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Junior center Kyierah Dempsey-Toney shoots for two of her game-leading 17 points March 9 during the NJSIAA state sectional championship game. To hear Kennady Schenck tell it, she and her Lady Warrior teammates had their NJSIAA state sectional championship game won days ago. That would have been March 7, when the Lady Warriors basketball team blew past Bayonne in what …

Senior Onoseta Ufuah goes in for a layup March 5 in the Lady Warriors’ state tournament game against Hunterdon Central. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team continued their winning ways over Hunterdon Central Regional March 5, defeating the Red Raiders 38-25 in the NJSIAA Sectional quarterfinals. The win marks the third time this season the Lady Warriors have …

Lady Warrior Onoseta Ufuah goes up for a shot late in the NJSIAA Sectional opening round against Newark Eastside. The Franklin High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams each won their first-round state tournament games March 3. The boys defeated Edison 66-60, while the girls romped over Newark Eastside, 65-15. On the boys’ side, senior guard Tracy Brown led his …

Kyierah Dempsey-Toney sinks the second of two foul shots that tied the game at 44 with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. It looked for a while that the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team would exact some revenge February 27 on Watchung Hills, easing the pain of their previous two losses to the team. But, reminiscent of …

​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher and 2017 Atlantic League champion Jay Gause for the 2020 season. “I’m real excited to get going,” said Gause. “I’ve always loved pitching in Somerset, even if it was with a different team. I liked the crowd a lot. It was always a great environment.” Gause enters his first season with the …

Lady Warrior Onoseta Ufuah goes up for two of her nine points in the February 22 game against Morristown. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors didn’t just outscore the Morristown Colonials in their 59-28 win February 22, they out-hustled and out-thought them, too. Whether it was fighting for an offensive rebound, forcing a turnover or finding an open player in …

Bridgewater, NJ – Following the lead of Major League Baseball and its ballparks, the Somerset Patriots have announced that the team will extend the protective netting at TD Bank Ballpark for the upcoming 2020 season. “In listening to our fans, and following the excellent example set by Major League Baseball, we have decided it is the right time to extend …

Junior guard Kyierah Dempsy-Toney takes a shot over a defending Purple Rose in the Lady Warriors’ Feb. 15 regular season finale. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ 11-game winning streak was snapped February 15 with a 69-60 loss to St. Rose. Shots just weren’t dropping for the Lady Warriors, who finish the regular season at 16-4. They also had no …

Kennady Schenck is congratulated by her teammates after leaving the game against Gloucester Catholic. The Lady Warriors’ February 13 win over Gloucester Catholic was notable for reasons other than the win: it was the team’s 11th consecutive victory, it was Senior Night and it marked the return of senior Kennady Schenck to the boards. Schenck made her presence known early, …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and RWJBarnabas Health have teamed up to launch the “Hit A Home Run” education program to bring a healthy, baseball-inspired message to young students directly in their schools. “Hit A Home Run” is an in-school, assembly-style education program designed to teach young children how to eat healthier, how to make smarter lifestyle choices, how to …