Editor's Notebook: Lady Pioneers Knocked out of UCIAC Basketball Tournament

The New Providence girls’ varsity basketball team faced off against rival Governor Livingston in the semifinal game of the UCIAC tournament Thursday night. After forward Laura Gregory went to the bench with foul trouble late in the third, the Lady Pioneers' lead of 6 began to slowly trickle away. Without its forward, the Lady Pioneers were helpless to stop Governor Livingston from ending the game on a 21-8 run . The semifinal loss eliminates No. 2 seed New Providence from the UCIAC girls’ varsity basketball tournament. It is the Lady Pioneers’ third loss to No. 3 seed Governor Livingston this season. New Providence is now preparing to defend its state championship, hosting Newark Arts at home in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday at 6 p.m. And that wasn't all that we featured on New Providence Patch this week. Keep reading for the complete rundown:

On Monday, we brought you a preview to , an article on obscure facts about , and our weekly column about the most surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey from the past week.

Tuesday, we brought you our daily “ column, an article about from local teens in the Young Artist Talent Search, and our weekly column, featuring a Pulled Pork on Grilled Cheese dish from Honey Browns in Summit. We also brought you a recap of , where he outlined plans to cut spending overall, cut taxes by $200 million and boost school aid, and . Finally, we featured an article about qualifying for the Region 3 Wrestling Tournament.

On Wednesday, we featured our column and a recap from the Tuesday night boys’ varsity basketball game against North Plainfield, . We also brought you our weekly column, featuring things to do with the family in our area over the weekend.

Thursday, as always, we brought you our daily column and an article about and the new bill he is proposing. We also brought you an article about the and an article about a , not to mention paying off his supervisor to keep quiet. We also featured two of our weekly columns, that features the houses sold in Union County throughout the last week, and featuring events to attend over the weekend with family, friends or that special someone.

On Friday, we brought you our for the weekend column and a recap of the Thursday night UCIAC semifinal match-up, where the . We also featured a column about , brought you the latest from MTV’s and featured an article on the New Providence Patch Athletes of the Week,

Saturday, we featured our weekly column, featuring open houses in Union County this weekend, and an article about . We also featured an announcement about . If you see Lucky, please contact Donna Mellusi as soon as possible at 908-821-7758.

Remember to check New Providence Patch tomorrow for our Union County Week in Review.