SONTZ, McDERMOTT, DIZICKI, BERARDI RECORD PINSJacking up the competition toward the end of the regular season would be a good learning experience for the young Westfield High School wrestling team that hosted a tough St. Thomas Aquinas squad on January 31. There were a number of close match-ups but ...

The Cranford High School girls basketball team outscored the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 10-1, in the second quarter to grab a 17-12 halftime lead en route to a 48-40 victory on January 23.Two days later, the Cougars crushed the Oak Knoll Riyals, 40-23, then on January 27, the 12-5 Cougars began ...

The Cranford High School boys basketball team boosted its record to 12-4 with close-shave victory over the Hillside Comets on January 25. Nick Amitie poured in 22 points and grabbed six boards, while Josh Ketschke put up 15 points and pulled seven boards for the Cougars.Jack McGuire (4 rebounds) had...

Nearly the entire roster got into the action when the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team thrashed the Roselle Rams, 70-30, on January 23. Jack Merkel led the 11-6 Raiders with 14 points, including two 3-pointers, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal, while Jaden Car...

CHAPMAN WINS CAREER NO. 100, WF’S ROTTER WINSRelatively even match-ups definitely went in favor of the home team when the Cranford High School wrestling team hosted the Westfield Blue Devils on “Senior Night” in Cranford on January 24. All three expected tossups went in favor of the Cougars in a 68-...

Perhaps not much was expected of the Oak Knoll basketball Royals when they walked into Westfield High School with a 1-13 record to face the young Blue Devil girls on January 23. But after trailing 8-2 only three minutes into the game, Milan Jones and the Royals turned on the energy to stun the Blue ...

The Westfield Boys swim team delivered a crushing blow to unbeaten Christian BrothersAcademy, 112-58, on January 22, while the Blue Devil girls got past Trinity Hall, 91-79.The Blue Devil boys took 1-3 in the 200-medley relay with Danny Pierce, Dylan Lagrimas, Cole Sharkey and Owen Waibel touching a...

The Union Catholic High School boys basketball team blew apart a close game with a 21-8 third-quarter run to outpace the Westfield Blue Devils, 65-49, on January 25. Two days later, the 7-9 Blue Devils defeated Hillsborough, 46-31.Zach Epp scored 19 points, including a 3-pointer, and added three reb...

Westfield High School Blue Devils Manny Gayanilo and Ryan Daly came through with first-place finishes at the South Jersey Track & Field Club meet at Toms River on January27. Gayanilo won the 55-hurdley in7.78 and Daly finished first in the1,600 at 4:18.63, followed by teammate Avery Keith at 4:18.66...