The seventh-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys lacrosse team watched a relatively comfortable lead dissolve when 10th-seeded Red Bank Regional netted five goals in the third quarter but the Raiders held on to claim a 7-6, overtime victory in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 3 To...

DeMARCO 2-4, ORR RBI 1B, ALVAREZ-GOMEZ SCORESOne more win would give the thirdseeded Cranford High School softball Cougars an opportunity to vie for their fourth straight Union County Tournament (UCT) crown but first they had to get past the second-seeded Jonathan Dayton Bulldogs in the semifinal ro...

DOWLING 3 HITS; IVES, EDWARDS 2 HITS; ALFANO 2 RBISix innings of effective pitching turned into a spiraling ball of confusion in the seventh inning when the top-seeded Westfield High School baseball team met the second-seeded Governor Livingston Highlanders for the third time this season but this ti...