St. Bartholomew Oldtimers Softball League mourns the loss of Dean Talcott who contributed greatly to the success of the league. Dean played 28 seasons, 17 as captain of St. Joseph. During his time with the League, he led several committees including our Scribes, who report the weekly antics of the B...

The march to Labor Day has begun! Eight teams vie for a coveted spot in the championship game on Labor Day at Brookside Park. First round games in this double elimination tournament were played on 8/18.FINAL STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. George 13 6 St. Vincent 13 6 St. Francis 10 8 1 St. Anthony 9 9 St...

‘KORKY’ 3 RBI, ECKERT 3 HITS, RBI; MORRISON 3-3, 2 RBISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The HAWKPessimism seemed to haunt several of the fifth-seeded Angry Joe’s/Tad Pool players prior to their Union County Senior 50+ Softball LeagueA Division Game 2 showdown with fourth-seeded Linwood ...

STITT 3 RBI; JOE 3-3, 2 RUNS; PALMIERI 3 HITS, 2 RBISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The HAWKChances for running the table in the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League playoffs became a bit dimmer for the eighth-seeded St. Ignatius men when they locked horns with the topseeded men...

RACHKO TOSSES 5 SCORELESS INNINGS, MILLER 3 RBISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The HAWKDeegan Roofing pitcher John Rachko got what he did not get in Game 1, an offensive surge at the right time in Game 2 of the Union County Senior 60+ A Division playoff semifinal against second-seeded...

60+ A DIVISION: TEAM W L T Swan Hotel *Clinched* 19 2 Linwood II 14 7 Linwood #2 12 8 1 Deegan Roofing 60 12 8 1 Awnings Galore 5 1660+ B DIVISION: TEAM W L T NJ Govt Services *Clinch13 8 Kenilworth VFW 12 9 Angry Joe’s Apparel 10 11 Yogi’s Boys 6 15 DeBellis Associates 1 20Linwood II 7, Deegan Roof...

made a pair of key putouts. Amato backpedaled to snare Rachko’s popup in the seventh inning. Daniels absorbed two hard smashes, one that nearly ripped his glove from his hand. Champi hauled in three straight deep fly balls in right-center and Buteau in left, needed to scoot backward to grab Santarel...

PIKAART SCORES WINNER ON GREENBLATT’S DINKERRelatively smooth sailing for St. Ignatius ran into very choppy waters in its St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League game against St. Sebastian at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on August 11. Playing with a squad of just nine players for four innings,...

OLIGINO BIG ON MOUND, AT PLATE; MROZ KEY GRABSSmooth sailing for three innings got a bit testy in the fourth and fifth innings when the top-seeded Westfield 12U White hosted the fourth-seeded Berkeley Heights Red in the semifinal round of the US Amateur BaseballLeague Metro Division playoffs at Gumb...

FISCHER TOSSES 5 SHUTOUT INNINGS, NARDELLO HRSwan Hotel ace pitcher Doug Fischer kept the visiting Deegan Roofing squad off the scoreboard for five straight innings and needed his teammates to deliver just one more RBI to end the game in five innings via 15run rule in a Union County Senior 60+ Men’s...