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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Most tournament games between second seeds and 15th-seeds aren't supposed to be this close.

But most 15th-seeded baseball teams don't have a pitcher who throws 86 mph. Linden does, and junior right-hander Danny Ciprian was able to keep his team close against second-seeded New Providence for five innings.

But the second-seeded Pioneers still had James Pazdera on ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys golf team recently won the Mountain Division Championship of the Union County Conference, and senior Trevor Davidson shared the gold medal for individuals in the tournament.

Davidson shot an 81 at Galloping Hill Golf Course to share the individual division championship with Anthony Cundari of A.L. Johnson. Davidson led New Providence to its first ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls lacrosse prorgram celebrated its 12th-graders on Senior Day and then went out and defeated Glen Rock, 12-8, on Tuesday.

Cara Lawton scored five goals and passed for one assist for the Pioneers (12-2), who trailed, 6-5, at the half.

Reagan Wawzycki finished with three goals and one assist for New Providence, which got two goals and one assist ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- For the second time this baseball season, New Providence scored in its last at-bat and posted a 4-3 victory over Gov. Livingston on Monday.

This time, the Pioneers (9-6) won their 4-3 decision over the Highlanders (13-5) in seven innings, after beating Gov. Livingston by the same score in nine innings on April 19.

James Pazdera went 2-for-3 with three RBI for New ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls lacrosse team recently went through a four-game stretch in which the team permitted just 26 goals over than span.

That included a 13-4 victory over Gov. Livingston in the first round of the Union County Tournament last Saturday, a game in which Pioneers' goalie Cassie Barbarisi made eight saves.

The junior has been a stalwart at protecting ...

CLARK, NJ - Like folks stuck in diametrically opposite sections of a revolving glass door, the Summit High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team and Westfield keep seeing each other, over and over again, in the Union County Tournament Finals.

And this year, that door continues its spin.

The Hilltoppers, now 9-2 on the season, will take on the Blue Devils -- if Mother Nature ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- A six-goal siege during a five-minute stretch of the second quarter carried New Providence to a 12-3 boys lacrosse victory over Gov. Livingston in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament on Monday.

Fourth-seeded New Providence advances to meet top-seeded Summit in the next round ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence baseball team has proven it can beat the toughest opponents in Union County.

But, while the Pioneers own home victories over Cranford and Gov. Livingston in the first month of the season, they've also lost home game to feisty, upset-minded opponents at home.

That's what happened on Friday, when A.L. Johnson (ALJ) took advantage of strong ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- With three home runs in her last three games, sophomore Cassidy Mishkind is having a major impact in the lineup of the New Providence softball team.

The infielder, who plays both third base and shortstop, batted over .500 as a sophomore last season, and her achievements this year include a 5-for-5 performance at the plate a few weeks ago against Kent Place in which ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Senior right-hander James Pazdera pitched a five-inning two-hitter and New Providence scored six runs in the second inning on its way to a 12-0 baseball victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Tuesday.

Pazdera has now allowed three hits over 12 innings in his last two starts. Against SPF, he struck out three, walked one and needed just 57 pitches to quiet a Raider offense ...