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Blue Devils Top SPF, Hillsborough, Warriors; Fall to Ridge Wrestlers
Thursday, February 5, 2026
A very busy weekend resulted in three victories and one defeat by the Westfield High School wrestling team. First, the Blue Devils defeated the hosting Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 49-27, on January 23. Then at Watchung Hills on January 24, the Blue Devils defeated Hillsborough, 53-21, and the Wat...
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No. 6 RC Lions Survive Scare From Blue Devil Cagers, 56-55
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MacEACHERON PUMPS IN 25 POINTS, LEWIS 8 ASSISTS
No. 6 RC Lions Survive Scare From Blue Devil Cagers, 56-55
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Getting into the winning column has been very difficult for the Westfield High School boys basketball Blue Devils this season because seven of the Union County teams they have faced are ranked in the Top-20 and three of them are ranked in the Top-10. On January 27 in Westfield, the Blue Devils faced...
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Unbeaten Crusader Girls Rap Raiders in Basketball, 49-34
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TARANTINO 15 PTS; FITZHARRIS 8 ASSISTS, 9 STEALS
Unbeaten Crusader Girls Rap Raiders in Basketball, 49-34
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
A veteran squad of AL Johnson High School girls basketball Crusaders strolled into Scotch Plains on January 23 with full intentions of remaining an undefeated team. The Crusader girls took a five-point lead in the first quarter, extended it to eight points by halftime, held off a slight comeback by ...
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Cranford Dominates Linden On ‘Salute the Troops Night’
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Cranford Dominates Linden On ‘Salute the Troops Night’
Thursday, January 29, 2026
(Special thanks to Cougar fan) The Cranford Cougar wrestling team delivered a commanding, 63-18 victory over the Linden Tigers on a special night at Cranford High School, as the program held its annual “Salute the Troops Night”, honoring the men and women of the United States military.With the gym f...
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Summit Shocks Blue Devils In Boys Swimming, 88-82
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Summit High School boys swim team shocked the Westfield Blue Devils, 88-82, on January 20. The 61 Hilltoppers took first in all three relays and touched first in six of the eight individual events. Summit’s Dan Qu, Yehor Maistruk, Callum McDonagh and Pietro Bonini took first in the 200-medley re...
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No. 16 Blue Devil Cagers Jolt Roselle Catholic Girls, 59-42
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LOGAN (CAREER BLOCK 200) & LANE DOUBLE-DOUBLE
No. 16 Blue Devil Cagers Jolt Roselle Catholic Girls, 59-42
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Three losses in a row was enough so the Westfield High School girls basketball team decided to turn the tables when it hosted the Roselle Catholic Lions on January 22. The No. 16 Blue Devils made it three wins in a row when they burst forward on a scoring rampage in the first quarter, brought in man...
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Blue Devil Girls Top Summit, N. Prov. Pioneers in Swimming
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Blue Devil Girls Top Summit, N. Prov. Pioneers in Swimming
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The No. 7 Westfield High School girls swim team defeated the hosting No. 14 Summit Hilltoppers, 93-77, on January 20. The 9-1 Blue Devils won both free relays and touched first in four of the eight individual events against the 7-1 Hilltoppers. On January 22, the 10-1 Blue Devils defeated the 4-4 Ne...
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Cougars Beat Highlanders, Roselle Park in Boys Hoops
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Cranford High School boys basketball team defeated the Governor Livingston Highlanders, 61-54, in Berkeley Heights on January 20. Two days later the 9-6 Cougars rumbled over the Roselle Park Panthers, 64-26.Senior Enzo Madrini led the charge against the 5-7 Highlanders with 27 points, six assist...
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Vikings Top Cougars In Girls Hoops, 57-48
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Union Catholic Vikings girls basketball team caught the hosting Cranford Cougars off-guard with a 20-6, first-quarter run and continued to post a 57-48 victory on January 20. Elle Majewski led the 7-6 Vikings with 16 points, including five 3-pointers, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks...
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Crusaders Take Out Hillside, New Providence Cager Boys
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The AL Johnson High School boys basketball team after falling to the Cranford Cougars on January 10, made it five wins in a row when the Crusaders took down the 8-7 Hillside Comets, 57-41, on January 20 then unsettled the New Providence Pioneers, 55-30 on January 22.Devin Patterson went big for the ...
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Cranford Discusses Pool Upgrades, Affordable Housing
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Cranford Discusses Pool Upgrades, Affordable Housing
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 19, 2026
CRANFORD – Revitalization efforts are expected to begin at the Orange Avenue Pool this Spring now that Cranford Township representatives have voted to...
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Leader Staff Recognized By New Jersey Press Association
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WESTFIELD – The Leader earned two first place awards – one for feature writing and another for editorial content – during this year’s New Jersey Press...
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AREA — Union County has filed suit against Clark property owners for allegedly adding several backyard amenities to land that they do not own. Late la...
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District 21 Assemblymen Say They Will Prioritize Affordability
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AREA — Andrew Macurdy and Vincent Kearney were both sworn in last month, beginning their first terms representing New Jersey’s 21st Legislative Distri...
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Blizzard Brings Area to a Halt, Closes Schools for Two Days
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AREA – Union County residents are still working to shovel out from under almost two feet of snow courtesy of what meteorologists are calling one of th...
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