After losing a Union County Tournament game at Cranford more than 10 months ago – Feb. 13, 2016 to be exact – the Johnson boys’ basketball team has gone 9-1. Not counting Group 4 state champion Linden, Johnson has been the hottest Union County basketball public school team during that span. The Crusaders followed up […]
Here are the Union County Conference boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball standings as of Saturday, Dec. 31: UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF SATURDAY, DEC. 31: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5 schools) Linden (0-0) Elizabeth (0-0) Patrick School (0-0) Plainfield (0-0) Roselle Catholic (0-0) MOUNTAIN DIVISION (4 schools) 1-St. Mary’s, Elizabeth (2-0) 2-Union Catholic (0-0) […]
My pick for “Sports Story of the Year in Union County for 2016” is the Governor Livingston baseball team winning the Union County Tournament for the first time and how the Highlanders managed to do so. Third-seeded GL – in back-to-back days at Kean University on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 – defeated […]
All proceeds go to Pediatric Cancer Research Hospital in Manhattan
Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium will be rocking on Opening Night this Friday, Dec. 16, with a special tripleheader to jump start the 2016-2017 Union County boys’ basketball season. The 2nd Annual St. Jude Benefit Basketball Games at UHS features five Union County squads that will open their seasons and also do so […]
Westfield went 12-0 again and repeated as North 2, Group 5 champions
The 2016 Union County football season will be remembered as the year Westfield – sparked again by the county’s and one of the state’s finest defensive units – went 12-0 once more and repeated as North 2, Group 5 champions, while a high-scoring Roselle squad won 10 games (nine on the field) for the first […]
Came back in second half to win North 2, Group 4 championship game at Cooke Memorial Field 24-14
There was a time when public school football was still on an even par with non-public schools. State championship games – after a period from 1976-1981 for some – were moved back to the high school fields and there was an electricity about them, not a single vacant seat to be found. Just about the […]
Defense dominates once again
EAST RUTHERFORD – Adam McDaniel had to watch his teammates win a state championship last year as he missed the season with a broken collarbone. Twelve months later he was as big a reason as any why the Westfield Blue Devils repeated as state champions. McDaniel, a junior free safety on defense and wide receiver […]
On Dec. 3, 2015 second-seeded Westfield, with a record of 11-0, took on top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, also with a record of 11-0, in the fourth annual North 2, Group 5 state championship game, played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. On Dec. 3, 2016 second-seeded Westfield, with a record of 11-0, will take on top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, […]
Farmers post first winning season since 2013, finish 6-5; Tigers, who receive TD passes from QBs Myers and Marshall, conclude at 5-5
UNION – Al-Tariq Jones is ready to play at the next level. “I feel I’m a Division 1 kid, whichever comes my way,” said Jones moments after the Union senior helped lift Union to an emphatic, season-ending 34-12 Thanksgiving Day triumph over longtime holiday rival Linden Thursday morning. Jones carried 22 times for a game-high […]
Roselle is attempting to close with 10 triumphs
Playing football on Thanksgiving means many things. It’s a time for family and friends to gather before enjoying their holiday meal. It’s, in most cases, the end of the football season for both teams as many athletes will be trading in their shoulder pads for basketball sneakers, wrestling head gear or ice hockey sticks. It’s […]