By: Sean  Farrell - Record Sports Department TJ Kroncke isn't backing down from a challenge. Kroncke will take on one of the biggest rebuilding projects in North Jersey as the new football coach at Palisades Park/Leonia. The Bergen County co-op went 1-8 last season...

By Greg Matura - Record Sports Dept. Hasbrouck Heights has been a small-school juggernaut the previous three seasons and the question everyone in the NJIC should be asking is, “Will the Aviators continue their dominance?” Hasbrouck Heights returns just seven starters...

By: Greg Mattura - Record Sports Saddle Brook expects to take another step forward toward a winning season despite graduating so many experienced players. The Falcons return just seven starters from a 4-5 team, yet veteran coach Leo Ciappina hopes to challenge for a...

Secaucus' Damaris Rodriguez (23) was fourth in the state in assists, but will be asked to be more of a scorer this season. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal). By Jason Bernstein | For The Jersey Journal Marisol Rodriguez sat in the stands, watching her daughter...

By: Greg Tartaglia - Record Sports St. Mary’s strategy for rehabbing its football program is “pre-habbing” its athletes. The Gaels experienced a rarity in 2018 – their first losing season in 25 years (4-5). They finished outside the top three in their division for the...

By: Greg Mattura / Record Sports Rutherford has built a culture of success during the previous several years that will be put to a major test this coming season. The Bulldogs must replace 19 seniors from a team that last season captured the North Group 2 title....

By: Darren Cooper / Record Sports Park Ridge has proven year after year that you don’t need to be big to be a big success. Tom Curry Jr. inherited a program under the most trying of circumstances after the death of beloved Owls coach Gary Mioli in 2014. Mioli’s memory...