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...

ARNOLD, MESSANO, DeROSA LED SCORINGThis season, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School bowling team literally “bowled” them over. The Raiders won the Union County Tournament title and dominated the Union County Conference Watchung Division with a 15-1 record en route to a 16-2 overall record.The Raid...

Several members of the Westfield High School girls swim team made impressive waves at the Meet of Champions (MOC) held at the Aquatic Center in Sewell on March 2-3. The Blue Devil girls captured first in two relay events, placed second in the 400-freestyle relay, finished third in two individual eve...

MONUSKY LED TEAM IN SCORING, L. DELANEY SECONDThe Westfield High School girls ice hockey team fared quite well within its division but struggled against teams from other divisions to finish with a 9-10 overall record. The Blue Devil girls finished 7-1 in the NJIIHL Annis Division and went on to capt...