Stiff competition was expected by the Westfield High School volleyball Blue Devil girls when they hosted the Governor Livingston Highlanders in their season opener in Westfield on September 3. And they definitely got it! The Blue Devils struggled to pull out a 26-24 win in Game 1 and got all they co...

Running the table was definitely on the minds of both teams when St. Ignatius squared off with St. Sebastian for the 47thAnnual St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League Championship at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on Labor Day (September 1). Only one team could claim the prize and after struggl...

The game originally set for 1 p.m. was pushed back to noon due to impending inclement weather concerns.Battering ram style running that opened the door widely for three breakaway runs turned out to be the right combination for the Phillipsburg Stateliners when they visited the Westfield football Blu...

Coming into Union County, the South Plainfield Tigers boys soccer team faced the bitter truth in an opening- season game against the No. 5 Westfield Blue Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 2. The hosting Blue Devils were not so gracious to the Tigers, made the contest seem like ...

One week after a heartbreaking, 35-33, setback to Willingboro, the Rahway High School football team was eager to get into the win column in a match-up with the hosting Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on September 5. The Indians engineered a grueling ground game to grab a 21-0 halftime lead then shifte...

Some self satisfaction was needed in the Cranford High School girls soccer team’s opener against the Oak Knoll Royals at Memorial Field in Cranford on September 4. And they got it! The Cougar girls took a 3-2 first-half lead and shut out the Royals in the second half to earn a 5-2 triumph.Last year,...

Superior credentials have been well earned by the Westfield High School girls soccer team over the past four years. Many with superior credentials remain but due to a host of preseason injuries, the Blue Devils will look to their team depth to come up with another successful season.In the past four ...

Many fresh faces will be mixing in with the returning veterans this season for the Westfield High School boys soccer team that fielded a senior- heavy squad last year. One thing for sure, however, is that the Blue Devils plan to be in the hunt for conference, county and section crowns.Last year, com...

Very dangerous scoring threats and a nearly impenetrable defense has been the key to success for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys soccer team last year and with a host of returning athletes in all those positions, that formula should pay dividends this season.Last year, just about everything that the ...

Quarterback Nolan Walsh had quite an evening completing 10 of 19 passes for 196 yards and four touchdowns as the Bernards Mountaineers High School football team passed over the visiting Cranford Cougars, 27-15, in its home opener on August 29.The 0-1 Cougars did manage to limit the Mountaineers’ gro...