Ultimate drama would pit the two - both ranked among the top 5 teams in the state - in the championship game
Before state tournament play commences and we get to see if Roselle Catholic and Elizabeth are both good and fortunate enough to capture state championships en route to the Tournament of Champions, what is the one matchup – I take it – most Union County basketball fans want to see? Roselle Catholic vs. Elizabeth in […]
Westfield, which lost to Patrick School in the 2015 and 2017 finals, is the No. 2 seed; Defending champion Roselle Catholic, which split with PS this year, was seeded 3rd
Teams with records that are four games under .500 don’t usually get seeded No. 1 for a county tournament. The Patrick School of Elizabeth girls’ basketball team, which began the week at 7-11, is the exception. The Celtics have gone 1-3 against teams from out of state and 0-7 vs. the likes of highly-regarded and […]
Golabek leads Tigers with 280 game that includes 11 strikes
If there was any pressure of sorts it was on the Linden Tiger bowlers as they were the top seed and defending champion, seeking a second consecutive Union County Tournament championship last week. Lifted by a total team effort that included all six bowlers playing a key role, Linden was successful in obtaining its goal […]
Defending champion Celtics take lead in Watchung Division and will also be the top seed for the Union County Tournament
WESTFIELD – Entering the second quarter with a three-point lead, Patrick School third-year head coach Damel Ling shouted this instruction to his players: “start to take some 3s!” The Celtics had five girls with exactly one two-point field goal for all of their first quarter scoring. That was not the case for the next eight […]
2019 UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 106: Kaelan Francois, Rahway 113: Patrick Phillips, Brearley 120: Luke Hoerle, Westfield 126: Eddie Hummel, Roselle Park 132: Mark Montgomery, Roselle Park 138: Jack Korzeneski, Cranford 145: Rhise Royster, Rahway 152: AJ Bencivenga, Cranford 160: Alex Dorce, Linden 170: Joe Delia, New Providence 182: Tim Miller, Westfield 195: Brendan Loder, […]
10-0 run bridging first and second quarters spurs on visiting team
UNION – Arch rival Union had it going on early, scoring the game’s first five points, taking the ball away time and time again and going strong to the hoop. The host Farmers looked more than up to the challenge of being the first team to knock off undefeated Elizabeth. A little more than six […]
