Baseball: Drama-loving Scotch Plains-Fanwood tops Johnson for UCT title
It wouldn't have been a Scotch Plains-Fanwood game in the Union County Tournament if there wasn't just a smidge of drama. So when Johnson (11-9) loaded the bases and brought the tying run to the plate in the UCT final at Kean University Wednesday night, it may have...
Seeing Double: Summit H.S. Girls, Boys Lacrosse Teams Both Capture Union County Titles
They both had to wait a few extra days for to get their hands on the chalices -- due to some elusive scheduling presumably caused by Mother Nature -- and each took a different path to their respective throne rooms but, for the second straight year, both the Summit...
No. 6 Summit boys lacrosse steps up, repeats as Union County champion
Sticks went flying. Helmets shot straight up in the air. And the trophy found itself in familiar hands on Wednesday as Summit, No. 6 in the NJ.com Top 20, topped No. 14 Westfield, 9-4, to win its second straight Union County championship. Click here for full story.
Another Elizabeth thrower emerges to take top honors at Union County Relays
In this equation, the big E does not stand for Elizabeth. It stands for effort, and senior Tajhir Tate provided a huge amount of it to record a big personal best and push Elizabeth to the shot put title on Thursday during the second day of competition at the Union...
Baseball: Union County Conference hot takes from April 25-May 1
Some great stories about what is going on in baseball around the Union County Conference tournament. Click here for full story.
Summit baseball advances to UCT semifinals for first time since 2015; Hilltoppers top top-seeded Cranford in 8 innings
Emory Carlson walked with the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the eighth to give Summit the lead once again and then Matt Reddy retired Cranford on three pitches in the bottom of the eighth. All of a sudden the visiting Hilltoppers found themselves in...
Track and Field: Gov. Livingston Highlights of Union County Relay Championships
The Highlander girls and boys track and field teams concluded the relay portion of the outdoor season with the Union County Relay Championships that was held on May 1st and 2nd at Hubstine Field in Plainfield. Union County produces high quality racing, having 2019...
McDonald brothers win singles titles, but Westfield tops Summit in Boys Tennis UCT
Much like a typical tennis volley, the Union County Tournament finals were a back-and-forth affair for Westfield, No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, and No. 10 Summit. For the third consecutive year, the teams met in all five finals and for the fourth straight year,...
Union Catholic baseball – sparked by Donohue, McReynolds and Tomalavage – advances in UCT for first time in 3 years
The way Dylan Donohue was dealing for Union Catholic two things were certain. The Vikings were going to eclipse last year’s win total and they were also going to win a county tournament game for the first time in three years. Click here for the full story.
Cranford Seeded #1 in UCC Baseball Tournament
Cranford all but secured the top spot in the Union County Tournament last Tuesday when it defeated Gov. Livingston. Monday night it was official as the Cougars were seeded first in the 2019 Union County Tournament. Defending champion Gov. Livingston was seeded second,...