Coming off a resounding 42-0 thrashing of New Brunswick that featured five touchdown runs and an interception returned for a touchdown and rewarded Head Coach Shawn Johnson his first victory, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood football Raiders discovered that the road was much rockier when they hosted the Hi...

The Cranford High School girls soccer team improved to 3-2 with a 41 victory over the 1-5 Union Farmers on September 17. Two days later, the Cougars were locked in a 1-1 tie with the AL Johnson Crusaders but rallied in the second half to earn a 4-2 victory. On September 21, the 4-3 Cougars experienc...

Phillipsburg’s impressive victory over Westfield on September 6 may have taught a grim lesson but the Blue Devils learned it well when they hosted the 2-0 Elizabeth Minutemen at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 15. Despite being listed as the underdogs, the Blue Devils unloaded with a d...

Lessons well learned from the home opener with the Somerville Pioneers paid off for the Cranford High School football Cougars when they hosted the Carteret Ramblers at Memorial Field on September 13. The Cougars’ offense did not get fooled by any defensive maneuvers and opened up necessary holes, wh...

Improving their scoring possibilities, while maintaining a strong defensive posture has been a focus of the Westfield High School Blue Devil soccer girls, especially when they hosted their arch rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood at Kehler Stadium on September 10. Both phases of that strategy worked out wel...

The Westfield High School girls field hockey team defeated the Caldwell Chiefs, 4-0, in Caldwell on September 10 then two days later wiped out Newark Academy, 7-0, at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield to improve to 3-1. After defeating Cranford, 5-1, in their opener, the Blue Devils’ loss was to Mont...

The Westfield High School girls volleyball team came up on the good side of a marathon two-game battle with the Kent Place Dragons on September 9. The Blue Devils won the first game, 25-23, but endured to win the second game, 33-31. Next, the Blue Devils defeated Heightstown, 25-10, 25-11, on Septem...

Time to put it all on the line came early in the season when the No. 16 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team hosted the No. 10 ranked Montclair Bulldogs in Scotch Plains on September 9. The Raiders’ defense was put to the test from the start but persevered to pull out a 3-2 overtime vi...

The Cranford High School girls volleyball team defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 25-19, 25-22, on September 9 then took out the Linden Tigers in three games, 19-25, 25-13, 25-21, on September 12. The Raiders rebounded to stop the Oak Knoll Royals, 25-19, 25-21, on September 12.Addison Rive...

Phillipsburg’s impressive victory over Westfield on September 6 may have taught a grim lesson but the Blue Devils learned it well when they hosted the 2-0 Elizabeth Minutemen at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 15. Despite being listed as the underdogs, the Blue Devils unloaded with a d...