The Westfield High School boys varsity placed second behind the Union Catholic Vikings in the Union County Conference Watchung Division cross-country meet at Oak Ridge in Clark on October 16. The Vikings had a total of 28 and the Blue Devils totaled 47. The Cranford Cougar girls won the varsity Moun...

Getting a home game in the playoffs was on definitely on the Cranford Cougars’ minds but first, they had to get past the Colonia Patriots in a football showdown at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 18. The contest had some big ups and downs but when all seemed to be lost, the Cougars staged a la...

TheAnnual Westfield High School “Pink Out” Girls Volleyball Classic went very well for the Blue Devils at Westfield High School on October 14. The Blue Devils won at all three levels - freshmen, JV, varsity - over the Union Catholic Vikings.The varsity match was particularly special, since the Vikin...

New wrinkles on the offense and a furious pass rush paid off when the Westfield High School football team hosted the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers at Kehler Stadium in Westfield on October 19. In key situations, the Blue Devils added senior Colin Coyle to their running attack, while the defense kept ...

The Westfield High School girls soccer team elevated itself from No. 15 to No. 11 after downing the then No. 11 Monroe Falcons, 4-0, in Monroe on October 14. After a 1-0 lead at the half, the 10-1 Blue Devils easily found the mark in the second half to settle the 10-2-1 Falcons. On October 17, the t...

St. ThomasAquinas (STA) strutted into the Cougar Invitational Gymnastics meet and walked away with a repeat performance for the Championship at Cranford High School on October 10. STAcame through with a team total of 109.425 and also took top honors on the vault at 28.15, uneven bars at 26.875 and f...

After a grueling three game battle, the Westfield High School girls volleyball team wound up on the short side of a 25-20, 22-25, 25-15 setback to the Old Bridge Knights on October 9. On the next day, the 11-8 Blue Devils had quite a battle with the 134 Governor Livingston Highlanders but prevailed,...

The second-seeded Westfield High School girls tennis team took care of business immediately with a complete 5-0 shutout of the seventhseeded Kearny Kardinals in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament at Tamaques Park in Westfield on October 8. Two days later, the 9...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team defeated St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) on October 8. On October 9, the 12-5 Raiders went to three games with the Linden Tigers but prevailed, 22-25, 25-17, 25-23.Maddie Byrne finished with six kills, a block, four digs and seven services with fi...

Getting on the scoreboard turned out to be quite a challenge when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls soccer team hosted the New Providence Pioneers in Scotch Plains on October 7. The 5-3-3 Raiders scored once at the 10-minute mark but could not strike gold again, while the 6-6-1 Pioneers sc...