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 […]
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 […]
When Tyara McQueen hit the back of the net and assisted on two other goals in a state tournament victory, her sister and schoolmate, Tyffani McQueen, wasn’t one of the many Roselle Catholic students watching the action on Chakey Field. While the action was taking place on the pitch, Tyffani McQueen was on Coach Hagan […]
Mountain Division champion Rams will close season at Roselle Park on Thanksgiving
ROSELLE – While the home team was just 24 minutes away from playing in a state championship game for the first time in 24 years, it was the visiting team that seized the opportunity to compete for a ring. Down by five points at intermission, which was the same deficit it lost by when the […]
Seniors Dolbrice, Zanelli become their school's all-time leading rusher
For the first time in awhile, four Union County football teams are one home win away from playing for championships. Those schools will be Linden and Cranford on Nov. 21 and Summit and Roselle on Nov. 22. All total, six Union County teams are still alive and playing in sectional semifinals, including Westfield on Nov. […]
