Coming off a stunning 1-0 victory over the top-seeded Westfield Blue Devils in the semifinal round of the Union County Tournament (UCT), the Oak Knoll Royals set out to prove that they are a viable girls soccer team in Union County when they defeated the 6-5-1 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, who were...

The top-seeded No. 5 Westfield High School girls soccer team extended its record to 10-0 with a 3-0 shutout of the Kent Place Dragons in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 10. On October 13, however, the Blue Devils’ 54-game winning stre...

ALTOBELLI ALL-AROUND RECORD, GIBBS BAR RECORDCompetition was more intense, a few meet records were broken and a new champion was crowned at the 21st Cougar Invitational Gymnastic Meet in Cranford on October 12. A new addition, the No. 3 ranked St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) Trojans dethroned the defending...

SPAIDE 34-YARD TD GRAB, FERRERO 44-YARD TD CATCHWhat appeared to be a great comeback turned into disaster midway through the fourth quarter for the Westfield Blue Devils when they hosted the No. 18 Ridge football Red Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 14. The Blue Devils trailed 1...

JONES SPRINTS FOR 35 YD TD, INTERCEPTS; VELTRE TDTriskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) seemed to loom over the Cranford Cougars when they found themselves facing the Linden Tigers’ offense with the score deadlocked, 13-13, and the ball on the Cranford 13 with 13 seconds left in the game at Memor...

The top-seeded No. 5 Westfield High School girls soccer team extended its record to 10-0 with a 3-0 shutout of the Kent Place Dragons in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 10. On October 13, however, the Blue Devils’ 54-game winning stre...

CHO 10-16 167 YDS, TD, 2 TD RUNS; FERRERO 36 YD TDShutting down the run and grounding an explosive passing attack was of primary concern for the Westfield football Blue Devils when they hosted the Somerville Pioneers at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 7. The Blue Devil defense did just t...