{"id":36979,"date":"2026-11-04T14:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=36979"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:20:50","slug":"westfields-boys-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=36979","title":{"rendered":"Westfield\u2019s boys soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Westfield\u2019s boys soccer team delivered a dramatic finish in the Union County Tournament\u2019s second round on Oct. 17, outlasting Union in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 tie through two overtime periods. Reean Dias, Jakub Kotowicz, and William Yenawine each scored for the Blue Devils, while Beckett Johnson and Ryan Gibbons contributed assists. 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