The Roselle Catholic community will be represented at the Boston Marathon. Michael Kennedy, a member of the Roselle Catholic faculty and the head coach of RC’s cross country and track teams, will run in the prestigious event that is set for April 21. “This will be a very powerful experience for me for two reasons,” […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Five UnionCounty girls’ basketball teams won at least 20 games this season, with three of them also capturing Union County Conference championships. Roselle Catholic set a program record for wins in a 25-2 season that included a fourth straight Watchung Division crown and sixth consecutive league title. For the first time the Lions finished undefeated […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, KENILWORTH, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
UnionCounty boys’ basketball was well-represented, once again, among the best hoops in the state of New Jersey. For the first time in seven years and for the sixth time overall UnionCounty had two of the six state champions in the Tournament of Champions and for the first time neither was the Union County Tournament champion. […]
By JR Parachini on LINDEN, ROSELLE, SPORTS
Group 4 champion Tigers conclude 27-5, Non-Public, B champ Lions finish 21-10
State championship seasons – campaigns to certainly remember and cherish for a long time – came to a conclusion last Thursday for the Linden and Roselle Catholic boys’ basketball teams. In the Tournament of Champions semifinals at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, third-seeded Roselle Catholic was first edged by second-seeded Newark East Side 46-45 […]
By JR Parachini on ELIZABETH, LINDEN, ROSELLE, SPORTS
Public school state championship games are Sunday at Rutgers
Win and advance. Celebrate briefly and then move on and prepare for your next challenging opponent. That’s the case for Union County boys’ basketball teams Linden, Roselle Catholic and the Patrick School of Elizabeth as all three seek to stay alive Tuesday night. Linden advanced to the North 2, Group 4 final for the second […]
By JR Parachini on ELIZABETH, ROSELLE, UNION
Three 20-win UnionCounty girls’ basketball teams saw outstanding 2013-2014 seasons come to a conclusion Saturday in state tournament action. At Rahway in a Non-Public, South B semifinal, top-seeded Roselle Catholic was turned back by fifth-seeded St. Rose of Belmar 52-46. The Lions finished 25-2, setting a program record for wins in a season. In the […]
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King paces Farmers with 10 points
UNION – At halftime it appeared that Union might be on its way to solving Roselle Catholic, with the Farmers pulling to within three points despite the Lions making most of their shots. However, Roselle Catholic didn’t see it that way and came out with a vengeance in the third quarter, immediately setting the tone […]
By JR Parachini on ROSELLE, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, UNION
Bulldogs improve to 9-5 overall after topping division leader
Wanting to prove that the performance they produced at Westfield three weeks ago was the exception rather than the norm, the Dayton Bulldogs saw a great challenge ahead of them. They had the opportunity not only to make amends for the 27-point loss they were dealt by the home team Blue Devils that Jan. 10 […]
By JR Parachini on CLARK, CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, KENILWORTH, LINDEN, MOUNTAINSIDE, RAHWAY, ROSELLE, ROSELLE PARK, SPORTS, SPRINGFIELD, SUMMIT, UNION
Brearley has most champs with 4
UNION – Gavin Murray came oh so close last year. The talented Cranford grappler met Governor Livingston’s Ryan Hoy in the county championship bout at 132 and was edged by the defending champion 9-8. That was the last of the 14 finals matchups. Murray, a junior, and Hoy, a senior, were destined to meet again […]
By JR Parachini on CRANFORD, ELIZABETH, LINDEN, ROSELLE, SPORTS, UNION
Cougars face Westfield in UCC-Mountain Division play
UNION – Ryan Huber, who played his high school ball at Dayton and is now in his eighth season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Cranford, is looking forward to coaching his first game at Kean University. Cranford will play Westfield Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second of five contests of the second annual Investors Games at Kean. “It’s great for the kids and […]