Roselle Catholic Girls Team Claims County Title – The Roselle Catholic girls basketball team captured the Union County Championship last month. Pictured left to right are Chika Dunga, Anthonia Ajumobi, Meghan Faughnan, Melissa Tobie, Allison Skrec, Betina Petit, Kelly Hayes and seated, Jenny Malone. In a double overtime thriller, fourth seeded Roselle Catholic (22-3) defeated…
By Jim Whelan Sacrifice, determination and hard work are the essentials for the success of every basketball player. On the hardwood, every player must understand their role. All five players must work together as a unit to achieve their goal on the court. A player must be ready at all times because he may never…
By Jim Whelan Four years ago on his first team bus ride, new coach Mike Jones asked his players if their opponent that day—the now defunct St. Al’s of Jersey City – was any good. One of his players on the school bus responded with optimism, “No. They’re not that good.” After a short pause,…
By Jim Whelan This week starts the Frank Cicarell Union County Boy’s Basketball Tournament. Here are this year’s top seeds: 1. St. Patrick’s is looking to defend their title. Since 1993, St. Pat’s has been a mainstay in the county finals. This year should not be any different 2. Plainfield—With a new coach and led…
By Jim Whelan When people asked Scotch Plains head basketball coach Dan Doherty last year about how good his squad would be in the upcoming 2007-2008 season, with confidence the coach said “Yeah, we are going to be good.” Scotch Plains was. With a senior-dominated team lead by the school’s all-time leading scorer Bryan Dougher,…
ELIZABETH—Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth, along with the Benedictine Academy Parents Association, will host the “Dr. Rosemarie Battaglia Christmas Basketball Tournament” at the school, located at 840 North Broad Street in Elizabeth, on Dec. 26, 27 and 29. Basketball teams from eight New Jersey high schools, including Benedictine Academy, will compete for the championship title at…
By Jim Whelan As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Roselle Catholic High School, the school ran an online voting contest for the 50 Golden Moments in the school’s sports history. It was no surprise that the 1963 North Jersey State “A” Basketball Championship was voted the number “Golden Moment” in the…
By Jim Whelan The 2008-2009 basketball season will tip off on Friday, Dec. 19. Locally, the Union County heavyweights will square off against some of the state’s premiere teams in the Hoop Group Tip Off Classic. This will be the last year for both the Watchung Conference and the Mountain Valley Conference. The NJSIAA, the…
By Jim Whelan After some rethinking Rahway’s Earl Clark decided to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft. The third year of college basketball will give benefit both the Louisville Cardinals and Clark. Unlike Clark, who was eligible to return to college for another year, fellow Union County resident Derrick Caractor was ruled ineligible by…
by Jim Whelan 2007-2008-Player of the Year Desmond Wade It seems like he has been around forever, the only bad thing about Des’ departures is the Direct TV packages that Linden fans will have to get to watch him play at the University of Houston. Becoming the all-time assist leader, scoring 1,500 points, two back-to-back…
