Here are the dates for the boys’ and girls’ basketball Union County Tournaments. The boys’, which is the oldest in the state, goes back to 1937, with this year being the 82nd annual edition. The girls’ began in 1976, with this being tournament No. 43. Here are the dates: SEEDING (for both): Wednesday, Feb. 7 […]
Here is the schedule for the Tom Richel Memorial Hoopfest at Roselle Catholic for Saturday, Feb. 3: GIRLS’ GAMES (2) Roselle Catholic vs. Franklin, noon The Patrick School vs. University, 1:45 p.m. BOYS’ GAMES (3) St. Rose, Belmar vs. Johnson, 3:30 p.m. The Patrick School vs. Roselle Catholic, 5:15 p.m. IMG Academy, Fla. vs. Our […]
Here is a list I am working on that includes many of the 2,000 point boys’ basketball scorers in New Jersey high school history: 2,000 POINT BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCORERS IN NEW JERSEY: Dajuan Wagner, Camden (2001) – 3,462 John Somogyi, St. Peter’s, New Brunswick (1968) – 3,310 Paul Gause, Schalick (2005) – 3,146 Reggie […]
“Yo, RC girls’ basketball” – as Rocky Balboa might say. The Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball team spent Jan. 21 in the City of Brotherly Love watching college basketball’s preeminent and visiting perhaps the most iconic steps in movie history. On the same date the Philadelphia Eagles secured a berth in Super Bowl LII as the […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 29 WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (4-0) 2-The Patrick School (2-1) 3-Linden (2-2) 4-Elizabeth (1-3) 5-Plainfield (1-4) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (4-0) 2-Union (2-2) Union Catholic (2-2) 4-Westfield (0-4) VALLEY DIVISION (7 schools): 1-Rahway (9-0) 2-Scotch Plains (6-1) […]
It came down to Linden vs. Union. No, it wasn’t football, soccer or basketball, or baseball. This time It was to see which bowling team would capture the 2018 Union County Tournament championship. The title is back in Linden. Second-seeded Linden defeated top-seeded Union 3-1 in the championship match held Thursday, Jan. 25 at Jersey Lanes in […]
Winning any kind of tournament as the top seed is not easy at all. First, you are expected to win because you are the top seed. Second, all the pressure is on the top seed to get the job done – that is why they are the top seed. When the individual portion of the […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 22 WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (3-0) 2-Patrick School (2-1) Linden (2-1) 4-Elizabeth (1-3) 5-Plainfield (1-4) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (4-0) 2-Union (2-2) 3-Union Catholic (1-2) 4-Westfield (0-3) VALLEY DIVISION (7 schools): 1-Rahway (6-0) 2-Scotch Plains (4-1) 3-Summit (4-2) 4-Roselle (3-3) […]
UNION – Cranford will clash at Roselle Park next Wednesday night – Jan. 17 – in a key Union County Conference-Watchung Division wrestling match that will be sure to draw much local interest. Perhaps Union County’s top two teams will put on a show wrestling fans will not want to miss. Before that, however, there […]
The Rahway boys’ basketball team captured its own holiday tournament last week by first defeating defending champion Johnson 74-68 and then Gov. Livingston 56-43 in the championship game. Johnson beat Rahway 36-35 in last year’s final. Rahway, which repeated last year as the Union County Conference’s Valley Division champion en route to a 21-4 finish, […]