Having graduated three of four starting pitchers from last year may have been of some concern for the Westfield High School baseball team. But that concern quickly ended when the Blue Devils won their first seven games and set the stage for a season that would claim a North Jersey, Section 2, Group ...

When it came to tournament time, the Westfield High School boys lacrosse team really knew how to get into top-notched form. The Blue Devils regained the Union County Tournament title (UCT), went on to repeat as North Jersey Group 4 champs and Group 4 champs to finish 18-6 before edging the Summit Hi...

Some reorganizing had to be done as the Cranford High School baseball team had to begin is season without long-time head coach Dennis McCaffery, who had amassed more than 500 wins with the program. The good news was that long-time assistant coach Ryan Matlosz stepped up to grab the reins and the Cou...

This season turned out to be what could be considered a Jekyll and Hyde season for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School baseball team. A very promising start, which included a fivegame winning streak, turned into somewhat topsey-turvy ending for the Raiders, who would finish with a 914 record.The R...

TEAM STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Ignatius 5 1 St. Anthony 5 1 St. Wolfgang 5 2 St. George 2 3 2 St. Justin 2 3 St. Sebastian 2 4 1 St. Vincent 2 4 1 St. Francis 1 6St. Anthony 12, St. Sebastian 3 Winning pitcher Mike Kozlowski pitched a gem to lead the Tonies, who were led offensively by Nam Joe, Scot...

Hovering around the .500 mark after the Union County Tournament (UCT), the Cranford High School boys lacrosse team decided to turn up the volume in the second half of the season. The Cougars won their final six regular-season games before bowing to West Essex in the first round of the North Jersey, ...

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 ...