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Bridgewater, NJ – The New York Yankees have announced that the Somerset Patriots have been selected as their Double-A affiliate. “This is a dream come true for everyone in the Somerset Patriots family,” said team Chairman Emeritus Steve Kalafer. “The first baseball game my father took me to was at Yankee Stadium and I continued the tradition, taking our sons …

The New York Yankees today announced changes to their minor league affiliation structure as a result of the expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement (between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball) and the creation of the Prospect Development Pipeline, a collaborative effort between MLB and USA Baseball to establish an official identification and player development pathway for amateur baseball …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots Co-Chairmen Jonathan and Josh Kalafer have gifted a sculpture to the team and Somerset County in honor of their father, Chairman Emeritus Steve Kalafer, and Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle. “It’s such a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to put in a physical being the story of Sparky and dad, how they met, their history, …

FHS Warrior Ashwani Stuart powers into the endzone during Franklin’s October 24 game against New Brunswick. The Franklin High School football Warriors fell to New Brunswick High School 20-7 on October 24. Franklin did not score until the fourth quarter, when Ashwani Stuart bulled over the goal line after a three-yard run.

Franklin High School’s boys soccer team fell to Pingry, 4-0, at home on October 23. Pingry scored once late in the first half, then added three more goals in the second.

The Franklin High School Warriors boys’ soccer team held off an aggressive North Hunterdon to notch its first victory of the season on October 7. The Warriors scored a goal about mid-way through the first half, and that was all they would need to beat North Hunterdon 1-0.

Franklin High School’s Quasim Ashford sprints into the end zone with less than two minutes to play in the Warriors’ 7-6 win over the Edison Eagles on October 3 in Middlebush Park. With less then two minutes to play in their game against the Franklin High School Warriors at Middlebush Park, the Edison Eagles looked as though they would hang …

The FHS field hockey team started their season on October 1. Lady Warriors took to the fields on October 1 as the seasons of the girls’ soccer and field hockey teams got underway. Lady Warriors tennis was also playing on Oct. 1, but their season started on September 30.

Bridgewater, NJ- A Drive-Thru Job Fair for residents in Hunterdon and Somerset counties will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Somerset Patriots’ TD Bank Ballpark, 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater (GPS: 860 East Main Street, Bridgewater). The event is free to attend, for employers and job seekers. It is presented by the Somerset Patriots …

Submitted by Franklin School District. Picture if you will, Saturday, October 3rd, it is a perfect fall afternoon…the air is brisk, the sky is clear, the fans have gathered and the FHS Warriors take the field for the first home game of the 2020 FHS football season. Only for this game, that field will be located at Middlebush Park and …