Chalk up another banner season for the Cranford High School wrestling team! As a team, the Cougars won their conference, claimed its 10thstraight Union County Tournament (UCT) title and captured the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 crown to finish with a 20-4 record.“It was nice to reach that 10-yea...

Performing as a team worked out extremely well for the Westfield High School girls basketball team this season. The Blue Devil girls, who finished with a 10-16 record last year, put it all together, advanced to the finals of the Union County Tournament (UCT), went on to claim the North Jersey, Secti...

Facing top teams one after another was a tough chore for the Westfield High School boys basketball team this season. But through the years the Blue Devil boys have been used to it and performed very well by knocking off a number of top-20 teams and finishing with an 18-11 overall record.The Blue Dev...

Having graduated a superstar and returning only three starters, who faced a real challenge of helping firstyear Head Coach Susan Murray organize a very inexperienced squad, put the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team virtually at square 1 this season. Adapting to a new system did...

After defeating the top-seeded Bayonne Bees, 62-55, for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title, the Westfield High School girls basketball team came up a little shy to the No. 11 West Orange Mountaineers, 59-47, in the Group 4 semifinal at Dunn Center in Elizabeth on March 12.The 24-7 Blue Devil...

One fabulous finish overshadowed a dismal beginning for the Cranford High School girls basketball team this season. After dropping their first four games, the Cougar girls began to settle down, trading wins with losses, until they caught fire down the home stretch and won seven of their final nine g...

The AL Johnson High School girls basketball team sure knew how to put up the offense with five players amassing 150 points or more this season. The Crusader girls had a number of high-scoring games, suffered four very tight losses and finished their season with a 15-11 record.The Crusaders had no re...

“W’s” were a very common letter for the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team this season. The Crusader boys won their first 19 games, captured the Union County Conference Valley Division crown with a perfect, 10-0 record and finished their banner season at 21-4. And all that success was led b...

The 13th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team snapped a 15-15, halftime tie with a strong offensive show in the second half to defeat the 12th-seeded JP Stevens Hawks in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Edison on March 3. Two days...

On March 2, the Arthur L. Johnson Athletic Department held its 20242025 Winter Athletic Awards. The evening, sponsored by the Crusader Athletic Booster Club, was held in the Arthur L. Johnson Auditorium. All the Winter Athletic Teams and their seasons were highlighted by their coaches while handing ...