By Jason Bernstein | For The Jersey Journal It's certainly easy for Anthony Stratton to be frustrated by the struggles his Weehawken baseball team has endured early on this season. But despite the Indians' 0-4 start, Stratton can look over to the stands, see...

  RUTHERFORD 15, ELMWOOD PARK 3: Brendan Brinksma and Liam Federico each drove in three runs Friday as Rutherford defeated Elmwood Park, 15-3, in a five inning NJIC Colonial matchup in Elmwood Park.The win was the third straight for the Bulldogs (3-1). Junior...

BY KEITH IDEC STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD HAWTHORNE – David Mascis made sure to throw Tyler Charles plenty of curveballs when they played against each other in youth leagues. Mascis’ best friend struggled to hit breaking balls most of his baseball life. After a...

  BY MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD James Dolaghan is getting ready to hit. And these days, that’s a big deal. The Rutherford junior catcher searches the dugout, making sure he finds the same batting helmet he’s been wearing all season. He steps into the...

By CHRIS ISEMAN STAFF WRITER | The Record RUTHERFORD – Helen Antzou-lides told her players to circle this game on their calendar. The Rutherford softball coach knew Lodi was experienced. She expected the Rams to give her team a tough early-season test. "I thought,...

By Edward Kensik CORRESPONDENT | South Bergenite The Lyndhurst High School athletic department has spiced up the spring season as the host for the first South Bergen versus Essex County Showdown baseball tournament on Saturday with the headline emblazoned: "Bragging...

By BOB SHWALB SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | The Record For Gabriel Melo, it was 30-love at first sight. The first time the 15-year-old native of Puerto Rico picked up a tennis racket, “I knew it was my sport,” he said. “He dropped everything else,” said his mother, Gladys....