When the ball hit the bottom right corner of the Summit net halfway through the second half on October 7, a sigh of relief echoed through the Westfield bench and stands at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. With ease, freshman Gabriella Hollins took the shot that would seal the 1-0 victory for the No...

The air was thick with tension in Scotch Plains as the Westfield High School Blue Devils battled rivals Scotch Plains-Fanwood on October 7, fighting for control throughout the game. After a hard-fought 80 minutes, the Blue Devils maintained a strong defensive line and solid ball control, keeping the...

Mental lapses made throughout the game were overcome by outstanding offensive and defensive plays when the Cranford football Cougars hosted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at Memorial Field on October 10. The Cougars shot themselves in the foot several times with fumbles but their offense combined...

The Westfield High School girls volleyball team had a very busy week in clashes with Union County foes and came out on top in all three matches. First, the Blue Devils endured a three-game match with the Elizabeth Minuteman on October 6 but prevailed, 25-13, 23-25, 25-18. On October 8, the Blue Devi...

The Cranford High School girls volleyball team upped its record to 12-1 but it took three games to overcome the Jonathan Dayton Bulldogs, 25-17, 24-26, 25-17, in Springfield on October 8. The Cougars’ only loss was a three-game, 26-28, 25-13, 2514, setback to the Westfield Blue Devils on September 1...

Spotting an early touchdown, the Westfield High School football team rumbled for five touchdowns to rout the hosting North Brunswick Raiders, 35-6, on October 10.After Raider Jayvon Dozier shocked the 3-4 Blue Devils with a 14-yard touchdown reception, it was all Westfield from there onward.Blue Dev...

The second-seeded Westfield High School girls tennis team defeated the Elizabeth Lady Minutemen, 5-0, in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on October then advanced to the championships after defeating the Columbia Cougars, 4-1, in the semifinal on October 9. I...

The AL Johnson High School football Crusaders improved to 5-1 by squeaking past the 4-3 Delaware Valley Terriers in Frenchtown on October 10. After yielding a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Crusaders stopped a two-point conversion of claim a 21-19 victory.The Crusaders stuck almost entirely to...

Aware of the very stiff competition they would be facing when the No. 2 West Essex Knights strutted into Gary Kehler Stadium on September 29, the field hockey Blue Devils wanted to, at least, hold their own. And they did for a while until the big Knight machine just wore them down en route to an 80 ...

The No. 9 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team really turned up the volume to blast the 7-3 Rahway Indians, 4-0, on their own field on September 30. The very next day at the same venue, in a continuation of a game that was postponed, the Raiders went to the limit with the New Providenc...