Baseball: Union County Conference hot takes from April 25-May 1
Some great stories about what is going on in baseball around the Union County Conference tournament. Click here for full story.
Summit baseball advances to UCT semifinals for first time since 2015; Hilltoppers top top-seeded Cranford in 8 innings
Emory Carlson walked with the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the eighth to give Summit the lead once again and then Matt Reddy retired Cranford on three pitches in the bottom of the eighth. All of a sudden the visiting Hilltoppers found themselves in...
Track and Field: Gov. Livingston Highlights of Union County Relay Championships
The Highlander girls and boys track and field teams concluded the relay portion of the outdoor season with the Union County Relay Championships that was held on May 1st and 2nd at Hubstine Field in Plainfield. Union County produces high quality racing, having 2019...
McDonald brothers win singles titles, but Westfield tops Summit in Boys Tennis UCT
Much like a typical tennis volley, the Union County Tournament finals were a back-and-forth affair for Westfield, No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, and No. 10 Summit. For the third consecutive year, the teams met in all five finals and for the fourth straight year,...
Union Catholic baseball – sparked by Donohue, McReynolds and Tomalavage – advances in UCT for first time in 3 years
The way Dylan Donohue was dealing for Union Catholic two things were certain. The Vikings were going to eclipse last year’s win total and they were also going to win a county tournament game for the first time in three years. Click here for the full story.
Cranford Seeded #1 in UCC Baseball Tournament
Cranford all but secured the top spot in the Union County Tournament last Tuesday when it defeated Gov. Livingston. Monday night it was official as the Cougars were seeded first in the 2019 Union County Tournament. Defending champion Gov. Livingston was seeded second,...
Union County Conference Boys Lacrosse Bracket Announced
The seeds for the Union County Tournament have been determined and Summit, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, is the top seed. Summit fell to Westfield, the No. 2 seed this year, in the UCT final last season and those two teams appear to be on a crash course to meet in the...
Boys Lacrosse: Union Catholic/Wardlaw-Hartridge Wins First Game of Season, 3-1 over Ewing
Sam Roth scored a goal, Derek Calderon played great in goal, and Dominick Welham, Thomas Galbraith, and Conrad Zagorski all had assists to help lead the combined Union Catholic/Wardlaw-Hartridge boys lacrosse team to a 3-1 victory over Ewing for its first win of the...
BASEBALL: DiClerico Homers, Cranford Tops Undefeated Governor Livingston
Jake DiClerico and Aidan Plick combined to drive in five as Cranford handed Governor Livingston its first loss of the season with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday. Click here for full story.
Cranford baseball strikes early and holds on to down GL in battle for Watchung Division lead
There are moments in a baseball season where certain situations lend themselves to becoming the ultimate challenge. Cranford relief pitcher Kevin Donovan was put in such a spot against visiting Gov. Livingston. The Highlanders had runners on first and second with one...