UNION COUNTY, NJ — With August a week away now we’re getting closer and closer to competitive high school football once again. Official practice commences Monday, Aug. 12, and, much to the players’ delight, scrimmages begin Monday, Aug. 19. Union County football has Westfield High School going as far north as Bayonne High School for […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Last year, as many as 12 boys soccer teams in Union County finished with winning records, with one more winning 10 games. The back-and-forth on the pitch at times was highly fast-paced. Elizabeth High School–Frank J. Cicarell Academy, guided by head coach Jacques Gonzalez, led the way by capturing its first […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2024 fall sports season here in Union County is fast approaching. The first official day of practice for the sports football and girls tennis is just three weeks away, Monday, Aug. 12. The first official day of practice for the other fall sports – boys soccer, girls soccer, field hockey, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — We’re here in July. Soon it will be August. That means the start of another high school football season here in Union County. Believe it or not, another school season has come to a close and another football season is quickly on the horizon. The first football games of the season […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — There were three 20-win teams, two sectional champions for the first time in a long time and one new, first-time-ever county champion among the highlights of a highly memorable and unique 2024 Union County softball campaign. Schools such as Jonathan Dayton, Arthur L. Johnson and David Brearley don’t often win championships. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As many as six different schools produced county championships this spring in Union County, with many repeat champs and one new one. Schools that won county championships included Governor Livingston, Jonathan Dayton, Summit, Westfield, Scotch Plains–Fanwood and Union Catholic high schools. Here’s a closer look: Baseball: Governor Livingston defeated Linden High […]
CLARK, NJ — On Sunday, May 19, one student athlete from Arthur L. Johnson High School was designated as the recipient of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Scholar Athlete Award. The NJSIAA is an organization run by the state of New Jersey, which has a great tradition of honoring student athletes at a […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County baseball asserted itself big-time in 2024. There were the top two seeds making it to the Union County Tournament championship game and a wild seventh inning that ensued before the trophy was handed out. Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School captured the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division championship for the first […]
CLARK, NJ — In a thrilling display of skill, determination and sheer willpower, the 2024 Wiffle Ball Championship at Arthur L. Johnson High School concluded with Team Beans emerging victorious over Team Do Not Delete. According to Arthur L. Johnson High School Physical Education Teacher Laura Bundy, “This year’s championship, held at the historic Peragallo […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Last year, players from Union County made a big impact in the Paul Robeson Football All-Star Classic. For the first time, players from Union County high schools were part of the East roster. You had Hillside High School’s Caleb Salters starting at quarterback and earning East Offensive MVP honors as he […]