The visiting AL Johnson High School football team improved to 71 with a 56-24 triumph over Perth Amboy on October 25. The Crusaders stuck almost exclusively to the ground game and gobbled up a total of 519 rushing yards and quarterback Rob Gallagher completed one pass to Josh Maltez-Torres good for ...

Union County dominance definitely has appeared to be looking in favor of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School gymnastic team. The Raiders captured their sixth-straight Union County Tournament Championship in Scotch Plains on October 17.Although it was quite a competitive meet among four schools, th...

An early goal by the 11th-seeded Union Catholic Vikings girls soccer team forced the sixth-seeded Cranford Cougars to step up their offensive in the second round of the Union County Tournament at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 15. The 8-4 Cougars scored one goal just before halftime and added...

Plenty of opportunities yielded nothing in the first half for the fourthseeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls soccer team against the fifth-seeded Governor Livingston Highlanders during the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament at Scotch Plains on October 17. But the 6-4-3 Raiders’ persiste...

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...