Operating in high gear from the start may be the very jump start that the Westfield High School softball team would need this season to be successful in a county that will, once again, be loaded with a number of very competitive teams.Last year, four freshmen and a sophomore were inserted into the s...

Success did come but not as much as the Westfield High School boys ice hockey team had hoped for this season. Last year, the Blue Devils went the distance by winning the Union County Tournament (UCT), McInnis Cup, South Public and Public State finals for a 21-4 record. This season, the No. 15 Blue D...

A huge step forward was taken by the Westfield High School girls swim team this season. With the outstanding efforts from junior Jane Kavanagh and the addition of a wealth of talented depth from a group of sophomores and freshmen, the Blue Devils turned their 9-5 record from last year into an overal...

Turning up the volume at the right time really paid off for the Westfield High School girls basketball team this season. Due to stiff competition from the start, the Blue Devils were making noise with some key earlyseason victories, placed second in the Union County Tournament (UCT) but in the post ...

Three seniors and two juniors comprised the starting five for the Cranford Cougars girls basketball team this season that resulted in a seesaw of wins verses losses. With the exception of one four-game winning streak, the Cougars basically wobbled back and forth with a pair of wins then with a pair ...

Five four-year varsity seniors led the AL Johnson High School girls basketball team to one of the best seasons in the program’s history. The Crusader girls aced the Union County Conference (UCC) Mountain Division title with a perfect 12-0 record, had a 14-game winning streak and advanced to the Cent...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThe All-State and All-Conference boys swim teams were recently revealed and one Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider and one Westfield Blue Devil received All-State honors. Raider junior Harrison McClure for the 500-freestyle, received First Team honors and Blue Devil James Kavana...

Sophomores comprised the starting five this season for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider girls basketballteam that finished with a 7-18 record. Of the top-eight Raiders on the squad, six were sophomores and the other two were juniors.The Raider girls began their season with three-straight losses - Un...

A pair of impressive winning streaks highlighted the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team’s success this season. The Crusader boys opened the season with a six-game winning streak then three games later added a seven-game winning streak en route to an 8-4 record in the Union County Conference...

Featuring a very young and inexperienced team it would be quite apparent that it would be a rough ride for the Westfield boys basketball team to compete in a county that would have four or five teams constantly ranked in the top-20 and a few others clinging on the fringe. The Blue Devils had a key p...