CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford High School softball team, coming off an outstanding 24-6 season that included the program’s first Union County Tournament championship since 2010, will find out a lot about what kind of team it has this week. The Cougars, who challenged state power Immaculate Heart Academy in the LaRezza Invitational at Immaculate […]
UNION, NJ — Sparked by the standout performance of senior college-bound catcher Elvin Espinal and some quality pitchers that he will be handling, the Union High School baseball team seems to be a prominent player once again in Union County and also in North 2, Group 4. The Farmers have produced records better than .500 […]
UNION, NJ — Shannon McMahon was a pretty good softball pitcher herself at South Plainfield High School and then Kean University. Union High School softball team’s first-year head coach also has a “pretty good” pitcher to work with and continue to show the way in junior right-hander Alexa Liquori. A prominent player for then–head coach […]
UNION, NJ — The fifth group to be inducted into the Union High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been selected. Included are athletes, teams, a coach and a special contributor. The Class of 2022 will be honored on Monday, Nov. 21, at Galloping Hill Caterers in Union. The athletes inducted this year are Donald […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Bolstered by a bevy of players who reside in Mountainside, this year’s Governor Livingston High School baseball team in Berkeley Heights is showing immediate signs of excelling on the mound and with its gloves. Producing at the plate is currently a work in progress. “I would definitely say that our pitching and […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey’s premier all-star football event is back. The media day for the 42nd annual Phil Simms NJ North/South All Star Football Classic will take place on Sunday, March 27, at Piscataway High School, with the players and their parents in attendance […]
ROSELLE, NJ — For the first time in four years, but for the fourth time since 2013, Roselle Catholic High School is the king of New Jersey boys basketball. After coming back to tie the game at the end of regulation, outscoring top-seeded Group 2 state champion Camden High School in the last quarter by […]
UNION, NJ — Taking advantage of the small gap between the conclusion of county tournaments and the commencement of the state tourneys after Memorial Day, a first-time, two-day baseball event is planned to take place at Union High School’s Gordon R. LeMatty Field. The first Tip Your Cap Classic includes two games scheduled to be […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — This has been a banner season for Union County basketball, with three schools capturing state championships last weekend and advancing to the final Tournament of Champions competition that is going on this week. The Roselle Catholic High School boys, Elizabeth High School boys and Westfield High School girls all won state […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The present and future of Cranford High School wrestling ventured south to Atlantic City as some of the best wrestlers in New Jersey. It was a fitting tribute to another highlight-filled season for the Cougars, one that included a seventh-straight Union County Tournament championship, another Union County Conference–Watchung Division title and a […]