Rahway defense excels, offense finds way in second half; Indians produce first shutout win in 5 years

Moore, Pendleton, Arribas score TDs in 22-0 triumph

CRANFORD – A year ago on the same field Rahway held Cranford to zero points in the first half and had a two-touchdown lead at intermission. Friday night at Memorial Field – once again – the Indians did not allow the host Cougars to put up any points on the scoreboard in the first and […]

Rahway at Cranford Sept. 21 has makings of fine Union County grid clash; Host Cougars seeking 3-0 start

Visiting Indians coming off 35-7 triumph at 2-0 Voorhees

When Cranford hosted Rahway last year the Cougars were 0-2 and in desperate need of a victory if they were to qualify for the playoffs for a seventh straight season. Cranford (2-0, 2-0) hosts Rahway (1-1, 1-1) again Friday night at 7 in a Mid-State 36 Conference-Mountain Division clash at Memorial Field. Last year Rahway […]

Union County football this weekend includes 8 games Sept. 14 and 3 Sept. 15; Elizabeth and New Providence are home and both seeking first 3-0 starts since 2015

Westfield out to bounce back from a loss for first time since Thanksgiving 2014

Union County football this weekend – 8 games on Friday night, Sept. 14 and 3 on Saturday, Sept. 15 – has not been affected by the week-long rain. Story lines include: In a Mid-State 36 Conference-Union Division clash at Ward Field in Kenilworth it will be the Dayton Bulldogs (0-1) facing the host Brearley Bears […]

Cranford girls’ soccer tops Union in home-opener; Murray, Butler, Korzeneski notch goals for Cougars

Kayla Velosa-Lima scores for Farmers

CRANFORD – You have to put the ball in the net. Dominating field possession or dominating the game or any kind of dominance at all is well and fine, but if you don’t put the ball in the net it doesn’t matter. The Union girls’ soccer team – ranked among the best in the state […]

Elizabeth, New Providence football both 2-0 for first time in 3 years; Hillside on 5-game winning streak

Senior RB George starred for Linden in win that snapped Westfield's 37-game winning streak

For the first time since 2015, Elizabeth and New Providence are 2-0. For the first time since 2014, Hillside is 1-0 and Westfield is 0-1. Westfield still has a good team and will win its share of games. The Blue Devils saw their second-longest winning streak – that of 37 games which included three straight […]

Eight Union County football teams open this weekend with the other eight prepping for their second games; Thirteen clashes kick off Sept. 7 and one on Sept. 8

1-0 Elizabeth at 1-0 Union and Westfield seeks to extend its state-leading 37-game winning streak at Watchung Division rival Linden, the last team it lost to 4 years ago

Eight Union County football teams open this weekend, including Brearley hosting Highland Park, Dayton hosting Belvidere, Summit at Montgomery, Hillside at Middlesex, Somerville vs. Rahway at Rahway River Park, Cranford at North Plainfield, Westfield at Linden and Scotch Plains at North Hunterdon. All of those games are scheduled for Friday night. The lone Saturday game […]

High school football season in Union County kicks off 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30; At Frey Field in Berkeley Heights it will be Johnson vs. Gov. Livingston

The high school football season in New Jersey kicks off Thursday, Aug. 30 and in Union County it will commence at 3 p.m. in Berkeley Heights when Mid-State 36 Conference teams Johnson and Governor Livingston clash. Later Thursday at 7 p.m. New Providence will play at Middlesex in the first scheduled Union County vs. Middlesex […]

Updated Union County football game-scrimmage schedule here for week of Monday, Aug. 27

Here is an updated Union County football game-scrimmage schedule for the week of Monday, Aug. 27: Tuesday, Aug. 28: Rahway at J.P. Stevens, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29: Scotch Plains at Cranford, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30: Dayton at Keyport, 10 a.m. Verona at Brearley, 11 a.m. Summit at Morristown, 4 p.m. Westfield at Pascack […]

Union County coaches Chiola at Linden and Williams at Roselle talk about the many twists and turns of upcoming 2018 campaign; Both open on road Aug. 31 and do not play on Thanksgiving this year

The start of the 2018 high school football season in New Jersey – one with many changes – kicks off one week from this Thursday – Aug. 30. Union County squads begin to have their game-scrimmages this week, with Linden and Plainfield the first to have theirs, both scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22. Linden will […]

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