Cougars seek 3rd straight win; Hilltoppers out to go 6-0
It took Cranford a time period of five years and a total of seven games before the Cougars finally found the formula for defeating Mid-State 38 Conference rival Summit two years ago. A 33-14 decisive Cranford win at home over Summit in 2014 enabled the Cougars to win their first division title as a member […]
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND OF OCT. 14-15 BOYS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 14 10-Dayton at 2-Westfield, 3 p.m. 13-New Providence at 4-Cranford, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 6-Summit at 3-Elizabeth, 1 p.m. 9-Plainfield at 1-Scotch Plains, 2 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 15 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Union at 4-Oak Knoll, […]
Rams, averaging 49.8 points, presently tied for top seed in Central Jersey, Group 2
Sometimes a senior class will peak at the right moment and display the kind of effort, maturity and experience befitting players who have been in the program now for four years. Add that formula to the philosophy of the head coach – now in his fourth season at the helm – and the results tend […]
WESTFIELD – While Saturday’s undefeated Union County clash between Union and Westfield did not turn out to be a classic game by any means, two things were established. First, when Westfield is on its game – starting with a defense that is difficult to move the ball against – the Blue Devils are a handful […]
Zanelli scored winning TD on 5-yard run; Nicholson rushed for 169 yards and 2 TDs for Highlanders
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – In a game that was chock full of critical plays that had a major impact on the final decision, Friday night’s non-division clash between neighboring rivals Summit and Governor Livingston – in its simplest form – really came down to just one. Either host GL – ahead by one point – was […]
The big football game in Union County this weekend is Saturday’s (Oct. 8) undefeated matchup featuring Union (3-0) at Westfield (4-0) at Westfield’s Gary Kehler Stadium. However, there are several intriguing matchups Friday night (Oct. 7), including a battle of 4-0 teams in Rahway. In Rahway’s first-ever game at its new turf field at Rahway […]
What a way for Union and Westfield to continue regular season play against each other than to have both teams undefeated in a highly-anticipated mid-season clash. The Union County powers – now back in the same division in the Mid-State 38 Conference and now back to playing each other in the regular season after not […]
The 5th Roselle Park Athletic Hall of Fame dinner will take place Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at The Westwood in Garwood. The Class of 2016 inductees include: Kenneth Adriance Samuel Appello Albert Buik Norman Buik Catherine Finizio Judy Lee Keith Loneker Gerald Matthews Victor Pozsonyi John Ricciardulli Rebecca Riccitelli Joseph Signorello The 1969 football […]
Two Union County teams very familiar with each other will clash this Friday night (Oct. 7) in Springfield, both coming off impressive victories. For Brearley, it was a 29-7 home triumph over a solid 2-1 Roselle Park squad this past Friday night, with the Bears winning for the second straight time to improve to 3-1. […]
Batted .364 as a freshman to help lead Highlanders to their first Union County Tournament championship
The sport of baseball has a fluidity to it at times where one thing leads to another. Governor Livingston sophomore switch-hitting standout third baseman Drew Compton gives Georgia Tech a verbal commitment on Sept. 25. A little more than two years from now – in November of 2018 – Compton will sign his letter-of-intent to […]