SCOREBOARD Red Wings enjoy offensive explosion
Olacio spearheads Hobokenโ€™s incredible barrage

The Hoboken High School softball team lost their first two games of the season in non-descript fashion to Hudson Catholic and Kearny. The Red Wings pretty much slept through those two setbacks, scoring a total of four runs. โ€œWe didnโ€™t hit,โ€ said second-year Hoboken head coach Vinnie Johnson. โ€œSo we lost. It was that simple.โ€ …

Olacio spearheads Hobokenโ€™s incredible barrage

TASTY TIDBITS Strong local participation in North-South All-Star Classic
Prep enjoys solid baseball start; Mocco makes headway in MMA

Devell Jones has enjoyed a lot of memorable moments during his high school career, both as a student at University Charter and a football player at Lincoln. On June 27, Jones will get one more chance to represent both schools and Jersey City, when he plays for the North All-Stars in the 37th Annual New …

Prep enjoys solid baseball start; Mocco makes headway in MMA

Ask the Ump

Pitches. QUESTION: In high school baseball and softball, how many warm up pitches are permitted by the pitcher to start the game? (10, 8 or 5). How many pitches are granted to a relief pitcher? (10, 8 or 5). ANSWER: Baseball only, starting pitcher is allowed eight (8) warm up pitches in the first inning …

BRONZE BLAZERS

Sonics capture bronze in the JCC of Bayonne Indoor Soccer Sr. Division. From the left are James Bajor, Alejandro Cifuentes, Allen McComb, Robert Ochoa, T. J. Wolf, Mackenzie D. Woods and Alejandro Vargas.

BRONZE MAGIC

Wizards capture bronze in the JCC of Bayonne Indoor Soccer Jr. Division. Pictured from left are Paige Higgins, Adonis White, Jonathan Tom, Miguel Vargas, Aaliyana Cifuentes, David Matos and Coach Doug Lupo.

Mernar earns most valuable player honors with champion BYSA team

Pictured is John โ€œLightningโ€ Mernar, the 2014 Division 3 BYSA League MVP. Since his start at age 5, he became an accomplished player with the association, scoring many goals including 40 this year; had many assists; appeared in eight championships; and won seven of those with his team. He has also played for various other …