Cherie Pizzano was already established as Linden’s softball coach in 2000 when another coaching opportunity struck. “I was called in to meet with (principal) Barry Black and (athletic director) Steve Yesinko, I recall,” Pizzano said. That was because of a recommendation made by a student named Joseph Quinn, who was one of Linden’s top bowlers […]
UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS STILL ALIVE IN STATES: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 BOYS NORTH 2, GROUP 4 8-Phillipsburg at 1-Elizabeth 7-Union at 2-Newark East Side CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 2 5-Delaware Valley at 4-Gov. Livingston GIRLS NORTH 2, GROUP 4 6-Edison at 3-Westfield CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 2 9-Johnson at 1-Manasquan 11-Spotswood at 3-Gov. Livingston THURSDAY, […]
Hit hard by graduation, the Roselle Park wrestling team might not have had as successful of a season as it had last year when it went 24-2 and won a sectional state championship. However, the Panthers were able to produce as many region champions as the best team in Union County this year – Westfield. […]
Walter Podgurski was Gordon LeMatty’s standout second baseman, his senior year in 1975 helping lead the Union Farmers to their seventh Union County Tournament title and a program-record 28 victories. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins that year. When Podgurski stepped up to the podium as one of four new members of the Union […]
CRANFORD – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced that Union County College soccer player Maya Lawler, of Cranford, was named to the 2018 NJCAA Division 3 First Team All-American. Lawler is the first women’s soccer player at Union to be named to an NJCAA All-America team for two consecutive years. In 2017 she […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS FINAL FOR 2018-2019 SEASON WATCHUNG DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (6-0) – outright champions 2-Patrick School (4-2) 3-St. Mary’s Elizabeth (2-4) 4-Linden (0-6) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Elizabeth (6-0) – outright champions 2-Union Catholic (4-2) Union (2-4) 4-Plainfield (0-6) VALLEY DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Rahway (6-0) – outright champions 2-Summit […]
Montgomery vs. Jones again at 132
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS WHO REACHED THE REGION 4 SEMIFINALS: 106: 2-Kaelan Francois, Rahway, lost 113: 5-Quinn Gimblette, Westfield, lost 3-Brandon Bowles, Scotch Plains, lost 1-Patrick Phillips, Brearley, won 2-Gabrile Leo, Roselle Park, won 120: 5-Chris Dalmau, Rahway, lost 1-Luke Hoerle, Westfield, won 126: 2-CJ Composto, Westfield, won 1-Eddie Hummel, Roselle Park, won 132: […]
44th ANNUAL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2-WESTFIELD BLUE DEVILS (16-7) VS. 1-PATRICK SCHOOL CELTICS (12-12) SATURDAY, FEB. 23 AT KEAN UNIVERSITY, 4 P.M. CLARK – In order for the second-seeded Westfield Blue Devils to capture their second county championship, this is what needs to be done: “We have to set the tone […]
Price paces Elizabeth with 15, West adds 11; Guards Kelly limited to 7 and Connor to 2
UNION – Proving that it is still a force to be reckoned with, Patrick School learned well from its regular season loss to Elizabeth. “We had to hold down their guards, prevent them from scoring, and keep the ball in front,” Patrick School senior guard Al-Amir Dawes said. “We had to do the little things […]
The best wrestlers from Union County high schools will next make Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium their home as they attempt to qualify for the season-ending NJSIAA Tournament at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Feb. 28, March 1 and 2. Wrestlers who advanced – placing first, second or third – from Regions 13, […]