UNION, NJ — Well, it lasted for a year. That is the only lead the North has had in this football all-star series, as the South came back in the fourth quarter to edge the North for its first win in seven years. It was an interception at the South 10 on the final play […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — One of the most difficult things in high school sports in the Garden State is winning four games in a row to capture a sectional state championship. The Governor Livingston High School baseball and Arthur L. Johnson High School softball teams can now say that they not only did it this […]
UNION, NJ — In a town where lacrosse rules during the spring, another sport is coming on. Girls flag football is here to stay in Summit. Seniors Audrey Pisarra and Rebecca Harris are two of the pioneers. They, along with Summit Coach Frank Harpster, represented the Hilltoppers in the annual NJ Jersey Girls Flag Football […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — For the second time, there will be Flag Football and North-South Football at Kean University on Sunday, June 8. Union County will be well-represented in both. The second annual NJ Girls Flag Football Game will commence at noon, followed by the 47th annual Phil Simms North-South High School All-Star Football Classic […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Whenever Chris Roof reaches a milestone, his first words to a question about it are “Bill Howard.” Howard was Roof’s head coach when Roof played his baseball at Governor Livingston High School, before graduating in 1992. Roof, 51, has said, time and again, that it was Howard who shaped the player […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — One win away from playing for a sectional state championship. There were plenty of Union County softball teams who made it to Wednesday, June 4, sectional semifinal contests. All were just seven innings, or more, from playing for a trophy. Sectional state championship games, to be played at the higher seeds […]
UNION — How does the Governor Livingston High School baseball team sidestep the state-ranking, the undefeated record and constantly being a heavy favorite? “One game, one inning, one pitch at a time,” standout junior catcher Michael Basile said. On the 13th pitch thrown by Union Catholic High School senior right-hander Nick Anderson, Basile smoked a […]
UNION, NJ — Not often does the eighth seed get all the way to the championship game and then have a lead in it as it attempts to win the title. That was the case for the Summit High School Hilltoppers last week, a program that won just three games in 2023 and then, just […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Experience vs. the first time in a long time. That was the scenario Tuesday, May 20, at Kean University’s field in Union, when top-seeded Governor Livingston High School was scheduled to face third-seeded Union Catholic High School in the 71st annual baseball Union County Tournament championship game. The game was originally […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Could Summit High School do it again? Could the Hilltoppers have knocked off another higher-seeded team en route to its first championship? In the way was Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School, which reached the final last year and was seeking just its second title and first since way back in 1977. That was […]