by Jim Lambert | Jan 8, 2020 | Winter Track
The Union Catholic boys and girls indoor track teams swept the Union County Relays at the Jersey City Armory. The boys tallied 64 points to win for the second year in a row and eighth time in the past 10 years, placing first in five of the eight events along the way....
by Jim Lambert | Jan 8, 2020 | Athlete of the Week
Victor Velazquez – Union: Victor is the number one goal scorer in the state with 22. He is tied for the most hat tricks in the New Jersey. The senior is second in the state for points. Sarah Ilori – Union: Sarah came in 2nd in the Minutemen girls wrestling...
by Jim Lambert | Oct 31, 2019 | Football
Imagine a scenario where Ridge, coached by Union graduate Bill Tracy, comes to Union’s Cooke Memorial Field the fourth weekend in November to try to prevent the host Farmers from winning their first state championship in 26 years? It could happen. It’s that time of...
by Jim Lambert | Oct 31, 2019 | Boys Soccer
The Union County Tournament was going just as the script was written. Undefeated and top-seeded Elizabeth, the No. 2 ranked team in the NJ.com Top 20, was leading unranked Summit, the tournament’s second seed, 2-0 with 13 minutes left in the second half. Then in 36...
by Jim Lambert | Oct 31, 2019 | Football
Westfield came close to knocking off a Top 20 team just over a month ago, but lost to Union (now ranked No. 6) on a late field goal, 10-7. The Blue Devils got another opportunity Friday night, and did not squander this one, shocking No. 9 and undefeated Phillipsburg,...