By JR Parachini on CRANFORD, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Two of the top senior football players in Union County for 2015 are both playing for Cranford. You have lineman Will Fries, who two months ago gave Penn State a verbal commitment. You also have returning quarterback Jack Schetelich, who opposing defenses found it rather difficult to contain him in 2014 as he guided the […]
By JR Parachini on RAHWAY, SPORTS
One of Brian Russo’s biggest wins as a head coach took place in Union County six years ago. The Woodbridge native and 1996 Woodbridge High School graduate guided eighth-seeded Woodbridge to a stunning 23-14 win at top-seeded Union in a North 2, Group 4 quarterfinal. The new Rahway mentor now has designs on leading the […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
UNION FARMERS Sept. 11 Phillipsburg, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 Franklin, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Oct. 9 Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m. Oct. 16 Hillsborough, 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Ridge, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Linden, 7 p.m. […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGES: UNION: Game scrimmage Sept. 3 North Bergen, 6 p.m. ROSELLE PARK: Aug. 25 Quad, 10 a.m. Aug. 28 Keyport, 11 a.m. BREARLEY: Aug. 21 North Plainfield, 10 a.m. Aug. 28 South River, 10 a.m. SUMMIT: Aug. 25 Bloomfield, Caldwell, Shore Regional, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 Columbia, 10:30 […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
UNION – There’s always a price to pay when attempting to win one of these all-star games. To say that the Middlesex County squad had the right fee Thursday night would be a most appropriate statement. That fee was paid in the form of diminituve running back Chase Fee of Spotswood. One of the shortest […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
The last time Kyle Phipps played in a football game he helped lead Linden to its first state championship in 29 years. The next time, which will be Thursday night, he hopes to help lead the team he is playing for to its first triumph over the opposing side in three years. Victories have been […]
By JR Parachini on LINDEN, RAHWAY, SPORTS
UNION – Pretty standard football discussion includes arguments about what offense to run or what defense to be in. But what about special teams? That part of the game – often ignored – is just as important as offense and defense. For the South, excelling on special teams was – perhaps – the biggest reason […]
By JR Parachini on LINDEN, SPORTS
Now that the bar has been set about as high as it can go, Albert Chiola has the challenge in front of him of making sure Linden football remains as competitive as it can be. Chiola, who will turn 41 on June 24, was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach just a few weeks […]
By JR Parachini on SPORTS, SUMMIT
Standout sophomore Ali Baiocco netted 6 goals for Oak Knoll and star junior Sara Szynal 6 for Hilltoppers, who finished 20-5
UNION – With the game, the tournament and the season – post state championship contests – on the line, Oak Knoll standout sophomore Ali Baiocco was not finished. Not by a long shot. After in-town rival Summit tied Saturday’s girls’ lacrosse Tournament of Champions final with less than seven minutes to go in the second half, […]
By JR Parachini on MOUNTAINSIDE, SPORTS
Berkeley Heights school captured 3rd state crown since 1999
TOMS RIVER – You can say that everything is okay in Berkeley Heights today, June 6. That’s because the high school’s baseball team won a state championship, beating the opposition by the score of 10-4. Continuing another roll after falling in the Union County Tournament championship game exactly four Saturdays ago, Governor Livingston scored immediately, […]