“Senior Night” in Cranford was not only the final regular-season home match but it would turn out to be the most thrilling and important one for Union County (UC) bragging rights when the Cougars faced the Rahway Indians on January 30. After a bleak first five bouts, the Cougars won six of the next ...

“Senior Night” in Westfield on January 28 began with a huge individual victory for the Blue Devils but the pathway gradually slanted in favor of the David Brearley Bear matmen for the next eight bouts. Trailing, 32-14, after the ninth bout, the Blue Devils rallied to win the remaining five bouts to ...

The No. 6 ranked Westfield High School boys ice hockey team, ranked No. 1 in Public Schools, captured its third-straight Union County Tournament (UCT) championship on January 23. The 12-1 Blue Devils, whose only loss was to Bridgewater-Raritan on December 23, defeated the 4-9-1 Summit Hilltoppers, 4...

Offense was cruising in high gear, while the defense was jamming the brakes on their opponent from the start when the No. 16 Westfield High School basketball Blue Devil girls met up with the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders in Scotch Plains on January 29. The Blue Devils’defense held the Raiders to jus...

A veteran squad of AL Johnson High School girls basketball Crusaders strolled into Scotch Plains on January 23 with full intentions of remaining an undefeated team. The Crusader girls took a five-point lead in the first quarter, extended it to eight points by halftime, held off a slight comeback by ...

(Special thanks to Cougar fan) The Cranford Cougar wrestling team delivered a commanding, 63-18 victory over the Linden Tigers on a special night at Cranford High School, as the program held its annual “Salute the Troops Night”, honoring the men and women of the United States military.With the gym f...

The Summit High School boys swim team shocked the Westfield Blue Devils, 88-82, on January 20. The 61 Hilltoppers took first in all three relays and touched first in six of the eight individual events. Summit’s Dan Qu, Yehor Maistruk, Callum McDonagh and Pietro Bonini took first in the 200-medley re...

Three losses in a row was enough so the Westfield High School girls basketball team decided to turn the tables when it hosted the Roselle Catholic Lions on January 22. The No. 16 Blue Devils made it three wins in a row when they burst forward on a scoring rampage in the first quarter, brought in man...

The No. 7 Westfield High School girls swim team defeated the hosting No. 14 Summit Hilltoppers, 93-77, on January 20. The 9-1 Blue Devils won both free relays and touched first in four of the eight individual events against the 7-1 Hilltoppers. On January 22, the 10-1 Blue Devils defeated the 4-4 Ne...

The Cranford High School boys basketball team defeated the Governor Livingston Highlanders, 61-54, in Berkeley Heights on January 20. Two days later the 9-6 Cougars rumbled over the Roselle Park Panthers, 64-26.Senior Enzo Madrini led the charge against the 5-7 Highlanders with 27 points, six assist...