The Westfield High School gymnastics team had the highest totals in all four events to defeat the Cranford Cougars, 104.9-100.05, in Westfield on September 8. Blue Devil Vendela Surgent took first on the floor exercise and placed second on the uneven bars and the balance beam.In vault, Cougar Claire...

The AL Johnson High School Crusaders football team gobbled up five rushing touchdowns to shut out the Bound Brook Crusaders, 34-0, on September 8. The ALJ Crusaders scored 28 of their points in the second quarter.Quarterback Rob Gallagher had five carries for 111 yards, including three touchdowns. E...

Cavan Donnelly, a rising sixth grader at Roosevelt Middle School, was honored at the US open for achieving the No. 3 ranking in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern’s Boys 12U division as a result of his tournament performance throughout the past year.He celebrated his achievement wit...

Two unbelievably great seasons left the Westfield High School girls soccer team at the top of the rung in 2021 and very near the top in 2022 in the state. In the 2021 season, the Blue Devils won the Watchung Conference, Union County and Group 4 titles and completed an undefeated season (21-0-1) to b...

The Union County Senior 50+ A Division results, Championship and runnerup team photos will be in the September 14 edition of The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK as will be the UC Sr. 60+ A Division Champs plus the St. Bart’s Championship game and photos.

A fierce running game engineered by junior quarterback Tyler Veltre and a stubborn defensive effort from his teammates directed the Cranford High School football Cougars to a 41-0 triumph over the North Hunterdon Lions in Annandale on September 1. It was the season opener for the 1-0 Cougars, while ...

FERRERO 82-YD TD; CARAMANGO TD RUN, TD CATCHEvents in the final four minutes of the first half shifted the momentum of the Westfield Blue Devils’ game against the Watchung Hills Warriors football team completely in the visitors’ direction at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 2. Trailing ...

ROMANO 105 RUSH YDS, TD; FYNES TD, RICCA 2 SACKSOpportunities were there but some were missed which could have decided the outcome between the hosting Scotch Plains-Fanwood football Raiders and the Colonia Patriots in Scotch Plains on August 31. A turnover early in the game that halted a Raider driv...

MUGELE HR, TROPEANO HR; COLLINS, DEITCH 3 RBIGame 2 in the best of three series meant a lot to the top-seeded Deegan Roofing men who experienced an 186 thumping from second-seeded Douglas VW in Game 1 of the Union County Senior 50+ A Division championships. It was either win or go home but the Deega...

DA COSTA GRAND SLAM HR, 3 RUNS; KENNEDY 3 RBIAstronomers may say, “It was in the stars.” Gamblers may say, “It wasn’t in the cards.” Prophets may say, “The Gods were against them.” And pass-the-buck “experts” may say it was because of the dense cloud cover. However there was no doubt about it that w...