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...

These two teams have played twice already this season. Cranford won both games by a one-goal margin. But no one scored in the first half of either game. Those showdowns came down to second-half strength and endurance. Cranford found a way to win on both occasions, but...

Mathew Giraldo scored two goals to lead top-seeded Elizabeth, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, in a 3-2 win over fourth-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a Union County Tournament semifinal at Johnson High School in Clark. Click here for full...

Here’s a look at how the top four seeds shape up heading into UCT semifinal week. Click here for full...

Twelfth-seeded Oratory and fifth-seeded Union played to a scoreless tie before Oratory won in penalty kicks, 4-3, in the second round of the Union County Tournament in Union. Click here for full...

The Gov. Livingston boys’ soccer team took some extra practice time this week to work on penalty kicks, and the added workouts paid dividends. Click here for full...

Elizabeth, No. 6 in the NJ.com Top 20, received the top seed of the Union County Tournament when it was seeded Wednesday night. The Minutemen last won the crown in 2017 when they were co-champions with Westfield. Click here for full story and here for...

Jon DiDario scored and Justin Couto had a strong game in goal to help Union Catholic earn a 1-1 tie against Morris Catholic when the Vikings opened its boys soccer season on Friday. Click here for full...

Will Westfield’s Union County Tournament streak continue? The last three seasons, Westfield has claimed at least a share of the Union County Tournament title. It was co-champions with Union last year and Elizabeth two years ago. It defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 2-1,...

Last season, Roselle moved up to the Union County Conference’s Valley Division and immediately developed a rivalry with Rahway. The two sides split the season series and Rahway scratched out a divisional championship. This year Rahway got an early leg up in a big way....