The explosive running backs include Rahway’s Dashon Moore, Summit’s Max Jackson and Hillside’s James Louis. The absolute studs on defense consist of Rahway’s Shimei Page, Summit’s Jack Kelly and Hillside’s Brian Ugwu. The efficient, calm-cool-and-collected, offensive-leading, signal-callers are Rahway lefty-throwing senior Jakir Robinson, Summit senior Skyler Schluter and Hillside junior Gavin Melendez. These are the […]
HILLSIDE – Yankee Stadium is referred to, for example, as The Stadium, the home of the Bronx Bombers, and most appropriately – The House that Ruth built. There’s another field that has multiple names. That’s where the Hillside Comets football team calls home. Now with field turf for the first time, we can start with […]
One of the best one-year turnarounds in Union County sports history is complete. One year after the Union boys’ soccer team had one of its worst records at 0-16-3 – the Farmers also only won three games two years ago – Union finished a spectacular 2018 campaign with an unbeaten record of 16-0-4. The Farmers […]
What might be the best looking-ahead factor about a team that just completed an outstanding 19-3 season? Well, in the case of the Cranford girls’ tennis team, perhaps it’s the fact that the Cougars return five of their seven starters for 2019, including all three singles players. Cranford’s 19-3 record included the Cougars capturing the […]
Robinson, Moore, Burnett lift Indians past visiting South Plainfield; Up next is game at Summit for crown
RAHWAY – The Rahway football team defeated South Plainfield 28-7 Saturday at Rahway River Park to advance to its first North 2, Group 3 state championship game since 2008. The Indians are seeking to win the section for the first time since 1984. Third-seeded Rahway is now 9-1, has won nine straight, and will play […]
UNION CITY – Although the Farmers will not advance to their first state championship game in five years, there is plenty for Union football to be proud about. Much was accomplished in 2018, with a lot more success on the horizon. First came the late comeback in the season-opener vs. visiting Linden, with Union tying […]
Senior RB Lucien rushes for 178 yards on 15 carries, including TD runs of 43, 65 and 5
UNION – While the fans of Union Farmers football might not have had the same faith at intermission, the players themselves knew exactly what was at stake. “We better get our act together in the second half or our season will conclude much sooner than expected,” was one outburst. It was raining. It was pouring. […]
9 Union County teams seek to advance to next round
Welcome to the Tournament of Champions in New Jersey high school football. I say that because for the first time half of the public school state championship teams will lose games afterwards. Some could lose twice. Those fortunate enough will still game-plan for another contest – a first-time Bowl Game. Some will game-plan for two […]
For the Union boys’ soccer team it really didn’t matter that it shared the Union County Tournament championship with two-time defending (once shared) champion Westfield. A year ago the Farmers didn’t win a single UCT contest. They didn’t win a single game – for that matter – finishing with one of the worst records in […]
HILLSIDE – After going 8-0, winning the Mid-State Conference’s Valley Division championship for the first time and concluding a regular season schedule with home wins over Group 3 North Plainfield and Group 4 Cranford – the latter on its new turf field – now comes the difficult part for the Hillside Comets. Defending last year’s […]
