Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINComing out on the top side of four straight tense matches, the Westfield Blue Devil volleyball girls wanted to maintain their clean slate when they hosted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on September 11. After trailing 14-13, the Blue Devils turned it on down the stretch...

Several lead changes highlighted the clash between the Westfield High School football team and the hosting Elizabeth Minutemen atWilliams Field on September 12. Trailing 29-22 in the fourth quarter, the Minutemen knotted the score to send the game into overtime then added another touchdown to pull o...

The New Providence Pioneers football team poured it on early and rolled past the AL Johnson High School Crusaders, 37-14, in New Providence on September 12. Running back AJ Whitehead rumbled into the end zone four times for the 2-0 Pioneers.Whitehead carried 16 times for 158 yards, including respect...

Several timely defensive plays, a fortunate break on a penalty and some hard running by sophomore Logan Murray guided the Cranford High School football Cougars on the right path to glory in the home opener against the Carteret Ramblers at Memorial Field in Cranford on September 12. The timely defens...

Offensive wheel spinning made spectators wonder if anybody would be able to cross the goal line in the game between the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School football team and the New Brunswick Zebras in Scotch Plains on September 12. Finally, after both teams managed to get on the scoreboard late in th...

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...