By Jim Whelan Most Knicks fans are hoping that Derrick Rose is available in next month’s NBA Draft. The Memphis guard led the Tigers to the championship game. Enter Tyreke Evans to fill the void left by Rose’s departure after his freshman year. Evans had his pick of most of the best colleges in the…
by Jim Whelan ELIZABETH—The rain held up and the sun came out for the start of North Elizabeth Youth Baseball League’s 41st season on April 12. Teams, coaches, parents, and friends participated in the annual opening day parade starting at the North Elizabeth Train Station to North Elizabeth’s Sissleman Field. Grand Marshal Ray Vella, who…
By Jim Whelan Earl Clark of Rahway and Derrick Caractor of Scotch Plains/ St. Patrick will forego their last two years college eligibility and enter into the NBA draft. Clark average 11 points per game and 8 rebounds per game during his sophomore year at Louisville. A standout player at Rahway High School, Clark led…
By Jim Whelan Union County College knew that they could outscore their opponents. This year team did do that, but on the other end of the court, the Owls still had offense on their mind and let their opponents outscore them. “We did develop the defense mind and I haven’t instilled it in the players”…
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…
