{"id":35125,"date":"2025-07-08T20:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=35125"},"modified":"2025-07-08T20:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:23:54","slug":"lax-teams-cruise-to-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=35125","title":{"rendered":"Lax Teams Cruise to Championships!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Photography Provided by Varsity Vantage<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_3422A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_3422A.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_3422A-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-35253525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-35253525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-35253525-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_2634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_2634.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ORT_2634-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In early June, the Westfield girls\u2019 lacrosse team claimed the North Jersey, Group\u202f4 sectional title with an 8\u20135 win over Ridgewood High in June. <\/p>\n<p>This marked their first North Group\u202f4 crown since 2021, capped by standout postseason performances that propelled them into the Group\u202f4 state championship, held a few days later..\u202f<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Westfield boys\u2019 squad edged past Bridgewater-Raritan, 8\u20137, last month, securing the North Jersey, Group\u202f4 sectional championship.<\/p>\n<p>They carried that momentum into the Group\u202f4 state championship against Kingsway, emerging victorious to complete an impressive postseason sweep.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34813481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34813481.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34813481-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34113411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34113411.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WL-20250610-WHS-Boys-Lax-v-Bwater-DWP-34113411-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photography Provided by Varsity Vantage In early June, the Westfield girls\u2019 lacrosse team claimed the North Jersey, Group\u202f4 sectional title with an 8\u20135 win over Ridgewood High in June. 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