By editor on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
UCC meets at GL, county meets at Plainfield before sectionals, groups and Meet of Champions
2013 – TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE FOR MAY, JUNE UNION COUNTY RELAYS: May 2 and 3 both days 2:30 p.m. at Westfield UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE MEETS: May 10 and 11 at 4 p.m. and 10:45 a.m. at Gov. Livingston UNION COUNTY MEETS: May 16 and 17 both days 2 p.m. at Plainfield […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Union, the sixth seed, hosts 11th-seeded Johnson in one of four games from the bottom side of the bracket
The 60th annual baseball Union County Tournament will continue Saturday with eight first round matchups at the higher seeds. Call school athletic directors for the accurate starting times. The three preliminary round games that must be completed by Thursday or Friday’s rain date include: 19-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth at 14-Roselle Catholic 18-Hillside at 15-Oratory Prep 17-Plainfield […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Next 7 seeds are Scotch Plains-2, Westfield-3, Gov. Livingston-4, Elizabeth-5, Union-6, Dayton-7 and Union Catholic-8
To nobody’s surprise at the seeding meeting at Cranford High School Monday night, state-ranked Cranford earned the top seed once again for the 60th annual baseball Union County Tournament. As of Monday night, Cranford was 7-0, ranked No. 2 in the state and was Union County’s only undefeated team. On Saturday morning, Cranford came back […]
Will continue at the next level at St. Peter's College in Jersey City
Rahway High School’s Emmanuel Atilola was selected to compete in Saturday’s Penn Relays and he also received a full tuition scholarship. Captain of Rahway’s sectional championship track and field team, Atilola will compete in the long jump at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. Atilola was one of only two New Jersey athletes chosen. […]
By JR Parachini on SPORTS, UNION
Blue Devils senior righty Galasso scatters nine hits, Arena produces opposite field 3-run double to left in first inning; Zimmerman, Carter, Dillon, Alvarado sock extra-base hits for Farmers
BRIDGEWATER – Sometimes the knockout punch comes in the first inning. All it takes is a couple of errors and a few walks and – even without producing a bunch of hits – the visiting team has a healthy lead right off the bat. That was the case Sunday night when Westfield and Union hooked […]
By JR Parachini on CRANFORD, SPORTS
Forrestal has game-winning RBI vs. 8-1-1 Delbarton
MORRIS TOWNSHIP – Among the many clichés in the sport of baseball is that a pitcher’s best friend is a double play. On Saturday the wind – blowing in a bit – was just as friendly to Cranford pitcher Ryan Williamson. After hitting a home run the opposite way over the right field fence in […]
By JR Parachini on ROSELLE, SPORTS, UNION
Former Union assistant and Roselle head coach met with returning UHS players, 'I let them know that I'm here and that we're ready to go'
The only goal Lou Grasso Jr. has for the Union High School football team is to help lead the Farmers to their next state championship. It won’t come easy, but Grasso is ready for the enormous task at hand. The former Roselle head football coach was approved as Union’s new head football coach at last […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD
Walsh pitches 4 innings complete in relief to earn mound victory; Johnson leadoff batter Dunn 2-for-4
CLARK – If it were not for some less-than-stellar fielding by both teams, lefty starters Alec Marcantonio of Dayton and John Stauffer of Johnson might have been locked up in a pitchers’ duel. However, that was not the case on a very cold and gray Thursday afternoon when the Dayton-Johnson league clash was moved to […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, UNION
Kickoff will be June 24 at 7 p.m. at Kean University's Alumni Stadium in Union
PISCATAWAY – Before continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level, seven of Union County’s finest senior football players will get an opportunity to excel one more time nearby to their home towns. The setting is the 35th annual North-South All-Star Football Game, set to kick off June 24 at 7 p.m. at Kean University’s […]
By JR Parachini on MOUNTAINSIDE, SPORTS
Woods, who bats 3rd, went 3-for-3, with three RBI and one run; 3-time defending champion GL will face Newark Academy for crown
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – The first week of the season couldn’t have worked out better for a young and learning-on-the-job Governor Livingston baseball team. Three wins in three games the past five days included 42 runs against Middlesex County opponent Carteret, Union County Conference-crossover foe Plainfield and Morris County squad Madison. A 3-0 start that included […]