LINDEN – Page 46 – Union News Daily

‘Discipline, assignments, trust’ the theme that got Linden football through a tough week; Tigers win at Plainfield 26-18 for season’s first triumph

By JR Parachini on September 19, 2015 LINDEN, SPORTS

Senior captain Guillaume rushes for 92 yards and 2 TDs

PLAINFIELD – “Discipline, assignments, trust.” That was the theme for Linden this week as the Tigers had to make sure they remained focused for a confident Plainfield team, despite all of the distractions around them. “Discipline meaning how we have to act on the field, assignments meaning how we go about trying to win the […]

Linden football player dismissed from team as the result of an unsportsmanlike play

By JR Parachini on September 17, 2015 LINDEN, SPORTS

While last year was certainly a season to remember for the Linden High School football program, this year has not gotten off to a good start in terms of performance and clean play. Less than 12 months after the Tigers captured only their second state championship in the playoff era and first in 29 years, […]

Roselle Park football has longest winning streak of any team in Union County – now at 4

By JR Parachini on September 14, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

Panthers lone team off this weekend; Will return Sept. 25 at Bound Brook

Three Union County teams opened with shutout victories last weekend, two on Friday night and one on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night in Mid-State 38 Conference-Valley Division play, Roselle Park opened at home with a 38-0 win over Pingry, while New Providence won at South Hunterdon 34-0. For the Panthers it was their fourth straight win […]

Linden football preview: Tigers have new cast ready to make their own mark

By JR Parachini on September 6, 2015 LINDEN, SPORTS

LINDEN – You are going to need a program to find out who is who and who is playing where for the Tigers this season. Just one year after Linden captured its first state championship – and only second overall – in the playoff era since 1985, the Tigers were hit about as hard as […]

Roselle Catholic Lion mascot Mosley a special sports supporter; 2015 grad will continue studies at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pa.

By JR Parachini on August 11, 2015 LINDEN, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, SPORTS

The final game wearing your high school uniform is usually an emotional one for every student-athlete. Even if that uniform is The RC Lion mascot suit. Andre Mosley slipped into the lion uniform for the final time when RC defeated Pope John, 57-45, in the Tournament of Champions final on March 23 in Trenton. “After […]

Grammar school students excel at RC’s Write On Sports summer camp

By editor on August 3, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

“Write on Sports” completed a second straight successful season at Roselle Catholic High School earlier this month. Eight grammar school campers, residents of Roselle, Linden, Elizabeth, Hillside and North Plainfield, completed the two-week camp session, directed by Roselle Catholic graduates Joe Skrec (’84) and Erin Sisk “’06), from July 6-10 and July 13-17. Write on […]

2015 Union County football schedules

By JR Parachini on August 3, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

UNION FARMERS Sept. 11 Phillipsburg, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 Franklin, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Oct. 9 Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m. Oct. 16 Hillsborough, 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Ridge, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Linden, 7 p.m. […]

Union County football scrimmage schedules here

By JR Parachini on August 3, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGES: UNION: Game scrimmage Sept. 3 North Bergen, 6 p.m. ROSELLE PARK: Aug. 25 Quad, 10 a.m. Aug. 28 Keyport, 11 a.m. BREARLEY: Aug. 21 North Plainfield, 10 a.m. Aug. 28 South River, 10 a.m. SUMMIT: Aug. 25 Bloomfield, Caldwell, Shore Regional, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 Columbia, 10:30 […]

Union County All-Stars defeated in Snapple Bowl at Kean; Linden’s Phipps, Roselle Park’s Gonzalez rush for TDs

By JR Parachini on July 17, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

UNION – There’s always a price to pay when attempting to win one of these all-star games. To say that the Middlesex County squad had the right fee Thursday night would be a most appropriate statement. That fee was paid in the form of diminituve running back Chase Fee of Spotswood. One of the shortest […]

Union County All-Stars, led by Linden’s Kyle Phipps, out to win first Snapple Bowl since 2011

By JR Parachini on July 13, 2015 CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION

The last time Kyle Phipps played in a football game he helped lead Linden to its first state championship in 29 years. The next time, which will be Thursday night, he hopes to help lead the team he is playing for to its first triumph over the opposing side in three years. Victories have been […]