By CHUCK O’DONNELL STAFF WRITER | The Record Giana DiLascio thought back to her brain surgery. The pain, the fear, the tears – it all came flooding back after she crossed the finish line, turned, and discovered there wasn’t another runner in sight. The...

By CHRIS ISEMAN STAFF WRITER | The Record Emerson was determined to bounce back. The Cavos went 0-10 last year. They had not won a game since Oct. 17, 2014. But they entered this season expecting to be competitive, driven to earn victories that had been elusive for so...

The Road to the Conference Championship Hasbrouck Heights 48, North Arlington 0 Hawthorne 37, Queen of Peace 8 New Milford 44, Lyndhurst 14 Park Ridge 22, Wood-Ridge 20 Waldwick/Midland Park 43, Lodi 14 Emerson 30, Weehawken 14 Garfield 22, Manchester 21, OT Cresskill...

FILE PHOTO BY KEVIN J. RILEY/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD:   Maxine Walsh leads Leonia with 85 kills.   .............................................................................................................   By GREG TARTAGLIA Special to The Record...

BY DARREN COOPER HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS COLUMNIST | THE RECORD BOGOTA — The game has concluded, but a posse of Bogota girls wants to keep playing. So they commandeer one side of the volleyball court and begin bumping, setting and launching balls into the air before...

BY CHRIS ISEMAN STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD Scott Mahoney stood in front of his players and emphasized the magnitude of the next game. Undefeated Pompton Lakes will play unbeaten Harrison with not only the NJIC Liberty Division title at stake, the Cardinals’ coach told...

MITSU YASUKAWA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Gabriel Chavez of Secaucus, left, marking Michael Goldman. .................................................................................................................................................   By JIM HAGUE...