by Jim Lambert | Oct 20, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Football
Senior running back Emmanuel Lyles has been named Roselle’s Union County Conference Boys Athlete of The Week. A career starter for the Rams football team, Lyles, who has 693 yards rushing and has scored eight TD’s this season, has provided leadership and a...
by Jim Lambert | Oct 4, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Football
Liam Godwin, who starts at QB and defensive back and handles the kicking and punting for Cranford, accounted for all the points for the Cougars in a 35-0 victory over Rahway last Saturday.. The senior captain was 4 of 5 passing for 146 yards and 2 TD’s, rushed...
by Jim Lambert | May 28, 2022 | Football
John Quinn, a member of the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the current Athletic Director at Plainfield, will retire at the end of this school year after 36 years in public education. Quinn retires as the only head football coach in New...
by Jim Lambert | Feb 25, 2022 | Football
The Elizabeth Board of Education formally approved the appointment of John Fiore as the school’s new head football coach on Thursday night. After leading Montclair to four sectional titles and seven championship appearances in 11 seasons, the 53 year-old Fiore took a...
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 | 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,...
