Getting the offense in gear was quite difficult for the fifth-seeded Westfield High School football team in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 playoff and the result was a 21-0 shutout by the hosting, fourth-seeded Northern Highlands Highlanders on November 1.The 4-5 Blue...

The Westfield High School boys placed three in the top-10 en route to capturing the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Cross-Country crown at Greystone Park in Morris Plains on November 2. The Blue Devil girls placed second in their race and the Cranford girls placed second in their sectional Group 3 ...

The fifth-seeded Willingboro High School football team was more than ready to match skills with the fourthseeded AL Johnson Crusaders when the Chinmeras marched into Clark on November 1 and soared away with a 62-7 victory in the South Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinals.The 7-3 Chinmeras seized a 41-0 lea...

The Westfield High School girls volleyball team made relatively easy work of 10-9 Dickinson in two games, 26-17, 25-12, on October 28. Two days later the 17-9 Blue Devils squeezed past the Hillsborough Raiders, 26-24, 25-20.Emilia Dengler recorded 20 assists, a kill, two digs and nine services with ...

Small ball, foot control and field awareness went in favor of the topseeded Westfield High School girls soccer team in its showdown with the defending champion Summit Hilltoppers for the Union County Tournament crown at AL Johnson High School in Clark on October 26. The No. 8, 14-1 Blue Devils took ...

Two teams that refused to budge defensively met face to face on “Senior Night” at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 25. The hosting Cougars had to settle for three field goals off the foot of senior Cristiano Ambrosio and no touchdowns were scored by any team until sophomore running back Gabe Wo...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINQuite a show of depth and talent by the Union Catholic varsity girls literally left the rest of the field in the dust at the Union County Tournament Cross-Country Championships at Warinanco Park in Roselle on October 24. The Viking girls seized the top five places to easil...

The second-seeded No. 16-ranked Governor Livingston Highlanders girls volleyball team went two hard games with the third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils and prevailed, 26-24, 25-20, in the semifinal round of the Union County Tournament at AL Johnson High School in Clark on October 22. The 17-4 Highland...

An early goal by the opposition put the No. 8 Westfield High School girls soccer team into a catch-up mode during a regular-season game against the Summit Hilltoppers at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 22. Although the Blue Devils stepped up their pace immediately after the firsthalf goa...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team defeated the AL Johnson High School girls, 27-25, 25-21, on October 23. The Raiders improved to 15-7, while the Crusaders slipped to 7-12.Raider DJ Ngumah recorded six services with an ace, six kills, three blocks and seven digs. Sam Frisci...