Competing in Union County, particularly against Watchung Division teams that always seem to have four or five teams ranked in the Top-20, has been a difficult chore for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball team this season. The Raider boys had a 5-2 record outside of the county and finished wit...

LANE 20 PT, 10 RB; LOGAN 17 PT, 10 RB FOR DOUBLE D’sExpecting to nearly duplicate the results of their last encounter, the second-seeded Westfield High School basketball Blue Devil girls had a high degree of confidence when they hosted the 11th-seeded Union Farmers in the semifinal round of the Nort...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINDefense at its best made it very difficult for either team to light up the scoreboard in a North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 girls basketball quarterfinal game against the fourth-seeded Cranford Cougars and the fifth-seeded Chatham Cougars at Cranford on March 2. In the end...

Two Union County rivals battled for the team title at the District 16 Championships held at Cranford High School on February 28 but in the end the title was earned by the Rahway (R) Indians over the Cranford Cougars. Both teams claimed five championsin the 14 weight classes but the Indians gathered ...

As the second seed, the Westfield High School basketball Blue Devil girls were aware of their skill advantage over the 15th-seeded JP Stevens Hawks in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 first round at Westfield High School on February 26. However, the Blue Devils left nothing to chance, worked on ...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINLoud shrieks from some opposing fans during free throw attempts did not seem to phase the seventh-seeded Cranford High School boys basketball Cougars too much when they hosted the 10th-seeded North Plainfield Canucks in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group...

Offense really caught fire for the fourth-seeded Cranford High School girls basketball Cougars when they hosted the 13th-seeded North Plainfield Lady Canucks in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tournament in Cranford on February 27. The 13-14 Cougars took a 19-point lead after...

On Friday, February 13, athletes, families, coaches, and supporters gathered at Pines Manor in Edison for the annual USA Track & Field (USATF) 2025 Banquet, an evening dedicated to recognizing the outstanding achievements and service that continue to strengthen the track and field community. The cel...

The fifth-seeded Bayonne Bees boys basketball team ousted the 12thseeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 71-61, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Bayonne on February 26. Seth Hunter led the 13-14 Raiders with 17 points (4 3-pointers, 3-for-6 free throws), seven ...

The No. 6 Westfield High School ice hockey team skated past the Summit Hilltoppers, 5-2, in the semifinal round of the McInnis Cup at Warinanco Rink in Roselle on February 11 but would definitely find out it would be much harder to defend its title on the ice at CodeyArena in West Orange against the...