LINDEN – “No matter what happens, I’m proud of my kids,” second-year Linden head coach Al Chiola said. Favored Linden took care of business Friday night, topping winless Franklin 38-21 at Cooper Field to even its record at 4-4. A three-game winning streak, which may or may not get the Tigers into the playoffs in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a rough week in the middle of October that saw the Union girls’ soccer team lose two regular season games by two goals each and then a Union County Tournament quarterfinal by one goal, the Farmers are out to rebound in hopes of qualifying for next month’s North 2, Group 4 playoffs. Following a […]