ROSELLE PARK – A much more experienced team – the Panthers return eight starters on offense and also eight on defense – could be the impetus to Roselle Park producing its first winning season in four years. “We’re excited,” sixth-year head coach Terry Hanratty said. “We have 18 seniors and a freshman class of 20. […]
PLAINFIELD – When looking close up at the results of last year’s games, there were – believe it or not – positives to be drawn from a one-win season. “When I sat down with the coaches and players and watched the films, a lot of what we did was self-inflicted,” second-year head coach Corey Tucker, […]
A prominent player at Linden, Kyle Phipps, transferred to Don Bosco Prep for his sophomore year after making the varsity and playing some at that level his freshman year at Linden. For whatever reasons, it didn’t work out for Phipps in Ramsey. Phipps came back to Linden and played there again on the varsity level […]
New Providence back in N2, G1 and Linden back in N2, G4
The new football classifications affect five Union County schools. Cranford, Rahway and Summit are back in North 2, Group 3. In the past three years Rahway was in Central Jersey, Group 3 and in the past two Summit was in North 2, Group 4 – both for the first time. Cranford was situated in CJ, G3 last […]
Will play at Roselle Park on Thanksgiving for the second year in a row
The Roselle Rams football schedule was totally revised today – Monday, July 31 – as listed on the website: unioncountyconferencenj.com. Here is the old schedule: 2017 ROSELLE RAMS Sept. 9 Bernards, noon Sept. 15 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Johnson, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 Hillside, noon Oct. 7 New Providence, noon Oct. […]
Last year, because of various scheduling conflicts, Union was unable to have a game-scrimmage before its 2016 season commenced. Brearley will have the same situation this season because Pingry left the Mid-State 38 Conference, which now has 37 schools. Last year Pingry was situated in the Mid-State’s eight-team Union Division along with Brearley, Roselle Park, […]
The Union SC Crimson Tide U-17 girls’ team performed quite well to place third in the US Soccer Club Nationals that were contested July 21-24 at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Union finished 3-1 in four matches and tied for first with its record. The Crimson Tide lost out on tiebreakers for the finals to […]
The Union SC Crimson Tide U-17 girls’ soccer team that captured the Mid-Atlantic Regional championship held in Somerset on June 29 got off to a fine start in the US Club Soccer Nationals it advanced to, which were held July 21-24 in Westfield, Ind. Union won both of the matches it played Friday, July 21 before falling […]
Cranford's Bakie, Roselle's Stephens, Johnson's Fischetti, Rahway's Anderson score UC TDs
UNION – After leading at the half – a longer than usual intermission caused by a lightning delay – and also ahead going into the final 15 minutes, the Union County All-Stars had to sort of re-invent themselves in order to come out on top again. The Middlesex County All-Stars finally got into the end […]
Proceeds benefit Edison-based Lakeview School, a program of the New Jersey Institute for Disabilities, and the Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside
UNION – Gerald Hairston III led the Roselle Rams to a Union County-best 495 points. Brian Oblachinski guided the Cranford Cougars to the third most points of any Union County squad last year, 358. Repeat North 2, Group 5 champion Westfield was second with 378. Union County’s All-Star quarterbacks hope to lead their football team […]