The St. Bart’s Old-timers Softball League held its annual player draft on April 14. In a tradition dating back to the formation of the league, captains selected players from a hat. This format makes it easy to meetplayers from other teams, in what sometimes seems more like a fraternity than a softba...

Recovering well from their 10-inning loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood on April 25, the AL Johnson High School softball Crusaders edged Colts Neck, 2-1, in the Black & Gold Invitational on April 27 and the Bayonne Bees, 6-1, on April 28. The next day, the Crusaders shut out the Westfield Blue Devils, 7-...

60+ DIVISION: TEAM W L T Deegan Roofing 60 4 0 Linwood Boys 4 0 Swan Hotel 3 1 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 2 2 AJ Jersey 2 2 Kenilworth VFW 2 2 Angry Joe’s Apparel 1 3 Yogi’s Boys 1 3 Awnings Galore 1 3 DeBellis Associates 0 4Deegan 15, Rocky’s Bar & Grill 11 The Roofers went ahead for good in the 4th inning...

50+ A DIVISION: A TEAMS W L T Douglas VW 3 1 Deegan Roofing 3 1 Rappa Construction 3 1 Rocky’s Bar & Grill 2 1 Phenomenal Boyz 0 3 150+ B DIVISION: TEAM W L Thirsty Turtle 3 1 Echo Tap & Grille 3 1 Terawulf 2 2 Sonia’s BCE 0 4 Dowling’s Tavern 0 4Rappa Const. 20. Douglas VW 8 Starting in the 3rd, Ra...

Classic pitchers’ duels in softball with dramatic endings rarely occur but one for the ages certainly did when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders entertained the No. 20 ranked AL Johnson Crusaders in Scotch Plains on April 25. Raider sophomore pitcher Maddie Bogart and Crusader sophomore ace Cassie C...

A lights out performance by the offense catapulted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls lacrosse team over the Saddle River Day girls, 20-10, at Scotch Plains on April 22. Two days later the Raiders traveled to Old Bridge and were on the short side of a 10-9 decision.Senior attacker Juliana D...

Sometimes you’re hot! Sometimes you’re not! Both situations happened when the undefeated Governor Livingston Highlanders brought their baseball hitting machine into Scotch Plains to face the Raiders on April 24 and battered the home team with a 190, five-inning drudging. However on April 25, the Rai...

After dropping two straight to Elizabeth and Hillsborough, respectively, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys volleyball team won four straight to up its record to 12-2. After humbling Roselle, the Raiders defeated the Summit HIlltoppers, 2516, 25-14, onApril 21. Next was a 2512, 25-16, win ov...

Quinlan Doherty went 5-for-5 with a home run, double, four RBI and three runs scored to lead the 8-5 Westfield Blue Devils softball team past the 5-9 Cranford Cougars, 11-9, in eight innings at Adams Field in Cranford on April 25. Ava Heuck went the distance and allowed 15 hits and no walks, while s...

60+ DIVISION: TEAM W L T Deegan Roofing 60 2 0 Linwood Boys 2 0 Swan Hotel * (clinched) 1 1 Rocky’ Bar & Grill 1 1 Angry Joe’s Apparel 1 1 AJ Jersey 1 1 Kenilworth VFW 1 1 Yogi’s Boys 1 1 Awnings Galore 0 2 DeBellis Associates 0 2 Deegan Roofing 17, Awnings Galore 11Awnings Galore grabbed an early 4...