Union County players look to leave big mark at Robeson Classic
Tequan Thomas, No. 2, will represent Linden High School in the Paul Robeson Football All-Star Classic at Belleville High School on Tuesday, June 11. The graduating senior will play wide receiver for...
View ArticlePlayers from Linden and Summit lead North to football victory
Click to view slideshow. UNION, NJ – First Myles Hamilton, even before Halloween, and then Tyler Kessel, just five days after, saw their senior seasons conclude abruptly in state tournament play....
View ArticleScott is named Union High School’s interim head football coach
Interim Union High School head football coach Jason Scott, at right, was an assistant at Union since 2016. UNION, NJ — A smooth transition into the 2024 football campaign was sought when Union High...
View ArticleGovernor Livingston, Jonathan Dayton are both state champs
Governor Livingston High School’s baseball team won the Union County Tournament title and the Group 2 state championship for the first time in the same season in 2024. The Highlanders also tied a...
View ArticleSpring Union County Tournament champions are announced
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As many as six different schools produced county championships this spring in Union County, with many repeat champs and one new one. Schools that won county championships included...
View ArticleUnion County softball winners wrap up 2024 season
The Jonathan Dayton High School Bulldogs captured their first softball Union County Tournament championship in 2024 and also led Union County in wins with 22, going 22-7. UNION COUNTY, NJ — There were...
View ArticleThe start of high school football is right around the corner
Click to view slideshow. UNION COUNTY, NJ — We’re here in July. Soon it will be August. That means the start of another high school football season here in Union County. Believe it or not, another...
View ArticleUnion wrestlers put in some extra work at TCNJ camp in June
Photo Courtesy Dino DeBellonia.The following Union High School wrestlers were at The College of New Jersey camp: Macain Romain, Jeremy Rivas, Hermelo Verga, Jaydon Robles, Joshua DeLeon, Jonathan...
View ArticleFirst day of practice for fall sports is fast approaching
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2024 fall sports season here in Union County is fast approaching. The first official day of practice for the sports football and girls tennis is just three weeks away, Monday,...
View ArticleUnion County soccer gets ready for upcoming 2024 season
Union High School, guided by head coach Lester Lembryk since 2008, reached last year’s UCT championship game and also finished first in the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division standings. UNION...
View ArticleUnion County football scrimmages set to begin soon
Click to view slideshow. UNION COUNTY, NJ — With August a week away now we’re getting closer and closer to competitive high school football once again. Official practice commences Monday, Aug. 12, and,...
View ArticleUnion County football teams look forward to BCC Football Media Day
Last year’s Big Central Conference Football Media Day in Hillsborough, pictured, gives just a taste of what the players, coaches and representatives will enjoy at this year’s event inside Kean...
View ArticleGirls soccer keys up for the beginning of the season
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Was the Union County Conference the most competitive it ever has been last year? Arguments can be made, as there were plenty of solid teams with good records, but perhaps, no real...
View ArticleBCC football’s Media Day returns to Kean University
Summit High School football head coach Kevin Kostibos, with headset on, has been at the helm of the Hilltoppers since 2013. Summit is situated in the Big Central Conference five-school United Gold...
View ArticleA look back at Union vs. Seton Hall Prep
UNION, NJ — Fast forward to the future of high school football in North Jersey. The year is 2024. One of the season-opening games is a Union County vs. Essex County special: Union High School at Seton...
View ArticleUnion boys soccer is ready to kick off the season
UNION, NJ — So close. So very close. The Union High School boys’ soccer team came within two goals of capturing the Union County Tournament championship outright for the first time in 24 years last...
View Article10 of 17 Union County teams to play in Week Zero
Tyrone Turner is in his third stint as a head coach as he begins year one at Abraham Clark High School in Roselle. He was also a head coach at Eastside High School in Paterson and Malcolm X Shabazz...
View ArticleUnion Farmers seek a royal season behind returning quarterback King
Union is guided by interim head coach Jason Scott at left and led by, from left, Kervin Desir, No. 54; Bacmicho Exuma, No. 53; Dakari Dugger, No. 10; Babadara Olowe, No. 53; and Dallas Tullis, No. 8....
View ArticleUnion County football gets set to kick off Week One of season
UNION COUNTY, NJ — All 17 Union County football playing schools are in action this weekend, as Week One is the opening weekend for Roselle Park, David Brearley, Jonathan Dayton, Summit, Cranford,...
View ArticleUnion football falls 34-0 at Seton Hall Prep in opener, but Farmers show some...
Click to view slideshow. WEST ORANGE, NJ — After a competitive first quarter against host Seton Hall Preparatory School, it was pretty much an uphill battle for the visiting Farmers, as they were...
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