UNION, NJ — The Cranford High School wrestling team had six county champions en route to a record-breaking eighth straight team championship. However, without the efforts of grapplers Dylan Jones and Quentin Connolly, who placed third; Michael Tona, fourth; and Alex Mueller, fifth, the Cougars might not have been able to beat out upstart Governor […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School did not finish among the top eight teams in the Union County Tournament. The Farmers did not have a grappler reach the finals. That did not mean that the Union wrestling team had a bad county tournament showing, however. In the first year that the competition took place at […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Partway through a span of eight straight road games, the Union High School girls basketball team learned a valuable lesson when it went up against one of the best teams in Union County. Giving teams second and third chances to produce offensively adds up to a whole lot of trouble. Yielding numerous […]
CRANFORD, NJ — For the first time, the Union County Tournament for wrestling will take place at Kean University’s Harwood Arena in Union. Also for the first time, when this competition is complete, a school may have won the team championship for the eighth straight year. Seven-time defending champion Cranford High School, along with undefeated […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Even after 38 years of service, Dan Mondelli is an inspiration to the Union County baseball community. “Danny has put in 38 years of service and, in all of those years, he’s impacted many players and coaches,” Governor Livingston High School head baseball coach Chris Roof said. “For me, I’ve known […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County’s high school bowlers are getting ready to strike in the upcoming season, and some of them are building on the previous year’s successes. Last year, Westfield High School’s Perry Cuccaro rolled a perfect game to win the boys title, defeating Roi Antonio of Elizabeth High School 300-199. Elizabeth’s Vivian […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Two of the hottest public school basketball teams in Union County at the start of the season reside in Roselle. The Abraham Clark High School hoop squads have gotten off to full-court-press first impressions. As of Tuesday, Jan. 10, the boys basketball team stood at 9-2 and was leading the Union County […]
UNION, NJ — Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium is back in business, perhaps better than ever. Union High School’s gym, named after the coach who won the school’s most football games ever, played host to a varsity boys basketball game for the first time in two seasons on Friday, Dec. 30. In a game filled with […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The hottest boys basketball teams heading into January’s Union County Conference competition include Linden High School leading the Watchung Division, New Providence High School in the Mountain Division and Abraham Clark High School in the Valley Division. Linden brought a 6-1 overall record and 3-0 Watchung Division mark into the scheduled […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — One of the most consistent basketball programs in Union County, the Jonathan Dayton High School girls basketball team, has routinely produced winning seasons, such as the one last year that concluded with a 16-6 record and a division title. With all of the key players back in their familiar roles and with […]