My pick for “Sports Story of the Year in Union County for 2016” is the Governor Livingston baseball team winning the Union County Tournament for the first time and how the Highlanders managed to do so. Third-seeded GL – in back-to-back days at Kean University on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 – defeated […]
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Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium will be rocking on Opening Night this Friday, Dec. 16, with a special tripleheader to jump start the 2016-2017 Union County boys’ basketball season. The 2nd Annual St. Jude Benefit Basketball Games at UHS features five Union County squads that will open their seasons and also do so […]
Westfield went 12-0 again and repeated as North 2, Group 5 champions
The 2016 Union County football season will be remembered as the year Westfield – sparked again by the county’s and one of the state’s finest defensive units – went 12-0 once more and repeated as North 2, Group 5 champions, while a high-scoring Roselle squad won 10 games (nine on the field) for the first […]
On Dec. 3, 2015 second-seeded Westfield, with a record of 11-0, took on top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, also with a record of 11-0, in the fourth annual North 2, Group 5 state championship game, played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. On Dec. 3, 2016 second-seeded Westfield, with a record of 11-0, will take on top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, […]
Farmers post first winning season since 2013, finish 6-5; Tigers, who receive TD passes from QBs Myers and Marshall, conclude at 5-5
UNION – Al-Tariq Jones is ready to play at the next level. “I feel I’m a Division 1 kid, whichever comes my way,” said Jones moments after the Union senior helped lift Union to an emphatic, season-ending 34-12 Thanksgiving Day triumph over longtime holiday rival Linden Thursday morning. Jones carried 22 times for a game-high […]
Roselle is attempting to close with 10 triumphs
Playing football on Thanksgiving means many things. It’s a time for family and friends to gather before enjoying their holiday meal. It’s, in most cases, the end of the football season for both teams as many athletes will be trading in their shoulder pads for basketball sneakers, wrestling head gear or ice hockey sticks. It’s […]
Here is the Union County football playoff schedule for this weekend: Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday Nov. 19, plus last week’s playoffs and consolations results, this week’s playoff picks and this week’s Union County Top 10: Enjoy. UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Friday, Nov. 18 (2 games) North 2, Group 5 […]
Cranford seeks a 6th straight season with at least one playoff win; Undefeated second-seeded squads Westfield (8-0) and Roselle (8-0) will remain at home next weekend should they advance
Eleven games for the 11 Union County football schools that qualified for the playoffs, which commence this weekend starting on Friday, Nov. 11. The 11s clearly have it! Here’s a quick look at the six games to be played on Friday, Nov. 11: NORTH 2, GROUP 5: 6-Union at 3-Ridge – Union (4-4) – has […]
Happy that his team made it, but feels that teams under .500 shouldn't get in
Let’s get right to it. From a Monday (Nov. 7) afternoon phone conversation, here’s what first-year Columbia head coach Gary Mobley thinks about his Cougars making the North 2, Group 5 playoffs as the eighth seed and with a record of 1-8 overall, 1-7 at the cutoff. “From a coaches’ perspective I’m happy for my […]
Here is complete Union County football schedule for next weekend: Thursday, Nov. 10, Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday Nov. 12. Regional crossover (consolation) games are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 12 and playoff games for Nov. 11 and 12. There are a total of 17 games (11 playoffs and 6 consolations) for the 17 Union […]