CHRIS PEDOTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Charlotte Yates of Pompton Lakes took an unusual road to high school tennis. .................................................................................................................................................   By...

By JIM HAGUE SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | The Record SECAUCUS – Almost incredibly, Dylan Vasquez and Gabriel Chavez hadn’t seen each other in almost 10 years, since their days of playing soccer with Secaucus Recreation as 5-year-olds, before Chavez showed up at the...

By GREG TARTAGLIA SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | The Record Secaucus and Bogota have a history of meeting at the William Paterson Rec Center with elevated stakes. Ask Patriots coach and alum Cory Roesing, who won Group 1 titles her junior and senior years at the arena where...

By CHUCK O’DONNELL STAFF WRITER | The Record Shawan Gresham started working as a salesman at KicksUSA in Passaic last month, helping customers pick out just the right pairs of basketball sneakers or cross-trainers.And while it might not seem to have a lot in common...

MITSU YASUKAWA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Dwight-Englewood freshman Emily Sivarak hitting a return during her victory over defending champ Liya Davidov....

By— JJ Conrad, Keith Idec, Chris Iseman and Jim McConville / Record Sports Staff   * Becton (3-0) seized control of the NJIC Patriot with its victory over Wood-Ridge, which leaves the Wildcats as the only remaining unbeaten team in the division. Senior WR Seven...

  TIGER SPIKE INVITATIONAL (at Tenafly): The host Tigers defeated Dwight-Englewood in the final, 25-9. Senior middle Sofia Parmelee had eight kills and seven blocks in the title game and was named tournament MVP.LEONIA TOURNAMENT (at Leonia): Hackensack finished...