So far in the season, the Raiders reeled out five straight victories with shutouts over Roselle Park, Westfield, Union Catholic, Elizabeth and Cranford before falling in a 5-2 thriller to the then 6-0 Linden Tigers on December 22.With each team winning a game, the outcome of the match with Linden ca...

The Westfield High School boys basketball team made it a clean sweep at the LeGrand Holiday Tournament in Colonia on December 30. After stunning No. 6 Colonia, the Blue Devils humbled Franklin then upped their record to 5-1 with a 54-41 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood.Senior Zach Epp scored 15 po...

After being stunned, 3-2, in overtime by the 6-1-1 Livingston Lancers three days earlier, the Westfield High School boys ice hockey team was still reeling and lost to the 4-3-1 Governor Livingston Highlanders, 3-2, on December 30. However, on January 4, the Blue Devils got even with the Lancers in a...

The Cranford High School girls basketball team dropped its first two games then recovered to win the third at the Chatham Cougar Holiday Tournament in late December. First, the Cougars could not out-dodge the Madison Dodger in a 58-46, loss then they fell victim to the Chatham Cougars, 66-31, in the...

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School senior Tom Dowling took second in the Holmdel Holiday Tournament during the last week of December. Of the 15 teams, Holmdel took the team title with a total of 228.5 points, followed by Colts Neck at 209. The Raiders placed eighth with a 96.5 total.Competing at 285-...

The SPF Raiders won the 4x200 and placed in three others events at the Union County Indoor Track Relays held at the Jersey City Armory on January 4. The Raider girls placed fifth overall with a total of 24.Raiders Max Handler, Justice Larkin, Michael Sylvester and Blake Jackson crossed first in the ...

The Westfield High School winter track team competed at the New Jersey Catholic Track Conference (NJCTC) Relays held at Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island on December 30, while the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders competed at the Len Pietrewicz Invitational at the NY Armory.Blue Devil Andrew Geocos ...

Scarcity in sinking free throws on the part of the home team and an abundance of hitting the 3-pointers on the part of the visitors led to a disappointing conclusion for the hosting Westfield High School Girls basketball team in its showdown with the New Providence Pioneers on January 4. The 6-1 Pio...

Experiencing what it is like to compete against one of the most powerful teams in the state came early for the Westfield Blue Devils wrestling team on January 3 when it hosted the Cranford Cougars, who will be seeking their 10th straight Union County Tournament crown, among other goals. The Cougars ...

The first round of the LaGrand Tournament in Colonia on December 27 worked out like a charm for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys basketball team. Facing the Franklin Warriors and clinging to a modest 48-45 lead, the Raiders went wild with a 31-19 run to defeat the 2--2 Warriors, 79-64.A ma...