By CHUCK O’DONNELL STAFF WRITER | The Record Pierce Bolton blasted an ace past Dickinson’s Krishna Bommu to put an exclamation point on his 6-2, 6-4 victory in the Hudson County first-singles final Wednesday. And in the blink of an eye, the Secaucus senior’s four-year...

* Emerson had a big week, thanks in large part to senior CF Jon Juri. He helped the Cavos to four straight wins by batting .727 (8-for-11). He hit a home run, had eight RBI, including the 100th of his career, scored seven runs and stole two bases. * The three-hit,...

* Senior CF Zoe Bender led Glen Rock to a 3-1 week. Bender hit .800, with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI, six walks and an .875 on-base percentage. She also was successful on all nine of her stolen-base attempts. * Waldwick improved to 13-3 after winning all five...

FROM STAFF REPORTS | The Record Erin Keating drove in two runs and scattered eight hits in a complete-game effort to lead eighth-seeded Pompton Lakes past ninth-seeded Passaic Valley, 5-4, in a Passaic County Softball tournament first-round game Saturday. Pompton...

  BY PAUL SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD PHILADELPHIA — For most people, a third-place finish in their first Penn Relays championship might be the highlight of their track and field year. And Kaitlin Salisbury was moderately happy with a third-place finish in...

BY GREG MATTURA STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD RIDGE — Park Ridge battled around not once, not twice, but three times. And the Owls would have batted around a fourth time if the game hadn’t ended via the 10-run rule. Park Ridge rode a wave of hits, walks and Ridgefield...

They told Kaitlin Salisbury she couldn’t do it. She was too small. Her arms were too skinny. She was not strong enough. But for years, she carried that 35-pound snare drum from her shoulders, playing in the Hawthorne High School band. “I don’t have the body for it,...