The mess Hurricane Sandy brought continues to hamper everything we do; High school football in Union County will attempt to continue this weekend

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 […]

Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball captures its first UCT championship

Lions spike top-seeded Westfield in 3 games

The Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball team had been knocking on the door in recent years, trying to join the elite teams in Union County when it came time to competing for the county crown. The Lions reached the Union County Tournament semifinals before, even as recently as last year when they were defeated in three […]

Kip, Boscia cross country brothers at Roselle Catholic

Standout seniors, longtime teammates among best runners in Union County

    Sean Kip and Matt Boscia are cross country brothers. They are senior classmates and teammates at Roselle Catholic High School after being the same for many years at St. Michael grammar school. Boscia won the Union County Conference Valley Division championship at Warinanco Park on Oct. 16. Kip finished second. Both RC runners turned in“PRs,” […]

Union County Tournaments continue this weekend at Kean and Johnson

Boys' soccer, girls' volleyball finals Friday; Girls' soccer semifinals Saturday and field hockey finals Sunday

UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS   BOYS’ SOCCER FINAL Friday, Oct. 26 At Kean University 3-Gov. Livingston vs. 1-Scotch Plains, 7:30 p.m.   GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL FINALS Friday, Oct. 26 At Kean University JV: 7-Elizabeth vs. 5-Roselle Catholic, 6 p.m. Varsity: 2-Roselle Catholic vs. 1-Westfield, 7:30 p.m.   FIELD HOCKEY FINALS Sunday, Oct. 28 At Kean University JV: […]

Roselle Catholic will battle Westfield in Friday night’s girls’ volleyball UCT championship match at Kean

Second-seeded Lions dominate four-time defending champion Union Catholic 25-6, 25-15 to reach their first final

There will be a new girls’ volleyball Union County Tournament champion this year, with the top two seeds battling each other for a third time in the championship match. In Tuesday night’s semifinals at Johnson, second-seeded Roselle Catholic ousted third-seeded and four-time defending champion Union Catholic in two games – winning in dominating fashion by […]

UCT girls’ volleyball continues with Tuesday’s semifinals at Johnson

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 […]

Everyone in The Lions’ Den was tickled pink; 5th annual ‘Spike Breast Cancer’ event a success

RC girls' volleyball squad stops Bishop Ahr in 2 games

ROSELLE – Everyone in The Lions’ Den was tickled pink. The Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball program’s fifth annual “Spike Breast Cancer” event, which featured a tripleheader against visiting Bishop Ahr last Thursday, was again a smashing success. Even the lines on the court were pink – courtesy of some masking tape – and the volleyball […]

Roselle Catholic girls’ soccer team, donned in pink socks, tops visiting Benedictine Academy

Del Pino nets only goal off assist from Diaz, goalkeeper Ledbetter posts shutout

ROSELLE – Before the Roselle Catholic girls’ volleyball team held its 5th annual “Spike Breast Cancer” last Thursday at The Lions’ Den, the RC girls’ soccer team hosted Benedictine Academy of Elizabeth at Chakey Field. Before the color pink dominated the RC gymnasium, the girls’ soccer team did its part to honor Breast Cancer Awareness […]

Union County Tournaments beginning to gain ground in boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, field hockey, girls’ volleyball and cross country

UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS    BOYS’ SOCCER QUARTERFINALS SATURDAY, OCT. 13 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 8-Brearley at 1-Scotch Plains, 2 p.m. 5-Summit at 4-Elizabeth, 4 p.m. BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 7-Cranford at 2-Westfield, 9 a.m. 11-Union at 3-Gov. Livingston, 10 a.m.   SEMIFINALS SUNDAY, Oct. 21 at Kean University 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. […]