It just could not get any closer than this when Brick Memorial was on the brink of losing to the Cranford Cougars in the Group 3, semifinal on February 14. Brick was trailing the Cougars, 35-11, with five bouts to go but with some very good fortune, came back to pull out a 36-35 victory.Two of the b...

Speed, manual quickness and firepower eventually took control when the No. 18 Westfield High School boys basketball team hosted the No. 3 Roselle Catholic Lions on February 6. A tight match-up began to break apart midway through the second quarter when the Lions used their speed, manual quickness an...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINTrailing by eight points at the half, the Westfield High School girls basketball team gave the 20th-ranked New Providence Pioneers all they could handle in the second half only to fall just short, 43-41, in New Providence on January 28. Earlier in the season, the Pioneers ...

The AL Johnson High School girls basketball team defeated the Delaware Valley Terriers, 51-42, on January 30 then improved to 10-6 after muzzling the Jonathan Dayton Bulldogs, 56-30, on February 1. Jordana Tarentino led the Crusaders against the Terriers with 21 points, including seven free throws, ...

The Westfield H.S. boys basketball team picked up a pair of huge victories to start the month of February. The Blue Devils, trailing by one point entering the fourth quarter went on a 14-9 run to get even with the Linden Tigers, 51-47, and earn head coach Jim McKeon his 100th victory (photo next wee...

The Rahway High School wrestling team defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 55-21, on January 29 then two days later the 12-7 Westfield Blue Devils prevailed over the 14-8 Raiders, 4433. Every bout was contested in both matches and the Raiders won four bouts against the 10-3 Indians and six against the Bl...

It was a very tough week for the AL Johnson High School wrestling team, beginning with a 59-16 loss to Middletown North (MN) on January 29. Two days later, the Crusaders lost to the 12-2 Woodbridge Barrons, 5819, then on February 1, they lost to Glen Rock, 40-39, Nutley, 49-27, and 16-5 Ridge, 62-15...

Since falling to Westfield in late December, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team won its 10th game in 11 outings by toppling the Hillside Comets, 55-38, on January 28 then by squeaking past the New Providence Pioneers, 44-42, on January 30. The Raiders upped their record to 13...

The AL Johnson High School boys basketball team managed to remain undefeated with three victories last week, although it was not easy. On January 27, the Crusaders had a huge 21-12, fourth-quarter run to settle the New Providence Pioneers, 61-57, then the next day they went to overtime with the Dela...

The No. 8 ranked Westfield High School boys ice hockey were defeated by No. 15 Northern Highlands (NH), 5-2, on January 28 but quickly got back on the winning track a day later with a 7-2 victory over the Governor Livingston Highlanders.Jackson Chicola scored both goals against Northern Highlands, w...