Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINA very rough beginning put the Cranford High School field hockey team in dire straits. But midway through the season, the Cougars seemed to find the right formula to win six of their final eight game and finish with an 8-10-1 overall record and 6-4-1 in the Essex/Union Blu...

The AL Johnson High School Crusader boys soccer team mixed wins with losses but managed to end up on the winning side with a 9-7-1 overall record, while finishing 2-3-1 in the Union County Conference Mountain Division. The Crusaders did outscore their opponents, 46-27, but did drop four of five game...

Two highly talented teams needed someone to step into the action at the right time as the No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders and the Ridgewood Maroon drifted a 2-2 tie into the second overtime during the Group 4 semifinal game in Scotch Plains on November 19. An unexpected hero did indeed emerge wh...

Shifting from the Essex/Union White Division to the Blue Division paid off for the Westfield High School field hockey team this season. The Blue Devils, who finished 6-12 overall last year with a 2-4 record in the White Division, turned it on this season to win the Blue Division with a 12-0 record a...

Relying predominantly on a vicious running game, the AL Johnson High School football team successfully trampled over almost all of its opponents to finish with a 7-2 overall record and a 3-0 record in the Big Central Patriot Silver Division. The Crusaders finished with a total of 3,099 yards on the ...

The AL Johnson High School field hockey team had no problems finding the net this season and outscored opponents, 71-29, while the defense recorded seven shutouts. That offensive clout combined with a fine defensive effort earned the Crusaders a 16-7 overall record and a 4-2 record in the Essex/Unio...

KETSCHKE 18 GOALS, SPRINGER NETS 6, JOHNSON 5 The Cranford High School boys soccer team finished its 2023 season with a decent 10-7-1 record but this season, the Cougars stepped up even more and finished with a 13-6-2 overall record. Additionally, the Cougars received the third seed for the North Je...

Very close calls failed to work out favorably for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls soccer team this season. Although the Raiders’ defense allowed only one goal per game, their offense failed to capitalize at the right time and they finished with a 7-7-4 overall record and 1-3-1 in the Uni...

Hundreds of extremely exuberant Raider fans stormed the field after the top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School soccer team shutout the third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 crown at Scotch Plains on November 15. But it took nearly 55 minutes before the No....

Prolonging the outcome of a very competitive game came down to the final three seconds in the showdown between the top-seeded Westfield High School girls soccer team and the third-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Championship at Gary Kehler Stadium in West...