WESTFIELD – This seems to be the perfect time of the season for the Westfield Blue Devils to elevate their game. Three division home games fill the schedule this week, starting with Tuesday’s matchup vs. Cranford. “We feel this is one of the most talented teams Westfield’s had,” senior Caroline Dwyer said. “We’ll continue to […]
Only lead host Pioneers produced was game-winning basket by senior guard Cumiskey with 13.7 seconds to go; Oak Knoll 6-0 senior center Morton leads all scorers with 20 points
NEW PROVIDENCE – Meghan Lamanna, New Providence’s leading scorer, was wise to get teammate Kaitlyn Cumiskey the ball. The senior guard juked her Oak Knoll defender just enough to get past her and drive to the basket for two points. Suddenly, for the first time and with just 13.7 seconds to go, New Providence had […]
The first 7-0 start for the Union boys basketball team in 21 years saw the Farmers open with a thrilling double-overtime victory, capture the Matawan Holiday Tournament for the second time in three years and raise a record amount of money for the St. Jude Foundation. To show how things could have gone the other […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – The latest group of standout Governor Livingston baseball players who will take their talents to the next level all played a part in a very honorable distinction. When they made their mark on the varsity last season they were part of the program in Union County that finished with the most wins […]
Third-place Rahway has most winners with 4: Murray, Francois, Boss and Darisme
UNION – What did it come down to for the Cranford Cougars to capture a sixth consecutive county championship? “We had all 13 wrestlers place, so we all showed up,” ninth-year head coach Pat Gorman said. “Those extra points you get along the way really become important.” Most expected Cranford and Westfield to battle for […]
Hoerle seeks to become first Blue Devils grappler to win 4 crowns
UNION – What to look for during this Saturday’s 45th annual Wrestling Union County Tournament at Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium? It appears that Cranford will capture the event for the sixth consecutive year or Westfield will win the crown for the first time since 1990. Union head coach Dino DeBellonia shares that […]
Host Vikings scored game's final 5 points to capture UCC-Mountain Division clash over Farmers
SCOTCH PLAINS – Union Catholic senior guard Al Richardson made two shots. The first one was significant since it was the only field goal the host Vikings produced in the second quarter. The second one gave Union Catholic the lead back with just 1:01 remaining in the fourth quarter, some 22 seconds after the visiting […]
Tigers held the lead until just under 3 minutes to play; Elizabeth sparked by 11-0 run that gave it the advantage for good
ELIZABETH – Jordan Price had been through it before. The Elizabeth senior power forward has been in several games the past year-plus that saw his Minutemen in need of a sizable comeback if they were to prevail. Elizabeth was in a similar situation Tuesday night. This time it was against neighborhood rival Linden, a team […]
ELIZABETH – What makes tonight’s Union County Conference-Watchung Division boys basketball game that pits Linden (4-3) at Elizabeth (6-0) newsworthy? This is the first time second-year Elizabeth head coach Phil Colicchio is coaching against Linden on the varsity level. At Linden, from the 1997-1998 season through the 2017-2018 campaign Colicchio won over 400 games in […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 6 WATCHUNG DIVISION (3 schools): 1-Elizabeth (0-0) Linden (0-0) Roselle Catholic (0-0) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Union (2-0) 1-Westfield (1-0) 3-Union Catholic (0-0) 4-Scotch Plains (0-1) 5-Plainfield (0-2) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Rahway (1-0) Gov. Livingston (1-0) Oratory Prep (1-0) 4-Summit (0-1) New Providence (0-1) […]