The second-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team made easy work out of the Linden Tigers with a 52-20 thrashing in the first round of the Union County Tournament in Westfield on February 12. The quarterfinal round held at AL Johnson High School in Clark on February 15 had the 19-5 Blue ...

The Westfield High School boys and girls indoor track teams won their respective North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 titles at The Bubble in Toms River on February 16. The Blue Devil boys finished with a total of 81, while Elizabeth was second at 72. The Blue Devil girls had a total of 76, while Elizab...

The fifth-seeded, No. 19 Westfield High School boys basketball team was hemmed in for one quarter by the 13th-seeded Summit Hilltoppers but came out firing in the second quarter en route to a 58-36 victory in the first round of the Union County Tournament (UCT) in Westfield on February 13. The Blue ...

It just could not get any closer than this when Brick Memorial was on the brink of losing to the Cranford Cougars in the Group 3, semifinal on February 14. Brick was trailing the Cougars, 35-11, with five bouts to go but with some very good fortune, came back to pull out a 36-35 victory.Two of the b...

Speed, manual quickness and firepower eventually took control when the No. 18 Westfield High School boys basketball team hosted the No. 3 Roselle Catholic Lions on February 6. A tight match-up began to break apart midway through the second quarter when the Lions used their speed, manual quickness an...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINTrailing by eight points at the half, the Westfield High School girls basketball team gave the 20th-ranked New Providence Pioneers all they could handle in the second half only to fall just short, 43-41, in New Providence on January 28. Earlier in the season, the Pioneers ...

The AL Johnson High School girls basketball team defeated the Delaware Valley Terriers, 51-42, on January 30 then improved to 10-6 after muzzling the Jonathan Dayton Bulldogs, 56-30, on February 1. Jordana Tarentino led the Crusaders against the Terriers with 21 points, including seven free throws, ...

The Westfield H.S. boys basketball team picked up a pair of huge victories to start the month of February. The Blue Devils, trailing by one point entering the fourth quarter went on a 14-9 run to get even with the Linden Tigers, 51-47, and earn head coach Jim McKeon his 100th victory (photo next wee...

The Rahway High School wrestling team defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 55-21, on January 29 then two days later the 12-7 Westfield Blue Devils prevailed over the 14-8 Raiders, 4433. Every bout was contested in both matches and the Raiders won four bouts against the 10-3 Indians and six against the Bl...

It was a very tough week for the AL Johnson High School wrestling team, beginning with a 59-16 loss to Middletown North (MN) on January 29. Two days later, the Crusaders lost to the 12-2 Woodbridge Barrons, 5819, then on February 1, they lost to Glen Rock, 40-39, Nutley, 49-27, and 16-5 Ridge, 62-15...