UNION COUNTY, NJ — Congratulations to the Union, Roselle Park and Summit football teams for winning their first games. Governor Livingston High School won a third straight contest to go more than .500 at 3-2, while Linden High School evened its record at 2-2 with its second shutout win at home. Elizabeth High School stunned […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County football for Week 3 will be spread out over three days, with two games scheduled to be played on Thursday, Sept. 15; 10 more on Friday, Sept. 16; and one on Saturday, Sept. 17. There are four common games: Roselle Park High School at David Brearley High School on […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Cougars took a big hit when last year’s talented senior class graduated. The group included quarterback Shane Van Dam; running back Colin Murray; wide receiver Will Gallagher; and standout linemen Kevin Shriner, Matt Fries and Geoffrey Gretta. Cranford High School must also do without the services of Villanova University commit Kyle […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Three Union County football teams opened their seasons last weekend, a weekend labeled only as New Jersey could label — Week Zero — while the other 14 will commence their 2022 seasons this weekend, known as Week 1. New Providence High School and Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School opened at home triumphantly, […]
UNION / CRANFORD, NJ — The boys soccer season begins in the sweltering heat of August, when players are dreaming of a cold front during the first few days of practice. Then, in November, if teams are lucky enough to play deep into their sectional state tournaments, they are sometimes found wishing for a bit […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The first day of official high school football practice in New Jersey, with shoulder pads, is now less than two weeks away: Wednesday, Aug. 10. That means teams can scrimmage one week later, with most of the 17 Union County football-playing schools slated to compete in their first scrimmages on Wednesday, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — For the second straight year, the Cranford Cougars will open their football season with a home game against North Hunterdon Regional High School. Last year’s season opener at Memorial Field didn’t disappoint, as Cranford High School came back from a 16-point deficit in the game’s final five minutes to force overtime and […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Seeking a sixth state title and its first since 2013, the Cranford High School baseball team was denied on the field by Middletown High School North in the Group 3 state championship game at Veterans Park in Hamilton on Saturday, June 18. Middletown North won the game, 5-4, in eight innings. Cranford’s […]
CRANFORD, NJ — To say that Cranford High School baseball has taken its offense to another level in the state playoffs would be a proper understatement. The Cougars scored in double digits for the third straight time on Monday, June 13, and for the fifth time in six state tournament contests to reach the Group […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The quest to play for a sectional state championship on Friday, June 10, continued for five Union County baseball teams. Since two of them were playing each other, it was guaranteed that one would have a spot in a sectional final. The sectional semifinals were scheduled throughout New Jersey this past […]