Game's only points scored in first quarter
UNION – If you’re a football fan that likes defense, turnovers, skirmishes and plenty of rain, then you thoroughly enjoyed Monday night’s 38th annual Phil Simms New Jersey North-South All-Star Football Classic at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. Who knew that the first touchdown of the game – which was scored in the first quarter – […]
North seeks to snap two-game slide in game that will be played at Kean University
Union County football had a banner season in 2015. For the first time the county produced three 11-0 teams playing in state championship games. Then – also for the first time – the county produced two 12-0 state championship teams in the same season. Kevin Doran of Cranford and Jack Curry of Westfield only experienced winning […]
One of his team's bright spots in June 20 Underclassmen Game at Kean
UNION – Summit junior left hander Will Schaffer was someone that head coach Kevin Zaleski counted on this season. His efforts on the mound and at the plate helped the Hilltoppers produce another winning season at 14-11, while Summit also won the Union County Conference’s Valley Division championship for the third time in four years, […]
MOPs are Essex County infielder Anthony Giachin of Newark Academy and Union County catcher Dan Baroff of Governor Livingston
UNION – After six and a half innings the Union County All-Stars were down by nine runs. Essex County scored three in the top of the third and then two more in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Union County finally broke through for two runs on errors in the bottom of the seventh to […]
Union County seeks first win since 2012
The 7th annual Essex-Union Underclassmen All-Star Baseball Game is set to be played tonight – Monday, June 20 – at Kean University’s Jim Hynes Class of 1963 Stadium in Union. Two players have been added to the Union County roster, including pitchers Vin Doren of Governor Livingston and Tim Geissel of Scotch Plains. Doren, a […]
Will start with Single-A Staten Island Yankees, whose season commences June 17
Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra, Elston Howard, Thurman Munson, Jorge Posada – quite a group of elite catchers to play for one franchise. Could Berkeley Heights’ Keith Skinner, 22, be the next name added to that famous list of New York Yankee backstops? Just think, four years ago he was producing game-winning hits against Cranford. In […]
Hilltoppers, with a final state ranking of No. 1, close historic 2016 campaign with 24-1 mark and 13-game winning streak
The Summit girls’ lacrosse program has produced numerous championships over the years, including the state final in 1999 – pre TOC – and four consecutive state titles the last four seasons, becoming only the second New Jersey team to accomplish that feat. However, Saturday’s thrilling extra session victory on the final day of the 2016 […]
What will most likely be the No 1 goal for the Johnson and Benedictine softball teams next year? That would be to try their hardest not only to get back to state championship games, but come out on top next time in 2017! Highly-successful and quite memorable championship-filled seasons came to a conclusion for both […]
State's top-ranked Group 3 champion Hilltoppers, who are undefeated against all in-state competition, will face Group 4 champ Ridgewood in their third straight final
The Summit girls’ lacrosse team knows what it takes to win state championships. The Hilltoppers won the Group 3 crown for the first time this season and became only the second school in New Jersey to capture four consecutive state titles. However, the ultimate championship has still eluded Summit. That’s the Tournament of Champions crown. […]
Crusaders seek to conclude championship-filled season with 25th victory
In a season where the Johnson softball team has made quite a bit of program history, the ultimate championship awaits. There’s just one more hurdle for the Crusaders to clear and it will take place on the same field where one of them was already accomplished. Johnson finds itself in its first state championship game […]