By JR Parachini on LINDEN, SPORTS
LINDEN – One year Linden has six wins at the cutoff date and becomes the first squad with that many victories to not earn enough power points to qualify in North 2, Group 4 since the playoffs were expanded from four to eight teams in 1998. Two years later, which was last season, the Tigers […]
By JR Parachini on SPORTS, SUMMIT
SUMMIT – There are teams that proclaim they are “rebuilding” and then there are teams that – without saying so – seem to “reload” based on continued success following getting hit very hard by graduation. Gone are standout players such as Mike Badgley, A.J. Iarussi, Nick Liberato, Kyre Negron, Andrew Oristanio, Austin Carbone, Connor O’Malley […]
By JR Parachini on ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS
ROSELLE PARK – To say that last year was a breakout season for the Panthers would be an understatement. On the verge of becoming a prominent player once again in 2011 during James Foy’s final season as head coach, Roselle Park took that momentum to new heights in 2012 under first-year mentor Terry Hanratty. “James […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, HILLSIDE, LINDEN, RAHWAY, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, UNION
Union Farmers represented on Top 11 list by Egwuonwu, Bogan, Iroha
The Union and Plainfield football teams will clash Nov. 2 at Hub Stine Field after both will have played six games. Although they are in different sections (Union in North 2, Group 5 and Plainfield in North 2, Group 4) and different divisions in the Mid-State 38 Conference (Union in the Delaware and Plainfield in […]
By JR Parachini on LINDEN, RAHWAY, SPORTS
Both seeking first championships since mid 1980s
The Linden football team is in a section other than North 2, Group 4 for the first time in a quarter of a century. The Tigers have not won a state championship since 1985. Rahway, like a bouncing ball, is back situated in Central Jersey, Group 2 for the eighth time since NJSIAA reclassification began […]
By JR Parachini on ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS
Terrapin tri-captain and owner of 3.74 GPA was the co-EAGL Gymnast of the Year and a Maryland co-MVP in 2013.
Stephanie Giameo, Roselle Park High School Class of 2011, has already made her mark on the Division 1 gymnastics team at the University of Maryland. Now the Maryland student-athlete is ready to add to her already blossoming legacy. Giameo concluded her sophomore campaign last year by ranking No. 8 on balance beam to earn All-America […]
By JR Parachini on SPORTS, UNION
Will face District 3 champion Brooklawn 72 Sunday at Moody Park in Ewing
Sparked by a three-hitter tossed by right hander Jonathan Brignoni, the Union Post 35 Senior American Legion baseball team advanced to the state finals for the first time in eight years. Brignoni, in a complete-game effort, struck out 12 and walked four to help lead Union 35 to a 5-1 triumph over Haddon Heights 262 […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Union-Essex seniors champs included Gov. Livingston in American Division and Columbia in National, while the juniors champs were Westfield in both the American and National divisions
With the slow dissolving of American Legion baseball in New Jersey caused by the competition of so many other leagues that are now available to players of all different skill levels, high school head coaches Chris Roof, Dan Mondelli and assistant Ralph Yezza decided that it was time for a change. What they wanted for […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Victory at Kean by 30-28 score gives Middlesex County All-Stars 12-8 series lead
UNION – Doug Carter willed the Union All-Stars down the field in the final minutes to make this one of the more dramatic Snapple Bowls in some time. The Union County quarterback got them into the end zone. He needed to get them into the end zone one more time to put the game […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Metellus, Kurywczak, Johns, Bianchi, Romero excited to be playing together one more time
WESTFIELD – John Schinestuhl threw the first touchdown pass in Snapple Bowl history 19 years ago after leading the Roselle Park Panthers to back-to-back 11-0 records and North 2, Group 1 championships during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Last December, Roselle Park reached its first North 2, Group 1 final since the days when players […]