HILLSIDE, NJ — To navigate what he feels is “the toughest schedule in Union County,” head coach Barris Grant is fortunate to have his quarterback and his No. 1 player on defense returning. Senior signal-caller Zion Risher (5-10, 175) picked up nicely where Caleb Salters left off last year and, for the second straight season, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2024 high school football season in New Jersey is here. It’s about to kick off Thursday, Aug. 29. The final day of the season is Wednesday, Dec. 4, with the last public and non-public state finals scheduled to take place that day. Union County has not produced a state champion […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five games in three days involving schools from Morris, Essex, Union and Hudson counties will take place at West Orange High School during the first weekend of the season, also known as Week Zero. The first 2024 Giants Mountaineer Classic at West Orange features one game on Thursday, Aug. 29; two […]
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, […]
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 […]