Girls' volleyball continues Oct. 19, while gymnastics county meet is Oct. 21 and cross country meets Oct. 26
UCT boys’ soccer semifinals Saturday, Oct. 22 at Johnson The boys’ soccer Union County Tournament is scheduled to continue Saturday with the semifinals at Johnson High School’s Nolan Field in Clark. The top four seeds made it. At 5:30 p.m. it will be third-seeded Elizabeth vs. second-seeded Westfield and at 7:30 p.m. it will be […]
PHOTO BY STEVEN ELLMORE – Cranford reached the UCT semifinals for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the past five. Cranford won the crown in 2000 and 2009 and reached the final again in 2013. With wins in its last two matches the Cranford girls’ soccer team not only moved above […]
Cougars win 3rd straight to improve to 4-2 and bolster CJ, G3 playoff qualifying
SUMMIT – Brian Oblachinski is a key part of a Cranford offense that came into Friday night’s game averaging 36 points. The returning senior starter is also a member of the secondary on defense, a unit that head coach Erik Rosenmeier said needed to step up. The Cougars, sparked by one of the season’s most […]
Can Cranford capture its third straight win over another undefeated Summit team? Can defending North 2, Group 5 champion Westfield extend its state-best 18-game winning streak with a big victory at Elizabeth? Can Governor Livingston slow down a 5-0 Somerville team which is averaging more than 50 points? We’ll find out Friday, Oct. 14 and […]
Cougars seek 3rd straight win; Hilltoppers out to go 6-0
It took Cranford a time period of five years and a total of seven games before the Cougars finally found the formula for defeating Mid-State 38 Conference rival Summit two years ago. A 33-14 decisive Cranford win at home over Summit in 2014 enabled the Cougars to win their first division title as a member […]
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND OF OCT. 14-15 BOYS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 14 10-Dayton at 2-Westfield, 3 p.m. 13-New Providence at 4-Cranford, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 6-Summit at 3-Elizabeth, 1 p.m. 9-Plainfield at 1-Scotch Plains, 2 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 15 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Union at 4-Oak Knoll, […]
The big football game in Union County this weekend is Saturday’s (Oct. 8) undefeated matchup featuring Union (3-0) at Westfield (4-0) at Westfield’s Gary Kehler Stadium. However, there are several intriguing matchups Friday night (Oct. 7), including a battle of 4-0 teams in Rahway. In Rahway’s first-ever game at its new turf field at Rahway […]
CRANFORD – Aaron Cancio, a senior who played on the junior varsity a year ago, made the very most of his first varsity start for the host Cougars. Cancio didn’t set out to make the kind of immediate impact he produced. He just wanted to do his job. He just wanted to make sure his […]
Four of Union County’s five undefeated football teams will seek to go 4-0 this week, beginning with Westfield and Rahway on the road Friday night (Sept. 30). Westfield is a heavy favorite to vanquish Watchung Hills, while Rahway is favored to halt Voorhees. Both Watchung Hills and Voorhees are 0-3. Union, 3-0 like Westfield and […]
Westfield, which last won the championship outright 15 years ago, is the top seed for the 36th annual girls’ soccer Union County Tournament. The last three times the Blue Devils were crowned champs they shared the title with Scotch Plains in 2012 and 2006 and with Oak Knoll in 2002. Westfield has won the most […]
