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Cougars Seize 11th Straight UCT Wrestling Championship
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COUGARS DALY, SCHULZ BE OME 4-TIME UCT CHAMPS
Cougars Seize 11th Straight UCT Wrestling Championship
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Protecting its streak of Unioî County Tournament (UCT) Championships would come down to the performances of three teams in Union on January 17. The Crnford Cougar matmen got some fierce competition from the Rahway Indians and an emerging Union Farmer squad but managed to clai` their 11th consecutive...
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N. Prov. ‘O’ Rebounds, 3’s Jar Blue Devil Girl Cagers, 48-34
Sports
LOGAN 5 BLOCKS, 10 POINTS; LANE SINKS 11 POINTS
N. Prov. ‘O’ Rebounds, 3’s Jar Blue Devil Girl Cagers, 48-34
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Two Top-20 ranked girls basketball teams and fierce rivals squared off at center court in Westfield on January 13 but only one would be able to emerge victorious. The No. 15 New Providence Pioneers with the senior leadership of Annie Conover, Megan Henn, Haley Kessler and Ava Kelly, got many second ...
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Cougar Girls’ Defense Stalls Raiders in Basketball, 47-29
Sports
TOY (7A) 14 PT - BENTREWICZ 14 PT; COSTELLO DBL-DBL
Cougar Girls’ Defense Stalls Raiders in Basketball, 47-29
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Learning well from a disappointing loss, the Cranford High School girls basketball team was well prepared in its game against the Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) Raiders at Cranford on January 15. A trio of seniors - Lily Costello, Brooke Bentrewicz and Courtney Toy - saw to it that the Cougars would no...
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Cougars Seize 11th Straight UCT Wrestling Championship
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COUGARS DALY (120), SCHULZ (157) BECOME 4-TIME UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Cougars Seize 11th Straight UCT Wrestling Championship
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Protecting its streak of Union County Tournament (UCT) Championships would come down to the performances of three teams in Union on January 17. The Cranford Cougar matmen got some fierce competition from the Rahway Indians and an emerging Union Farmer squad but managed to claim their 11th consecutiv...
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Cardinal Girls ‘Steal’ Victory From Cougars in Hoops, 46-36
Sports
COSTELLO SINKS 22 PTS., 9 RBS.; BENTREWICZ 9 RBS.
Cardinal Girls ‘Steal’ Victory From Cougars in Hoops, 46-36
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Very successful acts of thievery and a wicked press in the second quarter tilted momentum in favor of the Plainfield High School girls basketball team in its game with the Cranford Cougars in Cranford on January 6. After a modest 10-7 firstquarter lead, the Cardinals went on a stealing frenzy in the...
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Cougars’ Rally in Fourth Stops ALJ Crusaders in Hoops, 64-57
Sports
CR - MADRINI 16 PTS, DIZDAR 13 PT; ALJ - DiGRACI 12 PT
Cougars’ Rally in Fourth Stops ALJ Crusaders in Hoops, 64-57
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Desiring to keep the momentum in their corner, the Cranford High School basketball Cougar boys and the AL Johnson Crusaders engaged in a very spirited showdown in Clark on January 10. The Cougar boys grabbed a six-point at halftime, watched it dissolve into a two-point deficit in the third quarter b...
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Blue Devils’ Mean ‘D’ Limits Raiders in Basketball, 47-32
Sports
LANE 20 PT, 10-10 FT, 11 RB; LOGAN 11 PT, 4-4 FT, 10 RB
Blue Devils’ Mean ‘D’ Limits Raiders in Basketball, 47-32
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Keeping opponents’ scoring under 40 points is usually a good sign for high school basketball teams and it certainly was for the Westfield Blue Devils when they hosted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on January 6. The No. 8 Blue Devils initiated influential offense in the first quarter, wobbled a b...
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Cougar Matmen Roll Along, Rout Raider Wrestlers, 64-17
Sports
ACINAPURA, WOODRUFF CRADLE; DOWLING BIG PIN
Cougar Matmen Roll Along, Rout Raider Wrestlers, 64-17
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Holiday tournaments are out of the way and the Cranford High School wrestling team traveled to Scotch Plains to face the Raiders in a Union County match-up on January 7. The Cougar matmen came ready to battle, were victorious in 11 of the 14 slated bouts and returned home with a 64-17 triumph.In the...
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East Brunswick Boys Survive Cougars’ Surge, Win 72-70 OT
Sports
MADRINI PUMPS IN 29 POINTS, DIZDAR 13, N. AVENO 12
East Brunswick Boys Survive Cougars’ Surge, Win 72-70 OT
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
What initially appeared to be a runaway victory turned out to be anything but when the Cranford High School boys basketball team entertained the East Brunswick Bears in Cranford on January 3. The Bears, who entered the game with a 7-1 record were burning the net early on and seized a 21-7 lead withi...
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Blue Devils Beat Bloomfield, Teaneck in Matmen Tri-Meet
Sports
DAN BERARDI, MAX BERARDI WON TITLES AT GOLES
Blue Devils Beat Bloomfield, Teaneck in Matmen Tri-Meet
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Holiday Tournaments have given way to regular-season matches in the New Year and the Westfield High School wresting team kicked things off by winning both sides of a tri-meet with the Bloomfield Bengals and the Teaneck Highwaymen on January 3. After a number of JV bouts, the Blue Devils knocked off ...
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Washington School Show Celebrates 79 Years
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Washington School Show Celebrates 79 Years
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WESTFIELD -- Westfield’s Washington Elementary “Washington School Show” returns for its 79th annual performance with a unique production entitled, “Le...
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CRANFORD – A legal battle that has been stretching out for almost three years between the Township of Cranford and an active member of its Police Depa...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Harmon V. Swart II Harmon V. Swart II, 78, of Cooperstown, NY, formerly of Westfield, NJ, passed away January 1, 2026. He was born August 5, 1947, in ...
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