Stopping the passing accuracy of quarterback Brandon Macaluso seemed nearly impossible for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders’ defense in the first half when they hosted the Monroe Falcons in the season opener at Scotch Plains onAugust 29. But the Raiders’ defense quickly found the right formula in t...

Setting the bar high has paid dividends, especially in the past three years, for the Westfield High School girls soccer team and this season the outlook appears to be great once again with the return of a host of experienced talent.Three years ago the Blue Devils won it all (Union County Tournament ...

VW - YEE 6-FOR-6, HR, 7 RBI; DOYLE, 5 HITS, HR, 6 RUNS; GENOVA 6-6; DEEGAN - COLLINS, SANTIAGO HRUnhappy about their 16-12 loss to Deegan Roofing in Game 1 of the best of three A Division championship series of the Union County Senior 50+ Men’s Softball League, the men of Douglas VW were biting at t...

St. Francis had the second seed wrapped up by a smidgen for the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League playoffs heading into the final game of the regular season game against St. Ignatius at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 14. A rocky first inning did not deter the Fran men, who answered l...

Playoff time was only a few days away and the men of St. Justin wanted to send soon to be top-seeded St. Anthony a serious message in the final regular-season game for both squads at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 12. With the score tied 3-3 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, St. Justi...

YEE 6-FOR-6, HR, 7 RBI; DOYLE, HR, 6 RUNS; GENOVA 6-6Unhappy about their 16-12 loss to Deegan Roofing in Game 1 of the best of three A Division championship series of the Union County Senior 50+ Men’s Softball League, the men of Douglas VW were biting at the bit to get revenge at Memorial Field 2 in...

Two more regular-season games remained to determine which of two teams would settle into the third and fourth seeds for the upcoming St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League playoffs when St. Vincent faced St. Sebastian at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 13. St. Vincent unloaded on the Sebs ...

Perfection took a side step, so it all came down to Game 3 between topseeded Swan Hotel & Suites and second- seeded Deegan Roofing for the Union County Senior 60+ A Division championship at Memorial Field 3 in Linden onAugust 5. Unlike the 17-13 slugfest in Game 2 won by the Deeganators, Game 3 was ...

August 9, 2021: Superior pitching, along with a number of memorable defensive plays, dictated the pace of Game 1 in the best-of-three A Division Championship series of the Union County Senior 60+ Men’s Softball League at Memorial Field 3 in Linden on August 9. Top-seeded Renda Roads and second-seede...

Swan Hotel 7, Deegan Roofing 4 In the third and final game of the UCSSL best of three 60s A Division championship series, Swan Hotel held on to capture their third consecutive championship by a score of 7-4 over Deegan Roofing. The final game of this highly competitive final series turned on pitchin...