Switching from the Essex/Union Blue Division to the Essex/Union White Division definitely increased the competition for the Westfield High School field hockey team this season. On September 10, the Blue Devils evened their record at 2-2 with a 4-3 win over Newark Academy at Gary Kehler Stadium in We...

Two tough setbacks were followed by another viable foe when the Cranford High School boys soccer team hosted the New Providence Pioneers at Memorial Field in Cranford on September 9. It took nearly a full 100 minutes but senior Manan Shah on an assist from senior back Colin Reilly, struck gold with ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council acknowledged the accomplishments of a district little league team on Tuesday, congratulating the second- and third-graders for their recent championship win. “The team was assembled and led by Coach Giovanni Cerullo, alongside an outstanding coaching staff inc...

Stiff competition was expected by the Westfield High School volleyball Blue Devil girls when they hosted the Governor Livingston Highlanders in their season opener in Westfield on September 3. And they definitely got it! The Blue Devils struggled to pull out a 26-24 win in Game 1 and got all they co...

Running the table was definitely on the minds of both teams when St. Ignatius squared off with St. Sebastian for the 47thAnnual St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League Championship at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on Labor Day (September 1). Only one team could claim the prize and after struggl...

The game originally set for 1 p.m. was pushed back to noon due to impending inclement weather concerns.Battering ram style running that opened the door widely for three breakaway runs turned out to be the right combination for the Phillipsburg Stateliners when they visited the Westfield football Blu...

Coming into Union County, the South Plainfield Tigers boys soccer team faced the bitter truth in an opening- season game against the No. 5 Westfield Blue Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 2. The hosting Blue Devils were not so gracious to the Tigers, made the contest seem like ...

One week after a heartbreaking, 35-33, setback to Willingboro, the Rahway High School football team was eager to get into the win column in a match-up with the hosting Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on September 5. The Indians engineered a grueling ground game to grab a 21-0 halftime lead then shifte...

Some self satisfaction was needed in the Cranford High School girls soccer team’s opener against the Oak Knoll Royals at Memorial Field in Cranford on September 4. And they got it! The Cougar girls took a 3-2 first-half lead and shut out the Royals in the second half to earn a 5-2 triumph.Last year,...

Superior credentials have been well earned by the Westfield High School girls soccer team over the past four years. Many with superior credentials remain but due to a host of preseason injuries, the Blue Devils will look to their team depth to come up with another successful season.In the past four ...