It was a very tough week for the AL Johnson High School wrestling team, beginning with a 59-16 loss to Middletown North (MN) on January 29. Two days later, the Crusaders lost to the 12-2 Woodbridge Barrons, 5819, then on February 1, they lost to Glen Rock, 40-39, Nutley, 49-27, and 16-5 Ridge, 62-15...

Since falling to Westfield in late December, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team won its 10th game in 11 outings by toppling the Hillside Comets, 55-38, on January 28 then by squeaking past the New Providence Pioneers, 44-42, on January 30. The Raiders upped their record to 13...

The AL Johnson High School boys basketball team managed to remain undefeated with three victories last week, although it was not easy. On January 27, the Crusaders had a huge 21-12, fourth-quarter run to settle the New Providence Pioneers, 61-57, then the next day they went to overtime with the Dela...

The No. 8 ranked Westfield High School boys ice hockey were defeated by No. 15 Northern Highlands (NH), 5-2, on January 28 but quickly got back on the winning track a day later with a 7-2 victory over the Governor Livingston Highlanders.Jackson Chicola scored both goals against Northern Highlands, w...

Less than a week after knocking off the No. 8 Union Catholic Vikings, 57-49, the Westfield High School boys basketball team went back to work and this time, handled the No. 11 Elizabeth Minutemen, 56-46, in Westfield on January 28. The 10-6 Blue Devils had little time to rest, however, and traveled ...

Being out of position in a few bouts transformed what could have been a relatively smooth victory into a near shocker when the Cranford High School wrestling team hosted the Governor Livingston Highlanders on January 31. The Highlanders dropped a few wrestlers to a lower weight classes, got themselv...

Six meet records were set at the Union County Tournament boys swimming championships and half of them were set by the No. 1-ranked Westfield Blue Devils, who also captured their 68th title (since the UCT began in 1938) at the Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence on January 26. The seventh-ranked ...

Stiffer competition was desired and stiffer competition was what they got when the 11-6 Westfield Blue Devil wrestlers invited the 10-2 Manasquan Warriors to Westfield on January 29 in what could be considered a tossup match. The lead would change seven times but on the final one, the visiting Warri...

Showdown time arrived when the 20th-ranked, 11-2 Delaware Valley Terriers pranced into Cranford to square off at center mat against the 19th-ranked Cranford Cougars on January 24 and both teams were aware that key bouts needed to be won and bonus points could make the difference in the outcome. Ther...

Coming into Westfield with an impressive 10-3 record turned out not to be impressive enough for the Livingston High School boys basketball Lancers when they matched skills on the court on January 25. The Blue Devils sent a message right away with a 25-12, first-quarter run and included a barrage of ...