On March 6, the Arthur L. Johnson Athletic Department held their 20232024 Winter Athletic Awards. The evening, sponsored by the Crusader Athletic Booster Club, was held in the Arthur L. Johnson Auditorium. All the Winter Athletic Teams and their seasons were highlighted by their coaches while handin...

ARNOLD, MESSANO, DeROSA LED SCORINGThis season, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School bowling team literally “bowled” them over. The Raiders won the Union County Tournament title and dominated the Union County Conference Watchung Division with a 15-1 record en route to a 16-2 overall record.The Raid...

Several members of the Westfield High School girls swim team made impressive waves at the Meet of Champions (MOC) held at the Aquatic Center in Sewell on March 2-3. The Blue Devil girls captured first in two relay events, placed second in the 400-freestyle relay, finished third in two individual eve...

MONUSKY LED TEAM IN SCORING, L. DELANEY SECONDThe Westfield High School girls ice hockey team fared quite well within its division but struggled against teams from other divisions to finish with a 9-10 overall record. The Blue Devil girls finished 7-1 in the NJIIHL Annis Division and went on to capt...

CARPIEN LED PTS; S. SPONHEIMER RB, ASST, ST, BLKA philosophy of presenting a very stubborn defense with the aim of limiting opponents to 40 points or less placed the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team in a position to be competitive in nearly every game. The Raiders managed to ho...

CHAPMAN 2ND AT AC; DALY, SCHOLZ AC QUALIFIERSOne win away from a clean sweep highlighted the Cranford High School wrestling team’s season. The Cougars, who finished with a 19-3 record, captured their ninth straight Union County Tournament (UCT) championship, won the District 16 title (2nd in a row),...

The Westfield High School (WHS) boys indoor track & field team turned in some startling performances but none better than in the 4x800 at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on March 7-10.The foursome of Kaleb Stoeckmann (1:59.92), Jimmy Gildea (1:57.08), Ryan Dal...

BAYLOCK 2ND ALL-TIME SPF IN SCORING, TOP 3-PTRSImpressive performances early on signaled a very promising outlook for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team this season. But the rhythm seemed to get out of synchronization as the season progressed and the Raiders struggled to fin...

SHEEHAN LED PTS, RBS, BLKS; PEARSON ASST, STEALSKeeping on their toes has always been a must for any kind of success in Union County boys basketball and the Westfield Blue Devils needed to find the right combination to replace the graduation of TJ Halloran, Theo Sica and Peter Meixner. After some ex...