Field to be constructed Wednesday morning at RC
All the results are in. Now it’s time to construct the 38th annual Frank J. Cicarell girls’ basketball Union County Tournament. The field gets seeded Wednesday morning at Roselle Catholic, one day after 22 of the 23 teams in the Union County Conference played their final games before the seeding. On the committee are Watchung […]
Top teams include Roselle Catholic, defending champion GL, Cranford, New Providence, Union, Linden
Wow! What a Union County Tournament seeding meeting it should be on Wednesday! Here we go: First Cranford swept Governor Livingston in Watchung Division play and then Roselle Catholic swept Cranford. Then GL swept Roselle Catholic. Meanwhile, Union ended up splitting Watchung Division games with GL and Cranford, while Linden swept Union in Watchung play. […]
Crusaders capture 3rd straight championship after Reid repeats as girls' champ
While Linden bowlers rolled their way to the individual championships at this week’s Union County Tournament competition at their hometown Jersey Lanes, it was the Johnson Crusaders who overcame Linden to capture the team title for the third straight year. One day after Linden junior Andrew Dekowski captured the boys’ competition and Linden senior Briana […]
Visiting Lions sparked by Grant's fourth quarter scoring, defense
CRANFORD – Niavanni Grant saw the slightest of openings and made her move to the basket. That was all the Roselle Catholic senior guard needed to produce her first points, which came at a time when the visiting Lions really needed them. Down by eight to start the fourth quarter in hostile enemy territory, Roselle […]
Roselle Catholic is 14-2 and on a 7-game winning streak, while Cranford is 12-3 and has won 6 straight
When the Cranford and Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball teams first tangled Jan. 4 in Roselle, both were 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Watchung Division of the Union County Conference. After both teams hit a brief bump in the road earlier this month, each has bounced back nicely heading into their second division showdown – set for […]
Champions include Hillburn at 145, Matthews at 152 and Parraga at 106
UNION – Brian Matthews came to Roselle Park from South Jersey and immediately rushed for over 1,000 yards to help lead the Panthers to their first state championship football game in 19 years. The talented junior grappler is also off to a pretty good start on the wrestling mat. Matthews conquered the weight class of […]
Summit, Roselle Park and Cranford basketball squads involved for a worthy cause
The 6th annual Hoops for Hope event at Summit High School is set for Saturday (Jan. 19), with plenty of quality boys’ and girls’ basketball games on tap. The event will raise money for the Adrienne Reid Memorial Scholarship fund and for the Connie Dwyer Breast Center. Over the past five years, Summit has donated […]
Returning champions include Brearley's DeMarco, GL's Mele, Summit's Abbott, GL's Hoyt, Brearley's John Balboni, Brearley's Joe Balboni and Scotch Plains heavyweight Tufaro
UNION – Will Brearley make it a record eight in a row? Or will Roselle Park capture its first county crown in a decade? Those questions and more will be answered Saturday when the 38th annual wrestling Union County Tournament takes place at Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium, beginning at 9 a.m. The […]
Standout senior guard made her first 4 shots to reach milestone by end of first quarter
SCOTCH PLAINS – In a circumstance where many players struggle to reach an individual goal, Cranford senior guard Jessica McCoy couldn’t miss. McCoy was a perfect 4-for-4 Friday night when going for the 10 points she needed to reach 1,000 for her career. McCoy’s game-high 21 points put her career total at 1,011 and it […]
Junior frontcourt standout Pozsonyi nets game-high 17 points, Oliver adds 14 and 13 rebounds
ROSELLE – Seeking to immediately create havoc and really put the ‘press’ure on visiting Cranford, host Roselle Catholic went to a full court press after the opening tip. With hands up and bodies closely guarded, RC put the pressure on, with four of its players – seniors Niavanni Grant and Renee Oliver, junior Tori Pozsonyi […]