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 […]
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 […]
The pitcher and the shortstop. Two of the most vital pieces to any softball puzzle destined to stand out. When the Johnson softball team takes the field it sends out right hander Gianna Randazza to the mound and Shannon Brogan to short. Even before the first pitch is thrown, the Crusaders are elevated at two […]
Cougars win 3rd straight to improve to 4-2 and bolster CJ, G3 playoff qualifying
SUMMIT – Brian Oblachinski is a key part of a Cranford offense that came into Friday night’s game averaging 36 points. The returning senior starter is also a member of the secondary on defense, a unit that head coach Erik Rosenmeier said needed to step up. The Cougars, sparked by one of the season’s most […]