Roselle Park wrestling gains program’s 1,000th victory; Becomes only 2nd school in New Jersey and just 4th in country to achieve milestone

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Panthers, in front of former wrestlers and coaches from all eras, pin down visiting Scotch Plains 44-23

ROSELLE PARK – At 8:32 p.m. on Friday night, Jan. 19, 2018, Roselle Park became just the fourth program in the country and only the second in New Jersey to produce 1,000 varsity wrestling victories. Roselle Park standout junior Mark Montgomery, wrestling up a weight class at 132, clinched a 44-23 Union County Conference-Watchung Division […]

Roselle Park will now host Scotch Plains Jan. 19 in first attempt to gain program’s 1,000th victory; Give Scotch Plains credit for giving up its home match to accommodate the Panthers in their quest to achieve the milestone at home

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Roselle Park will now wrestle Scotch Plains at home Friday (Jan. 19) at 7 p.m. according to www.roselleparknews.org. “It was originally scheduled to take place in Scotch Plains, but the Raiders graciously accommodated the Panthers to allow the possibility to have its 1,000th win at home. “Residents will be able to cheer from the stands […]

Roselle Park wrestling 1 win away from program’s 1,000th; Defeats visiting Cranford 33-25 to improve to 10-1

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Panthers first shot at milestone victory will come at Scotch Plains Jan. 19; They will then wrestle at Waldwick Tournament Jan. 20

The Roselle Park wrestling team produced a big Union County Conference-Watchung Division victory Wednesday night , Jan. 17 as the Panthers defeated Cranford 33-25. It was the first Watchung Division match for Roselle Park, which is now 1-0 in the division and 10-1 overall. Cranford slipped to 1-1 in the division and 5-2 overall. Cranford […]

Union County Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball standings and overall records as of Jan. 15 here

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UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 15 WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Linden (2-0) 2-Patrick School (1-0) 3-Roselle Catholic (0-0) 4-Elizabeth (1-1) 5-Plainfield (0-3) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (3-0) 2-Union Catholic (1-1) Union (1-1) 4-Westfield (0-3) VALLEY DIVISION (7 schools): 1-Rahway (4-0) 2-Scotch Plains (3-0) 3-Summit (3-1) 4-Roselle (2-2) […]

Savino 3rd-place finish at heavyweight clinches Cranford’s 4th straight UCT championship; Cougar grapplers edge Roselle Park 187-185

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Panthers produce most champions with 4; Montgomery, Wustefeld are the Outstanding Wrestlers

UNION – Matthew Savino made placing third a memory he will cherish the rest of his life. Although the Cranford junior grappler did not win the heavyweight championship, his third-place finish – which was came on the final bout of the day – clinched a fourth straight county title for his Cougars. When Savino pinned […]

3-time defending champion Cranford and Roselle Park among favorites for 43rd annual wrestling Union County Tournament; To take place Jan. 13 at Union High School

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UNION – Cranford will clash at Roselle Park next Wednesday night – Jan. 17 – in a key Union County Conference-Watchung Division wrestling match that will be sure to draw much local interest. Perhaps Union County’s top two teams will put on a show wrestling fans will not want to miss. Before that, however, there […]

Rahway boys’ basketball begins January 5-0 after capturing own tournament; UCC hoop standings as of Jan. 1 here

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The Rahway boys’ basketball team captured its own holiday tournament last week by first defeating defending champion Johnson 74-68 and then Gov. Livingston 56-43  in the championship game. Johnson beat Rahway 36-35 in last year’s final. Rahway, which repeated last year as the Union County Conference’s Valley Division champion en route to a 21-4 finish, […]

MONDAY EVENING QUARTERBACK: Union County football has had a state champion every year now since 2009

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Since 2009, Union County has produced at least one state champion, a streak of nine straight seasons. Since 2011 we’ve seen Cranford win its first state championship in the playoff era – the Cougars won again in 2015 – and then we’ve seen three programs win for the first time in a very long time. […]

Union County football state championship playoff era history here; Years listed when each team last captured a state crown

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Now that Hillside has won its first state championship since 1985, here is the list of when was the last year each team in Union County won a football state championship: Plainfield, with a record of 0-4 in finals, Governor Livingston (0-2) and Dayton (0-1) are the only three schools in Union County that have […]

Roselle Park holds on to defeat Roselle 7-6 in 100th Thanksgiving Day football clash; Brutus scores for Panthers, McRae for Rams

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  ROSELLE PARK – Roselle Park held on to defeat Roselle 7-6 in the 100th Thanksgiving Day football game played between the neighborhood rivals Thursday morning at Herm Shaw Field. Roselle Park now leads the series, which began in 1915, 51-41-8. Roselle Park defeated Roselle for the first time since 2014 and as a result […]

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