CESTERO KEY ON MOUND; DAVIS, TRAJKOVSKI ON ‘O’Expectations may be even higher for theWestfieldHighSchoolbaseballteam this season and for a very good reason. The Blue Devils return their entire starting pitchers’ rotation, nearly their entire group of relievers and all but two of last year’s starting...

FAIRWEATHER, McAULIFFE, WALL KEY ON OFFENSETeam turnover through graduation has created an opportunity for many hungry underclassmen to fill the vacant slots for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team this season. Although the Raiders do return some key offensive and defense players, they are ...

Cranford, NJ - Congratulations to the UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ Women’s BasketballTeam who will be competing in the 2024 National Junior Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. UCNJ defeated Niagara County Community College on March 9 with a score of 72...

CURANOVIC LED PTS, RBS, BKS; LOWE ‘CHIEF THIEF’Vast improvement and the ability to take a lead and keep it worked out well for the Cranford High School girls basketball team this season. Last year, the Cougar girls blew several leads after going into deep scoring slumps and finished 12-13, but this ...

LETTINI LED SCORING, RBS; FITZHARRIS ASST, STEALSImprovement was expected and improvement is what they got when the AL Johnson High School Crusader girls took to the basketball court this season. With nearly all freshmen and sophomores, the Crusader girls finished with an 8-14 record last year but t...

J. BOYLE UCT CROWN, 2ND DIST.; CANTWELL 2ND DIST.The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling team showed some improvement from last year’s squad that finished with 15 wins and had no Region 4 qualifiers. This season, the Raiders finished with a 17-9 record, claimed one Union County Tournament (U...

ROTTER UCT CHAMP, MAKES AC; ZEMSKY MAKES ACGraduating a mass of varsity starters and returning only five with decent varsity experience became quite a challenge for the Westfield High School wrestling team this season. But despite the challenge, the majority of the Blue Devils stuck to the program’s...

AMITIE LED PTS, RBS, ASSTS, BLKS; KETSCHKE STEALSOne “giant leap” was made by the Cranford High School boys basketball team this season. After a disappointing 5-19 season last year, the Cougar boys buckled down, found their rhythm, advanced to the Union County Tournament (UCT) semifinals and won two...

On March 6, the Arthur L. Johnson Athletic Department held their 20232024 Winter Athletic Awards. The evening, sponsored by the Crusader Athletic Booster Club, was held in the Arthur L. Johnson Auditorium. All the Winter Athletic Teams and their seasons were highlighted by their coaches while handin...