UNION COUNTY, NJ — It seems that the same questions are asked every year concerning local high school football teams. Which teams will be good? Which teams will show improvement? Which teams have a chance to win a division title or even a state championship? To get an initial indication, sort of a pre-season rating, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The high school football season beginning in late August has now become a common trend in New Jersey. That means that official practice now is less than a month away, although most schools have already begun. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has listed on its website that the first […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School learned a valuable lesson two years ago, when the Farmers appeared in the first Battle at the Beach. Union found out quickly that fourth-quarter turnovers can prove quite costly. Union opened its 2021 season with a 31-28 loss to Millville High School in one of the Battle at the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When you’re talking about one of the most consistent football programs, not only in Union County, but in the entire state of New Jersey for more than a decade, you’re talking about the Cranford Cougars. Cranford High School has produced 13 consecutive winning seasons, 2010 to 2022, and has qualified for the […]
UNION, NJ — Saturday was July 1. Before you know it, and it gets earlier and earlier now in the Garden State, high school football will be upon us. With the season starting in late August once again, opening day is Saturday, Aug. 25, and official practice is just five weeks away. Although, nod nod […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The four softball division champions in the Union County Conference for the 2023 season all enjoyed dominating stretches en route to the league titles they captured. Watchung Division repeat champion Cranford High School, which finished 26-5 after also winning a third straight Union County Tournament championship for the second time in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — There were two Union County Conference baseball crossover games this season where the top of the seventh inning proved to be quite crucial. Eventual Mountain Division winner Summit High School was three outs away from handing eventual four-peat Watchung Division champ Cranford High School its first loss on Wednesday, April 19. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — He scored his team’s only touchdown, and that was a struggle to get into the end zone against a pretty solid defensive unit that jelled. He dropped back to pass and, when his receivers were covered, he zig-zagged his way to positive yardage, trying to ease through whatever holes his blockers ahead […]
UNION, NJ — The Union Farmers are gearing for another August start to their football season. This time, it will be the weekend before Labor Day weekend – the second time in three years. For the second time, Union High School football will open at Ocean City High School, playing in one of the games […]
UNION, NJ – During the course of the past four varsity seasons for the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders, Brett Makowsky lit up the scoreboard on more than one occasion. There was a 43-yard field goal early in his junior year for his first of six career field goals in 10 attempts. On three […]