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Historic 50-Mile Tour of Somerville Returns on Memorial Day
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Boys Volleyball: Plainfield Records a Win vs. Roselle Catholic
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Baseball: Plainfield Shuts Out Hillside 15-0
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Boys Tennis: Elizabeth Edges Plainfield 3-2
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Baseball: Plainfield Logs 3-2 Win against St. Benedict’s Prep
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Boys Volleyball: Plainfield Prevails Over Roselle
By RON CZAJKOWSKI
May 17, 2022SOMERVILLE, NJ – When hometown hero Furman Kugler crossed the finish line in 1940 ahead of Johnny Webber of Milwaukee to win the first Tour of Somerville bicycle race before a crowd of 20,000, Mayor Freas Hess told a reporter, “Maybe we should do this again next year.”
They did, and with the exception of World War II and a two-year pandemic hiatus, America’s oldest ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's boys volleyball team beat out Roselle Catholic (25-13, 25-17) Monday, moving to 3-6 overall. The Cardinals' opponent falls to 0-10.
Zayin Roberts had 4 kills, with 6 service points, while Kevin Nataren had 9 assists, with 20 service points.
Jahmir Chandler scored 3 aces, and 2 kills, and Derick Aguirre had 3 kills and a dig.
Plainfield is ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield shut out Hillside Thursday, grabbing a 15-0 win. The Cardinals move up to 3-4 overall.
Janbert Mariana pitched 3 innings, and struck out 6 batters.
Aaron Roach had 3 hits, 2 RBIs and stole 2 bases, while Lucas Kidder scored 2 runs and stole 2 bases.
Dinelson Dominguez-Morel and Steven Francisco each added 2 runs. The following players each scored a run: ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Cardinals tennis team fell 3-2 to Elizabeth Thursday at the Donald Van Blake Courts in Plainfield.
Singles
Plainfield’s Isaiah Dore over Eduardo Cruz (6-0, 6-0)
Elizabeth’s Gabriel Nunez over Daniel Marin (6-0, 6-1)
Elizabeth’s Jose Guerrero over Josue Rosales (6-0, 6-0)
Doubles
Plainfield’s Christopher Wiltshire and Erick ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ - Plainfield’s boys baseball team dug deep to push past St. Benedict’s Prep Wednesday. The Gray Bees took a 2-1 lead in the 5th inning, but the Cardinals tied it up in the 6th, and added another run in the 8th to notch a 3-2 win.
Lucas Kidder got a hit, and had an RBI. Shane Kidder scored 2 runs. He was hit by a pitch, as was John Inoa; Jayden Whitaker, who also ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's boys volleyball team logged a win over Roselle (25-18, 25-13) Thursday, moving to 2-4 overall.
Derick Aguirre had 7 kills and 5 digs, and Zayin Roberts had 4 kills and a block. Jahmir Chandler added 4 kills and 2 digs.
The Cardinals' Derek Lopez had double-digit assists, with 10 for the team.
Plainfield is scheduled to play at Elizabeth on ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Cardinals took a 3-0 lead after the first inning against Rahway at Plainfield's Joe Black Field Tuesday, but was never able to retake the lead after the Indians doubled the scoreto 6-3 in the second inning. Another 12 runs in the fourth, and 5 more in the fifth inning led Rahway to a 23-8 win.
Plainfield's Shane Kidder (11) scored 2 runs and stole 3 bases, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ - There's still time to vote for Plainfield's Celine Jada-Brown, who is currently in first place for NJ Performance of the Week on NJ MileSplit, with over 1 in 4 of the 21,929 votes as of the time of publication.
But Taylor Cox of Union Catholic is running a close second to Jada-Brown, so be sure to vote. The poll closes at midnight on Thursday.
VOTE ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ - Union improved to 4-1 with its win over Plainfield (25-12, 25-18) on Monday, while the Cardinals fall to 1-3 overall.
The Cardinals' Jahmir Chandler had 4 kills, while Derick Aguirre had 4 kills and 2 digs. Kevin Nataren added another 4 digs. Derek Lopez had 7 assists, with Nataren at 4 assists.
Union's Alexander Boulin had 7 kills, 10 digs and a block. Faraz Bhatti ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – On Sunday, 25-year-old Scottie Scheffler became the 86th person to win the Masters Tournament down in Augusta, Georgia. Scheffler also captured another milestone with his victory, becoming the first person born in the Garden State to win the most prestigious golf tournament in the world.
Scheffler’s New Jersey ties do not run particularly deep as the number ...