Standout senior wrestlers David Brown of Union and Chris Gural of Roselle Park earned medals for their performances at this weekend’s 83rd annual NJSIAA Tournament at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Brown, who captured his first Region 3 championship at Union last weekend and was making his second straight NJSIAA Tournament appearance, placed eighth at heavyweight. Brown […]
One of the most challenging boys’ basketball sections in all of New Jersey year in and year out is North 2, Group 4. Since 2000, one school has managed to stand a bit taller than the rest. That team is Linden. The Tigers will be playing in their 10th North 2, Group 4 championship game […]
For the fifth straight year and seventh in the last eight there will not be a wrestler from a Union County school that wins a state championship. All four Union County school wrestlers that reached the NJSIAA Tournament’s quarterfinals March 5 were defeated. They will all now try to win in the wrestlebacks to try to […]
Union senior David Brown waited a year for second chance to beat Cinnaminson’s Keith Swartley. Not only did Brown, a first-time Region 3 champion, get the opportunity, but he made the most of it. After getting pinned by Swartley in 1:41 in the states last year, Brown this time edged Swartley 2-1 in the March […]
8 Cranford grapplers advance, including repeat 182 champ Cappello; Undefeated Gazaway of New Providence won at 145
Union standout senior wrestler David Brown experienced what it was like to make it to the NJSIAA Tournament last year and grapple with opponents from the other end of the state that he probably never heard of before. Brown lost both of his state tourney matches last year, but still produced a solid 33-13 record […]
Wilchens leads Cranford with 23 points, Hanner Roselle Catholic with 15
UNION – Cranford, a team known for winning big games because of the way the Cougars thrive defensively, found out that filling the hoop can also lead to mighty success. Cranford wasted no time setting up and taking long-range shots to its liking. When they go in, it opens up the game in a positive […]
Bullock - with game-high 19 points -stars for RC, Walker - with 14 - leads PS
UNION – One of these years Roselle Catholic is finally going to win the Union County Tournament championship. When the three-time defending Non-Public B state champions do so, it will be that much sweeter after another really tough loss in the final. Down by two, Roselle Catholic had one last opportunity to tie the game […]
Union, with 3 first-time champions, improves with 2nd place finish in D10
Union head coach Dino DeBellonia had one goal in mind for his wrestling team going into last weekend’s District 10 Tournament at Millburn. That was simply to improve upon last year’s third-place finish, which was a pretty good jump from finishing ninth and second-to-last just two years ago. That meant Union had to jump over […]
Roselle Catholic boys' still seeking first crown
In what is annually the last week before the state tournaments commence, Union County basketball will continue its path toward crowning new champions. The boys’ and girls’ Union County Tournaments have now reached the semifinal stages, with the top 4 seeds advancing in both. The top 4 seeds making it on the boys’ side is […]
CLARK – All top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 41st annual girls’ basketball Union County Tournament. The top four seeds all reaching the final four, that doesn’t happen quite often in Union County. There’s usually an upset or two along the way, with at least one if not two teams seeded below […]