Cranford High School senior Jordan Chapman captured first place and Cougar junior Mike Daly placed third at the Sam Cali Invitational Wrestling Tournament held in Morristown on December 26-27. The tournament featured 71 high-powered teams, including some from New York and Connecticut, and the Cougar...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team bowed to 3-2 Mount St. Dominic (MSD), 55-36, at the Mount St. Dominic Holiday Festival on December 27. The next day, turned out to be a 39-26 setback to West Morris.Maggie McNulty scored eight points, including a 3-pointer, and added four r...

first quarter, while the Blue Devils netted just six points. Derkack’s strategy was to drive to the basket for a lay-up and force the Blue Devils to cling closely, which would draw fouls. Derkack proved to be quite proficient from the charity line as he sank five of six free throws in the first quar...

December 18, 2018: Smooth sailing in the first half turned into a nightmare from the start of the third quarter until midway through the fourth quarter of the Cranford High School boys basketball team’s game with the Millburn Millers in Cranford on December 18. The home team witnessed a 16-point lea...

The Cranford High School boys basketball team found that the going was rough at the Chatham Holiday Tournament. On December 27, the Cougars fell victim to the New Providence Pioneers, 68-58, then on December 28, they were felled by the Chatham Cougars, 79-53.Jack McGuire scored 17 points and added s...

The AL Johnson High School girls basketball team bowed to the Oak Knoll Royals, 58-48, in their season opener in Summit on December 19. Two days later in Clark, the Crusaders turned on the juice to topple the Summit Hilltoppers, 60-30.The Crusaders slammed the door hard right from the start against ...

Big changes have taken place for the Cranford High School boys basketball team this season. Due to the graduation of a trio of influential big men, the Cougars had to rely on a smaller and guard-heavy squad to get the job done when they opened their season by hosting the Oratory Prep Rams on Decembe...

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 10-year wrestling Head Coach Marc Fabiano and his staff are going to be quite busy this season with the return of a large and more experienced boys team in addition to an ever-increasing girls squad that won the Union County Tournament last year.Fabiano (141-77), wh...

Jane Kavanagh and Brook McAndrew each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the 3-0 Westfield High School girls swim team swamped the1-2 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders,110-60, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on December 18. The Blue Devils won all three relays and five of the ...

Seniors Danny Pierce and Owen Waibel each took top honors in two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the 3-0 Westfield High School boys swim team overwhelmed the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 121-49, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on December 18. The Blue Devil boys finished firs...