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Cardinal Girls ‘Steal’ Victory From Cougars in Hoops, 46-36
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COSTELLO SINKS 22 PTS., 9 RBS.; BENTREWICZ 9 RBS.
Cardinal Girls ‘Steal’ Victory From Cougars in Hoops, 46-36
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Very successful acts of thievery and a wicked press in the second quarter tilted momentum in favor of the Plainfield High School girls basketball team in its game with the Cranford Cougars in Cranford on January 6. After a modest 10-7 firstquarter lead, the Cardinals went on a stealing frenzy in the...
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Cougars’ Rally in Fourth Stops ALJ Crusaders in Hoops, 64-57
Sports
CR - MADRINI 16 PTS, DIZDAR 13 PT; ALJ - DiGRACI 12 PT
Cougars’ Rally in Fourth Stops ALJ Crusaders in Hoops, 64-57
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Desiring to keep the momentum in their corner, the Cranford High School basketball Cougar boys and the AL Johnson Crusaders engaged in a very spirited showdown in Clark on January 10. The Cougar boys grabbed a six-point at halftime, watched it dissolve into a two-point deficit in the third quarter b...
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Blue Devils’ Mean ‘D’ Limits Raiders in Basketball, 47-32
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LANE 20 PT, 10-10 FT, 11 RB; LOGAN 11 PT, 4-4 FT, 10 RB
Blue Devils’ Mean ‘D’ Limits Raiders in Basketball, 47-32
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Keeping opponents’ scoring under 40 points is usually a good sign for high school basketball teams and it certainly was for the Westfield Blue Devils when they hosted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on January 6. The No. 8 Blue Devils initiated influential offense in the first quarter, wobbled a b...
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Cougar Matmen Roll Along, Rout Raider Wrestlers, 64-17
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ACINAPURA, WOODRUFF CRADLE; DOWLING BIG PIN
Cougar Matmen Roll Along, Rout Raider Wrestlers, 64-17
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Holiday tournaments are out of the way and the Cranford High School wrestling team traveled to Scotch Plains to face the Raiders in a Union County match-up on January 7. The Cougar matmen came ready to battle, were victorious in 11 of the 14 slated bouts and returned home with a 64-17 triumph.In the...
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East Brunswick Boys Survive Cougars’ Surge, Win 72-70 OT
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MADRINI PUMPS IN 29 POINTS, DIZDAR 13, N. AVENO 12
East Brunswick Boys Survive Cougars’ Surge, Win 72-70 OT
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
What initially appeared to be a runaway victory turned out to be anything but when the Cranford High School boys basketball team entertained the East Brunswick Bears in Cranford on January 3. The Bears, who entered the game with a 7-1 record were burning the net early on and seized a 21-7 lead withi...
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Blue Devils Beat Bloomfield, Teaneck in Matmen Tri-Meet
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DAN BERARDI, MAX BERARDI WON TITLES AT GOLES
Blue Devils Beat Bloomfield, Teaneck in Matmen Tri-Meet
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Holiday Tournaments have given way to regular-season matches in the New Year and the Westfield High School wresting team kicked things off by winning both sides of a tri-meet with the Bloomfield Bengals and the Teaneck Highwaymen on January 3. After a number of JV bouts, the Blue Devils knocked off ...
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Cougars Fall to Kent Place, Raiders in Girls Swimming
Thursday, December 25, 2025
TheCranfordHighSchoolgirlsswim team came up on the short side of a 9575 decision to the Kent Place Dragons on December 16. One day later, the 03 Cougars fell to the 2-0 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders 96-74.The 1-2 Kent Place Dragons took first in all three relay events and six of the eight individual...
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Cougars Slip Past Oak Knoll, Union Catholic in Basketball
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Trailing by two at halftime, the Cranford High School girls basketball team caught fire with a 13-4 third-quarter run to slip past the Oak Knoll Royals, 36-26, in Summit on December 15. Three days later, the 20 Cougars went to the edge with the Union Catholic Vikings in Scotch Plains but prevailed, ...
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No. 12 Blue Devil Girls Rock No. 8 Gill St. Bernard’s, 49-42
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No. 12 Blue Devil Girls Rock No. 8 Gill St. Bernard’s, 49-42
Thursday, December 25, 2025
The outcome of the New Jersey Basketball Coaches Association (NJBCA) Showcase game between the No. 12 Westfield High School girls and No. 8 ranked Gill St. Bernard’s went the Blue Devils’ way for a 49-42 triumph at Rutgers Prep in Somerset on December 14. The 1-0 Blue Devils got an early jump with a...
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Cougar Matmen Overwhelm Highlanders in Opener, 60-18
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DISPENZA PINS GUILLOTINE, JARED ACINAPURA WINS
Cougar Matmen Overwhelm Highlanders in Opener, 60-18
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Being well prepared in their season opener in Cranford on December 16 - the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge of World War II - against the Governor Livingston Highlanders, a team that nearly upset them last year, was of utmost importance to the Cranford High School Cougar matmen. Unlike i...
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Scotch Plains Council OKs Ordinances, NJIT Flood Study
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, December 25, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council last week approved four ordinances, including one updating its Building and Housing Ordinance and three others th...
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16 Prospect Closes Its Doors After 25 Year Run
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16 Prospect Closes Its Doors After 25 Year Run
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
WESTFIELD — A beloved Westfield eatery announced last week that it would be closing its doors after a decades-long run as a downtown staple. “Happy Ne...
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
By KATIE MOEN 
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners bid a fond farewell to two of its longestserving members last week during the organization’s f...
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Frank E. Nolde
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Frank E. Nolde
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Frank E. Nolde, Beloved Westfield History Teacher, Dies at 87 Frank E. Nolde, well-known Westfield history teacher, died of heart failure peacefully a...
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Alexander F. Smeaton, Jr.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Alexander F. Smeaton, Jr., age 93, formerly of Westfield, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Born on January 10, 1932, in Spring Lake, New Jersey...
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