Editor’s note: This story ran on www.localsource.com – Union County Navigator on Saturday, March 31, 2012 and then on the lead sports page of the weekly newspaper Union County LocalSource on Thursday, April 5, 2012. This was the first year that the NJSIAA allowed the baseball season to begin prior to April 1. The same […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ALL-DIVISION TEAMS FOR 2017-2018: WATCHUNG DIVISION FIRST TEAM Camryn Wichelns, Cranford, senior Brennah Cody, The Patrick School, junior Lashae Dwyter, The Patrick School, freshman Madison Ruddy, The Patrick School, sophomore Tyara McQueen, Roselle Catholic, senior Taniya Hanner, Roselle Catholic, junior Victoria Jacobs, Roselle Catholic, senior Allison Seater, Union, senior […]
SCOTCH PLAINS AND UNION – With the sun out and the temperature reaching just over 50 degrees, several Union County baseball teams were able to get in scrimmages Saturday exactly one week before the first day of the season. Some still were not due to the recent heavy snowfall. Squads that were able to get […]
Win 5 championships in same season for first time
TRENTON – On the second Friday in February Roselle Catholic had them. The Lions had the No. 1-ranked team in the nation – Montverde Academy, Fla. – on the brink of its first loss. Roselle Catholic led by six with 29 seconds left before Duke commit R.J. Barrett took the game over by scoring six […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS IN NJSIAA TOURNAMENT: Sam Wustefeld of Scotch Plains-Fanwood Second at 195 (4-1 in NJSIAA Tournament) FINAL: 8-Jacob Cardenas, Bergen Catholic, maj. dec. Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, 10-2. SEMIFINALS: 2-Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, dec. 3-Jake Brown, Pope John, 3-1. QUARTERFINALS: 2-Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, dec. 7-Tommy Maxwell, Delsea, 3-2 (tiebreaker). […]
Of the 36 basketball teams that qualified for state tournament competition in Union County – 18 boys’ and 18 girls’ squads – only three made it to Week No. 2. They include the Roselle Catholic and Linden boys’ reaching their sectional finals and the Oak Knoll girls’ advancing to their sectional semifinals. The Roselle Catholic […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS (15) IN NJSIAA TOURNAMENT AT ATLANTIC CITY FRIDAY, MARCH 2 106: TOP SIDE OF BRACKET 17-Gabe Leo, Roselle Park, vs. 16-Anthony White, South Plainfield 106: BOTTOM SIDE OF BRACKET 22-Travis Kotelnicki, Northern Burlington, vs. 11-CJ Composto, Westfield 113: TOP SIDE OF BRACKET 20-Luke Hoerle, Westfield, vs. 13-McKenzie Bell, […]
Indians finish 23-4 and have produced 65 wins the past 3 seasons
RAHWAY – Luke Valerano took it upon himself to make sure Colonia was not headed to overtime for a second straight state tournament contest. So after Rahway senior Keyshawn Cummings tied the game for the fifth and final time – and for the first time since late in the second quarter – with a free […]
UNION COUNTY BOYS’ BASKETBALL STILL ALIVE IN STATES (11, heading into Feb. 28): WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28: NORTH 2, GROUP 3: 8-Colonia at 1-Rahway 10-Gov. Livingston at 2-Chatham NORTH 2, GROUP 1: 13-Dayton at 5-Weequahic NON-PUBLIC, NORTH A: 10-Oratory Prep at 7-Union Catholic THURSDAY, MARCH 1 NORTH 2, GROUP 4: 11-Ridge at 3-Linden 7-Phillipsburg at 2-Scotch […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE FINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS FOR 2017-2018 SEASON: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (8-0) – outright champions 2-Linden (5-3) 3-Patrick School (4-3) 4-Elizabeth (1-6) 5-Plainfield (1-7) Elizabeth at Patrick School not played. MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (6-0) – outright champions 2-Union Catholic (3-3) Union (3-3) 4-Westfield (0-6) […]