BAYLOCK, PECARSKY, McNULTY ON ‘O’; LEHMAN ON ‘D’Strength and experience returns in big numbers for this year’s Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team. The Raiders, who graduated just one starter in co-captain Alicia Murphy, appear to be ready to hit the courts revving in high gear.L...

SRS AMITIE, SANTARELLI, TEEL, McCAFFERY RETURNFinding the right path to get to the top side of the scoring column turned out to be a rugged, bumpy road for the Cranford High School boys basketball team last year. Injuries among other things hampered their ability to get in sync but this year’s Couga...

ROONEY, CARAYANNOPOULOS, DOHERTY, REED RETURNChallenging days could be on the menu this season for the Westfield High School girls basketball team that graduated a heaping helping of talented athletes from last year’s squad that tallied 20 wins. But although there will be plenty of fresh faces on th...

THREE STARTERS - SHEEHAN, EPP, PEARSON RETURNVery competitive play by the Westfield Blue Devil boys basketball team and exciting down to the wire games last year drew packed gyms all season at Westfield High School. This season the Blue Devil boys plan to pack the gym again and continue to compete a...

WRIGHT KILLS, CURANOVIC BLOCKS, RIVERA ASSISTSPrepared by DAVID B. CORBINAlternating losses with wins then experiencing a very long losing streak, interrupted by just one win, placed the Cranford High School girls volleyball team in a poor position come state tournament time. But the Cougars focused...

The Westfield High School boys cross-country team placed second at Nike Northeast Regionals on November 25 to qualify for Nike Nationals in Portland, Oregon. The Regional meet took place at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, NY. The event served as a qualifying event for Nike Nationals, with the top ...

LOGAN, CONSTABLE MOC CHAMPS; WAIBEL RETURNSA high bar is much tougher to get over than a low bar and every year the Westfield High School (WHS) boys and girls swim teams have set the bar very high and still have been able to soar with great success. The Blue Devil boys own 66 Union County Tournament...

CADIGAN’S, LANE, JANOTA, MORRISON LED SCORINGChampionships recently have become the norm for the Westfield High School girls soccer team. Two years ago the Blue Devils won it all (Union County Tournament [UCT] - North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 - Group 4 - undefeated season - No. 1 ranking. Last yea...

YOUNG, PASSUCCI, CASTERLOW, MATULONIS LED ‘O’Defense clearly stood tall for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team this season. The Raiders were involved in eight overtime games, recorded 11 shutouts, competed in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship game, outscored oppon...