Favorable match-ups for the visitors in the lower weight classes set up an interesting beginning in the home opener between the Cranford High School wrestling team and the Immaculata Spartans in Cranford on December 17. But once the match got into the upper seven weight classes, the walls came tumbl...

Experience gained from last year will definitely be in the Westfield High School wrestling team’s corner this season. That experience plus the addition of a few hard-hitting members of the football team and the acquisition of a transfer from New Providence should round out the Blue Devils’ lineup qu...

Seniors Danny Pierce and Owen Waibel each took top honors in two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the 3-0 Westfield High School boys swim team overwhelmed the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 121-49, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on December 18. The Blue Devil boys finished firs...

Controlling the boards helped the Westfield High School girls basketball team overcome the Neptune Scarlet Fliers, 49-43, on December 19. The Blue Devils out-rebounded Neptune, 39-27 and senior Catie Carayannopoulos grabbed 10 boards and added five points, including a 3pointer, three assists and a s...

The No. 8 Westfield High School boys ice hockey team boosted it record to 3-0 with a 2-1 win over the Summit Hilltoppers on December 17. The next day, the Blue Devils crushed Glen Rock, 11-1.Aidan Wilson on an assist from Aidan Alon, scored in the first period then added the winner in the third peri...

The Westfield High School boys basketball team opened its season with a 45-28 victory over the hosting Union Farmers on December 18. Senior Ty’shawn Pearson led the Blue Devils with 23 points, including a 3pointer, swiped seven steals and added eight rebounds and a block. On December 21, the Blue De...

Trailing, 30-29, entering the fourth quarter the Mendham High School girls basketball team caught fire with a 22-11 run to jolt the Cranford Cougars, 51-41, in the season opener at Mendham on December 14. The big gun for Mendham was Lila Schoenfeld, who bucketed 22 points, including four 3-pointers ...

Bad news from the beginning plus the graduation of four key starters forced an immediate realignment of the Westfield High School girls basketball team last year. However, that starting from scratch situation plus the return of senior Catie Carayannopoulos may turn out to be very good news for the B...

Experience and depth should help the Westfield High School boys basketball team weather the storm of a furious Union County schedule. Last year, after some experimentation and adjustments in the first half of the season, the Blue Devils began to find the formula to win eight of their last 11 games a...

Almost everything was accomplished by the Cranford High School wrestling team last year. The Cougars, who finished with a 19-3 record, captured their ninth straight Union County Tournament (UCT) championship, won the District 16 title (2nd in a row), added a North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 title an...