The No. 19 St. Joseph (Metuchen) High School Falcons burst through an inflated green helmet and a haze of smoke, ready to attack the Westfield Blue Devils under the Friday night lights in Metuchen on September. 26. The St. Joseph’s student section, dressed in all white, roared as the sun set. Westfi...

ALLENTOWN, PA - Three local athletes have been selected to play in their respective sports at Muhlenberg College for the fall season. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School graduate, Luca Passucci, has been named a midfielder on the NCAA Division III men’s soccer team. Westfield High School graduate, Bre...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team got back into the win column with a two-game, 25-19, 25-21, victory over the 6-6 Elizabeth Lady Minutemen in Elizabeth on September 25. Senior Maddie Byrne recorded 10 kills, six digs and three services with an ace, while junior Bella Stewa...

Caution was a must, particularly for the defense, when the Westfield High School boys soccer team hosted the Rahway Indians at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 16. The Indians known for their quick striking ability did so with an early goal but the Blue Devils looked to their co-captain...

Scotch Plains turned out to be a very hostile environment for the visiting Union Farmers when they were handed a resounding 5-1 defeat by the No. 9-ranked Raiders on September 16. Two days later, the Raiders traveled to Memorial Field in Cranford and were taken to the limit but managed to return hom...

The Westfield High School girls volleyball team picked up a pair of important Union County (UC) victories this past week and dropped a third on September 18 with a setback to the Governor Livingston Highlanders in Berkeley Heights. The Blue Devils toppled their rival, Union Catholic Vikings, in two ...

The Westfield High School gymnastic team squeaked past the Cranford Cougars, 103.725-103.3 on September 16. One day later, the Blue Devils bowed to the Old Bridge Knights, 102.625-102.Cranford Cougars Maya Virata at 34.425, Jordan Duelks at 34.025 and Olivia Cece at 33.75 placed 1-2-3 in the all-aro...

The Cranford High School girls soccer team after battling to a scoreless tie in the first half, struck gold three times to reject the Union Catholic Vikings, 3-0, at Memorial Field in Cranford on September 16. The Cougars trip to Summit, however, was less encouraging as they bowed to the Hilltoppers...

Wheel-spinning and sputtering offenses, bad snaps and numerous threeand- outs ruled for nearly an entire first half of the game between the Westfield High School football team and the Union Farmers at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 20. Late in the first half, the 2-2 Blue Devils snapp...

Effective preparation during the week helped put the Cranford High School football team well in the driver’s seat when it hosted the South Plainfield Tigers at Memorial Field on September 19. The Cougars struck early with a pair of first-quarter touchdowns, two more in the second quarter and another...