From the record Sports Department— Mark J. Czerwinski and Keith Idec * Cresskill freshman IF/P Ohjiro Motoki hit his first varsity home run Friday against Bogota. * Senior right-hander David Mascis won his start and picked up a win in relief for Hawthorne last week....

By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | The Record Here’s a tip if you’re going to watch Wood-Ridge play baseball this season: Don’t leave the game early. It doesn’t matter if the Blue Devils are down by 10 runs, as they were against Lyndhurst. Or even behind by six runs...

Taken from The Record Sports  The Lyndhurst boys edged rival Hasbrouck Heights for the boys title, 93-91, and Hasbrouck Heights returned the favor in a 131-114 girls victory. And both winning teams were led by athletes who earned honors as the most outstanding track...

Taken from Record Sports: The key for girls Group B Champion Hawthorne, which scored 126 points, was the hurdles. In the earlier half of the meet, Hawthorne built a great deal of momentum as it posted 1:11.86 in the high hurdles and a 3:43.80 in the intermediate...

BY ED MILLS STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD CRESSKILL – It was a bit chilly and windy, so Bogota's Leah Pimentel wore a warm-up jacket to the plate for her first two at-bats. Her coach, Brad DiRupo, suggested she remove it before she got into the batter's box for her third...

FROM STAFF REPORTS | The Record Senior pitchers Taryn DiGiacomo and Jackie Gutierrez combined for 13 strikeouts and a five-inning perfect game as Saddle Brook defeated Wallington, 18-0, in NJIC softball on Thursday at Saddle Brook. DiGiacomo pitched four innings and...

  BY MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD Donnie Merritts remembers the first time he saw Ohjiro Motoki play baseball. “I went to watch a middle-school game last year,” said Merritts, the new Cresskill coach. “He was playing shortstop and he hit a ball...