Page 10 Thursday, August 25, 2011 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Westfield with an RBI double and a jaw-dropping home D. Blair Corbin’s August 24, 2006: Top-seeded Lombardi & Greenkeepers used the long ball to subdue second-seeded Antone’s Pub & Grill, 16-3, in Game 1 of the championship series in the A Blue Devils Raiders Division of the Union County Senior 50+ Softball League at Jerseyland Field in Scotch Plains. L&G’s Angelo Corbo crunched a solo blast and added a pair of RBI sacrifice flies. Malcolm Boone (2-for-2, 2 runs scored) also Walk Down Memory Lane bashed a solo homer and leadoff hit- ter Tom Strainiero slapped three From the archives of The Westfield Lane in the first game of a best-of- singles, scored twice and had three Leader and The Scotch Plains- three semifinal series of the Fanwood RBI. Fanwood Times – www.goleader.com Old Men’s Softball Association at Late August 2007: A-B-C boys August 24, 1998: George N. LaGrande Park in Fanwood. Steve Mike Alleman, Keith Baker and Mike Milkowski Field in Linden was the Filiaci stomped across the plate three Chervenyak, as team captains, look scene of the final Union County Se- times and slashed three singles. Pull to fulfill Head Coach Steve nior Softball League Championship hitter Pat Brady baffled the Laners by Ciccotelli’s straightforward philoso- game and Comcast Cablevision took spraying singles to center, right and phy of “improve everyday” to guide control early to beat Nilsen Detective left fields, knocking in two runs. this year’s Scotch Plains-Fanwood Agency, 13-6. Previously, in the best- August 23, 2002: Fifth-seeded St. High School football team to a suc- of-three series, both Comcast and Paul fell to fourth-seeded St. Anne, cessful season Nilsen had won a game. Fred 16-3, in the opening round of the August 25, 2008: Looking to repre- DiMartino and Norm Stumpf each Angels Division of the St. sent the Saints Division, St. David went three-for-three and Jim Malfetti Bartholomew’s Oldtimers Men’s went on a tear and ripped St. Stephen, crushed a three-run homer in the first Softball League at Jerseyland Field. 16-9. St. David out hit St. Stephen, 19- to help Comcast maintain its St. Anne Al Betau belted two 18, and was led by David Rothenberg, David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times dominance in game three. home runs and a double to harvest who doubled and singled, and blasted MAKING A BIG STRETCH AT FIRST BASE…St. John first baseman Mike Cuccarullo stretches just enough to make the August 28, 1998: St. Patrick ousted seven RBI. a to finish with five RBI. putout on St. Anne’s Steve Abrunzo in the second inning during the second “Lightning” game between the two foes. St. Anne from the first round of the August 20, 2003: Mighty St. Jo- Lewis Blau smacked a three-run homer St. Bart’s Oldtimers Softball League seph, perched on top of the Saints and singled and Dave Hill homered. playoffs, 14-5, at Brookside Park. Division all season, insured its status Peter Costello led St. Stephen with a John Esposito amazed the crowd as by rumbling past St. Michael, 10-5, in colossal three-run homer and pitcher Lightning Strikes Halt St. John, St. Anne Playoff he blasted two stellar home runs, St. Bartholomew’s Oldtimers Men’s Howard Bialos smacked a two-run ripped a single and drove in five RBI Softball League action at Brookside single and scored once. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 for the exuberant St. Patrick team. Park. Damon Roth had three doubles, Late August 2009: The Babooshka August 25, 1999: Russell Road three runs scored and two RBI. Dave men’s softball team swept second- ment of John boys took to the field, Art Hobble punched a single to cen- he positioned himself in centerfield. grabbed its sixth-straight Fanwood Rothenberg had three RBI and a single seeded Awnings Galore, 20-4 and 10- while the Annies could field only ter and John Veglia lofted an RBI St. John’s John DeProspero led off Old Men’s Softball Association crown and Dean Talcott went 2-for-2 with a 1, to repeat as the Union County nine players. sacrifice fly to right to give the Annies the inning with a triple to center. by skidding past Willoughby Road, run scored and an RBI. Senior 50+ Softball League (UCSSL) Dark clouds were floating beyond a 2-0 lead. Corey Woodring grounded out to short 3-1, at LaGrande Park. Russell hitter August 25, 2004: The 12-2 champions. The team was led in the the centerfield and right field ex- “Let’s get them right back,” ad- but was quite surprised to see Clint Factor ripped a two-run double Westfield Police 1 softballers prepped playoffs by Joe Massimino (.933 bat- panses, but an even more ominously vised St. John outfielder Larry DeProspero still planted on third. in the top of the seventh to make the for the upcoming Union County Po- ting average, 4 HRs), Tony Williams churning black mass of clouds was Fleischman as he pranced in to bat. “I didn’t get an RBI on that?” He difference lice League playoffs, accumulating (.714, 4 HRs), Ed Belford (.714), creeping closer and closer from be- His advice was well taken. Mike said. August 24, 2000: A 16-hit bom- 15 hits to claim an, 8-3 victory over Angelo Corbo (.692), Dave Lavelle hind the backstop. Yearning to get Cuccurullo drilled a lined shot off the Floyd Roberts popped up to short, bardment and playoff style defense the 11-3 Elizabeth PD 1 team, at (.643) and Tom Straniero (.625) as one in the books, both teams coura- centerfielder’s glove. Gus Alvarez but Stan Lesniewski pushed an RBI backed up by a four-hitter from ace Tamaques Park. Frank Padovano led the defending champions had dedi- geously played on. lashed a double to center, putting single into right-center to give the pitcher Tom Culinane put the Russell cated this season to Dom Deo, former St. Anne leadoff hitter Tom runners on second on third with no Johnnies a 5-2 lead. Road (Sun Tavern) team on the favor- Probitas Verus Honos manager and team founder, who Straniero found an open spot in outs. Perhaps considered a form of Riepe led off the third with his able side of a 12-2 victory over Shady passed away last August. leftfield for a base hit, and Gerry strategy, Kevin Spellman was inten- second single of the game, and Riepe followed with a single to right. tionally walked, loading the bases for Warfield’s fly ball was caught in right. Nash Warfield tapped a dribbler back John Deitch, who whacked a three- Giordano plopped a single into shal- to the mound, which resulted in run triple over the leftfielder’s head. low right, which placed two Annies Straniero being forced out at third. Dave Hill worked a walk then Deitch on base with one out. A flash of Chris Giordano poked an RBI single, scored the fourth run on Chris Nardi’s lightning was noticed, but a second groundout to the pitcher. more meaningful flash halted the Reading is Good For You “That’s not a lot guys! Not a lot! game. Both cloud masses converged Let’s get them right back,” shouted on Jerseyland. Both teams headed for Warfield. their cars. “They got six last night, so that’s St. Anne 20x 2 two less,” Straniero pointed out. St. John 41 5 First baseman Cuccurullo made a fine play to nab Steve Abrunzo for the Three is a Charm! first out. Joe McEvoy grounded out to Three was a charm for the St. second, and Cuccurullo made an un- John men as they defeated St. assisted putout for the third out. Anne, 12-5, on August 22 to goleader.com/subscribe “Come on guys! 1-2-3! They got advance to the next round. all they can get,” shouted Warfield as

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