As the noise from the sidelines and stands descended into silence, senior Emma Schwarzenbek stepped up to take the corner with the game on the line. With one breath, Schwarzenbek took the shot, but after a scramble at the goal, she managed to find another gap that sent the ball to the back of the ne...

The AL Johnson High School football team improved to 3-1 with a 147 muzzling of the 1-4 Metuchen Bulldogs in Clark on September 26. Running back Zaire Majerska (6 carries, 49 yards) scored both touchdowns for the Crusaders.Quarterback Vince Cilento completed no passes in three attempts and quarterba...

It took the No. 4 Westfield High School girls soccer team just seven minutes and seven seconds to find the back of the net in a game against the Montclair Bulldogs at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield. It started from the midfield with crisp passing and then a shifty move by co-captain AshleyYenawine...

The No. 19 St. Joseph (Metuchen) High School Falcons burst through an inflated green helmet and a haze of smoke, ready to attack the Westfield Blue Devils under the Friday night lights in Metuchen on September. 26. The St. Joseph’s student section, dressed in all white, roared as the sun set. Westfi...

ALLENTOWN, PA - Three local athletes have been selected to play in their respective sports at Muhlenberg College for the fall season. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School graduate, Luca Passucci, has been named a midfielder on the NCAA Division III men’s soccer team. Westfield High School graduate, Bre...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team got back into the win column with a two-game, 25-19, 25-21, victory over the 6-6 Elizabeth Lady Minutemen in Elizabeth on September 25. Senior Maddie Byrne recorded 10 kills, six digs and three services with an ace, while junior Bella Stewa...

Caution was a must, particularly for the defense, when the Westfield High School boys soccer team hosted the Rahway Indians at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on September 16. The Indians known for their quick striking ability did so with an early goal but the Blue Devils looked to their co-captain...

Scotch Plains turned out to be a very hostile environment for the visiting Union Farmers when they were handed a resounding 5-1 defeat by the No. 9-ranked Raiders on September 16. Two days later, the Raiders traveled to Memorial Field in Cranford and were taken to the limit but managed to return hom...

The Westfield High School girls volleyball team picked up a pair of important Union County (UC) victories this past week and dropped a third on September 18 with a setback to the Governor Livingston Highlanders in Berkeley Heights. The Blue Devils toppled their rival, Union Catholic Vikings, in two ...

The Westfield High School gymnastic team squeaked past the Cranford Cougars, 103.725-103.3 on September 16. One day later, the Blue Devils bowed to the Old Bridge Knights, 102.625-102.Cranford Cougars Maya Virata at 34.425, Jordan Duelks at 34.025 and Olivia Cece at 33.75 placed 1-2-3 in the all-aro...