Crusaders will close month with 3 straight Sky Division road contests
UNION – Seeking to bounce back from a tough road division setback, the Johnson boys’ basketball team overcame seven deficits to take the lead in the fourth quarter against St. Peter’s Prep. However, unlike last year when Johnson outscored the Marauders at home, St. Peter’s Prep – sparked by senior strongman Shayne Simon – muscled […]
Panthers, in front of former wrestlers and coaches from all eras, pin down visiting Scotch Plains 44-23
ROSELLE PARK – At 8:32 p.m. on Friday night, Jan. 19, 2018, Roselle Park became just the fourth program in the country and only the second in New Jersey to produce 1,000 varsity wrestling victories. Roselle Park standout junior Mark Montgomery, wrestling up a weight class at 132, clinched a 44-23 Union County Conference-Watchung Division […]
Crusaders are scheduled to play St. Peter's Prep Jan. 20 during Investors Games at Kean University
As of Monday, Jan. 15, Johnson boys’ basketball standout George Visconti is 243 points shy of reaching 2,000. So far during his senior season the 6-4 forward has scored 167 points in eight games for a 20.9 average. He produced 1,590 points his first three seasons, playing all 76 Johnson varsity games over that span. […]
Panthers produce most champions with 4; Montgomery, Wustefeld are the Outstanding Wrestlers
UNION – Matthew Savino made placing third a memory he will cherish the rest of his life. Although the Cranford junior grappler did not win the heavyweight championship, his third-place finish – which was came on the final bout of the day – clinched a fourth straight county title for his Cougars. When Savino pinned […]
UNION – Cranford will clash at Roselle Park next Wednesday night – Jan. 17 – in a key Union County Conference-Watchung Division wrestling match that will be sure to draw much local interest. Perhaps Union County’s top two teams will put on a show wrestling fans will not want to miss. Before that, however, there […]
Eric LeGrand Basketball Schedule Sunday, January 14, 2018 @ Kean University BOYS Basketball 11:30 Carteret vs. Sayreville 1:00 New Prov. vs. Bishop Ahr 2:30 Union vs. A.L. Johnson 4:00 Rahway vs. JFK 6:00 Scotch Plains vs. Woodbridge 7:30 Ridge vs. Colonia General Admission : $7.00 SATURDAY, JAN. 20th The Investors Games BOYS Basketball At […]
The Rahway boys’ basketball team captured its own holiday tournament last week by first defeating defending champion Johnson 74-68 and then Gov. Livingston 56-43 in the championship game. Johnson beat Rahway 36-35 in last year’s final. Rahway, which repeated last year as the Union County Conference’s Valley Division champion en route to a 21-4 finish, […]
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 […]
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. […]
