CLARK, Nj — When Ray Redziniak was an all-state senior football player in the fall of 1995, the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders not only went 11-0 and captured the program’s first state championship in the playoff era by winning North 2, Group 2, but the gridiron standouts from Clark also outscored the opposition […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Now that the first day of official practice commenced last week and the first scrimmages are scheduled for this week, it’s time to take a look at the playoff histories of all 17 Union County football playing schools. The 2023 season is set to kick off Friday, Aug. 25, with games […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Football scrimmages are now almost as highly-anticipated as the first weekend of regular season games across the state, especially since the start of the high school football season in New Jersey seems to be earlier now than it ever was before. Official practice, shoulder pads and all, commences for every school […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Last year, as many as 10 girls soccer teams in Union County finished with winning records. The competition went down to the wire on many occasions and then some. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School defeated Cranford High School on kicks from the penalty mark in one Union County Tournament semifinal. Then, Westfield […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — No football in December? State championship games will be played on weekday nights? Wow, most of us did not see that coming from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. That will be the case this fall for, pretty much –the first time in New Jersey. When these changes were approved […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Last year, the Summit High School girls lacrosse team finished 23-2, after capturing what would be the final Tournament of Champions championship by beating in-town arch rival Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child. Almost the same exact script as last year was produced this spring season by the Hilltoppers. Summit lost […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — It seems that the same questions are asked every year concerning local high school football teams. Which teams will be good? Which teams will show improvement? Which teams have a chance to win a division title or even a state championship? To get an initial indication, sort of a pre-season rating, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The high school football season beginning in late August has now become a common trend in New Jersey. That means that official practice now is less than a month away, although most schools have already begun. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has listed on its website that the first […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School learned a valuable lesson two years ago, when the Farmers appeared in the first Battle at the Beach. Union found out quickly that fourth-quarter turnovers can prove quite costly. Union opened its 2021 season with a 31-28 loss to Millville High School in one of the Battle at the […]
CRANFORD, NJ — When you’re talking about one of the most consistent football programs, not only in Union County, but in the entire state of New Jersey for more than a decade, you’re talking about the Cranford Cougars. Cranford High School has produced 13 consecutive winning seasons, 2010 to 2022, and has qualified for the […]