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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’24: A hole-by-hole look at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Valhalla Golf Club, site of the 106th PGA Championship on May 16-19: No. 1, 484 yards, par 4. The tee has been lengthened by 38 yards since 2014. The hole bends to the left, though players should be careful not to hit too close to the left side of the fairway and have trees affecting the second shot. Two bunkers are on the front right and toward the back left.
Softball: Predictions, preview for Bergen County Tournament quarterfinals
The quarterfinals of the Bergen County softball tournament will be held Saturday at Immaculate Heart Academy. Here, we break down all four games and make our picks. (1) IHA vs. (9) Ridgewood, 10 a.m. ...
Fordham Swim & Dive Names Captains For 2024-25 Season
Bronx, N.Y. – (May 9, 2024) – The Fordham swimming & diving team has elected its captains for the 2024-25 season in a vote held by the team. Madeline Bergin and Jessica Zebrowski were voted as team captains for the women’s team with Daniel Langlois and Christian Taylor selected as captains for the men’s team. Marco Petit was voted as diving captain.
Remembering Joe Sorrentino, the Young Athlete Who Inspired the Game
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — The 42nd annual Sorrentino Memorial Baseball Game was played on Friday, May 3, when the Lakeland Hornets took on the Yorktown Huskers to honor, and remember Joseph Sorrentino Jr. who played baseball, football, and basketball for Yorktown High School. On Dec. 12, 1981, tragedy struck for the Sorrentino family and the Yorktown community when Joseph Jr. passed away just one month shy of his 17th birthday. Joe collapsed unexpectedly because of a heart arrhythmia while at a friend’s house. Lisa Statler, Joe's sister, and a beloved teacher at Crompond School, explained that, although there was no...
Lacrosse: County tournaments bring a new look to the North Jersey rankings
The top teams in the North Jersey rankings are still intact after the opening rounds of the county lacrosse tournaments. But the heart of the order has taken on a new look after a series of toss-up games. Tenafly bumped up two spots to No. 5 in boys lacrosse after upsetting Pascack Valley to...
These are Paul Schwartz' track picks for 2024 Bergen County championships
Once again, Paul Schwartz tries to select the 180 event winners and 10 team champions at the 68th annual Red Littler Bergen County Championships which will be held May 10 and 11, with Divisions A,B, and E to be held at Old Tappan and Divisions C and D at Hasbrouck Heights at 3:30 on May 10 with all divisions at Old Tappan on Saturday at 8:45 on May 11. The meet is divided into four public and...
No. 9 Immaculate Heart shuts down No. 16 Ramsey - Softball recap
In a battle between two NJ.com Top-20 ranked teams in Ramsey, No. 9 Immaculate Heart shut down No. 16 Ramsey for a 2-0 victory to win its 20th game this spring. Immaculate Heart (2-0) scored both of its runs during the third inning. Gianna DiMeglio knocked in one of those runs for the Blue Eagles and finished with two hits in the victory.
Baseball Game Preview: Ossining Leaves Home
The Ossining Pride will head out on the road to take on the Clarkstown North Rams at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ossining sitting on three straight wins and Clarkstown North on six. Last Thursday, Ossining got the win against Lincoln by...
UMass softball powers passed Fordham in quest for Atlantic 10 title
The Massachusetts softball team beat the Fordham Rams, 8-4, in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx, New York. To kick off postseason play, the Minutewomen (19-33, 14-12 A-10) offense was cruising as they hammered four home runs in the game. Two of them came from Sarah Keagy for a team-high 13th and 14th of the season. Keagy also had five RBIs in the game, showing why she was named to the A-10 All-Conference Second Team alongside Chloe Whittier. Every UMass score resulted from a home run.
Girls lacrosse: No. 1 Nyack strikes early but is given a game before beating Yorktown 10-7
YORKTOWN — When you're down 6-1 at the end of one quarter of play to a team that's beating its opponents by an average of nine-and-a-half goals a game, things don't look good. Even if your goalie made two very good saves right before the horn to keep it...
North Jersey Female Athlete of the Week soars to take her place in family legacy
There was no doubt Jenna Monaco was destined to be an athlete. The question was how good would she be and in what sport. Dad, John, was a state champion wrestler at Clifton High School and a three-time Division III national champ at Montclair State University, who later coached at Clifton, while...
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