Baseball
My Thoughts of Managers on Hot Seat: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Whenever a baseball season comes to an end, there is always the term known as, “Black Monday,” where managers in MLB and coaches in the NFL learn their fate, if not earlier before, if they will either be retained or fired after a team usually has a down year. There are a few teams I …
Yankees Baseball: My Thoughts With the Upcoming Final Rush of the 2018 MLB Season Coming
It is crazy to see it, but we are now in the month of September and entering the final stretch of the 2018 MLB regular season and we will soon be seeing the Major League Baseball playoffs. With the New York Yankees likely facing the American League Wild Card game on Wednesday, October 3, I …
Joe Turek: The Bo Jackson of Arthur L. Johnson High School
CLARK, NJ- As the 2017 Johnson Crusaders varsity football season came to a close, it marked the end of the football careers of 14 senior players. One of them broke a record in his final game as a Crusader. Senior fullback and co-captain Joe Turek became the all-time leading rusher for Johnson Crusaders football. He …
Baseball: South Plainfield Tigers Win First Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament Championship in Program History After 12-Inning Marathon Against Perth Amboy HS
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ- South Plainfield High School senior Connor Adams had already begun stealing second base when a groundout was recorded and stood a potential base hit away from scoring the go-ahead run on a hot and sticky afternoon. After senior Mike Stanczak struck out swinging, Adams broke for third base and the ball ended …
Baseball: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders Defeat Union Farmers in NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Quarterfinals
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Union High School Farmers varsity baseball team took to the road to continue their play in the state tournament, but for most of the afternoon, the spotlight remained on Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School starting pitcher Jake Friedman. After allowing one hit to Union senior Jerry Gamone in the first inning, …
Baseball: Seventh-Inning Rally Not Enough as Johnson Crusaders Lose to South Plainfield HS in NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 First Round
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team found themselves trailing by six runs to the South Plainfield High School Tigers coming into the home half of the seventh inning and attempted a late rally to get back in the game. The eighth-seeded Crusaders added four quick runs to get closer, …
Baseball: Five-Run Fifth Inning Dooms Union Farmers in Loss to Westfield Blue Devils in Union County Tournament Semifinals
UNION, NJ- The Union High School Farmers varsity baseball team trailed 2-0 to the Westfield High School Blue Devils through two innings of action but found a way to get the offense going to give themselves a lead. All it took was a span of four batters for everything to unravel for them in the …
Baseball: Eight-Run Sixth Inning Highlights Create Latest Edition of Johnson Crusaders “Comeback Kids” on Senior Day Win
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team returned to their home field and found themselves facing a three-run deficit earlier on. They chipped away at the deficit and an eight-run bottom of the sixth inning capped off a come-from-behind 12-5 win over Elizabeth HS Thursday afternoon in Clark. Prior to …
Baseball: Johnson Crusaders Make Ten-Run Fifth Inning Comeback Win over Metuchen HS
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team returned to their home field, looking to prepare for the upcoming state tournament after their run in the 2018 Union County Tournament came to an end on Saturday. They used a ten-run fifth inning to rally past the Metuchen High School Bulldogs 13-7 …
Baseball: Johnson Crusaders Look Ahead to Rest of Season After Union County Tournament Quarterfinals Loss to Governor Livingston HS
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team took to the road to continue their play in the 2018 Union County Tournament in the quarterfinals round against the Governor Livingston High School Highlanders. Despite scoring early, the sixth-seeded Crusaders were unable to overcome a powerful Governor Livingston lineup, losing to …