Robert Aitken Jr. NorthJersey.com CRESSKILL − The home-court advantage made the difference. A sea of black shirts and costumed fans in the student section were so loud and distracting at one point, it forced a desperation shot with seconds still left on the clock....

NJSIAA Girls Wrestling Championships Quarterfinal Round Results 100 >1-Theresa Zeppetelli, Bogota p. 8-Princessstorm Woody, Trenton, 2:42. 5-Madeline Gavares, Old Bridge d. 4-Olivia Klein, Paramus, 7-4. 3-Isabella Santos, Elizabeth p. 6-Litzy Argueta, Lakewood,...

ByBrandon Gould | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NORTH 1, GROUP 1 FINAL Monday, Feb. 27 3-Paterson Charter (17-6) at 1-Cresskill (18-9), 7 p.m.                                                                             How they got here: Paterson Charter made its way...

NORTH 1, GROUP 2 FINAL Tuesday, Feb. 27 2-Elmwood Park (22-5) at 1-Ramsey (22-4), 7 p.m. How they got here: Elmwood Park is playing in its first sectional final since 2007 after a 50-31 win over 11th-seeded Glen Rock on Saturday. This squad kicked things off in the...

Park Ridge and Secaucus Girls Basketball headed to State Sectional Championship Game North 1, Group 1: Park Ridge   WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, 6 p.m., home against No. 5 Boonton ► No. 3 Owls (17-13) seemed headed for another showdown with NJIC Patriot rival and top...

Congratulations to the NJIC wrestlers who have qualified for the Tournament of Champions in Atlantic City !  REGION 1 113 Devin Ryan (New Milford) 175 Jacob Shannon (Emerson/Park Ridge) REGION 2 113 Malik Asfour (Lodi) 132 Derek Rodriguez (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)...

    By Brian Deakyne | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Colleen Maguire is tired of kicking teams out of the state playoffs. This school year—and more specifically, this basketball season—has been one like no other since Maguire took over as the New Jersey State...