CRANFORD MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Johnny Bush, varsity golfer “Johnny, a junior at Cranford High School, has been our No. 1 player for the past three seasons and this year he has led our team to a 12-2 record, as of May 12. This year, he has recorded the lowest nine-hole season average ever at Cranford High School — 36.3. […]

MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Zach Fernandez, junior, baseball “Zach Fernandez picked up his second shutout of the year when Union defeated West Morris in a 6-0 win over West Morris. This season, he has four complete games of allowing one earned run or less. He is 4-2 with a 1.92 ERA in 43.2 inning pitched. He has 43 strikeouts and just […]

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Dominique Gaskins, senior, track and field “Dominique Gaskins is a senior thrower for the Union track and field team. She has been an integral part of the team’s field events with a concentration in the shot and discs for the past four years. Dominique recently won the Watchung Conference Championships in the shot with a personal record […]

Former MLB All-Star arrested in Linden for threatening Uber driver

Former MLB All-Star arrested in Linden for threatening Uber driver

LINDEN, NJ — Former Major League Baseball All-Star Lenny Dykstra was arrested by Linden police May 23, after he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened an Uber driver, officials said. The 55-year-old outfielder, who played from 1985 to 1996 with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, was arrested outside Linden Police Department Headquarters […]

Union County baseball, softball state tournament schedule here for Tuesday, May 29

UNION COUNTY BASEBALL STILL ALIVE IN STATES (5): Westfield, Scotch Plains, New Providence, Gov. Livingston, Oratory Prep. TUESDAY, MAY 29 NORTH 2, GROUP 4 SEMIFINAL: 4-Scotch Plains at 1-Westfield NORTH 2, GROUP 1 SEMIFINAL: 5-Hoboken at 1-New Providence CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 2 SEMIFINAL: 4-Metuchen at 1-Gov. Livingston NON-PUBLIC, NORTH A QUARTERFINAL: 8-Oratory Prep at 1-Bergen […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records here as of Monday, May 28

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 28 WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (6-3-1) 2-Scotch Plains (6-4) 3-Westfield (5-4) 4-Cranford (4-5-1) 5-Union (4-6) 6-Elizabeth (3-6) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-New Providence (7-1) – outright champions 2-Johnson (6-2) 3-Summit (5-3) 4-Union Catholic (2-6) 5-Linden (0-8) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Rahway (8-1) 2-Roselle Park […]