Very little time was taken for the third-seeded, No. 8 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys lacrosse team to assert its dominance on the 14th-seeded Wayne Hills Patriots in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 3 Tournament in Scotch Plains on May 28. The 17-3 Raiders scored seven unanswered ...

Out of county competition proved to be quite inadequate when the seventh- seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Raiders softball team hosted the 10th-seeded, 11-14 JP Stevens Hawks from Edison, Middlesex County in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Scotch Plains...

A strong second-quarter offensive gave the fourth-seeded Cranford High School boys lacrosse team a relatively comfortable advantage over the 13th-seeded Old Tappan Knights in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 2 Tournament at Memorial Field in Cranford on May 28. But after witnessing a bit o...

One huge burst and an outstanding pitching performance was all that was needed for the sixth-seeded Westfield High School baseball team in its North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 first round game with the 11th-seeded Union Farmers in Westfield on May 27. Very strong pitching from both teams yielded a s...

The Westfield High School boys volleyball team took down the hosting Morristown Colonials in two games, 25-17, 25-12, on May 19. One day later, the 20-5 Blue Devils had a three-game experience with the Woodbridge Barrens and prevailed, 25-14, 25-17, 25-17, in Westfield.Against the Colonials, Benjami...

It may have taken 46 years to get back on the top rung but the fourthseeded ALJohnson High School baseball Crusaders did it in style against the second-seeded Union Catholic Vikings at Kean University in Union on May 18. The 18-4 Crusaders got a one-hit, two-walk, two strikeout performance from Vinc...

The Westfield High School girls lacrosse Blue Devils got a golden opportunity to give their reserve players plenty of playing time when they hosted the 13-6 Princeton Tigers at Kehler Stadium in Westfield on May 21. The Blue Devils stuffed five goals in the first quarter and did the same in the seco...

Two very different outcomes happened when the Westfield High School softball team hosted the No. 12 Watchung Hills Warriors on May 18 then traveled to Livingston to face the Lancers on May 20. The highly powered 21-3 Warriors scored 11 runs within the first three innings then tacked on another to cl...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINWorking overtime paid off only to the visitors when the Morristown Colonials squared off with the Westfield girls lacrosse Blue Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on May 12. With the score knotted, 66, the Colonials struck gold in the first overtime to claim a 7-6 ...

Containing the firepower of their first two batters would be key for the sixth-seeded Westfield High School baseball Blue Devils when they hosted the 14th-seeded Union Farmers in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament in Westfield on May 13. Blue Devil sophomore pitcher Ian Dickey was...