Panthers first shot at milestone victory will come at Scotch Plains Jan. 19; They will then wrestle at Waldwick Tournament Jan. 20
The Roselle Park wrestling team produced a big Union County Conference-Watchung Division victory Wednesday night , Jan. 17 as the Panthers defeated Cranford 33-25. It was the first Watchung Division match for Roselle Park, which is now 1-0 in the division and 10-1 overall. Cranford slipped to 1-1 in the division and 5-2 overall. Cranford […]
Crusaders are scheduled to play St. Peter's Prep Jan. 20 during Investors Games at Kean University
As of Monday, Jan. 15, Johnson boys’ basketball standout George Visconti is 243 points shy of reaching 2,000. So far during his senior season the 6-4 forward has scored 167 points in eight games for a 20.9 average. He produced 1,590 points his first three seasons, playing all 76 Johnson varsity games over that span. […]
Panthers produce most champions with 4; Montgomery, Wustefeld are the Outstanding Wrestlers
UNION – Matthew Savino made placing third a memory he will cherish the rest of his life. Although the Cranford junior grappler did not win the heavyweight championship, his third-place finish – which was came on the final bout of the day – clinched a fourth straight county title for his Cougars. When Savino pinned […]
UNION – Cranford will clash at Roselle Park next Wednesday night – Jan. 17 – in a key Union County Conference-Watchung Division wrestling match that will be sure to draw much local interest. Perhaps Union County’s top two teams will put on a show wrestling fans will not want to miss. Before that, however, there […]
Cranford, which last year reached the G3 semis, is 4-0, while PBurg sports a 3-0 mark
The site is no longer referred to as “The Pit” but for the Cranford wrestling team tonight’s (Jan. 6) first match at Phillipsburg is one the Cougars have been looking forward to for some time. On the same Saturday night in January last year the teams met in the regular season for the first time, with Cranford coming away […]
ROSELLE – Subjective: which is the best girls’ basketball team in Union County? Objective: After a total team effort lifted Roselle Catholic to a convincing Watchung Division victory over The Patrick School of Elizabeth there is no denying the Lions made a case Friday night to say that they are. With standout junior center Taniya […]
The Rahway boys’ basketball team captured its own holiday tournament last week by first defeating defending champion Johnson 74-68 and then Gov. Livingston 56-43 in the championship game. Johnson beat Rahway 36-35 in last year’s final. Rahway, which repeated last year as the Union County Conference’s Valley Division champion en route to a 21-4 finish, […]
The Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball team began January perfect at 4-0 after winning its own holiday tournament. The Lions defeated West Orange 46-40 in last week’s championship game two days after beating Matawan 66-39. All-Tournament Team selection Victoria Jacobs scored a team-high 15 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, to help lead the Lions […]
Standout senior Whyte, Union's leading scorer, earns MVP honors; Akingbala on All-Tournament Team
Three of the four boys’ basketball teams from the Union County Conference’s Mountain Division enjoyed championship holiday weeks. Defending champion St. Mary’s of Elizabeth won twice to capture the Al LoBalbo Memorial Tournament in Elizabeth. The Hilltoppers began January at 5-1 and on a four-game winning streak. Union Catholic was victorious three times to garner […]
Schickler, who made a big 3-pointer late in the championship game, is an All Tournament Team selection
SPRINGFIELD – Dayton senior Amanda Lau drained a 3-point field goal from the left side with 3:33 left in the first quarter to put her over the 1,000 point total for her career, giving her 1,001 with a shot that hit nothing but the bottom of the net. However, it was a hoop she made […]
