The Quest for the Conference Championship begins .... (Compiled by the Record Sports Staff) NJIC North *Division winners will meet for overall championship Colonial Division GARFIELD Coach: Jeff DeVito, seventh season 2017 record: 4-5 What to expect: The Boilermakers...

  Coach: Mike Rusek Last year's record: 20-3 2017 final ranking: No. 5 Rearview mirror: Harrison continued to be one of the state's best offensive teams when it scored 123 goals last year and finished unbeaten in league play. The Blue Tide are well-known for...

  Coach: Casey Schick Last year's record: 15-5-2 2017 final ranking: No. 8 Rearview mirror: Glen Rock was the breakout team of 2017. The Panthers reached the Bergen County semifinals in one of the best runs ever at a small school. (A current Group 1 or 2 program...

 By Greg Mattura - Record Sports Colonial Division Eastern Christian, under new coach Seth Stadtlander, should again finish near .500. Returning Eagles include senior D/M Madison Wynbeek, junior M/F Amanda Faber and senior D Christina Tartini. Elmwood Park is improved...

Coach: Andy Howell, ninth season Last year’s record: 11-0; NJIC and North 2, Group 2 champions Last year’s final ranking: 3rd Rearview mirror: The Bulldogs captured their first state-sectional title in half a century while completing their first unbeaten campaign...

By: Darren Cooper  - Record Sports The Wood-Ridge boys soccer team has never had a theme before. By now, you should be familiar with the concept of a sports team adopting a motto, a rallying cry. Unfinished Business is a good one (usually for a team that lost in a...

Coach: Nick Delcalzo, 34th year Last year's record: 10-1 Last year's final ranking: No. 4 Rearview mirror: Hasbrouck Heights defended its state title last year and was an offensive machine with 363 points (33 per game). The Aviators averaged in the top 10 in North...