What appeared to be a possible runaway victory turned into a battle for survival when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider girls lacrosse team traveled to Memorial Field in Cranford to face the Cougars onApril 11. Within the first 10 minutes of the game, the Raiders seized a 6-1 lead before the Cougars ...

Every season there are approximately 27 varsity sports among the Westfield, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Cranford High Schools let alone varsity sports at AL Johnson High School.Many of these varsity events occur on the same days and the same times, so it would be impossible for all to be covered by ou...

LAGUNA 4 RBI, ARDENTE HR, 4 RBI; DeMARCO 2 HRSHard hitting and a seesaw battle for supremacy led to an extra-inning classic between the Cranford High School Cougars softball team and the Blue Devils in Westfield on April 9. With a quick jump start on offense, the Blue Devils seized an early lead, wa...

Westfield multiple-sport Head Coach George Kapner added another milestone to his long list of credits. This time it came on the tennis courts at Tamaques Park in Westfield on April 9.Tennis victory No. 700 came quite easily with a rapid 5-0 win in boys tennis over the Elizabeth Minutemen. Ben Duan d...

LAM, COYLE, FERGUSON, GERNE, GILFORD FIND NETPrepared by DAVID B. CORBINExuberant Pirate fans were hoping that fire would be blazing immediately out of the cannons of their beloved Seton Hall Prep boys lacrosse team, ranked No. 1 when they cruised into Gary Kehler Stadium to do battle with No. 9 Wes...

ENNIS 10 KILLS, DONOHUE 21 ASST; AGARWAL 12 KILLSDespite returning only one of the “Core Four” from last year, the No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys volleyball team made it four in a row with a 25-18, 25-12, victory over the Westfield Blue Devils in Westfield on April 5. With Nick Schmidt...

FERGUSON NETS TWO GOALS; COYLE GOAL, 2 ASSISTS; LAM GOAL, GILFORD GOAL, MARSHALL KEY TAKEAWAYNot deterred by a heartbreaking, overtime upset at the sticks of No. 8 St. Augustine Hermits, the Westfield High School boys lacrosse team got right down to business when it hosted the Summit Hilltoppers at ...

Adam Contract, a four-year varsity tennis player for Westfield High School (class of 2022), co-captain of the tennis team, and Union County Tennis Champion, was recruited to play tennis for Gettysburg College, in Gettysburg, Pa.He was chosen this week’s Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week for the Cente...