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Five Union County football teams seek to reach state championship games;...
Eleven Union County teams made the playoffs. Six are gone. Five remain. Union County went 5-6 last weekend – 2-4 on Friday night and 3-2 on Saturday afternoon – with the five still alive involved in...
View ArticleUnion County football playoff schedule, last week’s results, this week’s...
Here is the Union County football playoff schedule for this weekend: Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday Nov. 19, plus last week’s playoffs and consolations results, this week’s playoff picks and this week’s...
View ArticleUnion football falls to Westfield 21-7 in North 2, Group 5 semifinals; Second...
WESTFIELD – The host Blue Devils employed what I will call the “007 Offense” in taking down Union County football rival Union once again. You could say that Westfield likes its Martini Shirk, not...
View ArticleUnion County football has 5 exciting Thanksgiving Day matchups; Linden,...
Playing football on Thanksgiving means many things. It’s a time for family and friends to gather before enjoying their holiday meal. It’s, in most cases, the end of the football season for both teams...
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Union football tops Linden at home on Thanksgiving sparked by Jones rushing...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Union senior running back Al-Tariq Jones scored three touchdowns and rushed for 184 yards vs. Linden. PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Linden on offense, at left, vs. Union on...
View ArticleWestfield football attempting to become first repeat N2, G5 champion; Blue...
On Dec. 3, 2015 second-seeded Westfield, with a record of 11-0, took on top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, also with a record of 11-0, in the fourth annual North 2, Group 5 state championship game, played...
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Westfield football repeats as North 2, Group 5 champions; Blue Devils hold on...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Westfield led Bridgewater-Raritan 15-7 at the half. PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Westfield repeats as North 2, Group 5 state champions. PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Westfield has now...
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One of Union’s most historic football wins took place Dec. 7, 1991; Farmers...
Union’s roster from the game program. Randolph’s roster from the game program. The Union Farmers for 1991. The 1991 Union coaching staff, with head coach Lou Rettino kneeling in the middle. My press...
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A look back at the 2016 Union County football season; Roselle won 10 games...
The 2016 Union County football season will be remembered as the year Westfield – sparked again by the county’s and one of the state’s finest defensive units – went 12-0 once more and repeated as North...
View Article2nd Annual St. Jude’s Classic at Union High School features 3 exciting boys’...
Union High School’s Louis J. Rettino Gymnasium will be rocking on Opening Night this Friday, Dec. 16, with a special tripleheader to jump start the 2016-2017 Union County boys’ basketball season. The...
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Governor Livingston baseball team winning its first UCT title is the pick...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – The GL baseball team captured its first UCT championship by beating top-seeded Scotch Plains 3-2 at Kean. PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – GL coaches, from left with the UCT trophy, Dan...
View ArticleUnion County Conference boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball standings here as...
Here are the Union County Conference boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball standings as of Saturday, Dec. 31: UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF SATURDAY, DEC. 31: WATCHUNG...
View ArticleJohnson boys’ basketball off to impressive 5-0 start; Crusaders won at 4-0...
After losing a Union County Tournament game at Cranford more than 10 months ago – Feb. 13, 2016 to be exact – the Johnson boys’ basketball team has gone 9-1. Not counting Group 4 state champion Linden,...
View ArticleRevised Union County Conference girls’ basketball alignment for 2016-2017 season
Here is the revised Union County Conference girls’ basketball alignment for the 2016-2017 season: WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): Patrick School Roselle Catholic Westfield New Providence Cranford Union...
View ArticleUnion County Conference basketball standings here for Jan. 2; girls’...
Here are the Union County Conference basketball standings as of Jan. 2, with the girls’ alignment revised: UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, JAN. 2: WATCHUNG DIVISION (5...
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Road teams win early-season girls’ basketball undefeated vs. undefeated...
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN CERRA – Roselle Catholic senior Jennifer McClave poured in a career-high 25 points in her team’s 69-42 win over Mount St. Dominic at Kean University. Talk about early-season...
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Union County Conference basketball standings here as of Monday, Jan. 9
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Linden, guided by head coach Phil Colicchio, is of to a 1-1 start in the Watchung Division of the Union County Conference. UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BOYS’ BASKETBALL STANDINGS AS...
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UCT wrestling at Union Jan. 14; Returning champions and 4-time champions...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – The Cranford Cougars will be seeking a 3rd straight Union County Tournament championship Jan. 14 at Union. Here is a look at this year’s returning Union County Tournament...
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Historic Rahway, Cranford wrestling victories set up Jan. 14 UCT at UHS;...
The Rahway wrestling team was more than impressive in producing a solid 36-23 win at Roselle Park Jan. 4 in a battle of undefeated Union County squads. First Cranford doubles up challenging South...
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Cranford wrestlers, sparked by 4-time champ DiGiovanni, capture 3rd straight...
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNION WRESTLING TEAM – From left are Union head coach Dino DeBellonia, UCT 152 pound champion senior Nick Zuena of Union and Union assistant coach Dan DeBarbieri. PHOTO COURTESY OF...
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