CRANFORD, NJ — First came Cranford’s 700th win on Friday, Jan. 12. “That was a big deal,” said Cranford High School 13-year head wrestling coach Pat Gorman. Alumni Night was the previous Friday, Jan. 5, at home vs. Roselle Park High School, as the Cougars won 81-0. Roselle Park became only the second program in […]
UNION, NJ — Can the Cranford Cougars be caught? Governor Livingston High School has come close the past two years, with back-to-back second-place finishes. Rahway High School, which was scheduled to host Cranford High School with a 12-0 record on Wednesday night, Jan 17, could present a strong challenge as well. The 48th annual wrestling […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford led by five at the break. Elizabeth came back in the second half to tie the game and send it to overtime. Just another typical Watchung Division clash between two of the best girls basketball teams in the Union County Conference’s upper division. Sparked by 13-point efforts from senior Sophia DeMarco […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Among the Union County teams that won championships in 2023, four stood out in a very distinctive manner. The Cranford High School wrestling team captured a record-setting eighth straight Union County Tournament championship at Kean University’s Harwood Arena in January. The Linden High School boys basketball squad won North 2, Group […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — After three games to start the 2023-2024 high school boys basketball campaign in Union County, four teams found themselves still undefeated. As of Thursday, Dec. 21, those schools were Oratory Prep School, Governor Livingston High School and Group 4 powers Linden High School and Elizabeth High School at Frank J. Cicarell […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Thirty years ago, John Wagner guided the Roselle Park High School Panthers football team to a second straight 11-0 record and back-to-back North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 state championships. Before that, he was a highly successful varsity head softball coach at Roselle Park, where he graduated from in 1969. At […]
CRANFORD, NJ — On his way to hopefully becoming the “Best” in March in Atlantic City for the first time, Cranford High School standout grappler Jordan Chapman got his junior campaign off to an impressive start. One of the most accomplished wrestlers in all of New Jersey, Chapman placed third at 165 pounds at the […]
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Just about the only thing the New Providence High School girls basketball team did not accomplish last year was going undefeated. However, the Pioneers came real close. Guided by longtime mentor Cap Pazdera, New Providence produced, perhaps, its finest season ever – that from a program with two previous state championship […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Which boys basketball teams in Union County will see the ball bounce their way more often than not this season? We shall soon find out, as the 2023-2024 season will commence around the state of New Jersey on Thursday, Dec. 14. There was a bit of a “changing of the guard” […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union High School junior wide receiver Renick Dorilas hauled in 35 passes for 550 yards and five touchdowns, the longest one covering 80 yards. Linden High School senior middle linebacker Myles Hamilton was credited with 155 tackles, 36 of them solo and 119 assisted. To say he was all over the […]