Establishing a starting quarterback got thrown off course from the start for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School football team. Once senior starting quarterback Jacob Handy was injured in the opener against Monroe, the Raiders had to juggle their offensive tactics, stuck almost exclusively to a ru...

Extreme wetness dampened the efforts of both teams when the Westfield Blue Devils hosted the Plainfield Cardinals for their 119th meeting on Thanksgiving Day (November 28) at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. But the very first play of the game turned out to be the deciding factor, which would resul...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINMaking it through one of the toughest divisions in the state may have been taxing on its won/lost record but the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School field hockey team gained a lot of knowledge from the stiff competition, persevered and finished with a 1-5 record in the Essex...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINA very rough beginning put the Cranford High School field hockey team in dire straits. But midway through the season, the Cougars seemed to find the right formula to win six of their final eight game and finish with an 8-10-1 overall record and 6-4-1 in the Essex/Union Blu...

The AL Johnson High School Crusader boys soccer team mixed wins with losses but managed to end up on the winning side with a 9-7-1 overall record, while finishing 2-3-1 in the Union County Conference Mountain Division. The Crusaders did outscore their opponents, 46-27, but did drop four of five game...

Two highly talented teams needed someone to step into the action at the right time as the No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders and the Ridgewood Maroon drifted a 2-2 tie into the second overtime during the Group 4 semifinal game in Scotch Plains on November 19. An unexpected hero did indeed emerge wh...

Shifting from the Essex/Union White Division to the Blue Division paid off for the Westfield High School field hockey team this season. The Blue Devils, who finished 6-12 overall last year with a 2-4 record in the White Division, turned it on this season to win the Blue Division with a 12-0 record a...

Relying predominantly on a vicious running game, the AL Johnson High School football team successfully trampled over almost all of its opponents to finish with a 7-2 overall record and a 3-0 record in the Big Central Patriot Silver Division. The Crusaders finished with a total of 3,099 yards on the ...

The AL Johnson High School field hockey team had no problems finding the net this season and outscored opponents, 71-29, while the defense recorded seven shutouts. That offensive clout combined with a fine defensive effort earned the Crusaders a 16-7 overall record and a 4-2 record in the Essex/Unio...

KETSCHKE 18 GOALS, SPRINGER NETS 6, JOHNSON 5 The Cranford High School boys soccer team finished its 2023 season with a decent 10-7-1 record but this season, the Cougars stepped up even more and finished with a 13-6-2 overall record. Additionally, the Cougars received the third seed for the North Je...