Thirty two wrestlers in each weight class qualified for the NJSIAAWrestling Tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City but only eight in each class would get the opportunity to stand on the podium on March 8. Cranford Cougar senior Jordan Chapman placed second at 175-lbs and junior Mike Daly plac...

The second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball team defeated the AL Johnson Crusaders, 73-37, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 Tournament on March 3. The Crusader girls completed their season with a 15-11 record, while the Bulldogs improved to 16-11.Crusader Mack...

The second-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team invaded the hive of the top-seeded Bayonne Bees and returned home with a sweet, 41-33, victory to grab the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 crown on March 8. It was also sweet revenge because the Blue Devils had lost to the Bees for the t...

Two previous showdowns were barnburners but the third would turn out to be another sizzler when the second-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team matched wits with the third-seeded Plainfield Cardinals in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinal game at Westfield on March 5. Just w...

Control of the boards and a stubborn defensive performance was needed for the home team when the second-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team entertained the seventh-seeded Piscataway Chiefs in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on March 3. The Blu...

Qualifiers for the NJSIAA Wrestling Tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City (AC) have been established and the Westfield High School Blue Devils will be sending four with two individual champions and two fourth places at the Region 4 Tournament in Union on March 1. At the Region 3 Tournament i...

NJSAA Tournament time has arrived and being at the top of one’s game would be absolutely necessary if the sixth-seeded Cranford High School girls basketball team wanted to advance in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tournament. Well! The Cougars made quite a statement when they entertained the 1...

“Whoa!” Competition was expected when the 12th-seeded Red Raiders of Newark East Side marched into Westfield to square off with the fifth-seeded Blue Devil boys in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on February 27. From the very start, the 1515 East Siders literally g...

No chances were taken when the second-seeded Westfield High School girls basketball team hosted 15thseeded PerthAmboy in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on February 27. The 21-6 Blue Devils immediately out finessed the 6-17 Panthers with smooth assists to seize a 2...

The 13th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team put it all together to eliminate the fourth-seeded Columbia Cougars, 55-47, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in South Orange on February 27. The 10-16 Raiders pulled 48 rebounds and were led ...