Standout senior Whyte, Union's leading scorer, earns MVP honors; Akingbala on All-Tournament Team
Three of the four boys’ basketball teams from the Union County Conference’s Mountain Division enjoyed championship holiday weeks. Defending champion St. Mary’s of Elizabeth won twice to capture the Al LoBalbo Memorial Tournament in Elizabeth. The Hilltoppers began January at 5-1 and on a four-game winning streak. Union Catholic was victorious three times to garner […]
Schickler, who made a big 3-pointer late in the championship game, is an All Tournament Team selection
SPRINGFIELD – Dayton senior Amanda Lau drained a 3-point field goal from the left side with 3:33 left in the first quarter to put her over the 1,000 point total for her career, giving her 1,001 with a shot that hit nothing but the bottom of the net. However, it was a hoop she made […]
Double-digit home wins produced so far over New Providence, Roselle Park and New Egypt
CLARK – From the little engine that could. To the engine that proved it could. To the, as senior tri-captain Joe DiProfio put it, “the team that now has a target on its back.” The Johnson boys’ basketball team has so far continued where it left off last season – which was one of the […]
Senior guard Richson was special for the Hilltoppers, producing a game-high 23-point performance
CRANFORD AND WESTFIELD – Both Cranford and Roselle Catholic were in trouble and come crunch time in the fourth quarter each had to display a kind of resiliency if they were to be victorious on Opening Day. The Cougars – at home – and the Lions – on the road – had to reach back […]
UNION – A classic or a turnover-missed free throw-filled season-opener? Either way you interpret it there was high drama Friday at Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium for the second of the three 3rd Annual St. Jude Classic Benefit Basketball Games at Union. Union fought hard late in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime […]
Since 2009, Union County has produced at least one state champion, a streak of nine straight seasons. Since 2011 we’ve seen Cranford win its first state championship in the playoff era – the Cougars won again in 2015 – and then we’ve seen three programs win for the first time in a very long time. […]
Now that Hillside has won its first state championship since 1985, here is the list of when was the last year each team in Union County won a football state championship: Plainfield, with a record of 0-4 in finals, Governor Livingston (0-2) and Dayton (0-1) are the only three schools in Union County that have […]
Holds on to beat undefeated, top-seeded Point Pleasant Boro 20-13 in Central Jersey, Group 2 final at Rutgers
PISCATAWAY – There was never any doubt. It didn’t matter that Hillside was the seventh seed and had three losses. It didn’t matter that Point Pleasant Boro was the top seed and 11-0. It didn’t matter that Hillside had not been in this position since 1985 or had not won a state championship since then. […]
Games are at MetLife Stadium and Rutgers; Westfield out to 3-peat, while Hillside attempts to garner first crown since 1985
I’m not quite sure what might be more surprising? The fact that we’re still asking Westfield head coach Jim DeSarno to explain how good another one of his Westfield teams is and how the Blue Devils continue to be as stingy as any team in the state in terms of keeping the opposition from reaching […]
The 2007 Linden graduate and present defensive lineman for the New York Jets sees his high school No. 91 celebrated at Tiger Stadium among the Linden community and his family and friends
When it came time to block for his quarterback or pressure the opposing signal-caller he was there for the Tigers. When it came time for him to grab an important rebound or figure offensively for the basketball team, again, Wilkerson could be counted on to provide stability. Being accountable and never talking out of turn […]
