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FULTONVILLE, NY – Corey Cormier picked up the 35 lap DIRTcar 358 Modified feature event win on Sunday night at the Glen Ridge Motorsports Park over Shaun Shaw and Lance Willix. (Full story to follow) Modified Feature (35 Laps) – COREY CORMIER, Shaun Shaw, Lance Willix, Garrett Poland, Tyler...

Maker Park Radio’s Punk Rock Mini-Golf is returning this June for its third year in Maker Park, Staten Island. In addition to the mini-golf will be the performances of 19 bands from June 2-4 and June 10-11. The nine-hole golf course itself features artwork contributed by Staten Island bands,...

After a fun week of high school baseball playoff games, it's time to look back on the best performances. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Essex County Football Coaches Hall of Fame is proud to announce its newest inductees for 2023. The four new members are Bloomfield High assistant football coach Ed Capozzi, former Clifford Scott head football coach Bill Norwood, Stanley (Tony) Woods, a long-time high school assistant football coach at three different New Jersey schools, as well as an assistant on the collegiate level, after an outstanding NFL career and John Allen, a legendary high school football and wrestling coach. The four will be officially inducted at the annual Robeson Football Classic, on June 13. This year, the game will be played at...

Nico Gomez grew up in the Salvation Army Ironbound Soccer Club, named for the Newark neighborhood where it’s based and the bell-ringing charity that funds it. “I was 3 years old when I started,” said Gomez, 17, a senior at Kearny High School. “But back then, you had to be 4. But my mom, she begged them to let me go. And they’re like, ‘Nah, too much of a problem.’ But they took me. And I enjoyed it. My mom would tell me I was fine, and I would go run off with the coach. I would be so excited to go.”

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- It was a good season on the links for the Bloomfield High golf team. Led by veteran coach Rob MacNett, the Bengals finished the season, playing against some of the stronger teams in Essex County, with six victories. The team also won a thrilling one-stroke match against Nutley, and had its lowest team score, in a win against Caldwell. The Bengals teed it up against some talented Essex County opponents, including Seton Hall Prep, Verona, West Essex and Glen Ridge. The team also competed against solid out-of-conference opponents in Mount Olive and Sparta,  In completing his 23rd season as the Bengals'...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Victory number 19 for the 2023 Bloomfield High baseball team came at a clutch moment, as the Bengals downed West Orange, 12-2, in five innings, on May 25, in Bloomfield. The win advanced head coach Mike Policastro's team to the sectional semifinals in North 1, Group 4. Bloomfield, seeded second, will host third-seeded Livingston, on May 30, starting at 4 p.m. The winner of that game will take on the winner of the game between top-seeded Passaic County Tech and fourth seeded Ridgewood, for the sectional championship on June 2.  If Bloomfield defeats Livingston, it would host the sectional final,...

It's time to vote for the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week! Read about the performances that stood out and let us know who you think should be the Athlete of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page. Nominations were provided by coaches and are presented in alphabetical order. Voting closes...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Moose and Figgy debate the better Memorial Day weekend activity, going to the beach or chilling by the pool. Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY SportsNation Nightly weeknights at 7 p.m. on PIX11.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Juniors Jill Miller and Julia Butler once again led the offense when a young Phillipsburg High School girls lacrosse team concluded its season with a 19-10 loss to fifth-seeded Montclair in an NJSIAA tournament North Jersey, Group 4  first-round game on Friday. Miller scored four goals and added two assists to give her 61 goals and 19 assists on the season while Butler scored three goals and finishes the season with a team-leading 69 goals and 21 assists for 90 points. For their careers, Butler has 104 goals, and 33 assists and Miller has 86 goals and 23 assists. Sophomore Marissa Kozak added a goal and an assist and classmate Sophia Remian also scored for the 12th-seeded Stateliners. Kozak scored 23 goals with 10 assists this season, and junior Avery Ritt tallied 21 goals with 15 assists. The goalie all season was freshman Jordan Nonnemacher. Phillipsburg, which finished the season with a record of 4-17 after going 2-25 the previous two seasons, lose two seniors that were on the opening day roster in Callie Horsey and Amanda Johnson.  Meghan Crane scored five goals and Megan Previdi contributed six assists for Montclair (8-9). 

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Nine Hasbrouck Heights students athletes signed to continue their athletic careers next year at various colleges and universities at a ceremony held Thursday morning in the Hasbrouck Heights Middle School/High School media center.  Athletic Director Mike Scuilla noted that with nine students signing, it was the largest ceremony that the school has held. Coaches, parents, teammates and classmates were also present, with a few coaches, including football coach Bryan Ille, swim coaches Laura Mielke and Ruben Sembrano, who teach in other school districts, getting excused for part of their day to attend the ceremony. Plus Hasbrouck Heights coaches Rob...

NUTLEY, NJ - The Nutley Parks and Recreation Building was transformed into a simulated racetrack on Saturday, April 22. The successful fundraiser, one of many, benefited Nutley Family Service Bureau.The annual Night at the Races event raised $22,000 this year for their organization. More than 230 people gathered in the gym and placed their bets on “horses” for a worthy cause and entered tickets to win various tricky tray prizes. Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) this year is celebrating 110 years of helping the community. Their mission stated on their website, nutleyfamily.org, “is to strengthen the emotional and social well-being of individuals...

Fifth-seeded Montclair rolled to a 17-7 win over 12th-seeded Parsippany Hills in the opening round of the North, Group 4 tournament in Montclair. The Mounties (7-11) will face fourth-seeded Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Parsippany Hills fell to 13-7 on the season. The N.J. High School Sports newsletter...

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange High School boys and girls track and field teams gave good efforts at the Essex County Championships, Thursday and Friday, May 18-19, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The boys team finished in fifth place overall with 38 points. Seton Hall Prep took...

Winning pitcher Claire Hamel scattered seven hits and fanned eight to lead sixth-seeded Ridgewood to a 3-1 upset over third-seeded West Orange in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 playoffs in West Orange. Ridgewood scored twice in the top of the first and extended its...

Matt Lowe fired a 68 to take the first-round lead in the Men’s division of the New York City Amateur, which is being staged at LaTourette Golf Course. Lowe is no stranger to big performances in the NYC Amateur as he won it in 2018. The field started with...

Dunning (paternity) will start Wednesday against the Tigers. Dunning experienced the birth of his son over the weekend and will be back on the mound for the finale of a three-game set in Detroit. He'll get a soft re-entry against the Tigers, who rank 28th in OPS (.664) and 27th in runs scored per game (3.82).

HILLSDALE, NJ - The first state tournament victory remained elusive for the Gov. Livingston boys’ lacrosse team, but the club still sailed through the spring season in admirable fashion. “We’re still looking for that first state win,” said Highlanders’ head coach Michael Provenzano. “But this was a year driven by our seniors, and they helped make it an amazing season. We had 15 seniors, most of them starters, and they were really great leaders.” The 11th-seeded Highlanders battled throughout but couldn’t quite stop Nate Lewis, who registered five goals, in a 9-3 setback against sixth-seeded Pascack Valley in the first round of...