Sports

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots will receive the Community Service Award from Alternatives Inc. for the team’s work in providing assistance and support to Alternatives, Inc. and their clientele.  

Early golf registration discounts are being offered for the first time this year by the Somerset County Parks Commission. Now through Dec. 31, county residents will be given a $5 discount on registrations for the county’s five golf courses. Adult registration is $45 (regularly $50) and Senior and Junior registration is $30 (regularly $35).

The Piscataway High School Superchiefs extended their Thanksgiving Day winning streak to eight Nov. 27, blanking the Franklin HIgh School Warriors 28-0 on a snowy holiday morning. The Chiefs took the 50th meeting between the two teams in a game marked by a number of personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct calls against Piscataway.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle have announced that they will host their annual Holiday Toy Drive at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  

The Franklin Township Pop Warner Mitey Mites have their sights set on Disney World and bringing home a national championship. The team, comprised of boys aged 7 to 9 years, defeated Brick City 8 to 6 on Nov. 9 to win the Central Jersey Division 2 championship in Roselle.

Bridgewater, N.J.- Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Jason Lowey, the reigning Atlantic League Reliever Of The Year, has been signed by the Colorado Rockies organization.  

The Franklin High School freshman football team ran all over the Immaculata Spartans Nov. 7, notching a 30-12 win. The win brings the team’s record to an even 4-4, with arch rival Piscataway looming next week.

The first thing the township’s recreation supervisor is going to do after she retires is, well, recreate. “I’m going on a cruise in December, for 11 days,” Sue van Aken said. “The southern Caribbean. I haven’t ever been to St. Kitt’s, and I haven’t been to Barbados in years.”

Bridgewater, N.J. – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced today the league’s Postseason Awards for the 2014 campaign, with seven Somerset Patriots players earning recognition.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced their schedule for the 2015 season.