FANWOOD, NJ — One of the first steps to forming a football family bond at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark is the Crusaders’ annual August visit to the First Children’s School, located in Fanwood. On Friday, Aug. 12, the players and coaching staff spent time with the children there, which is always an […]
CLARK, NJ — Congratulations were given to the Clark girls 8U Blue softball team for winning the Parkway Softball League 8U division. This team went undefeated, 10-0, throughout the regular season to take home the championship. This team also won the Clark Summer Classic tournament, going 6-0. The team’s overall record was 23-2. Photo Courtesy […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The names are in. The Big Central Conference divisions were realigned for the 2022 season, with that information being released in December. The names for the new divisions were just released last week. According to BCC President Scott Miller, the conference is going with Freedom, Patriot, United, Liberty, American and National […]
UNION / CRANFORD, NJ — The boys soccer season begins in the sweltering heat of August, when players are dreaming of a cold front during the first few days of practice. Then, in November, if teams are lucky enough to play deep into their sectional state tournaments, they are sometimes found wishing for a bit […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Nick Iannacone paid attention the past two seasons. Now the Bulldogs will be paying attention to him. So far the first-year head football coach at Jonathan Dayton High School, who was an assistant on former head football coach Mike Abbate’s staff in 2020 and 2021, says he likes what he sees from […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The first day of official high school football practice in New Jersey, with shoulder pads, is now less than two weeks away: Wednesday, Aug. 10. That means teams can scrimmage one week later, with most of the 17 Union County football-playing schools slated to compete in their first scrimmages on Wednesday, […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — This was the beginning for Danny Serretti: “My father put a bat in my hand as soon as I could stand,” Serretti recalled. “As soon as I could start walking, there was a ball in our front yard. “He wanted me to be a lefty, so at age 2 he had […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Believe it or not, Elizabeth High School football has finished less than .500 the past three seasons and five of the last six. Hard to believe, on some levels, that the biggest school in the state has endured a period such as this one. First-year head coach John Fiore, who guided the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Big Central Conference has a completely different look this season. There are now 12 divisions, two more than last year, and they have all been realigned for the 2022 and 2023 football campaigns. Plainfield High School, situated in North, Group 5 last year — the classifications for the 2022 season […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — Jesse Boyden was one of the nicest, coolest, respectful and well-spoken athletes with whom I ever had the privilege of conversing. To hear of his death last week was a shock. One of the best athletes ever to come out of Union County and one of the all-time greatest student-athletes that David […]