Minutemen win 3rd straight after 0-4 start
ELIZABETH – Receiving quality play from all three phases of its game, Elizabeth came out ready to go from the first snap against arch rival Linden. Despite a lesser record, the Minutemen immediately proved to be one step faster than the visiting Tigers, setting the tone right away in the first quarter. Elizabeth scored first […]
Freshman Alivia Pitts registered a goal and an assist to help spark the Roselle Catholic girls’ soccer team to a 2-1 victory against Marist High School in Bayonne last Friday. The Lions won their third in a row and improved their record to 8-4. Kayla Whitaker and Natalie Hamlin also connected for goals for RC, […]
Cougars win 3rd straight to improve to 4-2, strengthen playoff chances
SCOTCH PLAINS – There are moments that define a season. For the Cranford football team, a third consecutive playoff campaign for the first time in program history might have been clinched by a player not known for being a part of such moments. On fourth-and-seven from the Scotch Plains 30 with less than five minutes […]
Improve to 3-2 overall and in the Mid-State 38 Conference's Delaware Division
The Union football program gained its 500th victory in its 92nd season, winning at Hillsborough 35-28 Friday night in Mid-State 38 Conference-Delaware Division action. Union’s overall record now stands at 500-301-52 (,624). Union improved to 3-2 overall and 3-2 in the Delaware Division. Hillsborough fell to 2-4 overall and 2-4 in the Delaware Division. FRIDAY NIGHT’S UNION […]
Farmers are at Hillsborough in big Mid-State 38 Conference-Delaware Division clash
The Union football program’s first attempt at gaining victory No. 500 will come Friday night (Oct. 18) at 7 at Hillsborough in a big Mid-State 38 Conference-Delaware Division clash. Union is 2-2 overall and 2-2 in the Delaware Division, while Hillsborough is 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the division. Union is trying to qualify again […]
Proceeds go for breast cancer awareness
The Linden girls’ volleyball team is off to its best start in school history. Battle-tested seniors Samantha Bowbliss, Gissela Roberts and Ashley Robles have guided the team to an 11-1 record. Junior captain Sophia Morin broke the school’s assist record this season and sophomore Jameela Burnham has emerged as the team’s leading hitter. The Tigers will […]
Lions blank host Hillside 2-0 behind Whitaker, Pitts goals and goalie Ledbetter shutout
The Roselle Catholic High School athletic department’s pink theme continued last Tuesday. Less than 24 hours after spectators “pinked out” The Lions’ Den during the RC volleyball program’s annual Spike Breast Cancer event, the Lions’ girls’ soccer players all sported pink socks for their game against Brearley High School of Kenilworth on Chakey Field. It […]
Senior co-captain sports pink socks for meet vs. Oratory, Oak Knoll, Kent Place and Benedictine
Roselle Catholic High School senior Mike Cianci wanted more pink. The day after Cianci was a fan at the volleyball program’s annual “Spike Breast Cancer” event in The Lions’ Den – one of many shirtless spectators painted in pink – he wanted to do more to show more support for the cause. So Cianci, a […]
In battle of the last 2 undefeated Union County teams, Summit tops Rahway for a 14th straight time; Dougherty scores winning TD with 36 seconds left to increase Hilltopper overall winning streak to 17; Bost scored all 3 Rahway TDs
RAHWAY – In order to beat a quality, state-championship caliber team – which was the way Rahway head coach Gary Mobley put it – playing for just 36 minutes is not going to cut it. The home team Indians found that out the hard way Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of more than […]
Home team Panthers defeat Bears at Herm Shaw Field for first time since 2001
ROSELLE PARK – Sparked by a stellar performance from senior running back Brian Matthews, who carried 22 times for 241 yards and three touchdowns, Roselle Park held on to turn back neighboring arch rival Brearley 34-28 in Friday night’s Mid-State 38 Conference-interdivision football clash at Herm Shaw Field. Roselle Park (4-1) won its second straight […]