The last game of the Super Bowl and the last game of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL 2025 football season created a lasting memory for all those who witnessed a memorable day.The day was Saturday, November 15, when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL 8th Grade Raiders crushed a spell and produced a heroic a...

Taking control from the onset, it was just a matter of time when the third-seeded Cranford High School boys soccer team would be bidding adieu to the 14th-seeded Middletown North Lions in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Playoffs at Memorial Field in Cranford on November 4. Th...

Not having a major drop off after winning the Union County Tournament championship was a minor concern for the top-seeded Westfield High School girls soccer Blue Devils when they hosted the 16th-seeded Plainfield Cardinals at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on November 5. There was definitely no dr...

Despite being listed as the 14th seed, the Newark East Side soccer Red Raiders proved that they were a much better team than expected when they faced the third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 playoffs at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on Nove...

Patience was needed by the second- seeded Cranford High School Cougar soccer girls while they tried to figure out how to find the vulnerability in the 15th-seeded Millburn Millers’ drawn back defense during the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 Playoffs at Memorial Field in Cranford on November 5. Aft...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINIncredibly strong defense has defined the top-seeded, No. 12 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team recently. On November 4 in Scotch Plains, the Raiders knocked off the 16th-seeded, 8-13 Union Farmers, 2-0, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Gr...

(Certain details, stats, locations, records, etc. were added by David B. Corbin of The Leader) The gym radiated with energy immediately following the first serve, as the top-seededWestfield High School girls volleyball team set off to dominate the fifth-seeded Elizabeth Lady Minutemen in just three ...

The 10th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team has been making quite a run in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 playoffs. First the Raiders staggered the seventh-seeded JFK-Iselin Mustangs, 3-1, in the first round on November 4, Next, they stunned the second- seeded North...

The third-seeded Cranford High School girls volleyball team defeated sixth-seeded Hopewell Valley, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20, in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey, Group 2 playoffs in Cranford on November 5. The 19-4 Cougars were not so fortunate when they were tripped up in Berkeley Heights on...

As the final seconds ticked away at AL Johnson High School in Clark on November 1, the top-seeded undefeated Westfield girls soccer Blue Devils knew they had done it. After scoring two strong goals in the first half, their focus remained constant. When the final buzzer sounded and echoed across the ...