Trailing by two at halftime, the Cranford High School girls basketball team caught fire with a 13-4 third-quarter run to slip past the Oak Knoll Royals, 36-26, in Summit on December 15. Three days later, the 20 Cougars went to the edge with the Union Catholic Vikings in Scotch Plains but prevailed, ...

The outcome of the New Jersey Basketball Coaches Association (NJBCA) Showcase game between the No. 12 Westfield High School girls and No. 8 ranked Gill St. Bernard’s went the Blue Devils’ way for a 49-42 triumph at Rutgers Prep in Somerset on December 14. The 1-0 Blue Devils got an early jump with a...

Being well prepared in their season opener in Cranford on December 16 - the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge of World War II - against the Governor Livingston Highlanders, a team that nearly upset them last year, was of utmost importance to the Cranford High School Cougar matmen. Unlike i...

Vacancies in two weight classes initially placed the Westfield High School wrestling team at a disadvantage when it hosted the Linden Tigers the regular-season opener in Westfield on December 17, four days after competing in the Delaware Valley Wendy Pandy-Leh Invitational. After yielding two of the...

The Westfield High School girls swim team defeated the hosting Governor Livingston Highlanders, 10268, while the Blue Devil boys doused the Highlander boys, 107.5-62.5, on December 18. The 4-0 Blue Devil girls took first in two of the relay events and four of the eight individual events, while the B...

Vivid memories from last year’s battles, with Plainfield, the Westfield High School girls basketball Blue Devils wanted to be well prepared when they hosted the Cardinals in Westfield on December 18. Hounding defense and the strength of seniors Sophie Lane and Megan Logan under the boards defensivel...

Being well prepared in their season opener in Cranford on December 16 - the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge of World War II - against the Governor Livingston Highlanders, a team that nearly upset them last year, was of utmost importance to the Cranford High School Cougar matmen. Unlike i...

Coming off a spectacular season that harvested an undefeated conference record, a 10th-straight Union County Tournament (UCT) crown, a North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 crown and a 20-4 record, the Cranford High School wrestling Cougars were hoping to keep that momentum rolling in the right direction...

by competing in the rugged Delaware Valley Wendy Pandy-Leh Invitational at Frenchtown on December 13. The Delaware Valley Terriers edged out Ocean Township 179.5-178.5 for the title and Blue Devil senior Daniel Berardi placed second at 106-lbs when he was nipped by Ocean Township’s Mike Apicelli, 11...

Having graduated a wealth of talent from last year’s state championship team, the Westfield High School boys swim team tested the water in a meet with the Cranford Cougars at Wallace Pool in Westfield on December 9. The 2-0 Blue Devils swept the 200-freestyle relay and three individual events to eme...