Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
INFIELD FLY RULE QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, runners on first and third, one out; batter lifts a fair fly ball which can be caught with reasonable effort by the shortstop in the infield area. Is this considered an infield fly rule play? ANSWER: No, there must be two consecutive force out situations …
Stop & Shop defeats Houlihans 10-5 in the first game of the Little League championship. Houlihan’s Miguel Palmer drove in two runs with a single in the first inning. Stop & Shop immediately came back with a two-run single by Brad Deczynski. Houlihan’s Randy Leonardo hit a three-run home run in the top of the …
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Brad Deczynski’s strong pitching and hitting helps lead Stop & Shop to an 8-1 victory over Perrucci. Deczynski struck out eight batters through five innings to record the win. Nick Rodriguez came in to close out the game. Deczynski lead Stop & Shop with two doubles and a single while driving in two runs. Aiden …
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In her very first SONJ chapter games, Alexis Galgano led a 14 – member contingent, representing the Bayonne Recreation Panthers Special Olympics Track & Field Team, by copping two gold medals in her events. The 2015 SONJ Chapter Games were contested at the College of New Jersey in Ewing with the following results: 25 – …
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Six bocce teams competed fiercely at the New Jersey Special Olympic Summer Games at the College of New Jersey. All medaled for their courageous efforts. A special thank you to the teams coaches, Tom Kane, Fran Tomasso, and Rosemarie Yurecko; and Tessie Diaz for her help during team practice. The group would also like to …
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Julia McClure vividly remembers the day two years ago that her former three-sport teammate Danielle Roesing was presented with the Hudson Reporter Female Athlete of the Year. “When Danielle got it, I said, ‘Well, if she can get it, then maybe I can get it when it’s my turn,’” McClure said. “It gave me a …
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Kyle Anderson was close friends growing up with Paul Kim. The two would play basketball together in courts in North Bergen, Fairview, and Cliffside Park. “He was one of my closest friends,” said Anderson, the former St. Anthony All-American who just completed his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. “He meant …
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Carmine Conti realizes that he’s going to be a very busy man over the next month, but in his eyes, it’s a good kind of busy. “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” said the long-time District 7 Little League administrator, the man who coordinates the eight different Little League All-Star tournaments that began this …
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BASERUNNING QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, runner on second, one out; batter bunts fair ball back to pitcher in order to advance runner to third. Pitcher fields ball and attempts to tag batter-runner near first baseline. Batter-runner stops then retreats toward home plate to delay tag play. Is this a legal offensive action? …
AFC defeated Beilan Law in two impressive come-from-behind victories by scores of 4-2 and 4-3 to end the regular season with a first-place finish, and a buy into the 2015 Bayonne Babe Ruth Championship best-of-three series. AFC would face Dr. Condo’s for the title battle, who defeated Beilan Law in a one elimination game play-off. …
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