No. 2 Middlesex uses big second inning to get past No. 5 Colonia, 4-0, in GMC White finale

One main characteristic of the more successful Middlesex baseball teams over the years has been how they can turn what seems like an innocuous couple of hits it into an inning that changes the game. Their hitters tend to feed off each other, a confirmation of the old adage that hitting is contagious. And when…

South River claims last of GMC Division titles, taking the Blue in a three-way tiebreaker over Carteret, JP Stevens

The way the Greater Middlesex Conference seeds its baseball tournaments, division titles are everything. Actually, the whole standings are everything. In the seeding meeting – with this year’s coming up a week from tomorrow, on Friday, May 8th – teams can only be seeded in order of division finish. No division has to be seeded…

INSTANT REPLAY: Woodbridge 3, East Brunswick 2

After East Brunswick tied the game with a run in the top of the seventh on a passed ball with the bases loaded, Woodbridge left fielder Michael Gurovich worked out a five pitch walk – also with the bases loaded – to give the Barrons a walk-off win over the Bears in the opener of…

No. 5 Colonia seeks split against No. 2 Middlesex Thursday after wacky Tuesday series opener

The sign things just weren’t going right for the Colonia baseball team on Tuesday afternoon came in the third inning. Dom Long hit a ground ball toward second when a collision between the umpire and a fielder allowed the grounder to make it to the outfield, scoring two runs. What should have been a 1-0…

With division crown in hand, No. 2 Middlesex eyes sweep of No. 5 Colonia to continue blazing-fast start

No. 2 Middlesex baseball reached the mountaintop once again last season with its seventh NJSIAA state title, but the Blue Jays (14-1) are looking for more. They had four goals in mind before the season started, already accomplishing one of them on Tuesday. Middlesex clinched the GMC White Division title in a 4-0 win over…

Watchung Hills veteran Joe Ascolese promoted from OC to head coach of Warrior football program after departure of Rich Seubert

Joe Ascolese, the Watchung Hills football team’s Offensive Coordinator who has spent nearly two decades on the program’s staff over two stints, has been named the Warrriors’ new head coach, following the recent departure of Rich Suebert. The move was approved Tuesday night by the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education, according to…

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