RAHWAY, NJ — There are six returning players on the defensive side of the ball, including four seniors. However, that’s pretty much where the experience and upperclassmen are highlighted on a team that will need some time to find its true identity in 2023. Under ninth-year head coach Brian Russo, the Indians have usually found […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Head coach Nick Iannacone talked about questioning himself, going through a big learning curve and managing emotions as he entered his second season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Much to his and the program’s liking, when it comes to managing emotions, there are a lot more of them to manage this […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — When Highland Park High School came to town on Sept. 23 of last year, the Panthers were looking for answers. Roselle Park High School was off to an 0-3 start and, including how tough its 2021 season turned out, was now on a 12-game losing streak. The Panthers set things right […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Given an opportunity to make the most of a season that began with four consecutive losses, three of them by a total of 12 points, Abraham Clark High School kept on playing. The Rams then kept on winning. As a result, Abraham Clark went from 0-4 last year to finishing 8-4 with […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Although David Brearley High School graduated one of the best quarterbacks in the state in Matt Sims, who is now playing at Salisbury University, the Bears have managed to keep their heads above water for some time now. David Brearley last finished at less than .500 in 2012. The Bears, including last […]
UNION, NJ — Fresh fruits and vegetables, a variety of food trucks, handmade soaps, crystals and a great community — it’s all offered weekly at the Union Farmers’ Market, located at 1300 Winslow Ave. in the Biertuempfel Park parking lot. Market dates are every Thursday, June 1 through Oct. 26, from 1 to 7 p.m. […]
UNION, NJ — When the circumstances arise where you have an entire field of players back as starters, you want to make sure that you hold nothing back. Take nothing for granted. Yes, a huge amount of experience is there. Now go make it work. The Union High School boys soccer team is in that […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The first week of the 2023 high school football season is in the books, with four schools, Linden, New Providence, Rahway and Scotch Plains-Fanwood, all 1-0 and three other schools, Union, Elizabeth and Governor Livingston, starting off 0-1. Returning senior quarterback Tequan Thomas scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the […]
CLARK, NJ — Last season was a step in the right direction for the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders. It was a much-needed step. For the first time in five years, the Crusaders finished better than .500 and reached the state playoffs. Although the season ended early in the playoffs with a first-round loss […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Girls tennis began last week with tennis balls just beginning to be hit back and forth. This week the remainder of the fall sports in New Jersey began practice on Monday, Aug. 21 as we creep nearer and nearer to the beginning of the 2023-2024 school season. The other sports that […]