UNION COUNTY, NJ — Big Central Conference football commences with a big splash Thursday, Aug. 8, as its annual Media Day will take place at Kean University’s Harwood Arena in Union. The first official day of practice is Monday, Aug. 12; scrimmages begin Monday, Aug. 19, and the 2024 season kicks off Thursday, Aug 29. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Was the Union County Conference the most competitive it ever has been last year? Arguments can be made, as there were plenty of solid teams with good records, but perhaps, no real heavyweight. Westfield High School did produce a county-best 16-2 overall mark, but did not reach the Union County Tournament […]
UNION, NJ — Last year, it was spread out during two days in Hillsborough, the first gathering of all of the football teams that compete in divisions in the Big Central Conference. This year, the second BCC Football Media Day will be on just one day and inside Kean University’s Harwood Arena in Union. BCC […]
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, […]
One day in April of 2016 he’s on the mound at Memorial Field, making his first varsity start as the defending champion Cougars begin their quest for another Union County Tournament title. Then one day in June of 2024 he enters a game, some 930 miles from his hometown of Cranford, to get the final […]
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 […]