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Cross-Country: Union Catholic Sweeps Conference Titles, Lufrano Nearly Breaks Course Record
The Union Catholic boys and girls cross-country teams, highlighted by Jerika Lufrano’s near course record run, swept the team titles at the Union County Conference Championships at Warinanco Park in Elizabeth on Tuesday. Click here for full story.
Union County Football Teams Gearing Up for Playoff Push
We’re at the – three weekends to go – stage of the season. Just three weekends remaining for teams to enhance their already clinched playoff status or for teams to still try to gain entry into their sections. Here in Union County, Westfield has appeared to put itself...
Boys Cross Country: Summit’s Russo, Union’s Mobisa win close races at UCC Championships
Maximus Russo needed to make a move with little time remaining. The Summit sophomore, trailing Alex Aranas of Gov. Livingston with the finish line in sight, pushed through the final leg of the race and came out with a close victory. Russo won the Boys Mountain...
Westfield gets #1 Seed in UCC Boys Soccer Tournament
The Westfield High School boys soccer team was named the No. 1 seed in the Union County Tournament. The Blue Devils (5-1-1), defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2-1 in the final last year for their 11th overall title. Elizabeth, Cranford and Governor Livingston rounded out...
Baseball: Previews and predictions for Friday’s 16 sectional finals
With all the rainy weather, the fog, the postponements, the delays it seems like the NJSIAA sectional baseball tournaments have been going on for a month. SLIDESHOW: Sectional baseball previews, NJ.com picks for every game At long last, the tournament has reached the...
Union County Track and Field Teams Win Sectional Titles
Over the course of two days at eight different locations, 40 teams hoisted trophies, posed for championship pictures and took their victory laps after winning sectional titles. Three public schools -- Shore, Fort Lee and Allentown -- made history by winning their...
Sydney McLaughlin wins hurdles and 400 at Sectionals
After making it to Rio for the Olympics last summer, Sydney McLaughlin said that she still has the motivation to get up for “smaller” meets like the NJSIAA/M-F Athletic sectional track and field championships. “It’s about being able to come back with my team,” the...
Sectional track and field championships, 2017: Results, photos and links
The road to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions started Friday as athletes from all over the state try to keep their seasons alive at the Sectional Championships. Athletes are split into 20 groups, across five sections and eight locations as they try to advance to next...
Boys Track and Field: Union’s Mobisa, Ridge’s Phinney crack top five in exciting 800m race
Jonathan Mobisa was just waiting for that one breakthrough run to really put himself on the map. The Union 800m runner had been hovering around the 1:56 mark, tied for the 20th-best time in the state, but knew there was more in him to cut away at that time. Click here...
Girls Track and Field: Kent Place’s Brown keeps calm amid high expectations
Kaira Brown knows what's expected of her now that she holds one of the top times in the state. That certainly doesn't bother the Kent Place sophomore, who is more concerned with getting out on the track and running her race. Those expectations came courtesy of her...