UNION, NJ — Alissa Alcindor first tried her hand at field hockey, completing her second season this fall in the midfield. A teacher of woodworking at Union High School, Daniel Eberenz, UHS Class of 1974, got Alcindor’s ear and discussed the possibility of Alcindor going out for wrestling. There was a time in the 1970s […]
UNION, NJ — What will it take this weekend in Atlantic City for Cranford High School sophomore 157-pounder Jordan Chapman, a first-time Region 4 champ, to become Cranford’s fifth state champion and first since senior Pat Hogan won at 171 pounds in 2006? “High pace, high speed, high intensity,” Chapman said. “Show no remorse.” Chapman […]
UNION, NJ — For the first time in three years, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, region wrestling returned to Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium. Representing the Farmers at this weekend’s Region 4 competition is junior Daniel Collin, who did quite well to place second at 175 pounds at last weekend’s District 14 […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School boys basketball head coach Kevin Feeley made it very clear on Saturday, Feb. 5. “We must play better defense,” the man in charge of the Farmers proclaimed. Union’s boys basketball team concluded its regular season schedule on Saturday, Feb. 5, at home with a come-from-behind 71-68 overtime triumph against […]
UNION, NJ — Last year, the Cranford High School girls basketball team started with a season-opening 39-22 triumph at home against Union County Conference–Watchung Division rival Roselle Catholic High School. This year, it took the Cougars a bit of time to reach the .500 mark and even their record, but they did so on Saturday, […]
UNION, NJ — Union High School did not finish among the top eight teams in the Union County Tournament. The Farmers did not have a grappler reach the finals. That did not mean that the Union wrestling team had a bad county tournament showing, however. In the first year that the competition took place at […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Partway through a span of eight straight road games, the Union High School girls basketball team learned a valuable lesson when it went up against one of the best teams in Union County. Giving teams second and third chances to produce offensively adds up to a whole lot of trouble. Yielding numerous […]
UNION, NJ — Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium is back in business, perhaps better than ever. Union High School’s gym, named after the coach who won the school’s most football games ever, played host to a varsity boys basketball game for the first time in two seasons on Friday, Dec. 30. In a game filled with […]
UNION, NJ — One practice at a time. One match at a time. That is how Union High School wrestlers, “most all brand new,” according to head coach Dino DeBellonia, will attempt to grab hold of success and hang on to it in the 2022-2023 season. Union began its season with a confidence builder, topping […]
UNION, NJ — Karesha Joseph proved to be among the best rebounders in the Union County Conference’s Valley Division last year, grabbing a total of 129 in 21 games to lead the Union High School Farmers girls basketball team in that category. With last year’s top three scorers — Paris Jones with 137 points, Siani […]