UNION, NJ — A smooth transition into the 2024 football campaign was sought when Union High School moved in the direction of hiring from within for its next head coach. Shortly after Lou Grasso Jr. stepped down to become the athletic director at his native Colonia High School, one of his assistants was promoted. Jason […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The cliché, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” appropriately applies to this year’s Jonathan Dayton High School baseball team. When Group 1 Jonathan Dayton lost at Bergen County Group 4 power Ridgewood High School, 4-0, on Saturday, April 20, Ridgewood went on to post another solid 23-5 season, and the Bulldogs […]
HAMILTON, NJ — When Governor Livingston High School junior right hander Matty Diskin took the mound in the top of the seventh, he had every intention of finishing what he started. This was his game. This was his shutout. This was for a state championship and there was no turning back. Entering the inning having […]
UNION, NJ – First Myles Hamilton, even before Halloween, and then Tyler Kessel, just five days after, saw their senior seasons conclude abruptly in state tournament play. Hamilton helped Linden High School go 6-3-1 last year, but the Tigers fell at Morris Knolls High School, 17-7, in the first round of the North 1, Group […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Last year, players from Union County made a big impact in the Paul Robeson Football All-Star Classic. For the first time, players from Union County high schools were part of the East roster. You had Hillside High School’s Caleb Salters starting at quarterback and earning East Offensive MVP honors as he […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Winning four games in a row is never an easy task. To do it in state tournament play is that much more challenging. The David Brearley High School Bears of Kenilworth and the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders of Clark were both solid teams heading into their sectional playoffs. Both […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The goal for the Jonathan Dayton High School softball team this week is simple: Three more home wins in three days and another trophy will be hoisted. Fresh off its first-ever Union County Tournament championship, won on Monday, May 20, the Bulldogs began North 2, Group 2 state tournament play two days […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The best Group 1 baseball in the state may reside in Union County. Since 2009, Group 1 schools David Brearley, Roselle Park, Jonathan Dayton and New Providence high schools have captured sectional state championships and have proven to be in the mix every year. Now, these four teams advanced once again […]
UNION, NJ — How to become a family, caring about each other, putting the team first, being there for the players, becoming a positive role model and going out and, amidst all the hard work, simply having fun were the football philosophies Lou Grasso Jr. took from his father, Lou Grasso Sr. They served Lou […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Perhaps the only improbable conclusion to an unprecedented championship-game matchup would be that both teams would produce home runs in their final at-bats. Second-seeded Jonathan Dayton High School, which had never won the championship, was in control and in the lead the entire game. Going into the top of the seventh, the […]