The No. 8 Westfield High School boys ice hockey team opened its season with an 8-1 chilling of the West Essex Knights on December 9 then handled the Cranford Cougars, 7-3, on December 11. In the meantime, the Cougars got off to a rocky start with losses to Manalapan (5-1) on December 5, West Essex (...

The Cranford High School girls and boys swim teams overwhelmed the Union Farmers on December 12. The girls recorded a 77-0 sweep, while the boys won 84-49.For the girls, Caroline Tireney, Daniela Goldate, Haley Concannon and Ava Morrison recorded a time of 2:22.2 in the 200-medley relay. Lily McInty...

A key injury early in the fourth game of the season touched off a reevaluation of the offensive strategy for the Westfield High School football team. After an injury to senior wide receiver Enzo Ferrero before halftime of the St. Joseph (Metuchen) game, the Blue Devils under firstyear head coach Mat...

Stiff competition from some highly improved teams in Union County presented quite a challenge for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team this season. The Raiders battled through the competition, had a few winning streaks, made it to the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinal...

Numerous offensive threats and a very stubborn defensive effort put the Westfield High School boys ice hockey team on the road to a very successful season last year. The Blue Devils do return quite a bit of offensiveclout but have graduated some defensive solidarity but another successful season is ...

When the chips were down, the Westfield High School girls volleyball team has been in the habit of rising to the occasions. The Blue Devils endured some tough losses and pulled off some impressive victories but stepped up to capture the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title and the North Group 4 ti...

Difficulty in scoring was a regular occurrence for nearly all the teams that faced the Westfield High School girls soccer team this season.Another difficulty was preventing a powerhouse of scoring threats which would set the stage for the Blue Devils to grab the Union County Conference Watchung Divi...

Just about everything that the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team wanted to accomplish this season came into fruition. The Raider boys captured the Union County Tournament (UCT) crown, went on to capture the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 crown then won the Group 4 semifinal before...

The experience from the success of last year’s accomplishments has only made the Westfield High School boys swim team even hungrier this year. Last year, the Blue Devil boys ran the table, finished 15-0 and captured its 28th State title so they are definitely looking for State title No. 29.On their ...

Leadership came in the form of four determined seniors especially after the Cranford High School football team learned a lesson after dropping its opening game. The Cougars relied on team captains, quarterback Tyler Veltre, linebacker Justin Hoeffler, linebacker Dylan Jones and offensive lineman Max...