State Wrestling Primer: Can Wustefeld, Fernandes, Casey win titles?
Last year at this time, they were no-name seeds. Not much was expected of Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Sam Wustefeld as a No. 9 seed and North Hunterdon’s Andrew Gapas as a 26th seed in the 2017 state tournament. Click here for full story.
Westfield stuns Piscataway in North 2 Group V wrestling semifinal
Luke Scanlan’s dramatic overtime decision at 138 pounds in the next-to-last bout clinched Westfield’s North 2 Group V semifinal victory over defending champion Piscataway, but the performance of his teammates prior to that point is the reason the Blue Devils will be...
WRESTLING: Roselle Park, Cranford and other UCC Sectional News
Cranford is a defending champion and earlier this year captured its fourth consecutive Union County Tournament title. Roselle Park is seeking its first sectional title in four years. Earlier this year – after being edged by two points (187-185) by Cranford for the UCT...
Highlights from the 2018 Union County Indoor Championships
Union County invaded the Jersey City Armory and put down some incredible performances along the way. Saturday gave us some photo finishes, new times among the NJ top ten and a sweep of the team titles. Click here for highlights.
Ice Hockey: Governor Livingston Highlanders Look Ahead After Union County Cup Semifinals Loss to Summit
The Governor Livingston High School Highlanders varsity ice hockey team took to the ice looking to build off their win on Monday. However, the fourth-seeded Highlanders were unable to generate chances in the game, as they were shut out by the top-seeded Summit High...
Wrestling: Roselle Park earns 1,000th victory in program history
Fueled by a crowd wanting to be a part of history and the ghosts of wrestling teams going back decades, the Roselle Park wrestling program joined a prestigious and selective club on Friday night. Click here for full story.
SPORTSMANSHIP: Team moves home wrestling match to site of foe going for 1,000th program win
In an exemplary act of sportsmanship, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling team offered to move what was originally scheduled as a home dual meet to Roselle Park, which will be going for the 1,000th win in its storied program’s history when the Panthers...
WRESTLING: Six in Courier News-area wins Union County titles; Wustefeld named OW for upperweights; New Providence on the upswing
The top seeds delivered. Cheering for Cinderella isn’t a good thing when you’re the favorite, and six Courier News-area wrestlers who were favored captured titles at Saturday’s Union County Wrestling Tournament. Click here for full story.
Wrestling: Cranford holds off Roselle Park to win UCT, complete results, medal winners
Heavyweight Matthew Savino pinned Dan Cambronero of Summit in the third-place consolation match to lock up Cranford's fourth-straight team championship in the Union County Tournament. Bobby Schork was Cranford's only individual champion, at 220 pounds, but the Cougars...
Savino 3rd-place finish at heavyweight clinches Cranford’s 4th straight UCT championship; Cougar grapplers edge Roselle Park 187-185
Matthew Savino made placing third a memory he will cherish the rest of his life. Although the Cranford junior grappler did not win the heavyweight championship, his third-place finish – which was came on the final bout of the day – clinched a fourth straight county...