Revised Union County football schedules – as of Aug. 14 – here; Roselle will...
REVISED 2017 UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES AS OF MONDAY, AUG. 14, 2017 2017 UNION FARMERS Sept. 8 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 Plainfield, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Oct. 6 Westfield,...
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Plainfield football preview – coaching staff trying to change the whole...
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARTIN COX – Corey Tucker is in his second season as head coach at Plainfield. When looking close up at the results of last year’s games, there were – believe it or not – positives to...
View ArticleREVISED – Union County football game-scrimmages list here; Most are on Aug. 31
REVISED UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL GAME-SCRIMMAGES THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Keyport at Dayton, 9 a.m. West Orange at Plainfield, 10 a.m. Union at Summit, 10 a.m. Colonia at Scotch Plains, 11 a.m. Dover at Gov....
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McCarthy Report ranks Union County’s Top 10 college-bound football prospects
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – This is Dennis McCarthy, who started the McCarthy Report in 1959. He passed away at age 74 in May. His son David has taken over the scouting service and does an excellent job....
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UNION FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Farmers bring new cast anxious to take off
POSTER GRAPHIC COURTESY OF LOU GRASSO, JR. – The Union Farmers, with a rich history of talented players and a former legendary head coach in Lou Rettino – opens their 2017 season at Watchung Hills on...
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Union County football schedule for Sept. 8-9 weekend here – weather...
Here is the Union County football schedule for the weekend of Sept. 8 and 9 – weather permitting, of course. As of Sunday, Sept. 3 there are 8 games scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8 and 5 for Saturday,...
View ArticleAll 17 Union County football teams scheduled to play Sept. 15; Rare weekend...
All 17 Union County football schools are scheduled to play Friday, Sept. 15, which will be a rare weekend when none are to play on Saturday. There are 12 games, including five featuring two Union...
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Union football sparked by outstanding effort from senior Martin; Scores first...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – From left, sophomore quarterback Andrew Sanborn and senior wide receiver Andy Martin helped lead Union to a convincing 28-13 win over Plainfield in its home-opener. UNION – Andy...
View ArticleMONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: Roselle Park 3-0 for first time since 2005;...
Roselle Park is 3-0 for the first time since 2005. Johnson will attempt to get to 3-0 for the first time since 2007. Both are involved in big Mid-State 38 Conference undefeated division matchups...
View ArticleCranford football posts impressive 2nd half comeback to notch first win;...
Elizabeth, Cranford and Roselle Park all won on the road at teams that were 2-0. Not bad. Linden also produced a huge road victory, winning in a shootout over a team it had not beaten since 2014. Also...
View ArticleMONDAY EVENING QUARTERBACK: Can Hillside continue its recent dominance over a...
Although it is against teams that are a combined 0-7, the Hillside Comets are on a bit of a roll the past two weekends. Hillside followed up a 42-7 win at New Providence by downing Bernards by the...
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Union girls’ soccer off to fine 6-1 start; Farmers play at undefeated,...
FILE PHOTOS – Union junior forward Kayla Miller-People, No. 24 in white, leads the Farmers in goals with nine and is tied for the team lead in assists with seven. Union junior forward Nicole Alfano has...
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Strong midfield play among the keys to Union girls’ soccer success; Santiago,...
PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHARD VERA – The Union girls’ soccer team – off to a 6-1 start – have been sparked by the stellar play of, from left, Andrea Santiago (11), Karen Vera (14), Kayla Lima (17) and...
View ArticleCranford boys’ 3rd seed and Union girls’ 3rd seed for soccer Union County...
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS BOYS’ SOCCER SEEDS: 1-Westfield 2-Elizabeth 3-Cranford 4-Gov. Livingston 5-Summit 6-Scotch Plains 7-Johnson 8-New Providence 9-Plainfield 10-Rahway 11-Dayton 12-Oratory Prep...
View ArticleMONDAY EVENING QUARTERBACK: Can Union end Westfield’s 29-game winning streak?...
There are three scheduled Friday night (Oct. 6) games that do not include either team with more than one loss. They are all division games concerning six Mid-State 38 Conference squads. FRIDAY NIGHT...
View ArticleUnion football hosting Westfield for first time in 5 years; Last defeated...
Union has had it with losing to Westfield. The Farmers have lost to the Blue Devils the last three times they faced each other, with two of the contests sending Westfield to the last two North 2, Group...
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Johnson, Westfield – Union County’s 5-0 FB teams; Crusaders win Valley...
PHOTO BY JR PARACHINI – Union’s offense is about to score on Westfield, a rarity these days. UNION – Exit 135 off the Garden State Parkway south – the Clark-Westfield turn – is presently 10-0 on the...
View ArticleMONDAY EVENING QUARTERBACK: 2 Union County teams are 5-0, 7 are at 3-2 and 4...
Johnson and Westfield are 5-0 and on their way to qualifying once again in their sections. Seven Union County teams are 3-2 and seeking to qualify themselves, each having three more games to go that...
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MONDAY AFTERNOON QUARTERBACK: Union County FB teams gearing for playoff push
We’re at the – three weekends to go – stage of the season. Just three weekends remaining for teams to enhance their already clinched playoff status or for teams to still try to gain entry into their...
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Union County Tournament information here: Field hockey, boys’ soccer, girls’...
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENTS: FIELD HOCKEY FINAL SATURDAY, OCT. 21 AT JOHNSON’S NOLAN FIELD 2-Johnson vs. 1-Oak Knoll, 3 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, OCT. 21 AT JOHNSON’S NOLAN FIELD...
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