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...

The Cranford High School boys lacrosse team dropped a tough 6-5 decision to the New Providence Pioneers at Memorial Field in Cranford on April 8. The Cougars rebounded on April 11 to nip the Verona Hillbillies, 10-9.Senior attacker Ryan Gregersen netted a pair of goals and scooped two ground balls f...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys volleyball team defeated the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers, 2519, 25-20, on April 8 then punished the Roselle Catholic Lions, 25-5, 2510, on April 9. The Raiders were taken to the limit with its closest match of the season on April 11 but managed to hold off...

The Cranford High School softball team took advantage of the long ball to outlast the Brearley Bears, 14-11, on April 10. Lillianna Pardo went 3for-5 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored for the 1-4 Cougars. Emma Andre also homered, scored twice and had two RBI. Sophia Messinger went 3-fo...

With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, sophomore Cassie Conforti blasted a grand slam home run to earn the 4-0 AL Johnson High School Crusaders softball team a 6-4, victory over the 3-1 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders in Clark on April 8. Two days later, the No. 19 Crusaders ente...

The No. 8 Westfield High School boys lacrosse team seized a 4-0, firstquarter lead and continued with the offense to defeat the Montclair Bulldogs, 13-5, on April 8. Two days later, the Blue Devils bowed to the No. 1 Seton Hall Prep Pirates, 11-5.Against Montclair, Billy Gerne notched four goals and...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls lacrosse team picked up an out-of-division victory by overtaking the Roxbury Gaels of the Freedom Blue Division, 15-11, in Scotch Plains on April 9. Next, the Raiders had their first Freedom White Division showdown and emerged with a 10-7 victory over the ...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThe “long ball” came into prominence, particularly late in the game when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School baseball team clashed with the Cranford Cougars in a Union County Conference Watchung Division game at Memorial Field in Cranford on April 8. The Cougars seemed t...