Having graduated a superstar and returning only three starters, who faced a real challenge of helping firstyear Head Coach Susan Murray organize a very inexperienced squad, put the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team virtually at square 1 this season. Adapting to a new system did...

After defeating the top-seeded Bayonne Bees, 62-55, for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title, the Westfield High School girls basketball team came up a little shy to the No. 11 West Orange Mountaineers, 59-47, in the Group 4 semifinal at Dunn Center in Elizabeth on March 12.The 24-7 Blue Devil...

One fabulous finish overshadowed a dismal beginning for the Cranford High School girls basketball team this season. After dropping their first four games, the Cougar girls began to settle down, trading wins with losses, until they caught fire down the home stretch and won seven of their final nine g...

The AL Johnson High School girls basketball team sure knew how to put up the offense with five players amassing 150 points or more this season. The Crusader girls had a number of high-scoring games, suffered four very tight losses and finished their season with a 15-11 record.The Crusaders had no re...

“W’s” were a very common letter for the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team this season. The Crusader boys won their first 19 games, captured the Union County Conference Valley Division crown with a perfect, 10-0 record and finished their banner season at 21-4. And all that success was led b...

The 13th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls basketball team snapped a 15-15, halftime tie with a strong offensive show in the second half to defeat the 12th-seeded JP Stevens Hawks in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Edison on March 3. Two days...

On March 2, the Arthur L. Johnson Athletic Department held its 20242025 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 handing ...

The Arthur L. Johnson Crusader Football Team held its annual postseason awards banquet on March 1. Head Football Coach Anthony DelConte presided over the event as all athletes were honored for their contributions to Crusader Football. In addition, numerous scholarships were awarded to deserving stud...

The fifth-seeded Westfield High School boys basketball team advanced to the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinal round by ousting the fourth-seeded Piscataway Chiefs, 71-53, on March 3 in Piscataway. Two days later, the Blue Devils were downed by the top-seeded, No. 2ranked, 26-3 Plainfield Ca...

The sixth-seeded Cranford High School girls basketball team took it to the second-seeded Somerville Pioneers in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tournament and came home with a 52-46 victory on March 4. The 15-11 Cougars advanced to face the top-seeded, No. 5 Chatham Couga...