Wilchens leads Cranford with 23 points, Hanner Roselle Catholic with 15
UNION – Cranford, a team known for winning big games because of the way the Cougars thrive defensively, found out that filling the hoop can also lead to mighty success. Cranford wasted no time setting up and taking long-range shots to its liking. When they go in, it opens up the game in a positive […]
Bullock - with game-high 19 points -stars for RC, Walker - with 14 - leads PS
UNION – One of these years Roselle Catholic is finally going to win the Union County Tournament championship. When the three-time defending Non-Public B state champions do so, it will be that much sweeter after another really tough loss in the final. Down by two, Roselle Catholic had one last opportunity to tie the game […]
Union, with 3 first-time champions, improves with 2nd place finish in D10
Union head coach Dino DeBellonia had one goal in mind for his wrestling team going into last weekend’s District 10 Tournament at Millburn. That was simply to improve upon last year’s third-place finish, which was a pretty good jump from finishing ninth and second-to-last just two years ago. That meant Union had to jump over […]
Roselle Catholic boys' still seeking first crown
In what is annually the last week before the state tournaments commence, Union County basketball will continue its path toward crowning new champions. The boys’ and girls’ Union County Tournaments have now reached the semifinal stages, with the top 4 seeds advancing in both. The top 4 seeds making it on the boys’ side is […]
CLARK – All top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 41st annual girls’ basketball Union County Tournament. The top four seeds all reaching the final four, that doesn’t happen quite often in Union County. There’s usually an upset or two along the way, with at least one if not two teams seeded below […]
Captured Union County Conference's Mountain Division championship with perfect 6-0 league mark
After a transition period that saw – for a number of years – Union wrestlers working hard and trying to keep up with the Brearleys, Roselle Parks, Governor Livingstons and Cranfords, the Farmers are on their way back. They’re on their way back to being among the elite teams again in Union County; North 2, […]
Top 8 seeds advanced in both tourneys
Union County waits a little longer than most counties to seed their basketball tournaments. However, once seeded, they seem to go pretty quickly. The 41st annual girls’ tournament included 20 of the 24 teams in the Union County Conference. Those opting not to participate were Sky Division teams Roselle, Roselle Park, Brearley and Benedictine Academy. […]
Hilltoppers maintain Mountain Division lead with 3 league games to go
SUMMIT – A critical part of Summit’s offense is, naturally, getting the ball inside to tall senior center Cassidy O’Malley. In addition to her strong ability to haul in key rebounds on both ends, O’Malley is averaging a team-high 15 points. Scotch Plains made it virtually impossible for the Hilltoppers to get O’Malley the ball […]
In a game that featured the host coach coaching against one of his former standout players, the Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball team turned back Needham, Mass. 44-31 Sunday, Jan. 17 at The Lions’ Den at Roselle Catholic. It was longtime Roselle Catholic head coach Joe Skrec coaching against Needham, Mass. mentor Amanda Sheehy, who played […]
Cougars have 6 winners, GL 2 and six others 1
UNION – There was no surprise at all at the way Cranford dominated the 41st annual wrestling Union County Tournament that was contested all day Saturday at Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium. The Cougars, as expected, repeated as champions, producing the most individual champs for the second straight season. Cranford won the UCT […]