Columbia first-year head football coach Gary Mobley speaks about his Cougars making North 2, Group 5 playoffs with 1-7 record at cutoff, 1-8 overall; His squad will play at top seed Bridgewater-Raritan (9-0) Nov. 11

Happy that his team made it, but feels that teams under .500 shouldn't get in

Let’s get right to it. From a Monday (Nov. 7) afternoon phone conversation, here’s what first-year Columbia head coach Gary Mobley thinks about his Cougars making the North 2, Group 5 playoffs as the eighth seed and with a record of 1-8 overall, 1-7 at the cutoff. “From a coaches’ perspective I’m happy for my […]

Union County boys’ soccer in section semis Nov. 7 and girls’ soccer Nov. 8

Here is the schedule for Union County boys’ and girls’ soccer teams still alive in the state tournament: UNION COUNTY BOYS’ SOCCER SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS MONDAY, NOV. 7 NORTH 2, GROUP 4 3-Scotch Plains at 2-Millburn NORTH 2, GROUP 3 7-Summit at 6-Middletown North NORTH 2, GROUP 1 6-Roselle Park at 2-Dayton SECTIONAL FINALS ARE THURSDAY, […]

Complete Union County football schedule here – playoffs and regional crossovers – for Nov. 10, 11, 12

Here is complete Union County football schedule for next weekend: Thursday, Nov. 10, Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday Nov. 12. Regional crossover (consolation) games are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 12 and playoff games for Nov. 11 and 12. There are a total of 17 games (11 playoffs and 6 consolations) for the 17 Union […]

Summit council member appointed to new role

SUMMIT, NJ — On Oct, 25, Summit Councilmember Robert Rubino was appointed to the Board of Directors of University Hospital by Gov. Christie on Thursday, Oct. 20 according to a press release from the city of Summit. Rubino is the CEO of Rubino OBGYN Group, which consists of 10 doctors and five offices. He’s involved […]

Union County football schedule, picks, JR’s Top 10 right here; This is the final weekend before the playoffs

UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Thursday, Nov. 3 (1 game) Bridgewater-Raritan at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. BR won 27-21 Friday, Nov. 4 (8 games) Union at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m. Franklin at Linden, 7 p.m. Summit at Somerville, 7 p.m. North Plainfield at Rahway, 7 p.m. Cranford at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m. Hillside […]