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The Franklin Township Baseball League’s 12 and Under team was acknowledged at the Sept. 29 Township Council meeting for its showing in a national tournament in Cooperstown, NY. The team finished 7-4 and placed 16th out of the 104 teams competing in the Cooperstown National Invitational Tournament at the end of August.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs opened the 2015 Atlantic League Championship Series with a 7-3 win over the Somerset Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening.  

Bridgewater, NJ- A day after Will Oliver tossed a complete-game shutout win to force a deciding Game 5, Somerset Patriots starter Roy Merritt (2-0) followed suit on Sunday with a second-straight complete game shutout of the Long Island Ducks to win the Liberty Division Championship. With the 4-0 win, the Somerset Patriots will take on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots got the lift they needed in the form of a 4-0 complete game shutout by Will Oliver (1-0) over the Long Island Ducks to even up the Liberty Division Series on Saturday night. The win forces a deciding Game Five at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening.  

Two missed extra points and an incomplete hail-Mary pass as time ran out led to defeat for the Franklin High School Warrior football team in their home opener Sept. 25. The Warriors, 1-2, lost a heartbreaker to the Minutemen of Elizabeth High School, 14-12.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 9-4 in Game Three of the Liberty Division Championship Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. The Ducks now lead the best-of-five series 2-1. The 7,835 fans in attendance set a new Atlantic League Playoff record.  

Central Islip, NY- The Long Island Ducks held off a late Somerset Patriots rally with one of their own to take Game Two of the Liberty Division Championship Series 5-4 at Bethpage Ballpark on Thursday night.  

Central Islip, NY- The Somerset Patriots, powered by right fielder Michael Burgess and a strong start by Roy Merritt, defeated the Long Island Ducks 5-3 in Game 1 of the Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark.  

York, PA – The York Revolution (40-29, 64-75) defeated the Somerset Patriots (39-30, 89-50) 7-3 Sunday afternoon at Santander Stadium to conclude the 2015 regular season. In the bottom of the first inning designated hitter Andres Perez pounded a RBI double to give York a 1-0 advantage.

On paper, the girls varsity soccer match between Franklin High School and Hunterdon Central Regional High School should have resulted in a big win for Hunterdon. But the Devils – ranked No. 13 in the state – had a devil of a time with the Lady Warriors on Sept. 18, although they did emerge with a 2-1 victory.