SCOTCH PLAINS AND UNION – With the sun out and the temperature reaching just over 50 degrees, several Union County baseball teams were able to get in scrimmages Saturday exactly one week before the first day of the season. Some still were not due to the recent heavy snowfall. Squads that were able to get […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS IN NJSIAA TOURNAMENT: Sam Wustefeld of Scotch Plains-Fanwood Second at 195 (4-1 in NJSIAA Tournament) FINAL: 8-Jacob Cardenas, Bergen Catholic, maj. dec. Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, 10-2. SEMIFINALS: 2-Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, dec. 3-Jake Brown, Pope John, 3-1. QUARTERFINALS: 2-Sam Wustefeld, Scotch Plains, dec. 7-Tommy Maxwell, Delsea, 3-2 (tiebreaker). […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS (15) IN NJSIAA TOURNAMENT AT ATLANTIC CITY FRIDAY, MARCH 2 106: TOP SIDE OF BRACKET 17-Gabe Leo, Roselle Park, vs. 16-Anthony White, South Plainfield 106: BOTTOM SIDE OF BRACKET 22-Travis Kotelnicki, Northern Burlington, vs. 11-CJ Composto, Westfield 113: TOP SIDE OF BRACKET 20-Luke Hoerle, Westfield, vs. 13-McKenzie Bell, […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE FINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS FOR 2017-2018 SEASON: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (8-0) – outright champions 2-Linden (5-3) 3-Patrick School (4-3) 4-Elizabeth (1-6) 5-Plainfield (1-7) Elizabeth at Patrick School not played. MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (6-0) – outright champions 2-Union Catholic (3-3) Union (3-3) 4-Westfield (0-6) […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONS (128 the first 84 years) (does not include wrestlers from Union County that won a state championship at another school) NJSIAA TOURNAMENT: 2017-1934 Union County high schools have had only one state champion in the last 9 (2009-2017) seasons. 2010s (1) 2011: 152-Christian Barber, Westfield ————— 2000s (7) […]
States will be seeded Feb. 27 and contested March 2-4 at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall
Wrestlers from high schools in Union County excelled at this past weekend’s Region 4 competition at Union, with six winning championships. Two others placed second, three third and four fourth. The top four wrestlers in each of the 14 weight classes from all eight regions advanced to the NJSIAA Tournament, which will be contested March […]
The Celtics are defending champions on both sides
UNION – Roselle Catholic has come close the last six years, with the agony of defeat ever so present. After the heartbreaking loss to underdog Union in the 2013 quarterfinals – one year after the Lions reached the final for the first time in 49 years – two very close setbacks followed in the 2015 […]
UNION – Of these three boys’ basketball programs – Cranford, Johnson and Roselle Catholic – which has not won the Union County Tournament yet? Cranford? No. The Cougars captured their lone title the year the Beatles arrived in America – 1964. Johnson? Wrong. Known then as Johnson Regional, the Crusaders claimed their only championship the […]
Union County wrestling is well-represented at Region 4 at Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium after producing several stellar performances at this past weekend’s district competition – those districts being 13-16. Region 4 commences Wednesday night (Feb. 21), continues Friday night (Feb. 23) and wraps Saturday (Feb. 24). The top four wrestlers from each […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, FEB. 19: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (8-0) – outright champions 2-Linden (5-3) 3-Patrick School (4-3) 4-Elizabeth (1-6) 5-Plainfield (1-7) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (6-0) – outright champions 2-Union Catholic (3-3) Union (3-3) 4-Westfield (0-6) VALLEY DIVISION (7 schools): […]