by Julia Cirincione The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls team defeated Oak Knoll 100-70, and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys team won 102-62 against Oratory Prep on the final home regular season swim meet of the 2013-2014 on Jan. 28. The Scotch Plains girls had several first place swims with Sarah Davis first in the 50 and 100 … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Roselle Park beats Scotch Plains – Fanwood, 45-16
by Emily Isola The Roselle Park High School varsity wrestling team defeated the Scotch Plains –Fanwood Raiders, 45-16, in Wednesday night’s match. Senior Daniel Van Brunt scored the only pin for the Raiders, increasing the team score by 6. Roselle Park won ten out of the fourteen matches. Four of those wins were pins and one was a tech. … Continue reading
Bowling Team Finishes eighth out of 18 in Union County Tournament
By Tyler Dencker On Monday the Scotch Plains-Fanwood bowling team participated in the Union County Tournament at Jersey Lanes. The team finished eighth in the county with a score of 2,500. To qualify for the next round, the team needed to finish in the top 6, so they were eliminated from contention. Matthew Haas … Continue reading
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Senior places ninth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
by Allison Caramico At the United States Figure Skating Championships, held from Jan. 5-12 in Boston, senior James Schetelich placed ninth in the junior men competition. “When I finished my program it was probably one of, if not the very best Iʼve ever done. I told my coach “look at what I just did” and I think I”ll … Continue reading
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders defeat Rahway Indians
by Alyssa Gilman Scotch Plains-Fanwood hosted the Rahway High School Indians on Tuesday night, beating the competition 67-64. Leonardo Ramos led the Raiders in scoring with 17 points, three of which accumulated from a three point shot early in the game. Chris Gibbons and Marquel Taylor also hit three-pointers throughout the game. … Continue reading
Governor Livingston High School Beats Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, 47-42
By: Paige Heiden The Governor Livingston girls basketball team defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 47-42 Friday, Jan. 17 at 6:00 p.m. at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Madison Maisel, senior co-captain, was the leading scorer for the Raiders with 13 points. Six of Maisel’s 13 points were from three-pointers. “I think the game went well. … Continue reading
Rush Holt visits Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Representative Rush Holt answers a question from an audience member during the town meeting on Jan. 11 in the high school auditorium. Holt, who represents New Jerseyʼs twelfth congressional district spoke about the Affordable Care Act, Social Security, the national debt, and other national concerns. Holt serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on … Continue reading
Westfield beats SPF for the second time this season
by Trevor Skanes Westfield traveled to Scotch Plains-Fanwood and beat the Raiders Friday night, 73-54. Dylan Elliot and Parker Hess each scored ten points for the Blue Devils. Leo Ramos led SPF in scoring with nine points. SPF hit three buzzer beaters in the game two of which being half court shots by Dan Lopez … Continue reading
Wrestling team to host Pin Match versus Westfield
On January 31, SPFHS will be hosting a Pin Wrestling Match against Westfield as a fundraiser for cancer. The event will start at 5 pm with the middle school team. Then, at 6 pm, JV will wrestle, followed by varsity at 7 pm. “We hope to have 1,000 people packing the gymnasium,” said … Continue reading
Cheerleaders to cheer at Philadelphia 76ers game
The Varsity cheerleading team will be cheering at the Philadelphia 76ers game on March 1. The game is at Wells Fargo stadium in Philadelphia, and the 76ers will be taking on the Washington Wizards at 7:30pm. This night is a special occasion for basketball fans as well, as 76ers legend Allen Iverson will have … Continue reading
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