Here is complete Union County football schedule for next weekend: Thursday, Nov. 10, Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday Nov. 12. Regional crossover (consolation) games are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 12 and playoff games for Nov. 11 and 12. There are a total of 17 games (11 playoffs and 6 consolations) for the 17 Union […]
Dayton, because of a lack of healthy players, had to forfeit its second straight game
There are nine football games involving Union County teams this weekend, with five on Friday, Oct. 28 and four more on Saturday, Oct. 29. Teams that are off this weekend include Roselle Park (2-5), Roselle (7-0) and Westfield (7-0). This weekend and next weekend are the final regular season weekends before the state playoffs commence […]
Cougars last won event in 1989
Congratulations to the Cranford gymnastics team for capturing this past Friday’s (Oct. 21) Union County meet for the first time since 1989 and preventing defending champion and host Westfield from winning the championship for the 11th consecutive year. The last school other than Westfield to win the championship was Union in 2005. Westfield won every […]
All 17 Union County squads were scheduled to play on the same weekend -this past Friday and Saturday – for the final time in 2016. Here’s what happened: On Friday night, Cranford continued to roll, Summit bounced back, Linden produced a much-needed victory and New Providence snapped a rare eight-game losing streak. Union fell on […]
Union County schedule, picks, Top 10 here
A big Watchung Division game tonight pits Union (4-1) at Ridge (5-1) in Mid-State 38 Conference action. Union is 3-1 in the division and Ridge 2-1. In the North 2, Group 5 power point standings this week, Ridge is third with 80 and Union fifth with 56. Ridge defeated Union 48-13 in the 2013 final at Rutgers. Since […]
Girls' volleyball continues Oct. 19, while gymnastics county meet is Oct. 21 and cross country meets Oct. 26
UCT boys’ soccer semifinals Saturday, Oct. 22 at Johnson The boys’ soccer Union County Tournament is scheduled to continue Saturday with the semifinals at Johnson High School’s Nolan Field in Clark. The top four seeds made it. At 5:30 p.m. it will be third-seeded Elizabeth vs. second-seeded Westfield and at 7:30 p.m. it will be […]
Cougars win 3rd straight to improve to 4-2 and bolster CJ, G3 playoff qualifying
SUMMIT – Brian Oblachinski is a key part of a Cranford offense that came into Friday night’s game averaging 36 points. The returning senior starter is also a member of the secondary on defense, a unit that head coach Erik Rosenmeier said needed to step up. The Cougars, sparked by one of the season’s most […]
Cougars seek 3rd straight win; Hilltoppers out to go 6-0
It took Cranford a time period of five years and a total of seven games before the Cougars finally found the formula for defeating Mid-State 38 Conference rival Summit two years ago. A 33-14 decisive Cranford win at home over Summit in 2014 enabled the Cougars to win their first division title as a member […]
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND OF OCT. 14-15 BOYS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 14 10-Dayton at 2-Westfield, 3 p.m. 13-New Providence at 4-Cranford, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 6-Summit at 3-Elizabeth, 1 p.m. 9-Plainfield at 1-Scotch Plains, 2 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER: Quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 15 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 5-Union at 4-Oak Knoll, […]
Zanelli scored winning TD on 5-yard run; Nicholson rushed for 169 yards and 2 TDs for Highlanders
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – In a game that was chock full of critical plays that had a major impact on the final decision, Friday night’s non-division clash between neighboring rivals Summit and Governor Livingston – in its simplest form – really came down to just one. Either host GL – ahead by one point – was […]