The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team jumped on the Cranford Cougars early en route to a 69-45 victory in Cranford on January 14. Two days later, the 83 Raiders won their sixth-straight by edging the 7-3 Oratory Prep Rams, 70-67. Their last loss was to Westfield at the LaGrand H...

Water dominance was asserted early when the No. 1 Westfield High School boys swim team hosted the No. 9 Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) at Wallace Pool in Westfield on January 15. The 8-0 Blue Devils released the Krakens (legendary sea monsters) right from the start and out-pointed the 3-1 CBA Colt...

Recovering from a quadruple overtime setback to the undefeated, 11-0, Chatham Cougars did not stop the Westfield High School girls basketball Blue Devils when they hosted a struggling Scotch Plains-Fanwood squad in Westfield on January 16. The Blue Devils went right to work immediately and nearly pu...

Expectations turned out to be true for the Cranford High School wrestling team at the Union County Tournament (UCT) held in Union on January 18. The Cougars came in as heavy favorites, qualified eight for the finals, claimed five individual champions and walked away with their 10thstraight UCT Champ...

The first real test for the No. 1 Westfield High School (WHS) boys swim team came in a meet with the No. 6 Bergen Catholic Crusaders and the Blue Devils passed in flying colors at Wallace Pool in Westfield on January 6. The 5-0 Blue Devil boys captured first in six of the eight individual events, wo...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINNo. 1 Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) definitely demonstrated why it is the No. 1 team in the state when the Blue Eagles were hosted by the No. 8 Westfield Blue Devil girls at Wallace Pool in Westfield on January 6. The 3-0 Blue Eagles won six of the eight individual events...

After a dismal free throw performance in a loss to the New Providence Pioneers, the 7-1 Westfield High School girls basketball team got back on track from the line and handed the Roselle Catholic Lions their first defeat with a 53-50 singeing in Westfield on January 6. Three days later in Cranford, ...

A very tense outcome was expected when the Westfield High School wrestling team hosted the Union Farmers who brought a 6-1 record, which included wins over Rahway and Elizabeth, into Westfield on January 10. Key bouts had to be won and the Blue Devils won both of them and fared very well in the pote...

Handling the big man, 6-10, 255-lb Na Jai Hines turned out to be a very difficult chore for the Westfield High School basketball Blue Devils when they hosted the No. 13 Plainfield Cardinals at Westfield High School on January 7. The 5-4 Blue Devils did, however, manage to hold Hines at bay in the fi...

A visit to Cranford High School did not turn out very well for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider girls basketball team on January 7. The Cougars pounced on the Raiders right off the bat with a 19-6, first-quarter lead and cruised to a 43-26 victory. Two days later, the Raiders gave it a go at Dunn Ar...