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Union Catholic girls volleyball repeats as Union County Tournament champions following win over Westfield
The Union Catholic girls volleyball team, No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, rallied in the second set to defeat No. 17 Westfield, 25-19, 25-22, to win the Union County Tournament Friday at Kean University's Harwood Arena. Union Catholic, the top seed, took the opening...
Christina Rodgers gives Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls soccer 7th straight Union County title w/ OT score
The ending played out just about as perfectly as possible for second-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, in a 1-0 overtime victory over fourth-seeded and No. 19-ranked Oak Knoll in the Union County Tournament final Friday night at Kean...
Cranford gymnasts capture Union County meet championship
Congratulations to the Cranford gymnastics team for capturing the Union County meet for the first time since 1989 and preventing defending champion and host Westfield from winning the championship for the 11th consecutive year. The last school other than Westfield...
No. 2 Oak Knoll field hockey wins UCT final, 3-2 over No. 12 Kent Place
The Oak Knoll field hockey team took its first step toward the ultimate goal with a quick offensive start and a defensive stand on Saturday. Oak Knoll, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, scored the game’s first three goals and withstood a second-half burst from No....
Union girls’ soccer seeks to rebound in order to qualify for North 2, Group 4 playoffs
After a rough week in the middle of October that saw the Union girls’ soccer team lose two regular season games by two goals each and then a Union County Tournament quarterfinal by one goal, the Farmers are out to rebound in hopes of qualifying for next month’s...
Girls Soccer: Union Catholic (0) at Cranford (2), Union County Tournament, Quarterfinal Round
Lauren Williamson and Anna Kalafatis both scored for third-seeded Cranford in a 2-0 win over 14th-seeded Union Catholic in the quarterfinals of the Union County Tournament in Cranford. Maggie Murray had an assist and Cam Hay made five saves in the shutout. Cranford...
Teen Olympian Sydney McLaughlin is honored by Union Catholic High School
Teen star Sydney McLaughlin, who this summer became the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic track and field team since 1972, was honored by Union Catholic High School on Thursday morning at the school in Scotch Plains. McLaughlin, a senior at Union Catholic,...
Girls Soccer: No. 16 Westfield girls soccer rolls, pitches shutout in win over No. 6 Montclair
The senior class for Westfield, No. 16 in the NJ.com Top 20, has been waiting to put together a signature season for years and that initiative now has legs after the Blue Devils earned a 2-0 victory over No. 6 Montclair on Saturday. The signature win adds to a...
Sydney McLaughlin named Gatorade Athletes of Year
Sydney McLaughlin, a 16-year-old junior at Union Catholic High in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, accepted her trophy two days after earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the Rio Games in the 400-meter hurdles. She qualified for the World Junior Championships later...
Union Catholic’s McLaughlin Going to Rio
Sydney McLaughlin almost didn't run the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Now, after setting a world junior record in the 400-meter hurdles, she'll be the youngest American track athlete to compete in an Olympics since 1972, the Wall Street Journal reports....