Union County Conference final baseball, softball standings here for 2017 season; Baseball champs: GL, Summit, RP, Plainfield; Softball champs: GL, RP, Summit, Kent Place

By editor on June 4, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE FINAL BASEBALL STANDINGS FOR 2017 SEASON WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (8-2) – champions 2-Westfield (6-3) 3-Scotch Plains (5-4) 4-Cranford (5-5) 5-Elizabeth (3-7) 6-Union (2-8) Not played: Scotch Plains at Westfield MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Summit (6-2) – champions 2-Union Catholic (5-3) Johnson (5-3) 4-New Providence (4-4) 5-Linden (0-8) VALLEY DIVISION […]

Dennis McCarthy was a dear friend and will be truly missed; High school football talent evaluator passes away at age 74

By JR Parachini on May 25, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

The last time I heard Dennis McCarthy’s voice was on a phone message he left me in January. “JR, hi, it’s Dennis. I just got all the information you sent me, thank you very much. “All is well here, no need to call me back. Tell your father I said hello and we’ll talk again […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball division and overall records here as of Monday, May 22

By editor on May 22, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

Baseball champions: Watchung-Gov. Livingston, Mountain-Summit, Valley-Roselle Park, Sky-Plainfield; Softball champs: Watchung-Gov. Livingston, Mountain-Roselle Park, Valley-Summit, Sky-Kent Place

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 22   WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (8-2) – champions 2-Westfield (6-3) 3-Scotch Plains (5-4) 4-Cranford (5-5) 5-Elizabeth (3-7) 6-Union (2-8)   MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Summit (6-2) – champions 2-Union Catholic (5-3) Johnson (5-3) 4-New Providence (4-4) 5-Linden (0-8)   VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records here as of Monday, May 15

By editor on May 15, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 15 WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (8-1) – champions 2-Westfield (5-3) 3-Scotch Plains (4-4) 4-Cranford (4-5) 5-Elizabeth (3-6) 6-Union (2-7) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Summit (5-2) 2-Johnson (4-2) 3-Union Catholic (4-3) New Providence (4-3) 5-Linden (0-7) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Roselle Park (7-1) 2-Dayton (7-2) […]

UCT baseball final is now May 12 at Kean; 4th-seeded Westfield has most titles with 14, while 2nd-seeded Cranford is next with 9

By JR Parachini on May 11, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

Blue Devils swept regular season Watchung Division games and last won UCT in 2014; Cougars last took home the crown in 2015

When we have a Westfield-Cranford baseball matchup with a trophy at stake, you can include in the conversation talk of the past, present and even the future. Both were very good in the past, are still very good in the present and will most likely continue to be very good in the future. For the […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records here as of Monday, May 8; Roselle Park softball repeats as Mountain Division champs

By editor on May 7, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, MAY 8   WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Gov. Livingston (6-1) 2-Westfield (5-2) 3-Cranford (4-4) 4-Scotch Plains (3-4) 5-Elizabeth (3-5) 6-Union (1-6)   MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Summit (4-2) Johnson (4-2) 3-Union Catholic (3-2) 4-New Providence (2-2) 5-Linden (0-5)   VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Roselle Park (6-0) 2-Dayton […]

UCT boys’ volleyball debuts today – Friday, May 5 – at Johnson; 6 teams involved, with matches taking place in both gymnasiums

By editor on May 5, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

Here are the seeds: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic.

The first boys’ volleyball Union County Tournament will be contested today – Friday, May 5 – at Johnson High School in Clark. Here is the schedule for the one-day event: INAUGURAL UCT BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Friday, May 5 At Johnson High School in Clark SEEDS: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic. SCHEDULE: FIRST TWO MATCHES: 5-Linden […]

Cranford baseball, sparked by Bakie and Genova, advance to UCT semifinals for 5th straight season; Big upset in one of the quarterfinals

By JR Parachini on May 3, 2017   CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION  

Final Four is May 6 at Cranford's Memorial Field for the first time

CRANFORD – Ryan Bakie does it all for the Cranford baseball team. On Wednesday he delivered the game-winning hit with a bases-clearing double in the second inning that gave the Cougars the lead for good. In the top of the fourth he threw out an Elizabeth runner at second base who attempted to stretch a […]