Bergen Baseball tournament--quarterfinals

Below are highlights from two of last weekend's quarterfinal games: St. Joseph Regional vs Ramsey and Ramapo vs Lyndhurst.

A few observations from the weekend...

>Emerson high school is a bandbox. It's the Minute Maid Park of Bergen high school fields. It couldn't be more than 350 feet to straight away center field and with the wind swirling on Saturday, the ball was flying out.

>Don Bosco deserves the hype. This team is good. They've got power throughout the lineup and 4 or 5 legit starting pitchers. See highlights of their quarterfinal game in an earlier post.

>Why can't we keep the balls? I know that putting on a county tournament takes money, organization, and tons of volunteer manpower and the BCCA does a great job every year. But wouldn't it be great if all the young kids that attend the games could keep the foul balls and home runs? Instead, after every foul ball, the P.A. announcer would tell the crowd to "return all balls to the scorers table." I say find a sponsor for the baseballs and let some young fans go home happy.



>Oh, and I forgot to mention that I said Brian Lobban instead of Brendan Lobban in the SJR highlights. Sorry about that Brendan.

Unbeatable Bosco

The Bergen County tournament quarterfinals were my first chance to see the Don Bosco baseball juggernaut in person. The Ironmen are ranked #1 in the nation and have yet to lose a game this year. After their performance against New Milford, they look like they'll finish the year with that unblemished record intact.

Win or go Home--State Baseball Playoffs

The Ridgefield Royals toiled through a tough season in a tough league and were rewarded with the 2nd seed and a first round bye in the North 2 Group 1 New Jersey state baseball playoffs.

The Royals have what it takes to challenge for a sectional title but a trophy must've seemed a long way off when they fell behind 6-1 against their 2nd-round opponent, Hudson County Prep. Could Ridgefield rebound? Find out below.

The Maroon Machine--Ridgewood wins first Bergen County Title

Ridgewood won only their first Bergen County title on Sunday. But the Maroons are no newcomer to county lacrosse--it's just that this was the first time they've even bothered to enter the tournament!

Ridgewood has always been one of the premier programs in Bergen County and in the state of New Jersey. But on Sunday Ridgewood had to prove it on the turf against a talented and streaking Don Bosco team.

Gross-out! Bergen County Baseball chat

Is Bosco beatable? Who can challenge the Ironmen for the Bergen County title? How do teams figure out when to start their ace pitcher in the postseason? Watch the Bergen Record's Andrew Gross give me his take on the local baseball scene.

What a game! IHA vs Ridgewood Lax

This was hands down the best lacrosse game I have witnessed all year, and that's even with the driving rain and howling wind.

The Ridgewood girls lacrosse team has never lost to a Bergen County opponent. Immaculate Heart Academy was peaking at the right time. Both have stellar offensive weapons in IHA's Maggie Meyers and Ridgewood's Casey Bakker.

This one was for the Bergen County title and it needed extra lacrosse to determine a winner.

Bergen County baseball--#21 Elmwood Park vs #12 Ridgefield

We had a great one in the opening round of the Bergen County baseball tournament! Elmwood Park had to go on the road to face a Ridgefield team that has had a great season in the tough BCSL Olympic. Ridgefield sent sophomore pitcher Anthony DeEsposito up against EP's undefeated junior ace, Jared Forestieri. Ridgefield was in the counties for the first time in 5 seasons, EP hadn't won a county game in almost 2 decades. Check out the highlights below...

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Ridgewood vs Northern Highlands--Girls LAX

Ridgewood has a terrific boys lax program, but they're girls aren't half bad either. Watch their win over Northern Highlands below, then go see them for yourself as the Maroons play IHA for the county title on Sunday, May 18th.

IHA Girls Lacrosse

By popular demand, here are the highlights of IHA's Bergen County tournament semifinal win vs Ramapo high school.

For all you HS lax fans out there, the county finals should be a lot of fun. Drive on up to Ramapo high school this Sunday, May 18th for the boys and girls title games.

BCCA Lacrosse Highlights

Hello all,

I know I promised a lot of people that I would post highlights from last weekend's Bergen County Lacrosse tournament quarterfinals. Well, I've finally gotten the time to put them up.

Here's highlights from two of the four games: Don Bosco vs Fair Lawn and Glen Rock vs Indian Hills. Plus you get bonus highlights of some local baseball!

I'll be at the semi's this Sunday so be sure to say hello! (I'll be the guy with the huge TV camera) And check back here for highlights of those games within a few days.