{"id":36344,"date":"2026-05-31T23:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=36344"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:29:32","slug":"blue-devils-boys-and-girls-lax-defeat-pingry-on-the-road-to-capture-bristol-and-blue-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=36344","title":{"rendered":"Blue Devils Boys and Girls Lax Defeat Pingry on the Road to Capture Bristol and Blue Cups!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/16-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/16-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/16-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Westfield boys lacrosse team defeated Pingry 12-4, snapping Pingry\u2019s three-year Bristol Cup winning streak. The cup is named in honor of Toni Bristol, a legendary, highly respected lacrosse coach who helped launch Pingry&#8217;s program in the 1970s and later turned Westfield into a state powerhouse in the 1980s. The annual match-up dates back to 1986. The Westfield girls lacrosse team won their game vs Pingry a few hours later by the score of 12-9 to claim the inaugural Blue Cup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/15.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/15-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography Provided by Varsity Vantage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Westfield boys lacrosse team defeated Pingry 12-4, snapping Pingry\u2019s three-year Bristol Cup winning streak. The cup is named in honor of Toni Bristol, a legendary, highly respected lacrosse coach who helped launch Pingry&#8217;s program in the 1970s and later turned Westfield into a state powerhouse in the 1980s. 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