(Special thanks to Cougar fan) The Cranford Cougar wrestling team delivered a commanding, 63-18 victory over the Linden Tigers on a special night at Cranford High School, as the program held its annual “Salute the Troops Night”, honoring the men and women of the United States military.With the gym f...

The Summit High School boys swim team shocked the Westfield Blue Devils, 88-82, on January 20. The 61 Hilltoppers took first in all three relays and touched first in six of the eight individual events. Summit’s Dan Qu, Yehor Maistruk, Callum McDonagh and Pietro Bonini took first in the 200-medley re...

Three losses in a row was enough so the Westfield High School girls basketball team decided to turn the tables when it hosted the Roselle Catholic Lions on January 22. The No. 16 Blue Devils made it three wins in a row when they burst forward on a scoring rampage in the first quarter, brought in man...

The No. 7 Westfield High School girls swim team defeated the hosting No. 14 Summit Hilltoppers, 93-77, on January 20. The 9-1 Blue Devils won both free relays and touched first in four of the eight individual events against the 7-1 Hilltoppers. On January 22, the 10-1 Blue Devils defeated the 4-4 Ne...

The Cranford High School boys basketball team defeated the Governor Livingston Highlanders, 61-54, in Berkeley Heights on January 20. Two days later the 9-6 Cougars rumbled over the Roselle Park Panthers, 64-26.Senior Enzo Madrini led the charge against the 5-7 Highlanders with 27 points, six assist...

The Union Catholic Vikings girls basketball team caught the hosting Cranford Cougars off-guard with a 20-6, first-quarter run and continued to post a 57-48 victory on January 20. Elle Majewski led the 7-6 Vikings with 16 points, including five 3-pointers, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks...

The AL Johnson High School boys basketball team after falling to the Cranford Cougars on January 10, made it five wins in a row when the Crusaders took down the 8-7 Hillside Comets, 57-41, on January 20 then unsettled the New Providence Pioneers, 55-30 on January 22.Devin Patterson went big for the ...

The AL Johnson High School Crusaders wrestling team marched into Westfield on January 21 to square off center mat with a Blue Devil squad that had been licking its wounds with numerous injuries. The 8-4 Crusaders, who recently placed fourth in the Union County Tournament, took advantage of the situa...

Get even may have been on the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball Raiders’ minds when for the second time, they faced the Westfield Blue Devils in a traditional rivalry game on January 20. In the opening game of the season in Scotch Plains on December 18, the Raiders trailed at halftime but inched...

Protecting its streak of Unioî County Tournament (UCT) Championships would come down to the performances of three teams in Union on January 17. The Crnford Cougar matmen got some fierce competition from the Rahway Indians and an emerging Union Farmer squad but managed to clai` their 11th consecutive...