St. Francis, presently the “Little Dogs” in the cellar of the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League, took on the “Big Dogs” of St. Ignatius, who have solid footing at the top of the ladder, at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on August 7. St. Francis held its own for the first four innings but t...

Intensity has been heightened as the regular season has been winding down and the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s playoffs is just around the corner. Just the night before, St. Wolfgang and St. Vincent battled to a 9-9, eightinning deadlock then on August 6, with two outs and runners on first and third i...

One more game would determine which team would gain the top seed for the upcoming Union County Senior 60+ Softball League playoffs and it occurred when the 19-1 Linwood Boys hosted the 18-2 Swan Hotels at Memorial Field 2 in Linden on August 4. Pitcher Doug Fischer was at the top of his game and so ...

50+ A DIVISION: A TEAMS W L T Douglas VW *(Clinch) 17 3 Deegan Roofing 15 5 Rocky’s Bar & Grill 9 11 Phenomenal Boyz 9 11 Rappa Construction 7 1250+ B DIVISION: TEAM W L Terawulf 13 8 Thirsty Turtle 12 7 Dowling’s Tavern 8 13 Echo Tap & Grille 6 14 Sonia’s BCE 3 17Rocky’s Bar & Grill 17, Rappa Const...

What appeared to be a possible wipeout turned out to be anything but when St. Vincent hosted St. Wolfgang at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 5. After sizzling with five runs in the bottom of the first inning, St. Vincent cooled down significantly, while St. Wolfgang kept chipping away until th...

60+ DIVISION: FINAL REGULAR SEASON: TEAM W L T Swan Hotel *Clinched 19 2 Linwood Boys 19 2 AJ Jersey 15 6 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 12 9 Deegan Roofing 60 11 10 Kenilworth VFW 10 11 Awnings Galore 8 13 Yogi’s Boys 6 15 Angry Joe’s Apparel 5 16 DeBellis Associates 0 21Swan Hotel 17, Linwood Boys 8* It came ...

TEAM STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Ignatius 16 4 St. Anthony 12 8 St. George 10 8 2 St. Wolfgang 10 9 1 St. Vincent 8 11 2 St. Justin 8 11 St. Francis 7 13 St. Sebastian 6 13 1St. Francis 17, St. Sebastian 2 St. Francis defeated a short-handed St. Sebastian, 17-2, at Brookside Park thanks in part to 14 ...

The Westfield 14U baseball team had a classic battle with the Kenilworth Boro Ballbusters for the United States Amateur Baseball League (USABL) Summer Championship that began in Kenilworth on July 29 and was eventually completed on July 30. The Westfield 14U squad after trailing, 41, grabbed a 7-4 l...

Two middle rung teams, St. George and St. Justin, faced off at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on July 29 with hopes of stepping up the ladder a bit in the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League. St. George pitcher Tony Perconte got tattooed for six runs in the bottom of the first inning but he quic...

60+ DIVISION: TEAM W L T Linwood Boys 19 1 Swan Hotel 18 2 AJ Jersey 14 6 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 12 8 Kenilworth VFW 10 10 Deegan Roofing 60 10 10 Awnings Galore 7 13 Yogi’s Boys 6 14 Angry Joe’s Apparel 3 16 DeBellis Associates 0 19more photos at goleader.com Ballyhoo Sports Linwood 16, Kenilworth VFW ...