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The Livingston High School boys’ tennis team won the North I, Group IV Sectional Championship, with a 4-1 upset victory over top-seeded Montclair High School. This marked the Lancers’ third consecutive sectional title, and the win qualified the Lancers to play for the Group IV State championship.

In the semi-final, Livingston defeated Lenape, the South Jersey sectional champ, before losing to New Jersey’s top-ranked, top-seeded and undefeated Montgomery High School, the Central Jersey sectional champion. Montgomery defeated West Windsor South, 3-2, in the Central Jersey sectional final, and Westfield, 4-1, in the Group IV semi-final.

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JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATS MILLBURN: On Monday, May 22, the Livingston High School junior varsity boys’ volleyball team defeated the Millers, 2-0, in a home game. Lancer junior Shaun Veluz is shown as he controls the hit from the Millburn server.

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PARSONS SETS RECORD: Taylor Parsons, a 2013 graduate of Livingston High School, recently concluded another baseball season at Montclair State University. Parsons posted a 2.16 earned run average (ERA) and recorded six saves. His sixth save was his 14th career save, which set a record at the university.

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The Livingston High School boys’ tennis team lost to Newark Academy in a Super Essex Conference match before defeating Bergen Tech in the North I, Group IV Sectional Semifinal.

Livingston has a 16-9 win-loss record. Seven of the nine losses were 3-2 losses to top ten teams in New Jersey. Livingston is currently ranked number ten in the state.

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GIRLS’ LAX TEAM DEFEATS PARK REGIONAL: The Livingston High School varsity girls’ lacrosse team defeated Park Regional (Hanover Park/Whippany Park), 13-6, at home on Friday, May 12, to bring its record to 12-5. Shown above, Lancer attack player Avery Conklin, #13, carries the ball enroute to scoring the fifth Lancer goal.

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The Livingston High School boys’ tennis team advanced to the North I, Group IV Sectional semi-finals with wins over Paterson Eastside and West Orange, while dropping Super Essex Conference matches to Newark Academy and Montclair. The team has a 15-8 win-loss record.

Newark Acad. 4, Livingston 1:

Livingston’s Earl Hsieh recorded the Lancers’ lone point with a 6-2, 3-6, 10-1 (super tie-breaker) victory against Thomas Ito. Newark Academy’s Alex Leaf and Drew Flanagan won second and third singles with straight set decisions against Jason Grant and Josh Brodkin.

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BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATS MT. OLIVE: Livingston High School’s baseball team defeated Mt. Olive, 2-1, on Thursday, May 4, and lost to Nutley 12-8 on Wednesday, May 3. Shown above, Lancer catcher Richie DeMaio tags out the Nutley baserunner as he tries to score on a bunt.

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LHS GOLF TEAM DEFEATS MILLBURN: The Livington High School golf team defeated the Millers of Millburn High School by six strokes on Tuesday, May 16. The Lancer record stands at four wins against five losses. Lancer captain Kevin Neary qualified for the State Tournament by turning in five rounds of four over par or less. Neary is shown at the Fox Hollow Country Club.

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LADY LANCER VICTORY: The Livingston High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 13-11, on the Livingston turf on Thursday, April 27. Shown above, Lancer attack player Kayla Francione, #23, beats the Raider defense to score for the Lancers. Francione scored four goals to lead the Lancers to victory.

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Players on the Livingston High School baseball team and the Livingston Police Department recently joined forces to kick off a new community outreach called “The Blue/Green Shield Program.” The program name represents the police blue shield and the Livingston Lancer green shield.

On Thursday, April 27, each player was assigned his own individual Livingston Police officer, who took time out of his/her schedule to meet with the player. The pairs met and spent time getting to know one another. This was followed by a ceremony in which stickers of both the Livingston Police Department logo and the police officer’s badge number were affixed to players’ batting helmets.

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