AMITIE 27 PTS (13-14 FT), SANTARELLI 12, McGUIRE 11Seemingly on the verge of an embarrassing thrashing after seven minutes elapsed in the first quarter, the 11th-seeded Cranford Cougars kept their wits and gave the second-seeded Union Catholic basketball Vikings all they could handle in the semifina...

CURANOVIC PUTS IN 25 PTS, DeMARCO BANGS 4 3-PTRSLeads zigzagging back and forth for the Union County Tournament (UCT) Championship led to a contest between the second-seeded Cranford High School girls basketball team and the fourth-seeded Elizabeth Minutemen that was not decided until the buzzer bla...

The Westfield High School wrestling team improved to 12-10 with a 44-33 victory over the 12-5 Colonia Patriots on January 7. The Blue Devils won eight of the 14 bouts, six by pins.Blue Devil Luke Sluberski (126) pinned Mazen Marghany in 44 seconds. Seth Bekker (138) pinned Noah Fathalla in 1:39 and ...

The AL Johnson High School Crusaders wrestling team made a good showing at the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament at Berkeley Heights on February 5. The Crusaders defeated 11-12 Voorhees, 45-36, in the quarterfinals then gave the second-seeded Governor Livingston Highlanders a battle in a 4...

The second-seeded Cranford High School girls basketball team made easy work of the 15th-seeded Rahway Indians, 53-21, in the first round of the Union County Tournament in Cranford on February 7. Two days later, the Cougars silenced the seventh- seeded Summit Hilltoppers, 3823, in the quarterfinal ro...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling team defeated Hoboken, 48-21, and Elizabeth, 49--24, on February 6 then fell to the Brearley Bears, 42-33, on February10.Against Hoboken, Raider Dan McArdle (106) recorded a 13-second pin. Justin Ellazar (113) recorded a fall in 1:17, Ryan Ricci (144) ...

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls swim team toppled Mount Olive (MO), 96-74, in the quarterfinal round of the North 2, Group B Tournament on February 6. The 9-3 Raiders claimed five individual event first, including a sweep in the 50-freestyle, and won the 200medley relay.Billie Sherratt, ...

The final event would determine which team would advance to the semifinal round of the North 2, Group B Tournament and the 11-3 Mendham boys swim team took first and third in the 400-free relay to secure an 87-83 victory over the 6-5 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders on February 7.Mendham’s Raaghav Redd...

The 10th-ranked Westfield High School boys ice hockey team cruised past Montclair Kimberley, 6-0, in the quarterfinal round of the McInnis Cup playoffs on February 7 then rocked the 11-10-1 Cranford Cougars, 4-1, in the semifinals on February 12 (16th President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday).Alex Ebel ...

The 19-3 Cranford High School wrestling team made a great run but came up short to No. 16 Delsea, 4525, for the Group 3 crown at Rutgers University on February 11. Delsea (19-4) won nine of the 14 slated bouts.Delsea won the first two bouts with Sal Marchese (215) pinning Jake Unlicki in :40 andAlex...