Boys basketball seeds get ready to square off in semifinals
UNION COUNTY, NJ — There is a very unique boys basketball Union County Tournament Final Four that will tip off Thursday, Feb. 15, at Kean University’s Harwood Arena in Union. In the second game...
View ArticleUnion County wrestlers advance to Region 4 at Union
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Cranford High School was put into District 16 at Watchung Hills Regional High School this year and, as in the recent past, the Cougars found a way to wrestle all the way to the top....
View ArticleCranford’s Michel Daly wins the 106-pound finals at the Region 4 Tournament
Click to view slideshow. UNION, NJ — The keys to success, according to Cranford High School sophomore Michael Daly: “working on offense a lot, keep working hard and conditioning.” All three were in...
View ArticleHargrove turns slow start this season into trip to wrestle in Atlantic City
Click to view slideshow. UNION, NJ — Two years ago, Gabriel Hargrove came out for wrestling for the first time. He only wrestled eight matches at 132 pounds. He won just once, by fall in 22 seconds....
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High school baseball to begin in just three short weeks
Cranford High School repeated as Union County Tournament champions in 2023. Head coach Dennis McCaffery, now in his 25th season at the helm of the Cougars, is two wins shy of 500. UNION COUNTY, NJ —...
View ArticleThe winningest Union County baseball coaches leave their mark
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two of the five winningest baseball coaches in Union County history are still very active. As the high school baseball season began Monday, March 11, with pitchers and catchers...
View ArticleUnion County softball hits the bases running this week
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Another Union County softball season is upon us, with the first scheduled scrimmages taking place this week, starting Thursday, March 21. Cranford High School, sparked by two of the...
View ArticleMedia Day shows how eager everyone is for the North-South Football Classic
Click to view slideshow. UNON, NJ — Perhaps the main reason why the North has won three straight games in the Phil Simms North-South High School All-Star Football Classic series and now has another...
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Union Farmers stay focused on upcoming baseball season
Lifelong Union resident and new baseball head coach Lou Clemente will lead the Union Farmers in Union County Conference’s Mountain Division this year. UNION, NJ — A new era of Union Farmers baseball is...
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Baseball and softball realign in Union County for start of season
Cranford High School was the 2023 softball Union County Tournament champion and also the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division winner. The Cougars, who will be seeking a program-first fourth...
View ArticleOpening Day baseball gets into full swing in Union County
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Opening Day high school baseball in Union County on Monday, April 1, featured some lopsided scores, several high-scoring games and a few, good-old, one-run competitions. Union...
View ArticleCranford baseball tops Union in season opener
Click to view slideshow. CRANFORD, NJ — A possible Opening Day pitcher’s duel was in place as seniors Dylan Falk for Cranford High School and Matthew Mendez for Union High School showed signs of...
View ArticleUnion County baseball roundup before the UCT gets seeded
Click to view slideshow. UNION COUNTY, NJ — Before the baseball Union County Tournament gets seeded and Cranford High School attempts to become the first three-peat winner since the Cougars pulled off...
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Union County baseball is ready to be seeded for UCT
Cranford High School baseball’s No. 2, sophomore Brayden Fry, is at bat in a recent game. Cranford repeated as champions last year for the first time since it did so in 2010 and 2011. Cranford is also...
View ArticleAs everyone is about to be seeded, UCT softball may be up for grabs
UNION COUNTY, NJ — With one week to go before the beginning of the softball Union County Tournament, it appears that this year’s trophy might really be up for grabs. Of the six schools situated in the...
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Union County Tournament baseball continues this week
If second-seeded Governor Livingston High School, guided by head coach Chris Roof, at left, and third-seeded Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School, led by head coach Joe Higgins, at right, win their...
View ArticleUnion County softball wraps up the season with UCT
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Whichever team is able to go 3-0 this week, weather permitting in this crazy non-spring-like weather we’ve been enduring, will be able to hoist the trophy on Friday night, May 17....
View ArticleGovernor Livingston baseball wins the UCT in high-scoring seventh
Click to view slideshow. UNION, NJ – Owners of what seemed like a slim three-run advantage from the top of the third inning on, Governor Livingston High School baseball head coach Chris Roof said this...
View ArticleLou Grasso Jr. steps down as head coach of the Farmers
Click to view slideshow. UNION, NJ — How to become a family, caring about each other, putting the team first, being there for the players, becoming a positive role model and going out and, amidst all...
View ArticleUnion County baseball teams make the states
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The best Group 1 baseball in the state may reside in Union County. Since 2009, Group 1 schools David Brearley, Roselle Park, Jonathan Dayton and New Providence high schools have...
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