By Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey high football participation plummeted to a new low in 2017-18, declining for the fifth season in a row and dropping by 519 total players, according to new data released this week. The drop marked a 2.3%...

Story by - Nick Gantaifis - Record Sports Department A three point loss in last fall’s opener wasn’t going to spoil Hawthorne's 2018 season. Following a 35-32 setback to league rival Lyndhurst last September, the Bears went on to win six of their final seven games,...

By Jason Bernstein / Jersey Journal Plenty of coaches would look at the prospects of replacing 12 seniors — including the program’s career scoring leader and recent New York Red Bulls signee, Omar Sowe — to graduation as a daunting, if not impossible task. Harrison...

Midland Park celebrates after defeating Saddle Brook 6-1 to win the NJSIAA North 1, Group 1 girls soccer semifinal between Midland Park and Saddle Brook at Midland Park High School in Midland Park, NJ on 11-7-18. Scott Faytok | For NJ Advance Media Story By Brandon...

Story By Darren Cooper / Record Sports Department There is something new in New Milford. Work is nearing completion on a renovated athletic field that will be the home for the Knights this season and beyond, replacing the grass surface. There will be two fields side...

Rankings by - Greg Mattura, Darren Cooper and Greg Tartaglia, North Jersey Record Public Top 20 rankings 1. NV/Old Tappan Last year: 8-3 Next game: vs. Northern Highlands, Sept. 6 2. River Dell Last year: 8-3 Next game: at Westwood, Sept. 6 3. Ridgewood Last year:...

Story by Darren Cooper / Record Sports Department WOOD-RIDGE – Bergenfield soccer players glide down the stairs at Ricker Field wearing black uniforms in the stifling heat. “They look big,” Wood-Ridge boys soccer coach Alberico De Pierro says to himself. This is just...