Lodi 7, Lyndhurst 6: Bryanna Bigica hit a walk-off single to lift sixth-seeded Lodi to a 7-6 victory over No. 11 Lyndhurst in a North 2, Group 2 first-round softball game Monday. The Golden Bears scored four runs in the top of the fifth to take a 6-2 lead, but the...

FILE PHOTO MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Cresskill long jumper Maryam Hassan usually sets the bar high for her teammates. ..............................................................................................................   By DAVE MEISEL SPECIAL...

By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | The Record Sometimes, clichés really do say it all. Like when Emerson coach Chris Sommerhalter gathers his players together for a final pep talk before today’s North 1, Group 1 tournament opener against Wallington at Doc Sweeney...

By Jason Bernstein | For The Jersey Journal Piotr Namiotko had 12 kills, including the match point as top-seeded Harrison, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, repeated as Hudson County Tournament champions, defeating second-seeded and No. 11 Bayonne, 25-15, 25-21, in the...

MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Hasbrouck Heights’ Jillian DiGiacinto on her way to winning the girls intermediate hurdles in meet record fashion Friday. ..............................................................................................................

By DARREN COOPER LOCAL SPORTS COLUMNIST | The Record HACKENSACK — The judges still were tallying up the final results, and Midland Park senior javelin thrower Thalia Ghalam was already on the phone. In this case, it wasn’t narcissistic teenage behavior. An assistant...

BY GREG TARTAGLIA SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | THE RECORD Piotr Namiotko's attention was focused on the Hudson County boys volleyball semifinals for all but two minutes Thursday. That was roughly how long Harrison paused during the second set to honor its senior standout...