The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team defeated the Rahway Indians, 58-42, on January 18 but had a tough outing two days later against the Union Catholic Vikings in a 70-62 setback.Jaden Carpien held a hot hand against Rahway with 17 points, including a pair of 3-pointers and goi...

McMAHILL, GILDEA, PETRASSI, GAYANILO WIN 4X400The Westfield High School boys winter track team took top honors at the Union County Tournament Individual Meet held at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island on January 17. The Blue Devil boys totaled 85 team points, followed by Union Catholic at 79 and Scotch P...

CURANOVIC 18 PTS., COSTELLO 13 PTS., LOWE 11 PTS.Five seconds in the fourth quarter after a strong third-quarter comeback determined the outcome of a very spirited girls basketball game between the visiting Westfield Blue Devils and the Cranford Cougars on January 11. Trailing 27-23 at the half, the...

AMITIE 24 POINTS, 4 ASSISTS; TEEL DOUBLE-DOUBLEBy DAVID B. CORBINMissing the Hillside, Rahway and Scotch Plains-Fanwood games did not alter senior Nick Amitie’s effectiveness when the Cougars hosted the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team in Cranford on January 12. Amitie (7 rebounds, 2 bloc...

SCHOLZ CRADLES; ACINAPURA, ULICKI QUICK PINSTemporary switches in the lineup gave some of their JV’s an opportunity to step on the mat at the varsity level when the Cranford Cougars entertained the Brearley Bears wrestling team in Cranford on January 10. After the team score was knotted 1010 after t...

The Union County Senior Softball League is planning their 2024 season. We are always looking for new players. We have 50+, 60+ and 70+ age divisions with nearly 500 players participating. For information on the league and how to register, please contact League Commissioner Marty Marks at martinmarks...

The Westfield High School girls and boys swim teams got another golden opportunity to mix in various combinations when the Blue Devils traveled to Union to face the Farmers on January 10. The 5-1 Blue Devil girls glided to a 139-27 victory while the 6-0 Blue Devil boys cruised to a 130-20 victory.Be...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team defeated the Cranford Cougars, 53-38, in Scotch Plains on January 11. Three days later, the Montgomery Cougars, trailing 37-34, outscored the Raiders, 14-6, in the fourth quarter to salvage a 48-43 victory at Kean University.Against Cranford...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders placed several competitors in the top-6 at the Group 3 Relays held at The Bubble in Toms River this past weekend. In the boys 4x55 hurdles, Chase Hagler, Justin Larkin, Ameen Zubair and Ian Hopkins finished second at 31.87. Hopkins, Blake Jackson, Larkin and Zubair ...

The Pioneer Academy boys basketball team from Clifton visited the Westfield Blue Devils on January 11 and after being battered in the first quarter managed to leave with a 6453 defeat. Three days later, January 14, the Blue Devil boys got a good lead on the South Plainfield Tigers then managed to li...