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PISCATAWAY — Football is a game of inches. Rumson-Fair Haven was closer than even that to beating an undefeated team and winning the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship Monday night. Rumson fell to Westwood, 21-20 in overtime, in a game that the Bulldogs led through four quarters and scored the first touchdown of...

Rocco Rodden, a high school football player hailing from Warren and aged 17, met an untimely demise at the hands of assailants early on Thanksgiving morning in lower Manhattan, New York City. The occurrence transpired at 96 Lafayette Street at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Thursday. Rodden, a St. Joseph Regional...

Rivera held a food drive this afternoon at the Mariano Rivera Honda in Port Jeff Station.  

EAST RUTHERFORD — DePaul scored on the opening drive of Tuesday’s Non-Public B football final at MetLife Stadium. Very little went the Spartans way after that. They fell to Red Bank Catholic, 14-7, in the teams’ third title-game meeting in as many years. ...

Everything came together for Taylor Miller in 2023. A 6-foot-2 powerful hitter, New Jersey was on watch for Miller coming into the season, but what she accomplished was above and beyond what a superstar normally brings to a team. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...

Mazzullo was honored for his 45-year dedication as a volunteer firefighter and his deep involvement with the community, especially local sports teams.

All three Section 1 teams playing for a NYSPHSAA championship this weekend in Syracuse are well represented on this years all-section and all-conference teams. Selections were made by the coaches during a meeting following the Section 1 title games. Arlington quarterback Michael Rescigno, Somers defensive end Ryan Cole, Pleasantville running...

Hinsdale, IL — Illinois champion He’zzz A Wise Sky was given a shrewd drive by Kyle Wilfong and the result was a 1-3/4 length victory in Hawthorne’s $11,100 Open Pace Monday night (Nov. 27). Sent off as the 7-5 second choice, the 6-year-old speedball raced in his...

The Charter School of Educational Excellence’s Owls volleyball and flag football teams finished their seasons by winning league championships. “Both teams performed tremendously. The girls’ volleyball team ended their season 22-3 and they won their league’s championship. The boys’ flag football team ended their season 10-1,” said Michael DeSimone, the school’s athletic director, who oversees about 150 games over the fall sports season. “This schedule allows students to compete. We have multiple teams representiong our school daily and we have an outstanding parent support group that helps with away games.”

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With 14 wins, 2 tied games, and 4 losses, this year’s Ramapo Girls Soccer team is one for the records! The 2023-2024 girls’ soccer team has been a force to be reckoned with. With captains Bridget Carr in goal, Carolina Mosquera in midfield, Kate Langfelder playing forward, and Cassandra Tafuri Delvecchio who is sadly out from an early injury, they have led the team to the State Sectional finals. The team has an outstanding 71 total goals this season alone! With leading goal scorers Kate Langfelder (16 goals) and Abby Hendrickson (14 goals), the team has demonstrated their skills throughout the season (Highschoolsports.nj.com).

Children from grades K-5 participated in the event that raised money for mental health awareness.

Speaking publicly for the first time since April, Tiger Woods suggested he could take on a busier tournament schedule in 2024.

As we exit Thanksgiving week, I think it’s an appropriate time to reflect on just how great the Maverick sports community has had it so far this year. Field hockey made the playoffs for the first time ever, the volleyball team is back in the NCAA tournament after an 18 year drought, and women’s basketball is off to their best start in half a century. The recent success within Mercy athletics has been prevalent, and the notable coaching hires made over the last few seasons are much to thank for that.

The Ramapo Boys Soccer team put together another amazing season with a dominating record of 13 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. Their record not only speaks volumes about their prowess on the field, but also reflects the countless hours of hard work and discipline that fueled their success. Over the last few years, Ramapo Soccer has epitomized excellence in the community and cemented themselves as one of the most elite soccer teams in the Big North Conference.

On November 11, 2023, Delbarton (2) matched up with Don Bosco Prep (15) in the NJSIAA Non-Public A Football Quarterfinal. Despite Delbarton’s challenging schedule, they entered the game at an impressive 8-1. The no. 15 seeded Ironmen from Ramsey had high hopes but low statistics. With losses to St. Joe’s Regional and DePaul, among others, Bosco’s 5-5 record was much inferior to Delbarton’s.

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KATONAH, N.Y. - The 2022-23 winter season for The Harvey School’s girls varsity basketball team will be a difficult act to follow as last year’s squad produced a record-setting season with a program-high 22 wins against only three losses, producing the school's first league championship since 2016. This year’s team begins their campaign carrying the banner as the reigning champions of the Housatonic Valley Athletic League (HVAL). They will defend their crown with four returning starters from the championship season. After taking a year off last year due to injury, head coach Mike Duignan returns for his third year at the helm...

Mainland was just one step away from reaching the Group 4 final in 2022, but was edged out by Millville in the South Jersey semifinals. The undefeated Mustangs , No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20, made up that step and a whole lot more Sunday on their way to a 56-0 victory over No. 8 and undefeated Rampo in the NJSIAA / Rothman Orthopaedics Group 4 state final at Rutgers’ SHI Stadium in Piscataway. Mainland closed out its remarkable season with a 14-0 record.

This month’s Senior Spotlight goes to undefeated tennis player Chloe Heller! During her three-year tenure, she has helped her team win countless times. She and her team became league, county, state, and state-sectional champions (for the first time since 2017) and group state-sectional champions (for the first time since 1995) this year. She has won the deciding matches vs Fort Lee in the state sectional tournament, Millburn in the state Finals, and Tenafly in the counties.