Expectations turned out to be true for the Cranford High School wrestling team at the Union County Tournament (UCT) held in Union on January 18. The Cougars came in as heavy favorites, qualified eight for the finals, claimed five individual champions and walked away with their 10thstraight UCT Champ...

The first real test for the No. 1 Westfield High School (WHS) boys swim team came in a meet with the No. 6 Bergen Catholic Crusaders and the Blue Devils passed in flying colors at Wallace Pool in Westfield on January 6. The 5-0 Blue Devil boys captured first in six of the eight individual events, wo...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINNo. 1 Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) definitely demonstrated why it is the No. 1 team in the state when the Blue Eagles were hosted by the No. 8 Westfield Blue Devil girls at Wallace Pool in Westfield on January 6. The 3-0 Blue Eagles won six of the eight individual events...

After a dismal free throw performance in a loss to the New Providence Pioneers, the 7-1 Westfield High School girls basketball team got back on track from the line and handed the Roselle Catholic Lions their first defeat with a 53-50 singeing in Westfield on January 6. Three days later in Cranford, ...

A very tense outcome was expected when the Westfield High School wrestling team hosted the Union Farmers who brought a 6-1 record, which included wins over Rahway and Elizabeth, into Westfield on January 10. Key bouts had to be won and the Blue Devils won both of them and fared very well in the pote...

Handling the big man, 6-10, 255-lb Na Jai Hines turned out to be a very difficult chore for the Westfield High School basketball Blue Devils when they hosted the No. 13 Plainfield Cardinals at Westfield High School on January 7. The 5-4 Blue Devils did, however, manage to hold Hines at bay in the fi...

A visit to Cranford High School did not turn out very well for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider girls basketball team on January 7. The Cougars pounced on the Raiders right off the bat with a 19-6, first-quarter lead and cruised to a 43-26 victory. Two days later, the Raiders gave it a go at Dunn Ar...

The No. 9 Westfield High School boys ice hockey team made it five straight after defeating Summit, 3-1, on January 9 and crushing Glen Rock, 10-0, on January 11. After the Blue Devils victories over the Summit Hilltoppers and Glen Rock, their record rose to 10-2.Against the 6-5-1 Hilltoppers, Aidan ...

The Westfield High School wrestling team put it together to knock off the Governor Livingston Highlanders, 48-29, in Berkeley Heights on January 8. The Blue Devils have won four straight matches to improve to 64, while the Highlanders, who just came off a 46-31 loss to Hanover Park, slipped to 4-4.B...

A competitive meet was expected since the Westfield High School girls swim team rested its two best swimmers, Jane Kavanagh and Brooke McAndrew, in a meet with the Cranford Cougars in Cranford on January 9. As things turned out, the meet was more competitive than expected and the Cougars came up wit...