Roselle Catholic has won Non-Public B state championships the past two seasons and its first Tournament of Champions crown in 2013. Yet the Lions are still seeking to win the state’s oldest county tournament for the first time. This could be the year Roselle Catholic finally wins the Union County Tournament. The only mystery for […]
The basketball Union County Tournaments will be seeded Tuesday, Feb. 10 in Clark, with Roselle Catholic most likely getting the top seed for the 79th boys’ edition and Roselle Catholic as well for the 40th girls’ event. Both Roselle Catholic squads, through games played Saturday, Feb. 7, had the most wins in the county at […]
Gary Mobley is still in a state of bewilderment. He is no longer the head football coach at Rahway. He would also like to know the answer why. The Rahway Board of Education has only told Mobley that he will not be back as Rahway’s head football coach. In essence, the Rahway BOE can no […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, FEB. 2: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Roselle Catholic (7-1) 2-Patrick School (4-2) 3-Linden (4-3) 4-Elizabeth (1-5) 5-Plainfield (1-6) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools) 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (5-1) Union Catholic (5-1) 3-Westfield (4-3) 4-Union (2-5) 5-Scotch Plains (0-6) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools) 1-Gov. Livingston (7-1) 2-Summit (6-3) 3-Rahway (5-3) Hillside (5-3) 5-Cranford (2-7) 6-Roselle (1-7) SKY DIVISION (6 […]
McQueen nets 16, Cubbage 13; New Providence led by Florida-commit Morang's game-high 17 points
NEW PROVIDENCE – In a battle of – perhaps – the two best girls’ basketball teams in Union County and for the lead of the Watchung Division of the Union County Conference, the host Pioneers scored five quick points within the first minute of the second quarter to take a six-point lead. “We were moving […]
The following are the Union County Conference basketball standings as of Jan. 5, including games played through Sunday, Jan. 4: UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 5: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools) 1-Roselle Catholic (2-0) 2-Patrick School (1-0) 3-Linden (1-1) 4-Elizabeth (0-1) 5-Plainfield (0-2) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools) 1-St. Mary’s, […]
RC's Briscoe leads all scorers with 22-point effort
ROSELLE – Chris Silva was determined to make an impact, to make his presence felt. That’s what first-half foul trouble will do to you. “When I got my second foul in the first half I was upset,” said Silva, one of Roselle Catholic’s key big men, a senior who will continue playing at South Carolina. […]
The Roselle Catholic bowling team is already rolling. The Lions defeated Johnson High School of Clark and Roselle Park in the opening week of the season and followed those performances up with triumphs against Linden and Scotch Plains to stand alone in first place un the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division. Nick Campanelli rolled a […]
Cubbage nets 13 for Lions, Adora Moneme 11 and 15 rebounds for Farmers
UNION – There’s no doubt that the Union girls’ basketball team closed the gap between itself and Roselle Catholic Saturday afternoon. Last year both teams won more than 20 games and met in the Union County Tournament championship game. Roselle Catholic defeated Union all three times they faced each other last year, each instance by […]
Cranford, Summit continue their winning ways
There were plenty of team achievements – for the first time in a long time – concerning Union County football in 2014. Here are a few: *Linden won its first home playoff game in 29 years, then won another home playoff game, then reached its first state championship game in 29 years and […]