Senior has lifted Tigers to 12-8 start
The newest member of the 1,000 career points club in Union County is Linden standout senior Jada Lewis. Lewis reached the coveted scoring mark in Linden’s girls’ basketball game at home against Scotch Plains Thursday, which was a 43-42 Tigers win in Union County Conference-Watchung Division play. Linden, sparked by the outstanding efforts of Lewis, […]
Top teams include Roselle Catholic, defending champion GL, Cranford, New Providence, Union, Linden
Wow! What a Union County Tournament seeding meeting it should be on Wednesday! Here we go: First Cranford swept Governor Livingston in Watchung Division play and then Roselle Catholic swept Cranford. Then GL swept Roselle Catholic. Meanwhile, Union ended up splitting Watchung Division games with GL and Cranford, while Linden swept Union in Watchung play. […]
Crusaders capture 3rd straight championship after Reid repeats as girls' champ
While Linden bowlers rolled their way to the individual championships at this week’s Union County Tournament competition at their hometown Jersey Lanes, it was the Johnson Crusaders who overcame Linden to capture the team title for the third straight year. One day after Linden junior Andrew Dekowski captured the boys’ competition and Linden senior Briana […]
Hilltoppers win fourth quarter 18-9 - including a 15-1 run - to earn split of Valley Division games vs. Bulldogs
SUMMIT – If the host Hilltoppers were going to be the first team to beat Dayton and also remain undefeated at home, they had to take the fourth quarter. That meant initially halting Dayton’s momentum – the Bulldogs closed the third quarter on an 8-0 run to take a four-point lead – and then finding […]
Dayton is Union County's only undefeated squad at 13-0, while Summit is 6-0 at home; Bulldogs edged Hilltoppers in first meeting 49-48 on Jan. 10
SPRINGFIELD – Will Dayton continue to take the ball to the hoop as Union County’s only undefeated basketball team or will Summit bounce back from just its second loss – both by one point – to hand the visiting Bulldogs their first setback? Another electric atmosphere is anticipated early this week when two of the […]
Panthers improve to 14-1 after winning 7 of 12 bouts
The Roselle Park wrestling team followed up its first Union County Tournament championship in 10 years – finishing ahead of second-place Brearley – by defeating Brearley for the second year in a row. The two Union County powers clashed in Kenilworth Tuesday night, with the Panthers prevailing 39-22. Roselle Park won seven of the 12 […]
Visiting Lions sparked by Grant's fourth quarter scoring, defense
CRANFORD – Niavanni Grant saw the slightest of openings and made her move to the basket. That was all the Roselle Catholic senior guard needed to produce her first points, which came at a time when the visiting Lions really needed them. Down by eight to start the fourth quarter in hostile enemy territory, Roselle […]
Roselle Catholic is 14-2 and on a 7-game winning streak, while Cranford is 12-3 and has won 6 straight
When the Cranford and Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball teams first tangled Jan. 4 in Roselle, both were 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Watchung Division of the Union County Conference. After both teams hit a brief bump in the road earlier this month, each has bounced back nicely heading into their second division showdown – set for […]
3 games on tap at Dunn Sport Center
The 19th Annual Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Basketball Classic tips off Saturday at the Dunn Sport Center in Elizabeth. Some of the most exciting high school boys’ basketball teams in New Jersey will battle for ranking and take the offense against homelessness. Since 1981, The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless has found […]
Boys' and girls' produce impressive performances
At the State Relay Championships held at the Bennett Center in Toms River Jan. 13, both Rahway track and field squads turned in outstanding performances during elite competition held in Ocean County. The boys’ performed well enough to place a strong third in the team standings. The Indians took second place in both the shuttle hurdle […]