JOEY ORTEGA CLAIMS 100TH CAREER WINTheAL Johnson High School wrestling team improved its record to 9-9 with a 40-37 nipping of the 14-10 Elizabeth Minutemen in Clark on January 30. Each team won seven bouts but the Crusaders recorded the most bonus points. Two days later, the Crusaders fell, 55-21, ...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team had a rough run recently. First, the Raiders were defeated, 50-40, by Mount St. Mary on January 31 then they suffered a 56-51, overtime setback to the Oak Knoll Royals on February 1.Amanda Baylock led the Raiders against Mount St. Mary with...

The Westfield High School wrestling team defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 44-33, and the New Providence Pioneers, 57-24, at Scotch Plains on January 27.Beginning at 150-lbs, Raider Mike Estevez pinned Elias Wood then Mike Cantwell beat Matt Zheng, 6-3, at 157-lbs. At 165-lbs, Blue Devil J...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling team rolled over Belvidere, 51-24, on January 29.Against Belvidere, Mike Estevez (150) pinned Guillermo Ramos in 1:27. Alex Sciancalepore (157) pinned Orion Freeze in 1:14. Jeremiah Mundle (285) topped Brayden Duckworth, 3-1. Dan McArdle (106) pinned R...

The Union County Tournament champion Cranford High School wrestling Cougars also demonstrated that they were the top dual meet team in the county when they jarred the 204 Governor Livingston Highlanders, 49-27, in Berkeley Heights on January 31. The 15-2 Cougars won nine of the 14 bouts.Beginning at...

The Westfield High School boys basketball team got on the mark with a 60-42 victory over the Oratory Prep Rams on January 28. Two days later a solid Plainfield Cardinal team kept ahead of the 8-10 Blue Devils, 54-42, in Westfield. On February 1, the Blue Devils got back on the winning track with a 5...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team withstood an 18-6, fourth-quarter surge to nip the Oratory Prep Rams, 46-44, on January 30. Then on February 1, the 13-7 Raiders wobbled the 11-9 Summit Hilltoppers, 43-31.Against the Rams, Kyle Hunter led the Raiders with 14 points, includi...

A very close call turned out to be in the favor of the Cranford High School girls basketball Cougars when they squeaked by the Elizabeth Lady Minutemen, 47-45, in Elizabeth on January 30. Next came a formidable showdown on February 1 in Cranford with New Providence, the defending Union County Tourna...

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 ...