Month: July 2020

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Bergen Catholic Shuts out Mount Olive in Round of 16

Bergen Catholic varsity baseball faced off against Mount Olive yesterday in the round of 16 at the Last Dance World Series baseball tournament. The Crusaders dominated the field, beating the Marauders 10-0 in six innings at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls. Angelo Deer started off the pitching for the Crusaders. After walking shortstop Dylan…
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Johnson slings lights-out campaign to anchor 11-1 mercy for Ridgewood

AUGUSTA — There’s a lot of moving parts in baseball. One thing can influence another, and for Ridgewood, it was Devin Johnson’s assurance on the mound that welcomed an offensive dam explosion that washed Nutley out of Skylands Stadium Tuesday. The first inning would see toe-to-toe pitching between Johnson and Nutley pitcher, Trevor Santos — both…
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Switch-hitting sophomore steals the show for Bergen Catholic at Last Dance World Series

Lukas Tsai was denied an opportunity to be an everyday member of Bergen Catholic’s varsity team this spring. Now, though, he’s offering a glimpse of what’s to come.

Jefferson Township grinds out edgy victory over Bridgewater-Raritan

AUGUSTA — Patience is a virtue, and for Jefferson Township, it was the answer key to a puzzling Bridgewater-Raritan equation in a 5-3 triumph on Tuesday. The Falcons were out-pitching and out-hitting a sound Panthers team, but the scoreboard said otherwise through four innings. “I don’t think we played well defensively. Zach [Roskowsky] let up one…
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Top-seeded Don Bosco survives major scare in North Round of 16 in Last Dance World Series

Don Bosco Prep, the No. 1 seed in the North, needed a major comeback to survive a scare from No. 16 Gov. Livingston on Tuesday in the North Round of 16.

State champions look to defend respective titles in Last Dance bracket

There’s something to be said for mindfulness. For the high school senior baseball players of New Jersey, they may not have gotten the storybook finales they envisioned. But, the opportunity to live out another chapter of their brotherhoods on the diamond not only grants them a ‘last chance’ to win, but also to take in…
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Unique circumstances offer Ridgewood one ‘Last Dance’ to build on historic ’19 season

Denied an opportunity to build on a historic 2019 season, Ridgewood is now one of 16 teams left still standing in the North in the Last Dance World Series Tournament.

With lost HS season in the rearview, Lodi’s Geisler makes good on ‘making a memory’ in Last Dance

Lodi’s Chase Geisler and his senior teammates never got the opportunity to try and dethrone Rutherford for an NJIC league title. That’s what made Wednesday’s Last Dance World Series game so important against the rival Bulldogs.

‘Last Dance’ represents final ride for pair of longtime Nutley friends, teammates

Longtime friends and teammates, Trevor Santos and Kevin Hogan, were supposed to be two of Nutley’s biggest stars this spring. Coronavirus robbed them of their senior seasons, but they’re now making the most of their final rides together at the Last Dance World Series.

‘Valley Storm’ player/manager steals the show in Last Dance World Series opening win

Jake Lutz, Valley Storm’s player/manager, had a big debut in the Last Dance World Series on Tuesday in his team’s 8-4 win over Ramsey.