By editor on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
With July soon to turn into August, it’s time to start thinking high school football. Below are the high school schedules for all 17 Union County football playing schools. The season will commence on Thursday, Sept. 12 for 15 Union County teams and Saturday, Sept. 14 for the other two. The high school season kicks of Friday, Sept. […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Metellus, Kurywczak, Johns, Bianchi, Romero excited to be playing together one more time
WESTFIELD – John Schinestuhl threw the first touchdown pass in Snapple Bowl history 19 years ago after leading the Roselle Park Panthers to back-to-back 11-0 records and North 2, Group 1 championships during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Last December, Roselle Park reached its first North 2, Group 1 final since the days when players […]
By editor on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Here’s a look at the Union County Conference baseball and softball champions for the first four years of league play (2010-2013): UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS 2013 Watchung: Cranford Mountain: Dayton Valley: Summit 2012 Watchung: Cranford Mountain: Dayton Valley: New Providence 2011 Watchung: Cranford Mountain: Union Catholic Valley: Roselle Park 2010 Watchung: Scotch Plains Mountain: […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Finishes with overall record of 15-6
The Rahway softball team had an outstanding season in 2013, capturing the Union County Conference’s Mountain Division championship with a 12-2 record. The Indians finished with an overall record of 15-6. Roselle Park finished second in the Mountain Division at 10-4 and overall at 15-11. Westfield won the Watchung Division at 9-2 and did not […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
This season’s Union County Conference baseball champions included a repeat state champion, a first-time sectional champ and a team that finished with the second most wins in Union County. Cranford won the Watchung Division for the third straight season and finished with a Union County-best 25-1 record. The Cougars also repeated as North 2, Group 3 […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT
New Providence, Dayton, Roselle Park, Union Catholic and Roselle Catholic still alive in state tournament play
WESTFIELD – A game that took exactly five minutes less than two hours came down to two pitches. The home team produced on the first one, while the visiting team just missed wrecking the contest on the second. A two-out, RBI-single by Jake Greenberg in the bottom of the fourth scored Liam Devin with the […]
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The Johnson baseball team, on a season-high four-game winning streak, had its state tournament game re-scheduled for Saturday according to ALJ Athletic Director Gus Kalikas. The fifth-seeded Crusaders (15-9) are scheduled to play at fourth-seeded Robbinsville in a Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinal that has first pitch at 2 p.m. After a 5-5 start, Johnson […]
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Sets school mark in sprint medley event with fine Union County Relays time of 3:37.5
Roselle Catholic’s record-setting sprint medley relay team ran off with plenty of accolades from the school’s annual spring athletic convocation. Mike Cianci, Tyler Tucker, Matthew Boscia and Nael Jean-Jacques set the school record of 3:37.5 at the 2013 Union County Relay Championships held at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. Tucker, who ran 22.6 in the […]
By editor on LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, SPORTS
The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game between two-time defending champion and second-seeded Governor Livingston and top-seeded Westfield – re-scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union – was postponed once more because of Friday’s rain and Saturday’s expected rainfall. No new date, time and site for the […]
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The 38th annual softball Union County Tournament championship game between two-time defending champion and second-seeded Governor Livingston and top-seeded Westfield has been moved to this Saturday – May 25 – at 11 .am. at Kean University’s Cougar Field in Union. With more rain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, the game c0uld possibly be […]