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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School varsity softball team will face Nutley in the Essex County Tournament (ECT) semifinals on Friday after the Lancers defeated Cedar Grove, 12-4, on Saturday morning.

The Lancers, now 10-2 on the season as of Sunday, previously defeated Nutley, 7-0, in a regular-season matchup earlier this month.

“I am so proud of ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston took a three-run lead after two innings on its way to a 7-4 baseball victory over Bloomfield on Saturday.

Mike Ilaria singled and drove in two runs for the Lancers (4-3), whose three-run second inning gave them a 4-1 lead. Myles Seid went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI in the victory.

Livingston had another three-run inning in the fourth to go ...

VERONA, NJ — The Verona softball team made Essex County news with a 4-1 victory over previously undefeated Livingston on Thursday.

Carlie Goldstein hit a two-run homer and Sara Bochicchio singled in a run for Verona (8-4), which scored two runs in the fourth inning and two in the fifth inning.

Winning pitcher Melanie Naeris pitched a six-hitter, walked two and struck out two. She ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston boys tennis team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 4-1 victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Thursday.

Stanly Shukhman, Livingston's first singles entry, won, 6-2, 6-3. Robert Coleman won for Livingston at second singles, 6-1, 6-1. The Lancers' Andrew Rhodes took third singles by scores of 6-1, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Following a lengthy meeting between Livingston’s 4th of July Committee and members of the Livingston Police Department, Livingston Department of Public Works, Livingston Physicians Advisory Board and others to discuss the plausibility of hosting the event this summer, the group provided an update on its plans for the upcoming celebration during Monday’s ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In a showdown between two undefeated squads, the Livingston softball team remained unbeaten with a 2-0 victory over Immaculate Heart on Tuesday.

Winning pitcher Sophia Mount threw a two-hitter, striking out seven batters and walking two for Livingston (8-0), who scored single runs in the second and sixth innings.

Guilia Wilson, who had two of the Lancers' five ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The fifth-seeded Livingston baseball team scored 11 runs in the third inning en route to a 13-2 victory over Glen Ridge in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Friday.

Livingston did all its damage despite collecting just five hits in the game, as the Lancers (3-1) took advantage of 10 walks from Glen Ridge pitchers. Ben Hauser, Anthony Barbella, Myles ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School varsity softball team is off to a hot start to the 2021 season after a 5-1 victory over Columbia on Thursday left the Lancers undefeated in their first six games.

“I think it’s a chemistry thing,” head coach Jason Daily said about the team’s success thus far. “I have six seniors who last played as sophomores, ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall Prep rallied from a three-run deficit and scored the tiebreaking run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat the Livingston baseball team, 4-3, on Thursday.

The game marked Livingston's return to action after more than two weeks idle while observing mandatory quarantine protocol. Robert Sayle and Brandon Kenney each went 2-for-2 with an RBI for the ...

NUTLEY, NJ — Sophia Mount pitched a four-hitter to help the Livingston softball team defeat Nutley, 7-0, on Monday.

Mount struck out 13 batters and walked just one in her seven innings of work. Caitlin Mullen hit a home run and drove in two runs for the Lancers (5-0), who scored two in the first inning, two in the sixth and then three in the seventh.

Nathalia DiIanni went 3-for-4 with ...