EDITOR’S NOTE: He – Thurman Munson – will always be my favorite. The story that follows ran on this website 10 years ago – in July of 2009. I was fortunate enough to sit with author Marty Appel and pick his brains – one on one – for more than two hours at a book […]
All-Stars clash in Autoland Classic at Kean University
UNION – Aaron Ahr was sent out five times to do his job. The task at hand on those important occasions was to kick the ball through the uprights. Ahr didn’t disappoint. At all. Ahr, wearing No. 11, produced 11 points to lead the Middlesex County All-Stars to a come-from-behind 23-7 win over the Union […]
UNION – The North needed to be good – and it was – and it needed to be lucky – and it was. No matter, the North will take it. When South placekicker Jake Hurler’s game-winning 25-yard field goal attempt hit off the right upright on the final play of the game, the North jubilantly […]
Former Union High School girls’ soccer coach Eric Shaw remembered Julia Caseres as not only a pretty good soccer player, but also as a person her teammates could look up to with pride. “She led by her work ethic,” Shaw recalled in a phone interview Sunday night. “She was the hardest worker day in and […]
Carmen Guarino was the coach that held things together. Guarino was the glue. He was the man in the middle for Union Farmers football. Nearly 30 years ago now Jeff Longueil was the defensive coordinator. Gary Zakovic was the offensive coordinator. Other assistant coaches included John Quinn, soon-to-be head baseball coach Chet Czaplinski, veteran mentor […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE FINAL BASEBALL STANDINGS FOR THE 2019 SEASON WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Cranford (8-1) – outright champions 2-Gov. Livingston (6-3) 3-Union (5-4) 4-Scotch Plains (4-5) Westfield (4-5) 6-Elizabeth (0-9) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-Johnson (5-1) – outright champions 2-Summit (3-3) 3-Union Catholic (2-3-1) 4-New Providence (1-4-1) VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Oratory Prep (10-0) […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS 2019-2010 2019 UCC CHAMPIONS Watchung: Cranford Mountain: Johnson Valley: Oratory Prep Sky: Plainfield 2018 UCC CHAMPIONS Watchung: Gov. Livingston Mountain: New Providence Valley: Roselle Park, Rahway Sky: Plainfield 2017 UCC CHAMPIONS Watchung: Gov. Livingston Mountain: Summit Valley: Roselle Park Sky: Plainfield 2016 UCC CHAMPIONS Watchung: Westfield Mountain: Johnson Valley: Summit […]
Blue Devils will next take on Ridgewood in Group 4 semifinals Monday at Kean
BASKING RIDGE – There are moments that define a player, a game, a season. If Westfield baseball was to capture another sectional championship – this one, perhaps, the most unlikely of them all – the Blue Devils had to come through with the game on the line in the bottom of the sixth. With the […]
Thomas shuts out visiting Scotch Plains on a 2-hitter, with captains Howell, Arias and Roman driving in runs
UNION – Since May 10 of last year the Union Farmers have won 23 of their 29 games played since. Union softball – at a semi-dominating level – is back. Union followed up winning its final six games last year by producing a very satisfying 17-6 mark this year that was capped with Tuesday’s season-ending […]
Mountain Division softball to be decided May 28; Either Union will win outright or Union and Union Catholic will share crown
The Union County Conference baseball champions for 2019 – all outright – are: WATCHUNG DIVISION: Cranford MOUNTAIN DIVISION: Johnson VALLEY DIVISION: Oratory Prep SKY DIVISION: Plainfield The UCC softball champions so far – all outright – are: WATCHUNG DIVISION: Westfield VALLEY DIVISION: Benedictine SKY DIVISION: Plainfield The Mountain Division will be decided Tuesday, May 28 […]