Brian Oblachinski did not only look to reach first base. His goal was to score. In the field, his range at shortstop prevented plenty of opposing players from getting hits they thought they had. A leader for the Cougars on the baseball diamond, the 2017 Cranford High School graduate is now a freshman member of […]
82ND ANNUAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT SEEDS: 1-Roselle Catholic. 2-The Patrick School. 3-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth. 4-Linden. 5-Union. 6-Rahway. 7-Union Catholic. 8-New Providence. 9-Scotch Plains. 10-Summit. 11-Plainfield. 12-Westfield. 13-Elizabeth. 14-Johnson. 15-Gov. Livingston. 16-Roselle 17-Hillside. 18-Oratory Prep. 19-Dayton. 20-Koinonia Academy. 21-Cranford. PRELIMINARY ROUND: Koinonia Academy 59, Cranford 55 FIRST ROUND: 19-Dayton at 6-Rahway 18-Oratory […]
JOHNSON SENIOR BOYS’ BASKETBALL PLAYER GEORGE VISCONTI (No. 14) 1,957 career points with 3 regular season games and at least one county and one state tournament game to go Johnson’s next game is a UCT contest Saturday, Feb. 10 at Plainfield at 1 p.m. JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2017-2018: (12-6 overall, 9-1 won share of UCC’s […]
Johnson next plays Dayton home Feb. 6; A Crusader win will clinch a share of the UCC's Sky Division crown with New Providence
JOHNSON SENIOR BOYS’ BASKETBALL PLAYER GEORGE VISCONTI (No. 14) 1,908 career points with 4 regular season games and at least one county and one state tournament game to go JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2017-2018: (11-5 overall, 8-1 UCC’s Sky Division – through Saturday, Feb. 3) Dec. 15: Johnson 68, New Providence 58 – at Johnson George Visconti […]
JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL SENIOR GEORGE VISCONTI (No. 14) 1,888 career points going into Feb. 3 game vs. St. Rose at Roselle Catholic. JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2017-2018: (10-5 overall, 8-1 UCC’s Sky Division – as of Saturday, Feb. 3) Dec. 15: Johnson 68, New Providence 58 – at Johnson George Visconti 16 points – put him […]
Here are the dates for the boys’ and girls’ basketball Union County Tournaments. The boys’, which is the oldest in the state, goes back to 1937, with this year being the 82nd annual edition. The girls’ began in 1976, with this being tournament No. 43. Here are the dates: SEEDING (for both): Wednesday, Feb. 7 […]
Derryen Whyte — Senior, Basketball Forward Derryen is in the midst of a breakout senior season. Through nine games he had averaged 16.4 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals per game. He has generated a lot of college interest with his productive summer and hot start to the season. Additionally, he also was named […]
Shylehn Ebuenga-Smith — Junior, Track — Sprints/Relay Shylehn is a hard worker and runs on the 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams, and anything I need. Shylenn has PR’d in all of her races and doing a great job coming off an injury-plagued sophomore year. I am so thankful she’s healthy. — Union girls indoor track coach […]
Here is a list I am working on that includes many of the 2,000 point boys’ basketball scorers in New Jersey high school history: 2,000 POINT BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCORERS IN NEW JERSEY: Dajuan Wagner, Camden (2001) – 3,462 John Somogyi, St. Peter’s, New Brunswick (1968) – 3,310 Paul Gause, Schalick (2005) – 3,146 Reggie […]
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 29 WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools): 1-Roselle Catholic (4-0) 2-The Patrick School (2-1) 3-Linden (2-2) 4-Elizabeth (1-3) 5-Plainfield (1-4) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools): 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (4-0) 2-Union (2-2) Union Catholic (2-2) 4-Westfield (0-4) VALLEY DIVISION (7 schools): 1-Rahway (9-0) 2-Scotch Plains (6-1) […]