ROSELLE, NJ — The two Union County Conference girls basketball teams that finished tied for second in last year’s Watchung Division standings battled right away in Roselle on Thursday night, Dec. 19, with each team seeking to dethrone New Providence High School from the mountain as the Pioneers have won the division the past four […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — No more scrimmages. Pre-season practices are complete. Time for what goes on the scoreboard to count. For four Union County Conference boys basketball teams on Thursday, Dec. 19, what they produced was more than their opponent was able to muster. Opening their 2024-2025 campaigns with victories on Thursday, Dec. 19, were […]
UNION, NJ — A highly challenging first match went Union High School’s way, courtesy of five wins by fall and another by technical fall. That early-season momentum manifested itself into a quality showing at the Dover Tournament that the Farmers compete in at this time every year. Following a season-opening 41-36 triumph at home against […]
UNION, NJ — Seeking a bounce-back season, following an uncharacteristic 7-15 finish a year ago, the Union High School boys basketball team will begin to climb a mountain in 2024-2025 with players void of a large dose of experience and togetherness. “We are a little young and inexperienced at the varsity level,” head coach Kevin […]
CRANFORD, NJ — What’s in store for the Cranford High School’s Cougars on the mat in 2024-2025? Sparked by standout grapplers in senior Jordan Chapman and juniors Michael Daly and Luke Scholz, a lot more winning, both team-wise and individually. Last year’s Group 3 finalist and North 2, Group 3 sectional state champion closed at […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A breakthrough season of sorts was realized last year for the Cranford High School girls basketball team. Head coach Allison Skrec’s first team that finished better than .500 and since the 2015-2016 team closed 15-9, threatened for both Union County Tournament and North 2, Group 3 supremacy. The Cougars, with seven varsity […]
UNION, NJ — A season of hope and hard work paying off, ultimately, in terms of winning more games than not, is soon to commence for the Union High School boys basketball team. The Farmers eye a “classic” bounce-back season, if you will, following a 7-15 campaign that consisted of more streaks that fell on […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit High School’s football team had a season much better than its final 5-4 record. The No. 1 premise in that argument is that, after a 4-0 start, which included double-digit wins against eventual playoff teams Hillside and Cranford high schools, the Hilltoppers ran into one of the toughest schedules in all […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Before September, Abraham Clark High School’s Rams from Roselle were 0-1. Before October, they were still winless at 0-5. Before the season’s first victory was realized, the start was 0-6. It was rough going for a team, learning a new system with first-year head coach Tyrone Turner, who did most of […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — One of the best seasons in David Brearley High School boys soccer history came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, Nov. 19, just one game shy of where the Union County Group 1 school reached a year ago. David Brearley, a first-time Central Jersey, Group 1 sectional state champion, was defeated at […]