UNION COUNTY, NJ — Which heavyweight will prevail? Will it be fourth-seeded Elizabeth High School for the first time since 2004? How about top-seeded Plainfield High School for the first time since 2012 and only the second time since 1979? Second-seeded Roselle Catholic High School was the last team to repeat, winning its last two […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Who gets the top seed for the upcoming boys basketball Union County Tournament? That’s a good question. As the first week in February commenced a few days ago, you could have considered Plainfield, Roselle Catholic or Elizabeth high schools, based on regular season results so far. Elizabeth split Union County Conference–Watchung […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Can the Cranford High School Cougars capture another North 2, Group 3 sectional state wrestling championship? We’ll see it beginning Monday night, Feb. 10. Coming off a thrilling 37-36 triumph at home on Friday night, Jan. 31, against Governor Livingston High School, Cranford took a 15-3 record in its Wednesday, Feb. 5, […]
CLARK, NJ — One of the best starts ever in the history of Arthur L. Johnson High School’s boys basketball program, the Crusaders begin the final week of January 13-0 and are the only undefeated team remaining in Union County, which was highlighted on Saturday, Jan. 25, when a victory was realized against a team […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Perhaps the story of the year in Union County girls basketball this first half of the 2024-2025 campaign reached a zenith of sorts on Saturday, Jan. 25, during Girls Basketball Day at Roselle Park High School. Comfortably ahead of an opponent the host Panthers lost to the last five times they […]
CLARK, NJ — Nearly a quarter of a century ago at this time, we were gearing for a New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl in early 2001, the only one that the Giants lost, which featured this behemoth of a defensive lineman. He hailed from Kenilworth. He played his high school ball at […]
UNION, NJ — Simply put, Union’s Ariel Azeredo is among the top wrestlers in Union County. So when the Union County Tournament returned to Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium last year, Azeredo had an opportunity to become one of Union’s first county champions in seven years. Azeredo’s first attempt to win a county […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Cougars made the 50th annual wrestling Union County Tournament that was contested at Union High School’s gym on Saturday, Jan. 18, a special one for the program by capturing the team title for a record 10th consecutive time. Cranford High School’s magnificent run, which began with the 2015 tournament when […]
CRANFORD, NJ — There have been dominant programs over the years Roselle Park High School won the tournament seven years in a row from 1997-2003. After a two-year break, when Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School in 2004 and Rahway High School in 2005 won their last crowns, David Brearley High School hoisted the team trophy for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A decade of dominance. No school has ever pinned down the wrestling Union County Tournament the way the Cranford Cougars have. Since winning the championship in 2015, no school other than Cranford High School has managed to capture the team title. At the 49th annual UCT at Union High School’s Louis […]