Farmers snap 2-game skid to improve to 5-3
UNION – A big part of Emanuel Kema’s practice routine includes taking a couple of hundred shots. “I have to get my 3s in,” the 6-0 Union senior shooting guard said. “I have to work on my footwork.” While practice may not make perfect all the time, it sure helps increase the odds of making […]
Cougars face Westfield in UCC-Mountain Division play
UNION – Ryan Huber, who played his high school ball at Dayton and is now in his eighth season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Cranford, is looking forward to coaching his first game at Kean University. Cranford will play Westfield Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second of five contests of the second annual Investors Games at Kean. “It’s great for the kids and […]
Sophomore guard drains game-high 6 3-pointers; Dolce scores 10 and Moneme leads Farmers with 12 rebounds; Summit sparked by eight points from reserve Richardson and six by starter O'Malley
UNION – Jasmine Bonaparte’s steal and layup gave Union its first lead. Her first of a career-high six 3-point field goals – from the right side – extended Union’s second lead to five points. Bonaparte’s second 3-pointer – this time from the left – ignited an 18-2 run that began in the first quarter and […]
After a successful three-game stint in HudsonCounty over the holidays, the Union girls’ basketball team will look to take that momentum with it when Union County Conference-Watchung Division play continues for the Farmers this weekend. In a battle of two of the top teams in UnionCounty and in the UCC’s Watchung Division, Union (4-1) will […]
Bonaparte paces Union with 9 points
UNION – So far the pattern has been eerily similar two games into the season. Roselle Catholic’s girls’ basketball team struggles a bit in the first half and is outscored in one of the first two quarters. Then the Lions turn it on in the second half as they have limited their first two foes […]
Linden, sparked by county champions Zalewski and Podsiebierski, capture Valley Division title
The Roselle Park girls’ tennis team improved its overall and league records this season and next year will return five of its top seven players. The Panthers, guided by head coach Nancy Sturcke since 1977, finished 11-7 overall and 7-5 and in third place in the Mountain Division of the Union County Conference. Last year’s […]
1986 UHS grad and fifth-year Ridge head coach Bill Tracy leads Red Devils to their first-ever 12-0 season
PISCATAWAY – The book on Union has always been that the one thing you can do against a pretty good Farmer team is pass on it. Who would know that history better than 1986 UHS graduate Bill Tracy? The fifth-year Ridge head coach didn’t instruct talented senior quarterback Conor Hughes to throw the ball until […]
Former Roselle Park head coach John Wagner will lead Point Pleasant Beach in only the program's second title game and first in 31 years
For one team, it tasted (non-alcoholic, of course) champagne (or Gatorade) just 12 months ago. For the other, it’s now been exactly 20 years since a celebration took place. For one coach, it’s also been 20 years since he led a team to the promised land. That’s the Union County menu for this championship football weekend that kicks […]
Tracy Young talked about how her coach Lois Hochuli-Lampert was responsible for driving her to track meet after track meet and that she always appreciated her efforts for wanting to be there for her. High school, college and NFL standout Larry Kubin discussed how in the town of Union nothing was given to you and […]
Farmers will face 11-0 Ridge in N2, G5 final in two weeks, seeking their first state championship in 20 years
UNION – Trying to beat Union in a football playoff game at Cooke Memorial Field on the exact 50th anniversary of one of the most infamous days in the history of the United States of America has not worked out for two proud programs now. On Friday night in a North 2, Group 5 semifinal […]