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By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

CLARK – The most important thing Dayton needed to accomplish Monday night was beating a Kathy Matthews-coached Union Catholic squad a third time in three tries – which is never an easy task.

In addition, Dayton senior guard Anna Lies needed just three points to become the third Bulldog this season to reach 1,000 career points – a rare feat for a team to have three obtain the milestone in…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 12:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (10-1), CHAMPION

St. Patrick (9-2)

Roselle Catholic (7-2)

Elizabeth (6-5)

Linden (4-7)

Union (1-10)

Westfield (0-10)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

Back to big Monday!

The 37th annual Frank J. Cicarell Girls' Basketball Union County Tournament has returned to its old format, which includes eight first round games on the Monday after the tournament was seeded.

This time it means eight games at three high schools, not four, because one of the sites - Johnson in Clark - has two gyms to offer.

Here's Monday's first round UCT…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

Brearley did not wrestler Raritan and GL's season was not done Friday night.

It was first reported on the bracket listed at nj.com that Brearley was to wrestle Central Jersey champion Raritan and that North 1 champ High Point would take on South Jersey champion Delsea in Sunday's Group 2 semifinals at Toms River North High School in Toms River.

However, for some reason, the semifinals…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 10:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (10-1), CHAMPION

St. Patrick (9-2)

Roselle Catholic (7-2)

Elizabeth (6-5)

Linden (4-7)

Union (1-10)

Westfield (0-10)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN…

Kean trustees to decide president's future with school early next week

By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer

Dawood Farahi’s position as university president hangs in the balance until early next week when the Kean Board of Trustees goes back into deliberation to decide whether he stays or goes.

According to a reliable source close to the board of trustees, members are divided on the issue of…

By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer

Late in 2007 a broad probe of  New Jersey colleges and universities showed the entire system was vulnerable to abuse. Serious shortcomings in accountability, transparency and outright violations of public trust were found, not to mention political influence.

When the State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation launched this probe, the storm centered on the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 9:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (10-1), CHAMPION

St. Patrick (9-2)

Roselle Catholic (7-2)

Elizabeth (6-5)

Linden (4-7)

Union (1-10)

Westfield (0-10)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

Standout seniors Morgan Miller of Cranford, Anna Lies of Dayton and Alyssa Polimeni of Governor Livingston - three of the best players in Union County - are getting ready to have a grand time.

On Friday at home at 4 p.m. vs. conference-crossover foe Scotch Plains, Miller needs just 15 points to reach 1,000 for her career.

On Monday night at the same time - 7:30 - in the two different gyms (down…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

Rick Iacono, who is in his 38th season as a head wrestling coach and 11th at Governor Livingston, has always demonstratively proclaimed wrestling as the greatest sport.

“There’s wrestling and then there’s everything else,” Iacono said.

It was on Wednesday night when his Highlanders produced one of their greatest victories.

Trailing by 10 points with four matches to go, fifth-seeded GL won…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

Oak Knoll first-year head coach John Bertollo - even though he is new to all of this - thought his Royals were very deserving of the seventh seed.

“We’ve been ranked seventh for the last three weeks,” Bertollo said Tuesday following his team’s 49-38 division home loss to Governor Livingston. “If you look at the teams under us – New Providence and a couple of other teams – we’ve beaten them and done our…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

The last time Plainfield won the Union County Tournament the captain of the two-time defending World Series champion New York Yankees was the best catcher in the American League – No. 15, Thurman Munson.

We were also just weeks away from Magic vs. Bird in the NCAA final and George Young making the decision to sign a quarterback out of Morehead State named Phil Simms.

The year was 1979. It was that…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 7:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (9-1)

St. Patrick (8-2)

Roselle Catholic (7-2)

Elizabeth (5-5)

Linden (4-6)

Union (1-9)

Westfield (0-9)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN DIVISION:

Rahway (13-1),…

By JR Parachini

Union County Sports Editor

On the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 26 at Kean University’s Harwood Arena in Union, I can see the Union County Tournament trophy being handed to:

Governor Livingston head coach Andy Silvagni, with a very happy Highlander squad the first in school history to win the county championship.

“We’ve got that date marked down,” GL junior center Erin Ferguson said. “That’s when we want to be playing our best…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 6:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (9-1)

St. Patrick (7-2)

Roselle Catholic (6-2)

Elizabeth (5-4)

Linden (4-5)

Westfield (0-8)

Union (0-9)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN DIVISION:

Rahway (12-1),…

The Johnson wrestling team performed well enough to place second in the 10-team, second annual Colt Classic at Kinnelon, which was held Jan. 14.

Crusader champions included Kyle Mogensen at 152 pounds, Mark Vinegra at 160 and Sal Montouri at 195.

Placing second for Johnson was Ed Olenick at 220 and third were John Coler at 132 and Jake Egner at 145.

Other schools that competed in addition to host Kinnelon and Johnson were Hasbrouck Heights, Morris Catholic, East Orange,…

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE

2011-2012 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

STANDINGS OF GAMES PLAYED

THROUGH FEB. 4:

WATCHUNG DIVISION:

Plainfield (9-1)

St. Patrick (7-2)

Roselle Catholic (6-2)

Elizabeth (5-4)

Linden (4-5)

Westfield (0-8)

Union (0-9)

*Plainfield and RC will play

each other only once.

MOUNTAIN…