Summit field hockey edges Johnson with no time left to advance to UCT championship game

Sophomore Codey nets both Hilltopper goals in come-from-behind semifinal triumph

CLARK – Sometimes a team doesn’t manage to take its first lead until very late. The Summit field hockey team took that to a new level Saturday afternoon. The Hilltoppers managed to score the winning goal – for their only lead of the game – with exactly no time remaining in the second half. Kendall […]

Union girls’ soccer hangs tough vs. Scotch Plains in UCT quarterfinals

Goalkeeper Rivero, defender Moneme excel for Farmers

        SCOTCH PLAINS – When you’re going up against a team that you know will be difficult to apply a great deal of offensive pressure on that puts the onus on your defense to be practically perfect. Union’s defense played well against Scotch Plains Saturday afternoon, but allowed the visitors to score […]

Cranford football halted by visiting Ridge 35-21

Penalties hurt Cougars, who fall to 5-2; Dwyer scores 2 TDs, Zoughy 1

CRANFORD – Unlike previous opponents, Cranford made Ridge work real hard. The Cougars were the first team to take a lead on the Red Devils and they also managed to rush for 221 yards by halftime. Not bad for a Group 3 school vs. an undefeated Group 5 squad. If the Red Devils were to […]

Dayton Bulldogs football comes back to blitz Pingry Big Blue

Cioffi scores 3 TDs, Saladino - receiving - and Fletcher - rushing - produce one each

  UNION- After losing the ball on a fumble during its first possession and then turning the ball over again on an interception in the second quarter, Dayton was not exactly playing a crisp brand of football on a crisp Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs came out fired up, seeking to build upon last week’s big […]

Elizabeth, Johnson, Union, Cranford football teams continue winning ways

Minutemen 6-0, Crusaders and Farmers 4-1 and Cougars 5-1

Union County football teams that continued their winning ways Friday night were Elizabeth, Johnson, Union and Cranford. Elizabeth is now 6-0, Johnson and Union 4-1 and Cranford 5-1.   THIS WEEKEND’S UNION COUNTY SCHEDULE: Friday, Oct. 12 (7 games) Hillsborough at Union – Union 28, Hillsborough 24   Elizabeth at Bridgewater-Raritan – Elizabeth 39, BR […]

GL football holds off Hillside for initial triumph

Bruner, Jennings score key fourth quarter GL TDs; Straile excels for Comets

BERKELEY HEIGHTS – No team wants to start its season out at 0-5. That’s what Hillside and Governor Livingston were out to avoid Saturday afternoon. Just when it looked like the host Highlanders were on their way to a victory, the visiting Comets struck for a fourth-quarter touchdown to finally get on the scoreboard, pull to […]

Roselle Park football tops Brearley for first time since 2001

Matthews rushes for 189 yards, 3 touchdowns

KENILWORTH – Brian Matthews, a first-year varsity starter, didn’t quite know the history of Brearley’s recent dominance over Roselle Park. The Roselle Park standout junior running back-defensive back heard about it from his teammates. “I’m new to this,” Matthews said Friday night. What the 5-8, 165 pound Matthews isn’t new to is taking the ball, […]

Cranford football sparked by talents of Diaz, Dwyer

Roselle lifted by play of Taylor, Canady, Athis

Cranford football sparked by talents of Diaz, Dwyer

ROSELLE – Before Cranford had a chance to step on the field and begin defending the North 2, Group 3 championship it captured last December, the Cougars had to deal with injuries to several key players. Two of them were seniors Jimmy Dwyer and Nick Diaz. Dwyer suffered a concussion in the pre-season, while Diaz […]

Tigers looking to scratch their way to a 2nd victory

Grid squad seeks to top Immaculata again

LINDEN – The last time Linden traveled to Somerville to play mighty Immaculata at its Brooks Field, the Tigers came away with a 19-14 victory two years ago. Linden played Immaculata tough at home last year before falling 33-20. The Tigers, who are 1-3 and looking to snap a two-game losing streak, can turn their […]

Mannix a semifinalist for college FB award

KENILWORTH — Holy Cross senior strong safety Tom Mannix of Kenilworth, a 2009 Brearley graduate, has been selected as one of 147 semifinalists for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy endowed by HealthSouth – formerly known as the Draddy Trophy – as announced by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. Mannix and […]