Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThe third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils baseball team defeated the second-seeded Woodbridge Barrens, 8-4, in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 playoffs in Woodbridge on June 3. The victory set up a championship game in Basking Ridge on June 5 with ...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINControl in the face-off position and a quick offensive jump put the third-seeded, No. 19 Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team on the road to success in the North Jersey, Group 3 quarterfinal game against Northern Highlands on June 2 in Scotch Plains. The 16-6 Raiders q...

The top-seeded AL Johnson High School softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the second-seeded Delran Bears, 5-4, to win its second Central Jersey, Group 2 Championship in a row in Clark on June 6. Last year, the Crusaders scored two runs in the seventh inning to ...

After shutting out the Dickinson Rams in the quarterfinals and the JP Stevens Hawks in the semifinals, the top-seeded Westfield High School boys tennis team made it a clean sweep by shutting out the Columbia Cougars, 5-0, for the North Jersey. Section 2, Group 4 Championship on June 2. Three days la...

The top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys volleyball team defeated Don Bosco Prep, 25-19, 25-14, in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 3 playoffs in Scotch Plains on May 29. In the quarterfinal round, the Raiders defeated 15-13 Belleville, 25-16, 26-17.Raider Dan Ennis recorded 1...

TEAM STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Ignatius 4 0 St. Anthony 3 0 St. George 2 0 2 St. Wolfgang 3 1 St. Francis 1 3 St. Vincent 0 3 1 St. Sebastian 0 3 1 St. Justin 0 3St. Anthony 7, St. Vincent 6 St. Anthony built a 6-run lead in the fifth inning and then held off St. Vincent’s charge on Tuesday at the s...

50+ A DIVISION: A TEAMS W L T Douglas VW 8 1 Deegan Roofing 7 2 Rappa Construction 5 4 Rocky’s Bar & Grill 3 5 Phenomenal Boyz 3 550+ B DIVISION: TEAM W L Thirsty Turtle 6 3 Terawulf 5 4 Echo Tap & Grille 4 5 Sonia’s BCE 1 8 Dowling’s Tavern 1 8Douglas VW 18, Rocky’s Bar 0 Douglas: Lou Rivera, Frank...

60+ DIVISION: TEAM W L T Linwood Boys 8 0 Swan Hotel 7 2 Deegan Roofing 60 6 2 AJ Jersey 6 3 Kenilworth VFW 5 3 Awnings Galore 4 4 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 4 5 Yogi’s Boys 2 7 Angry Joe’s Apparel 1 8 DeBellis Associates 0 8Swan Hotel 18, Kenilworth VFW 13 Doug Fischer (pitched strong game, solid defense)....

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINVictories got a little tougher for the top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball Raiders once they entered the North Jersey, Group 3 semifinal and final rounds. In the semifinal, the Raiders rallied back from an 18-17 deficit to Fair Lawn in Game 1 to win 25-20, the...

Victory was expected when the topseeded Westfield High School (WHS) boys lacrosse team hosted the eighthseeded Parsippany Hills Vikings in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Group 4 playoffs at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on June 2. Also expected was that senior attacker Garrett Fergus...