In the realm of local youth wrestling, few programs can match the success achieved by Westfield PAL Wrestling in the past season. The CJYWL (Central Jersey Youth Wrestling League), a K-6 league, saw impressive performances from Westfield PAL grapplers.The Varsity team had an impressive 11-0 record i...

The defensive philosophy of keeping opponents under 40 points worked out like a charm for the 13th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team as the Raiders stunned the hosting fourth-seeded Ridge Red Devils, 40-33, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tourna...

A very quick but consistent run allowed the seventh-seeded Franklin Warriors boys basketball team to jolt the 10th-seeded Westfield Blue Devils, 68-43, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Somerset on February 21. The Blue Devils ended their season with a 14-12 re...

A combined second and third quarter, 36-15 run provided plenty of cushion for the sixth-seeded Franklin Warriors girls basketball team to grab a 58-48 victory over the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Somerset on February 21. The ...

Trailing by five points at halftime, the 12th-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team knotted the score after three quarters but the fifth-seeded Elizabeth Minutemen stepped up just enough to pull out a 58-55 victory in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in...

FISHER GETS 1ST 200FR, 100FR, WINNING 200FR, 400FREasy cruising began immediately when the No. 1 Westfield High School boys swim team whipped 11-3 Passaic Tech, 117-53, in the NJSIAA Group A semifinal round at the Raritan Bay YMCA on February 20. Despite resting superstar Owen Waibel, the 14-0 Blue ...

The No. 1 Westfield High School boys swim team made it two-in-arow by defeating Cherry Hill East (CHE), 90-80, for the NJSIAA Group A Championship at Rutgers University on February 25. Anchored by junior Owen Waibel, the 15-0 Blue Devils took first in the 200-medley relay and the 400freestyle relay....

WAIBEL WINS 50FR, 100FR; FISHER 200FR VS BRH2OAn easy 112-58 victory over the fourth-seeded Columbia Cougars in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group A Tournament at Wallace Pool in Westfield on February 12 set up a showdown between the No. 1 ranked Blue Devil boys swim team and ...

The Westfield Area “Y” Devilfish competed at the SAY (Summit Area “Y”) Deep Freeze at the SummitArea “Y” in Summit on February 2-4. The team achieved additional YMCA Championship qualifying times, including: three new National, 25 new State, and 61 new Silver times.Two new Devilfish relay records we...

A 78-78 deadlock going into the final event meant that the fourthseeded Cranford High School girls swim team needed to take first in the final event, the 400-freestyle relay, to pull out a victory over the fifth-seeded Hopewell Valley Bulldogs in the Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinals at Cranford on...