Coming off a key, 2-1, victory over the defending Union County Tournament champion Dayton Bulldogs four days earlier and a big win over Hanover Park on April 19, the Cranford Cougars softball team found itself in a jam early on against the hosting Westfield Blue Devils onApril 21. Then the Cougars r...

Making it four wins in a row turned out to be more difficult than expected when the Cranford Cougar baseball team hosted the Marlboro Mustangs at Memorial Field in Cranford on April 23. The home team carried an 8-4 lead into the top of the seventh inning but the Mustangs reared up with three runs an...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys lacrosse team chipped Glen Rock, 8-7, on April 22 then defeated Sparta, 5-2, on April 25 to improve to 8-4. In both games, Ryan Mauer proved to be the boss in the face-off pit.Against the Glen Rock Panthers, Mauer won 17 of 19 face-offs and scooped 11 groun...

The 7-3 Governor Livingston softball Highlanders grabbed a 9-1 lead after four innings en route to an 11-6 victory over the 6-5 Westfield Blue Devils on the Hill at Berkeley Heights on April 22. Hannah Belluche ignited the Highlanders going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored. Ca...

The No. 10 Westfield High School girls lacrosse team dropped a 10-9 squeaker to No. 8 Pingry on April 19 but rebounded to defeat the No. 18 Madsion Dodgers, 11-9, on April 25.Alice Manzo netted three goals for the Blue Devils against Pingry and added three ground balls, two draws and a forced turnov...

A battle of undefeated teams resulted in an 8-7 victory by the Governor Livingston baseball Highlanders over the Westfield Blue Devils on the Hill at Berkeley Heights on April 21. Winning pitcher Keith Mann yielded seven hits and four walks, while striking out five, in four innings. Anthony DeNora p...

Two days after a 9-6 setback to the red hot Governor Livingston Highlanders, the Cranford High School softball team received and outstanding pitching performance from junior Lillianna Pardo and put together just enough offense to defeat the Jonathan Dayton Bulldogs, 2-1, atAdams Field in Cranford on...

Two strong pitching performances, several fine defensive plays and a few key hitting opportunities highlighted the softball game between the Westfield Blue Devils and the visiting Brearley Bears on April 15. The difference was making good on key hitting and running opportunities in the third and fif...

Unable to shake off the comeback ability of the visitors, the hosting No. 10 Westfield High School Blue Devil lacrosse girls had to do a little coming back of their own to force the game to overtime before they topped the Glen Ridge Ridgers, 12-11, at Kehler Stadium in Westfield on April 14. The Blu...

Reasonable pitching in the first four innings indicated that it would most likely be a fast-moving game between the Westfield High School baseball team and the visiting New Providence Pioneers in Westfield on April 15. However, the offenses went wild in the fifth and sixth innings with both teams co...