Young squad improved greatly over final month
WASHINGTON – Linden’s improbable run to the program’s third state championship game and first in 27 years came to a sudden end Friday night. After a scoreless first half that included five punts – two by the Tigers and three by the Blue Streaks – it was host Warren Hills that got on the board […]
Union drops second straight to finish season 5-4
UNION – Over at Cooke Memorial Field Thursday morning, Linden came back to win its third straight game and hand host Union its first home loss, pulling off a 31-27 Thanksgiving Day triumph. After trailing 7-0, 14-7 and 14-13 in the first half, Linden outscored Union18-13 in the second half to improve to 4-6. Union lost its […]
Dolbrice leads all running backs with 143 yards and 3 touchdowns; Tigers will play at sixth-seeded Warren Hills in the semifinals
NEWARK – Linden running backs Juwan Dolbrice and Stefan Hill were confident the holes would be there to run through. “We just had to stay focused,” Dolbrice said. “The offensive line worked hard all week and came through when the game was on the line.” Linden entered the second half against Barringer down by two […]
Sectional consolation matchups listed below for 6 Union County schools that didn't qualify
Union County football has produced a state champion each of the last three years. Can this be the season that more than one Union County team holds up a trophy? The last time that happened was six years ago in 2006 when Elizabeth and Brearley won titles. Now it’s time to get ready for the […]
Final games before playoffs and possible consolations are rescheduled for Friday and Saturday
For those who already got their power back – God Bless! I am both thankful for you and very envious. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, mine is not back and JCP&L has no clue when it will be back. As far as Union County football is concerned, everyone had a bye week last weekend. Because […]
It will be Union Catholic vs. Roselle Catholic and then Kent Place vs. Westfield
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, OCT. 23 AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL 3-Union Catholic vs. 2-Roselle Catholic, 5:30 p.m. 4-Kent Place vs. 1-Westfield, 7 p.m. FINALS FRIDAY, OCT. 26 AT KEAN UNIVERSITY’S HARWOOD ARENA JV: 6 p.m. Varsity: 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR VARSITY SEMIFINALS WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 At TBA 7-Elizabeth vs. 3-Union Catholic 5-Roselle […]
Grid squad seeks to top Immaculata again
LINDEN – The last time Linden traveled to Somerville to play mighty Immaculata at its Brooks Field, the Tigers came away with a 19-14 victory two years ago. Linden played Immaculata tough at home last year before falling 33-20. The Tigers, who are 1-3 and looking to snap a two-game losing streak, can turn their […]
FIRST ROUND – SATURDAY, OCT. 6 12-Plainfield at 5-Summit 14-Dayton/11-Union winner vs. 19-Roselle/6-Hillside winner at the higher seed 10-Johnson at 7-Cranford 15-Union Catholic/9-Linden vs. 8-Brearley at the higher seed TOP FOUR SEEDS RECEIVE BYE INTO QUARTERFINALS 1-Scotch Plains-Fanwood – defending champion 2-Westfield – 2010 champion 3-Governor Livingston 4-Elizabeth – 2008 champion PRELIMINARY ROUND SATURDAY – […]
To sign his letter-of-intent in November
Linden senior TJ Santiago, a starting varsity pitcher for the Tigers since his freshman season, will continue pitching on the collegiate level at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. Santiago, with a career varsity record of 11-6 and an ERA this past season under 2.00, gave the Division 2 school a verbal commitment Friday. Santiago […]
By JR Parachini, Union County Sports Editor Here are the Union County football schedules for 2012, the new Mid-State 38 Conference division alignments and last year’s final Mid-State 39 Conference final standings and a list of the 2012 head coaches: UNION FARMERS Sept. 7 Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 […]