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CN Week 4 football: Turnarounds highlight midseason
Four weeks are in the books in the 2016 varsity football season, bringing the unofficial halfway point of the regular season with most teams having played four of the eight games that will count toward the ultimate playoff picture. Through a month of action, the...
Union County football has 5 teams 3-0; Roselle is one of them, with Rams averaging 54 points
For the first time in what might be many years, Union County has five 3-0 football teams. They include North 2, Group 5 schools Union and Westfield; North 2, Group 4 squad Summit; Rahway from Central Jersey, Group 3 and Roselle from Central Jersey, Group 2. If...
The next football super conference? GMC, Mid-State 38 discussing possible merger
The Mid-State 38 and Greater Middlesex Conference have had discussions about potentially merging and becoming New Jersey's latest football super conference, officials from both leagues confirmed to NJ Advance Media. With both conferences starting two-year scheduling...
Teen Olympian Sydney McLaughlin is honored by Union Catholic High School
Teen star Sydney McLaughlin, who this summer became the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic track and field team since 1972, was honored by Union Catholic High School on Thursday morning at the school in Scotch Plains. McLaughlin, a senior at Union Catholic,...
Cross Country: Papachristos, Westfield boys sparkle at NJCTC Magee meet
Nate Papachristos made a huge statement with a red hot performance, Ellie DiMarcello ran the top girls time, Shelby Piccinic won a dramatic duel, and the Ridge girls and Westfield boys each won 3 team titles at Saturday's NJCTC Bernie Magee Class Meet at...
Scotch Plains coach Tom Breznitsky wins his 700th game in dramatic fashion over Elizabeth
On the front of the boys soccer programs for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, in bold cursive lettering reads the phrase "Tradition in excellence!!" Head coach Tom Breznitsky is very much the reason why Scotch Plains' tradition has been so excellent. Breznitsky began coaching...
Football: Quick start, strong finish helps Westfield past Ridge
Momentum is a funny thing, and Saturday the Westfield High School football team had the last laugh. The Blue Devils come out firing, building a three-touchdown lead 7:39 into the game, before Ridge refocused and took the momentum back, getting to within 27 yards of...
Mid-State 38 Football: Westfield, Ridge lead Watchung Division
Two of the Mid-State 38 Conference’s three most successful clubs a year ago reside in the Watchung Division, as North 2 Group V champion Westfield looks to follow up its undefeated season, while last year’s N2V semifinalists Ridge hopes to take the next step....
Sydney McLaughlin named Gatorade Athletes of Year
Sydney McLaughlin, a 16-year-old junior at Union Catholic High in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, accepted her trophy two days after earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the Rio Games in the 400-meter hurdles. She qualified for the World Junior Championships later...
Union Catholic’s McLaughlin Going to Rio
Sydney McLaughlin almost didn't run the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Now, after setting a world junior record in the 400-meter hurdles, she'll be the youngest American track athlete to compete in an Olympics since 1972, the Wall Street Journal reports....