ROSELLE PARK – One year after playing a junior varsity schedule the Panthers are back with a varsity team ready to challenge the Group 1 schools on their schedule. After producing a 7-4 record in 2017 that included a playoff victory and a season-ending 7-6 home win over Roselle in the 100th game of their […]
KENILWORTH – Brearley knocked on the door last year, the Bears were a solid team that finished 6-3, with all three losses by six points or less. A battle of undefeated teams at New Providence went to the host Pioneers in overtime. After a win at home over South Hunterdon the Bears then fell at […]
LINDEN – While last season certainly did not have the ending the Tigers were seeking to produce, for their first eight games they were right up there with the best teams in the state. A 7-1 record and seven-game winning streak at the time saw Linden give up no more than seven points in regulation […]
RAHWAY – Moving one step closer to their ultimate goal of winning a state championship last season, this year’s Indians have a blend of returning top-notch talent and youthful exuberance primed to blossom. Key players back include highly-regarded returning starters such Mark Bails at wide receiver, Brayden Pierre-Louis at tight end, linemen Tahlee Bailey and […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Coming off its first winning season in 10 years the Highlanders will seek to build upon that lofty achievement without the benefit of a bevy of players who started last year. “We had four juniors on our roster in 2018 and we were still able to finish 6-5, which was the program’s […]
ROSELLE – If there is one team that can’t wait to get back on the field for its season-opener it’s the Roselle Rams. Roselle closed a quick, growing-pains 2-6 campaign a year ago way back on Oct. 20, leaving Middlesex County with a 22-21 single overtime win that day over host Spotswood. With many key […]
Home-opener is Sept. 14 vs. defending N2G3 state champ Summit
ROSELLE – Roselle last played a game at Arminio Field some 33 months ago. That playoff contest had a state championship game appearance on the line, with the host Rams falling just short to eventual champion Manasquan 31-27 in the Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinal played Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Today – Wednesday, Aug. 21, […]
The Elmora Youth Troopers of Elizabeth went up against a top-notch opponent in Wednesday, Aug. 21 Little League World Series competition in Williamsport, Pa. Held to just two hits and one unearned run, Elmora was defeated by River Edge, La. 4-1. As a result, Elmora was eliminated from LLWS play and finished with a more-than-respectable […]
Advances with 2-0 triumph over Barrington, RI; Pitchers Garcia, Rosado, Capindica combine to toss shutout
The dream continues for the Elmora Youth Little League team from Elizabeth. The Troopers advanced in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. with a 2-0 win over Barrington, Rhode Island on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Elmora scored the game’s only runs in the top of the sixth, the first on a groundout RBI by […]
The following are the 2019 Union County high school football schedules: UNION FARMERS Sept. 7 Curtis, SI at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Westfield, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Plainfield, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Linden, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 Hunterdon Central, […]