What a way for Union and Westfield to continue regular season play against each other than to have both teams undefeated in a highly-anticipated mid-season clash. The Union County powers – now back in the same division in the Mid-State 38 Conference and now back to playing each other in the regular season after not […]
Four of Union County’s five undefeated football teams will seek to go 4-0 this week, beginning with Westfield and Rahway on the road Friday night (Sept. 30). Westfield is a heavy favorite to vanquish Watchung Hills, while Rahway is favored to halt Voorhees. Both Watchung Hills and Voorhees are 0-3. Union, 3-0 like Westfield and […]
Westfield, which last won the championship outright 15 years ago, is the top seed for the 36th annual girls’ soccer Union County Tournament. The last three times the Blue Devils were crowned champs they shared the title with Scotch Plains in 2012 and 2006 and with Oak Knoll in 2002. Westfield has won the most […]
Union at Westfield Oct. 8 is highly-anticipated battle of undefeated N2, G5 and Mid-State 38 Conference-Watchung Division teams
For the first time in what might be many years, Union County has five 3-0 football teams. They include North 2, Group 5 schools Union and Westfield; North 2, Group 4 squad Summit; Rahway from Central Jersey, Group 3 and Roselle from Central Jersey, Group 2. If Westfield wins as expected at 0-3 Watchung Hills […]
There are several entertaining and exciting Union County football matchups this weekend. On Friday, Sept. 23 Herm Shaw Field we have 2-0 Belvidere at 2-0 Roselle Park. Both teams have begun with two shutouts, Belvidere both at home and Roselle Park both on the road. On Satuday, Sept. 24 at Arminio Field we have 2-0 […]
PLAINFIELD – The Plainfield quarterback didn’t know what hit him. It was the classic blind side smack. The defensive end comes unblocked and then unleashes a hit that not only knocks down the signal-caller who dropped back, but also jars the ball loose from him, eliciting an immediate, thunderous response from the crowd. That was […]
Defense does not allow Cardinals to reach Union territory
PLAINFIELD – All Union wanted to do was to win the game and leave Hub Stine Field healthy. Mission accomplished. Although the Farmers performed poorly at times in the first half – committing 10 penalties, including five on one possession alone in the second quarter, Union did what it needed to do. That was to […]
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 16 (5 games): Watchung Hills at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Voorhees at Cranford, 7 p.m. Bernards at Johnson, 7 p.m. Roselle Park at Dayton, 7 p.m. Brearley at Belvidere, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 (7 games): Union at Plainfield, 1 p.m. Ridge at Westfield, 1 p.m. […]
UNION – After closing with a two-game losing streak last Thanksgiving, Union waited all winter, spring and summer long to get back into the win column. Practice finally began, scrimmages were played, but – unfortunately for the Farmers – there was no real game-scrimmage this year. “It was a long off-season,” returning senior quarterback Justin […]
Here is this weekend’s opening Union County football schedule, picks and last year’s final Top 10. Enjoy! UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 9 (11 games) Watchung Hills at Union, 7 p.m. Hillsborough at Elizabeth, 7 Westfield at Linden, 7 Somerville at Cranford, 7 Summit at North Hunterdon, 7 Gov. Livingston […]
