The Cranford High School wrestling team won four of five close match-ups and dimmed Hopewell Valley’s hopes in a 41-21 thrashing in the Group 3 semifinal round on February 9. Next would be a showdown with Delsea, the South Group 3 champs, who crushed Wayne Valley, 56-8, in the other semifinal.Beginn...

O’HARA, JONES, NOCK, CHAPMAN WIN FINAL 4 BOUTSReceiving the third seed for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tournament meant that the Cranford High School wrestling Cougars had to spend the entirety of their time on the road. But that did not stop the 18-2 Cougars when they edged Morris Hills, 3...

The second-seeded North Hunterdon Lions defeated the 14-8 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 6118, in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Annandale on February 5. The Raiders claimed victories in three of the 14 bouts. John Boyle pinned Dave Christie at 190-lbs. ...

Seeded 15th, the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team stunned the 10th-seeded Summit Hilltoppers in overtime, 37-34, in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament (UCT) in Summit on February 6. Two days later, the seventh-seeded 13-10 Blue Devils knocked off the 11-7 Crusaders, 59-3...

FERRERO 13 POINTS; SHEEHAN 9 POINTS, 3 BLOCKSThree impressive wins by the Westfield High School boys basketball team were followed by another in the Union County Tournament (UCT) that began with a 64-26 thumping of the 18th-seeded Roselle Rams in the preliminary round in Westfield on February 6. The...

Numerous rebounds and blocked shots kept the direction of the Union County Tournament first round game against ninth-seeded AL Johnson slightly in Westfield’s favor as the ninth-seeded Blue Devil girls basketball team managed to outpace the Crusaders, 43-38, in Westfield on February 7. The key turne...

AMITIE DOUBLE-DOUBLE (32 PTS, 14 RBS) VS CARDINALSStylish assists and some effective outside shooting put the 11th-seeded Cranford High School boys basketball team on the right path to a 69-55 victory over the New Providence Pioneers in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament (UCT) in C...

SONTZ, McDERMOTT, DIZICKI, BERARDI RECORD PINSJacking up the competition toward the end of the regular season would be a good learning experience for the young Westfield High School wrestling team that hosted a tough St. Thomas Aquinas squad on January 31. There were a number of close match-ups but ...

Winning feels good and the Cranford High School boys basketball team put its entire roster on the court in a 75-32 rout of the Roselle Rams on January 29 then on January 30, the Cougars kept ahead of the Rahway Indians to come up with a 79-70 victory in Cranford. On February 1, the 15-5 Cougars trou...

Still rolling in high gear, the New Providence High School girls basketball team remained undefeated in Union County with a 55-33 triumph over the Westfield Blue Devils in New Providence on January 30. On February 1, however, the Blue Devils recovered and worked overtime to defeat the Jonathan Dayto...