Page 18 Thursday, May 17, 2012 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION 14 RBI, 4-0, 1.21 ERA, 30 K’s in 23 IP. Devil’s Den Chris Arena, soph., rf, .300, leads the Union County Senior 50+ team in total bases. Jacob Boyle, soph., cf .327, 13 RBI. County Championships Brad DeMartino, soph., 1b-p, .342, Softball League Standings: 2-1, 3.15 ERA, and superior glove man. Chris Hogge, soph., 3b-dh, .500, 50+ DIVISION A (May 13): hits, double, triple, 3 RBI), George Are Never Easy team-high 18 RBI. TEAM W L Merlo (3 hits, double, RBI) and Fran Renda Roads 5 1 Luke Iorio, soph., p, 3-0, 1.40 ERA. Roselle American Legion 5 1 Wallington (3 hits, 2 doubles, 4 RBI) By BRUCE JOHNSON Marc Luino, soph., c-if, .350, has Top Line Appliance 2 3 led The Office. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times thrown out 10 runners trying to steal. Liberty Lighting/Frenchy’s 2 3 Creative Too 20, Associated 3 That’s what makes them so special Brad Norris, soph., p, hard-throwing 50+ DIVISION B: CRT defeated Associated in a five Providence, 8-1, Scotch Plains- 17-14, to Berkeley Heights in 2011 RHP, 4-0, 0.46, 29 K’s in 30 IP. innings. Marv Scherb (3 hits, RBI), when you win them. Fanwood, 9-7, Berkeley Heights, 7-6, semifinals. TEAM W L Anthony Perconte, soph., of, .354, 12 Contact Lens & Vision 4 1 Nick Lehotsky (3 hits, 2 RBI), pitcher And that’s what makes the baseball and Elizabeth, 13-12, in an eight-inning Which, of course, makes it all the Awnings Galore 4 1 team’s latest championship so special. SB, leads outfield in putouts. Howard Gerber (3 hits, RBI) and Demo final. WHS rallied from a 9-2 deficit in sweeter. Eric Shor, soph., ss, .275, athletic and Driftwood I/Linwood 2 3 Cervelli (2 triples, 3 RBI) led CRT. Saturday night’s 13-3 win over Union A.J. Jersey 0 5 the title game, winning when Todd Graf Brewster also moves up one notch has made several “highlight” plays. Roselle Am. Leg. 7, Renda 2 was Union County Tournament cham- drew a bases-loaded walk. into a tie for third among WHS coaches 50+ DIVISION C: pionship No. 13 for the Blue Devils. Matt Storcks, soph., 2b, .324, and Al Genova (perfect 3 hits, HR, 4 1994: Defeated Roselle Park, 10-4, whose teams have won county champi- leads all infielders in assists TEAM W L Nobody else has won it more often, or Union, 7-3, Summit, 6-1, and Eliza- onships. He is currently tied with Tony Molly Maguire’s 4 1 RBI), Bob Colanari, Jim McCullough nearly as much. Jacob Wasserman, soph., p, 2-0, 1 ERA. Driftwood Bar & Grill II 2 3 and Ed Mitjans led the Legion. Pitcher beth, 7-5, in the final. What was sup- Berardo (boys tennis), trailing only And let’s not forget the jobs turned in Consider that coach Bob Brewster posed to be a pitcher’s duel between George Kapner’s 15 in boys tennis and Sun Tavern 1 4 Harry Streep and Bill Dugan and Jeff by team scorekeeper Tori Miller and D&K Associates 0 5 has now won the county championship Chris Vogel and Elizabeth’s Al Hawkins Jack Martin’s 18 in boys cross-country. Baier led defensively. For the Road nine times, which is more than the next assistant coach “Fireman” Kevin SUPER SENIORS A DIVISION: Gang, Keith Gibbons was perfect, while was anything but. WHS won it with two Here is the list of those WHS coaches McCormack (’99), who hit .348 on the closest team! In his 30 years coaching in the seventh when Brian Ciemniecki with at least six county team titles: TEAM W L Marty Marks and Dave Lavelle both 1999 varsity team that went 16-8. Kilkenny House 4 0 went 2-for-3. WHS, his teams have been in the final singled, stole second and scored on 18: Jack Martin (boys cross-country). Creative Industries I 3 0 15 times. And don’t forget that the WHS OTHER TITLES Linda’s Driftwood II 10, D&K 2 Vogel’s double. Steve Cheek followed 15: George Kapner (boys tennis). WHS’s golf team took first at the Awnings Galore 3 2 teams he played on won in 1966 and with an insurance ribbie. 13: Tony Berardo (boys tennis), Bob Pat LoPiccolo provided the pitch- Union County Tournament, with Brad SUPER SENIORS B DIVISION: ing, while Keith McDede and Willie 1968, and lost in the semifinals in ’67. 1995: Defeated Union Catholic, 12- Brewster (baseball). TEAM W L The Union County Tournament Lankler capturing medalist honors with Shumate both whacked home runs. 0, Cranford, 9-2, Berkeley Heights, 12- 12: Perry Coultas (boys swimming), a 74. Mark Hartzell pitched in with a 76 Creative Industries II 2 2 started in 1954 (WHS beat Plainfield 3- 4, and Elizabeth, 3-0, in the final. Kris Bruce Johnson (boys swimming). The Office 1 3 Molly Maguire’s 11, Sun Tavern 10 1 and lost to Thomas Jefferson, now while Ned Allen and Brett Ripperger Associated Auto Parts 1 4 Sun Tavern scored five in the sixth Williams out-dueled Hawkins and WHS 11: Walt Clarkson (boys cross-coun- rounded out the scorers for rookie coach Elizabeth, 5-1 that year). But Westfield played some inside baseball with try). Nicolina Pizza 1 4 frame to take the lead, aided by a triple didn’t have much success in the tourna- Ryan Daly with 82s. It was the 31st Awnings II 10, Nicolina 3 play. Down 10-9 in the seventh, Glenn Ciemniecki, who twice singled, stole 10: Gary Kehler (golf), George county title for WHS since 1949, when ment until 1963, when Norm Koury second and was driven in. Kapner (girls soccer). Bob Lorincz (3 runs), Neil Grand- Zuhl singled and scored the tying run became the coach. Dick Hruda was the medalist and Walter stand (3 hits), Oscar Harrison (3 hits, on Nick Pace’s triple. Pat Ahern lashed 1996: Defeated Roselle Catholic, 10- 9: Chuck Gantner (boys swimming), Johnson was the coach. Here is a year-by-year look at WHS’s 3, Summit, 8-0, Union, 4-2, and Berke- Melissa Bryan (gymnastics), John triple, 4 RBI), Rich Polonitza (double, the game-winning RBI single. Bob county championship seasons. The track team, led by double gold 3 runs), Pete Osborn (double, 3 RBI) Ghiretti (3 hits, nifty defensive plays at ley Heights, 7-0, in the final. Ciemniecki Turnbull (golf). medalists Jack Leahy (1,600 and 3,200) 1963: Defeated Berkeley Heights, 3- pitched a two-hitter and took a 1-0 lead 8: Merilyn Diamond (girls swim- and Rich Grossberg led Awnings II. third) and Vic Trindade (double, triple) 1, Linden, 3-1, Hillside, 5-2 and un- and record-breakers Kevin Ingram (800) For the Pizzamen Steve Brownstein helped Molly’s. Paul Newton smashed into the sixth, when his teammates added ming). and Peter Fagan (pole vault) captured beaten Springfield, 5-1 in the final. A six runs. 7: Joe Soviero (golf), Bev Torok and Mike Caputo each had three hits. a bases-loaded double for Sun Tavern. four-run 10th inning was sparked by the Union County Conference Watchung Renda Roads 12, Top Line 6 1997: Defeated Roselle Park, 9-3, (girls swimming), Pete Giordano (girls Division title. Other winners for the Kilkenny 14, The Office 0 Rob Schram’s RBI single and a two-run Elizabeth, 6-3, Berkeley Heights, 4-3, soccer). Ron Kulik (3 hits), pitcher Rich Roadsters Pat Nigro (3-for-3, 2 double by Joe Wiendl. Second baseman Devils, included Mike DePaola in the doubles), Marty Marks, Joe Massimino, and Summit, 7-1, in the final. WHS 6: Gary Kehler (wrestling), Walt high jump and the 4x400 relay of Jake Kovach (9-hit shutout) and John Dwight Davies was involved in four became the first – and so far only – team Leonow (boys soccer), Kathy Luckey McLaughlin (outstanding outfield Jimmy Jimenez, Tom Straniero and Ed double plays in the title game. Vergara, Robert Ciardullo, Alex Hay Belford also contributed to the offense. to win the UCT four straight times. (girls tennis), Ed Tirone (girls tennis), and Ingram. plays) led Kilkenny. Fran Wallington, 1966: Defeated Hillside, 4-2, Matt Williams was the winning pitcher Ellen Kovac (gymnastics). Danny Mendoza and Charlie Roselle A. L. 14, LLG/Frenchy’s 13 Plainfield, 12-0, Berkeley Heights, 6-0, The tennis team began its annual The Legion scored two in the fifth and Phil Orsini and Marcus Mattielli And for those of you wondering what march toward Mercer County Park with Wischusen (2 hits each) led The Of- and Roselle, 13-1 in the final. Guy each had three hits. the future looks like, well, it looks re- fice. and sixth innings, and plated six runs Mulford had three hits and scored three a 5-0 win over Snyder in the sectional in the final frame. The rally began with 2002: Defeated Berkeley Heights, 12- ally bright as far as WHS and baseball tournament. They had three more Creative 19, Associated Auto 3 times. Don Anderson was the winning 2, Kenilworth, 6-2, Plainfield, 9-8, in is concerned. The jayvees are currently Geoff Polston, Steve Ferro and Frank hits from Ed Lubas, John Amato and pitcher. matches this week – Columbia (Mon- Bill Daniel. Jeff Baier, Ed Mitjans and 11 innings and Clark, 7-4, in the final. 17-1, although the one loss came in the day) and most likely Bridgewater- DeLuca (HR each), Bill Reichle (2 1968: Defeated Scotch Plains- Jay Cook pitched the title game, while county tournament semifinals to Scotch triples) and pitcher Joe DePierro (third Jim McCullough followed with RBI Fanwood, 2-0, Kenilworth, 3-0, Clark, Raritan (Wednesday) and defending hits. Bill Dugan hammered the game- Ben Koket, John Leonardis and Jimmy Plains-Fanwood. champion Ridge (Friday) – to deter- win) led Creative. Larry Lesnik and 8-3, and Union, 2-1, in the final under McKeon had two hits each in the win. “It really is a shame that this JV team ‘Bo’ Bodine (2 hits each), and John winning RBI. For LLG, Willie Jackson first-year coach Dick Zimmer. WHS mine who goes to West Windsor as smacked a home run. 2006: Defeated Plainfield, 17-11, was not playing for a county champion- sectional champs. Tomaine (strong defensive game at scored on Rich Papaccio’s squeeze bunt Springfield, 12-10, Cranford, 6-3, and ship,” coach Ken Miller said. “We were third base led Associated. and Bob Brewster’s RBI single. Union The boys lacrosse team came up short Roselle Catholic, 9-0, in the final. Craig the No. 1 seed and got upset by Scotch against Summit in the county final, Kilkenny 17, Nicolina Pizza 0 scored one in the bottom of the eighth Ellis was the winning pitcher, and Plains in the semis, 6-3. We had beaten John McLaughlin (4-for-4), Ron SPF PAL Football against Frank Tokash, but the rally was dropping a 10-1 verdict. And the soft- Brewster went to small-ball to win when them twice during the regular season. ball team also lost in the county semifi- Ivory and Hector Dominguez (3 hits smashed as Brewster and Papaccio com- Alex Zierler, he of the two grand-slam And beat them pretty good. But we each) and pitcher Howie Busch (no- Registration Begins bined on a 2-4-2 to nail Dean Fuko nals to New Providence 2-1. Registration for the 2012 Scotch game earlier in the year, laid down a bunt made a couple of ‘bonehead’ plays in UPCOMING hitter) led Kilkenny. Nicolina Man- trying to steal home. that was thrown away, allowing both the that game and lost. We had opportuni- ager Ron Zimmer said, “bats quiet!” Plains Fanwood PAL football sea- 1978: Defeated Springfield, 4-2, New The WHS baseball team will be in runner AND Zierler to score. Brandon ties to win it, but it just wasn’t our day.” action this Saturday night at Richmond That sums it up. son will take place this Saturday Providence, 5-0, Roselle Catholic, 9-2, Cuba added a monster home run. These jayvees were mostly part of Awnings II 16, The Office 15 and also on Saturday, June 2, at the and Cranford, 3-2, in the final. K.C. County Bank Ballpark, home of the mi- 2012: Defeated Summit, 7-2, Lin- last year’s 18-2 freshman team under nor league Staten Island Yankees. The Down 14-2 in the fourth, AG2 plated Scotch Plains police station. The Knobloch pitched and batted and ran den, 5-3, Springfield, 7-3, and Union, coach Joe Marino. 10 runs in the sixth and tied it in the sign ups for Grades K-8 for players WHS to the title. Keith Colicchio added opponent is Kinnelon – where current 13-3, in the final. Mike Mondon was the And, of course, they don’t include football coach Jim DeSarno came from seventh. Bob Lorincz (4-for-4) and (flag football through contact) and an RBI double and a great catch in left winning pitcher after a 10-run fourth current varsity players like catcher Mike Neil Granstrand (3 hits) each had two for cheerleaders will run each of field to rob Elliot Dorin. – and game time is 7 p.m. The Colts had inning, in which he had two singles, Ionta, second baseman Tyler Bowman, a 13-5 record as of our deadline. hits in the sixth inning, and Ray Meigs those days from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 1986: Defeated Cranford, 4-3, Union including one for two ribbies. third baseman Eric Demers, designated had a key hit in the seventh. The Office Registration will also be taken Catholic, 11-6, Clark, 10-9, and Lin- The Devil’s Den appears in The And this year’s championship came hitter Liam Devin, outfielder Quinn Westfield Leader on the first and third scored once in the eighth, but Rich for the SPF PAL football camp, den, 9-6, in the final. Chris Masterson on the heels of four consecutive heart- Dursee, pitcher Kevin Galasso and DH Grossberg and Bruce Symon singled had four hits and Chuck Mueller, Todd (and occasionally fifth) Thursday of the June 25-28, this Saturday and on breaking losses in the tournament: Eliza- Jake Greenberg. month during the school year. Contact and Pete Osborn’s fourth hit of the Graf and Mike Connell had three apiece beth, 4-2, in 2008 final; Scotch Plains- Here are (alphabetically) some of the June 2. Registration forms can be us with comments, complaints and sug- game drove home Bob Lorincz with obtained by going to the website: as WHS outscored Linden. Fanwood, 2-1, 10 innings, in 2009 fi- key players: winning run. Wayne Michael had three 1987: Defeated Plainfield, 16-1, New gestions at [email protected]. And re- SPFPAL.com nal; Cranford, 6-5, in 2010 final; and, Mike Androconis, soph., 3b-p, .386, member, win or not, Whs4evr! hits for Awnings. 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