Sports

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that Marc Schwartz has been named the radio broadcaster for the 2017 season.   Schwartz was hired as the Somerset Patriots’ Media Relations Manager in November of 2014 and will also continue in that role with the team throughout the year.   “I am beyond excited to begin the next stage of my …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Alexis Candelario has been signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.   Candelario had two stints during the 2016 season with the Somerset Patriots. He first joined the team in mid-June before having his contract purchased by Veracruz of the Mexican League. He re-joined Somerset at the end of August …

The Piscataway High School Superchiefs built a commanding lead during the first quarter on their way to a lopsided 38-7 win over the FHS Warriors in the annual Thanksgiving day football game. The Superchiefs scored three times in the 12-minute period. In fact, Piscataway scored on every possession save the last, when they opted to run out the clock in the 4th …

Members of several Franklin High School championship teams from the mid-1990s gathered at the school Nov. 22 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their achievements. Organizers also used the event to debut a documentary on the winning seasons and to announce the reformation of the FHS Hal of Fame committee. Honored were members of the 1995-96 boys’ basketball team, whose …

Franklin High School basketball alumni beat their counterparts from Piscataway High School Nov. 21 in the second annual watch between the two teams. After being tied at 52 point each after the third quarter, the Warriors found themselves down by as much as 7 points to the Superchiefs. But they fought back and closed the gap, after which both teams traded …

A high school-age division has been added for the upcoming spring season by the Franklin Township Soccer Club. Open to boys and girls born between 1999 and 2002, the division is open to township youth in public, private, charter or home schools. The division is mainly meant for township residents, but age-appropriate youth from outside the township are also eligible. …

It was National Signing Day Nov. 9 at Franklin High School, and front and center was Bill Hill, the cross-country and track standout  who started his athletic career playing soccer. Surrounded by friends and family, Hill ceremoniously signs this letter of intent to attend Rutgers University next fall. A goalie for the FHS soccer team last year, Hill has raised …

It was three years ago that nancy Llanos got the idea to help her special-needs son play soccer close to home. Llanos said she told her husband, Rich, a board member of the Franklin Township Soccer Club, that the club should offer soccer to kids with special needs. They turned to TOPSoccer, a national program designed to do just that. …

The township on Nov. 5 made its mark in the pickleball world with the inaugural “Battle of the Paddles” tournament at Sampson G. Smith School. The event, sponsored by the township’s Recreation Department and Onix, a pickleball gear manufacturer, drew 30 teams from as far away as Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, said Dan Reeve, the township’s superintendent of recreation. Each …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots third baseman David Vidal has signed a contract with the Miami Marlins organization.   The San Juan, Puerto Rico native enjoyed a memorable 2016 campaign in which he finished second in the league in home runs (26) and hit .320 with 62 RBI despite only playing in 85 games. Vidal was later named to the End-of-the-Season …