Cranford Police Department 2011 Annual Report - Cranford.com

P.A.L. Program
Cranford Police Athletic League
Program Director, Kevin Murray, led the
program, participating in the Central Jersey
Wrestling League and the Passaic County
Wrestling League as well as the Middle School
Wrestling Program.
The track program was held at Memorial Field.
The program is under the direction of Tim Styler
from the Westfield Running Company. There
were over 60 participants in the program. The
flag football program, directed by Jim
Kwiatowski, completed its eleventh year. There
were over 80 1 st and 2 nd grade athletes involved
in the program. The flag football program
continues to fuel the football program, year to
year.
The flag rugby program is co-sponsored by the
PAL and the Union County Rugby Football Club.
The season runs from June through July with
games on Saturdays at Unami Park.
The PAL again sponsored teams in the Cranford
Baseball/Softball League, as well as supporting
the Booster Club, Hillside Ave. School PTA,
Project Graduation, CHS Student lock-in, The St.
Michael’s Feast and The CAT Fund.
The P.A.L. also continued to support the
Scholarship Fund it created in 2007. The fund
was created in memory of Retired UCPO Lt. and
long time Cranford resident/ PAL Board Member
Lt. Glenn Owens. The Glenn Owens Scholarship
is awarded to a Cranford High School student,
that participated in a PAL program. The amount
of the scholarship is $500 for each award. The
2011 scholarships were awarded to Sean
Wheatley and Brianna Capece.
Top two photos show PAL 7th Grade B Team Playoffs.
Bottom two photos show PAL 8th Grade A Team.
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