UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH JAN. 28:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (8-0)

Roselle Catholic (5-2)

St. Patrick (4-2)

Elizabeth (4-3)

Linden (3-5)

Westfield (0-5)

Union (0-7)

MOUNTAIN DIVISION:

Rahway (9-1)

Union Catholic (7-3)

Scotch Plains (7-3)

Gov. Livingston…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH JAN. 27:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (8-0)

St. Patrick (4-1)

Roselle Catholic (4-2)

Elizabeth (4-3)

Linden (2-5)

Westfield (0-5)

Union (0-6)

MOUNTAIN DIVISION:

Rahway (9-1)

Union Catholic (7-3)

Scotch Plains (6-3)

Gov. Livingston…

By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer

School districts around the county and the state are scrambling to determine whether they will take advantage of a new law allowing  Board of Education elections to be moved to November.

As of press time Tuesday,  LocalSource had confirmation that as many as 20 districts had already passed resolutions authorizing the change, including Cranford, Elizabeth and Linden.

The option to change election time was…

BULLDOGS WIN AT ORATORY PREP 58-55 THURSDAY NIGHT

IN UCC-VALLEY DIVISION PLAY IN SUMMIT;

DAYTON IS NOW 9-5 AND 4-3 AND ORATORY PREP 10-5 AND 5-2

DAYTON WON ITS SIXTH STRAIGHT, WHILE ORATORY HAD A THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK SNAPPED

Elijah Brown hits a three-pointer to give Dayton a 54-53 lead.

Matt Billups produces a field goal with 30 seconds left to give Oratory Prep a 55-54…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH JAN. 26:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (8-0)

St. Patrick (4-1)

Roselle Catholic (4-2)

Elizabeth (4-3)

Linden (2-5)

Westfield (0-5)

Union (0-6)

MOUNTAIN DIVISION:

Rahway (8-1)

Scotch Plains (6-3)

Union Catholic (6-3)

Gov. Livingston…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

The cliché, “Thank God it’s Friday,” could aptly be applied to the Dayton girls’ basketball team so far this season.

For a fourth straight Friday - all at home - the Bulldogs will seek to knock off a fellow Union County power.

Dayton, with an overall record of 12-3 and a Union County Conference-Mountain Division mark of 6-3, will put its six-game winning streak on the line Friday night at 7 when…

UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL COACHES TALK ABOUT

HEAD COACH GREG SCHIANO LEAVING RUTGERS TO BECOME

THE HEAD COACH OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Brian Sheridan - Union Class of 1993 - and Lou Grasso, Jr. - Colonia Class of 1993 - both played at Rutgers before Greg Schiano became the head coach.

BRIAN SHERIDAN, UNION: “I was right along with the public - shocked. I knew nothing…