All 4 Union County wrestlers defeated in NJSIAA Tournament quarterfinals; Union’s Brown edged 3-2 at heavyweight

For the fifth straight year and seventh in the last eight there will not be a wrestler from a Union County school that wins a state championship. All four Union County school wrestlers that reached the NJSIAA Tournament’s quarterfinals March 5 were defeated. They will all now try to win in the wrestlebacks to try to […]

Union standout senior heavyweight Brown captures first Region 3 title; Will compete in 2nd straight NJSIAA Tournament

8 Cranford grapplers advance, including repeat 182 champ Cappello; Undefeated Gazaway of New Providence won at 145

Union standout senior wrestler David Brown experienced what it was like to make it to the NJSIAA Tournament last year and grapple with opponents from the other end of the state that he probably never heard of before. Brown lost both of his state tourney matches last year, but still produced a solid 33-13 record […]

Cranford girls’ basketball captures 2nd UCT title and first since 2006; Team effort lifts Cougars past RC

Wilchens leads Cranford with 23 points, Hanner Roselle Catholic with 15

UNION – Cranford, a team known for winning big games because of the way the Cougars thrive defensively, found out that filling the hoop can also lead to mighty success. Cranford wasted no time setting up and taking long-range shots to its liking. When they go in, it opens up the game in a positive […]

Roselle Catholic boys’ basketball thwarted once more in bid to win first UCT championship; Lions fall to The Patrick School 58-54 in 2OT

Bullock - with game-high 19 points -stars for RC, Walker - with 14 - leads PS

UNION – One of these years Roselle Catholic is finally going to win the Union County Tournament championship. When the three-time defending Non-Public B state champions do so, it will be that much sweeter after another really tough loss in the final. Down by two, Roselle Catholic had one last opportunity to tie the game […]

Roselle Park wrestlers win 5th straight D10 title; Cranford captures D11 for 3rd consecutive time

Union, with 3 first-time champions, improves with 2nd place finish in D10

Union head coach Dino DeBellonia had one goal in mind for his wrestling team going into last weekend’s District 10 Tournament at Millburn. That was simply to improve upon last year’s third-place finish, which was a pretty good jump from finishing ninth and second-to-last just two years ago. That meant Union had to jump over […]

Roselle Catholic, The Patrick School, Cranford, New Providence reach girls’ basketball UCT semifinals

CLARK – All top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 41st annual girls’ basketball Union County Tournament. The top four seeds all reaching the final four, that doesn’t happen quite often in Union County. There’s usually an upset or two along the way, with at least one if not two teams seeded below […]

Union wrestling team ready to excel in District 10 at Millburn; Farmers finish regular season 23-4, reach N2, G5 semis

Captured Union County Conference's Mountain Division championship with perfect 6-0 league mark

After a transition period that saw – for a number of years – Union wrestlers working hard and trying to keep up with the Brearleys, Roselle Parks, Governor Livingstons and Cranfords, the Farmers are on their way back. They’re on their way back to being among the elite teams again in Union County; North 2, […]

UCT basketball continues with quarterfinals at Rahway and Johnson; Girls’ are Feb. 19, boys’ Feb. 20

Top 8 seeds advanced in both tourneys

Union County waits a little longer than most counties to seed their basketball tournaments. However, once seeded, they seem to go pretty quickly. The 41st annual girls’ tournament included 20 of the 24 teams in the Union County Conference. Those opting not to participate were Sky Division teams Roselle, Roselle Park, Brearley and Benedictine Academy. […]

Wrestlers who placed 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th at UCT right here

The following are the third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-place finishers at the 41st annual wrestling Union County Tournament held Jan. 16 at Union High School. 2016 UCT WRESTLING THIRD 106: Conor Halpin, Cranford 113: Chris Hoerle, Westfield 120: Rhise Royster, Rahway 126: Michael DeJesus, Plainfield 132: Jashmar Phillipe, Scotch Plains 138: Mike Nigro, Cranford 145: […]

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