FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Battle B-R To Take Sectional Championship
They had to overcome some tenacious defense to do it, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors defeated Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School March 6 to regain the title of NJSIAA Group IV, Section II champions. Sophmore Diamond Miller led all scorers in the Warriors 78-56 win with 23 points, nine of them from the three-point […]
Somerset Patriots Sign INF Tyler Bortnick
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder Tyler Bortnick for the 2017 season. “Baseball has always been my passion, so going into this season it is ‘business as usual,’” said Bortnick. “This game is everything to me; it is all I think about. I am ready to come in […]
Racciopi Resigns As Warrior Football Coach For Coaching Position At The Hun School
Franklin High School football coach Anthony Racciopi has resigned his position to take a coaching job at another school. Racciopi, who is also a track coach, will become the quarterback coach for The Hun School’s football program in Princeton, Warriors athletic director Ken Margolin confirmed. Margolin said that Racciopi will continue to be a physical […]
FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Earn Ticket To Sectional Finals With 67-46 Blowout Over Westfield
There must be something in the Miller family’s genes engineered to make them deadly from downtown on a basketball court. Reminiscent of her older sister, Diamond Miller conducted a clinic from the 3-point zone March 3 as the Franklin High School Lady Warriors cruised past the Westfield Blue Devils, 67-46, in the Group IV, Section […]
Lady Warriors Roll Over North Hunterdon, 77-48, To Advance To NJSIAA Sectional Semi-Finals
It was all about the defense. The March 1 quarter final Section II, Group IV basketball game pitting the Franklin High School Warriors against the North Hunterdon Lions was a textbook lesson in how an explosive offense is generated by tight defense. After posting a shaky second quarter following a dominant opening frame, the Lady […]
Former New York Met Zach Lutz Signed By Somerset Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that Major League infielder and former New York Met Zach Lutz has been signed for the 2017 season. “I am excited to join the winning tradition I have heard about in Somerset,” said Lutz. “I am pleased to be a part of everything that is going […]
Lady Warriors Dominate Dickinson In 70-52 NJSIAA Tournament Win
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors dominated the Dickinson Rams Feb 27 in a 70-52 win in the first round of the NJSIAA sectional tournament. The Warriors next play North Hunterdon High School on March 1, after their victory over Franklin arch-rival Piscataway. The game began slowly, but the Warriors soon got down to business […]
Catcher Adam Donachie Returns To Somerset Patriots As Player/Coach
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that 2015 Atlantic League Champion and four-year Patriots catcher Adam Donachie has been signed to a new player/coach role for the 2017 season. This will be the first time in Somerset Patriots history that the team will have a player/coach on the roster. “I can’t wait […]
Somerset Patriots Infielder And Fan Favorite Scott Kelly Re-Signed
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of infielder Scott Kelly for the 2017 season. “I could not be more grateful to be playing again for Somerset,” said Kelly. “The opportunity to play for one of the best organizations and play in front of the greatest fans is what makes Somerset […]