by Jim Lambert | May 21, 2017 | Spring, Spring Track
By the end of two days of competition at the Union County Championships, four meet records fell and a thrilling team race came to a close with Elizabeth edging Union Catholic for the boys team title. On the girls side, Union Catholic cruised to the team title behind...
by Jim Lambert | May 21, 2017 | Spring, Spring Track
The announcement came over the speakers at Hub Stine Field and the anticipation built pretty quickly. “That’s another McLaughlin. New Jersey’s track and field family dynasty continues.” With his win in the 110-meter hurdles Friday, Union Catholic’s Ryan McLaughlin...
by Jim Lambert | May 13, 2017 | Baseball, Spring
The Westfield High School baseball team started the spring with an inauspicious 4-7 start. The Blue Devils started to get hot, but then they lost their best offensive player for the season due to injury recently. A betting man might have counted the Blue Devils out...
by Jim Lambert | May 7, 2017 | Girls Lacrosse, Spring
The Oak Knoll girls lacrosse team was well aware of the luck it had in the Union County Tournament leading up to Saturday. So much so that the Royals, who had gone at least nine seasons without raising the UCT trophy, had unaffectionately referred to it simply as the...
by Jim Lambert | May 3, 2017 | Golf, Spring
Westfield took first place in the Watchung Division and Dayton won first in the Mountain Division at the Union County Championships at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth. Dayton shot a 305, as the Mountain Division shot the par 33 single-9 twice. Daniel Greiss...
by Jim Lambert | May 3, 2017 | Spring, Spring Track
With the Penn Relays in the rear-view mirror, track and field season is in full swing as athletes start to shift their focus on county and conference championships. Over the next couple of weeks, teams — if they haven’t already — will compete for...
