Wins eighth straight to improve to 8-1 overall heading into next weekend's North, Group 1 playoffs
KENILWORTH – On a night when his grandfather Jerry, who passed away last Dec. 28, was honored for his many contributions to Kenilworth athletics, grandson Dan Ramos produced a performance that the opposition simply could not stop. Ramos carried the ball 20 times for 149 yards and three touchdowns, completed four of six passes for […]
Last two meetings have gone right down to the wire
Last year New Providence found a way in overtime after visiting Brearley kept coming back. On Friday night the two Union County Group 1 powers will clash again and for the second straight season the Mid-State 38 Conference’s Union Division championship will be on the line. Perhaps Union County’s biggest game this weekend pits New […]
Host Middlesex County foe Sayreville on Nov. 1 Senior Night
Imagine a scenario where Ridge, coached by Union graduate Bill Tracy, comes to Union’s Cooke Memorial Field the fourth weekend in November to try to prevent the host Farmers from winning their first state championship in 26 years? It could happen. It’s that time of the year. We now start thinking about possible playoff matchups […]
Penalty kicks should be back in the mix to decide one champion beginning next year
CLARK – The favorite, the top seed, the team that beat the other team twice in two tries in division play and the team seeking to win the championship for the first time in 10 years was on its way, taking a relatively quick 2-0 lead. The underdog, the third seed, the team that moved […]
Giraldo, Montoya score in first half for Elizabeth, while Harris and Todorov connect for Summit in second
UNION – With less than 13 minutes to go underdog Summit trailed the No. 2-ranked team in the state, Elizabeth, by two goals. Up until that point, including two regular season Union County Conference-Watchung Division losses, the Hilltoppers had managed to score only one goal against the Minutemen, covering some 227 minutes. Then Summit took […]
Cranford won both Watchung Division meetings by one goal, the first one decided in overtime
Right back where they expected to be. That can be said for the Cranford Cougars as they are, for the second straight season, one win away from capturing their first county crown since 2009. The 39th annual girls’ soccer Union County Tournament championship game will pit third-seeded Westfield (8-3-5) vs. top-seeded Cranford (13-3-1) Friday night […]
The soccer Union County Tournament championship games are set to be contested this week. The boys’ final is Thursday night, Oct. 24 at 7:30 at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium in Union. It will be second-seeded Summit vs. top-seeded Elizabeth. This is the fifth time Summit is in the championship game. The last time was in […]
Cougars next play at North Hunterdon Oct. 25 for outright Mid-State Conference-Raritan Division title
CRANFORD – What’s it like to play football for Cranford head coach Erik Rosenmeier? “You learn the importance of being able to execute what you do every day,” senior quarterback Connor Katz said. “He wants you to be you and go out and give it everything you’ve got.” Senior two-way lineman Patrick Blowe said: “I […]
When Erik Rosenmeier was hired in 2005 to succeed Cranford 1984 graduate Chris Hull as head coach of the Cougars, Cranford football was just on the heels of turning the corner. Cranford has just made the playoffs three years on a row for the first time in program history and came within a whisker of […]
Here's a look at results from that 8-2-1 state title season from 1984
Rahway came close to winning a state championship last year. This year the Indians presently have the look of a team that will accomplish that feat. Standout senior middle linebacker Qualil Lumpkins likes where Rahway is at the moment, but also cautions: “stay hungry and take it one game at a time.” Rahway defeated Cranford […]
