Dayton football back on gridiron for Nov. 4 home game vs. South Hunterdon; Brearley seeks 2nd straight win; Roselle Park out to snap 5-game slide

North 2, Group 1 playoff field to be finalized Nov. 5

After having to forfeit their last two games for safety reasons due to an increased number of injuries, the Dayton Bulldogs can’t wait to get back on the field for their Nov. 4 home game vs. South Hunterdon. “We’re very excited,” Dayton head coach Dominic Cuniglio said. “We’re practicing out there with the players that […]

Linden football still eyes winning season after realizing it will not qualify for North 2, Group 5 playoffs; Tigers seek 3rd straight win vs. visiting Franklin Nov. 4

1-7 Columbia will be the 8th seed and will face top seed Bridgewater-Raritan (8-0) the weekend of Nov. 11-12

Three months ago Linden hosted a quad scrimmage that included Colonia, Montclair and Columbia. Little did second-year Linden head coach Al Chiola and first-year Columbia mentor Gary Mobley realize that their teams would be involved in an unusual situation the final week of regular season play before the playoffs. Columbia, with a record of 1-7 […]

Cranford football qualifies for playoffs for 6th consecutive season; This time it’s in Central Jersey, Group 3 for the first time

Cougars wrap regular season at Delaware Valley Nov. 4

HILLSIDE – When Erik Rosenmeier took over as the Cranford head coach in 2005 – his first head coaching stint – he inherited a program that had just qualified for the state playoffs three years in a row. Those were only the second, third and fourth seasons that Cranford did qualify, with 1984 Cranford graduate […]

Union football falls at home to Bridgewater-Raritan 24-14; Jones rushes for 68-yard TD, Beckett tosses TD pass to Cenescar

Farmers next at 5-3 Hunterdon Central, a big game as far as their playoff qualifying goes in N2, G5

UNION – Seeking to be 8-0 again and clinching the top seed once more in North 2, Group 5 after completing its eighth and final playoff qualifying game, Bridgewater-Raritan traveled to Union County Friday night and was immediately focused once it got off the bus. BR’s eventual 24-14 non-division Mid-State 38 Conference victory over Union […]

Big FB games Friday, Oct. 28 include Bridgewater-Raritan at Union, Linden hosting Plainfield, North Plainfield at Johnson and New Providence at Brearley; On Saturday, Oct. 29 there is 5-1 Rahway at 6-1 Summit, while Cranford seeks to clinch a 6th consecutive playoff season

Dayton, because of a lack of healthy players, had to forfeit its second straight game

There are nine football games involving Union County teams this weekend, with five on Friday, Oct. 28 and four more on Saturday, Oct. 29. Teams that are off this weekend include Roselle Park (2-5), Roselle (7-0) and Westfield (7-0). This weekend and next weekend are the final regular season weekends before the state playoffs commence […]

Cranford gymnasts capture Union County meet championship, preventing host Westfield from winning an 11th straight title; McAuliffe, Infante, Markase help lead the way

Cougars last won event in 1989

Congratulations to the Cranford gymnastics team for capturing this past Friday’s (Oct. 21) Union County meet for the first time since 1989 and preventing defending champion and host Westfield from winning the championship for the 11th consecutive year. The last school other than Westfield to win the championship was Union in 2005. Westfield won every […]

Tough decision for Dayton football; Union halted at Ridge; Linden, Rahway, Summit, Cranford earn big victories

All 17 Union County squads were scheduled to play on the same weekend -this past Friday and Saturday – for the final time in 2016. Here’s what happened: On Friday night, Cranford continued to roll, Summit bounced back, Linden produced a much-needed victory and New Providence snapped a rare eight-game losing streak. Union fell on […]

Big football game tonight for Union as 4-1 Farmers travel to Basking Ridge to face 5-1 Red Devils; Ridge is on a 4-game winning streak

Union County schedule, picks, Top 10 here

A big Watchung Division game tonight pits Union (4-1) at Ridge (5-1) in Mid-State 38 Conference action. Union is 3-1 in the division and Ridge 2-1. In the North 2, Group 5 power point standings this week, Ridge is third with 80 and Union fifth with 56. Ridge defeated Union 48-13 in the 2013 final at Rutgers. Since […]

Cranford girls’ soccer, now above .500, seeks to stun Scotch Plains in UCT semifinals; Cougars take on Raiders Oct. 21 at Johnson’s Nolan Field

Last reached the final in 2013

PHOTO BY STEVEN ELLMORE – Cranford reached the UCT semifinals for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the past five. Cranford won the crown in 2000 and 2009 and reached the final again in 2013. With wins in its last two matches the Cranford girls’ soccer team not only moved above […]

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