MARKO GEORGIEV/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Saddle Brook sophomore David Guerra in his backyard, with his mother, Ruth, in the background. He is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with leukemia over the summer.   By DARREN COOPER LOCAL SPORTS COLUMNIST | The...

RECORD FILE PHOTO:   John Burger of New Milford   By JJ CONRAD STAFF WRITER | The Record The setting was a familiar one for New Milford’s John Burger.One-on-one, all eyes on him and his opponent. Best man wins. Typically, it’s on the mats where this wrestling...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS – With four minutes remaining in a classic battle between New Jersey Interscholastic Conference Meadowlands rivals, it didn't look promising for Vin Marchese to collect his 100th boys soccer win at Hasbrouck Heights. Wallington's Nick Kozdron had...

  CARMINE GALASSO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Hawthorne’s Jason Diaz, right, battling against Glen Rock’s John Corry in Monday’s NJIC Colonial soccer game....

*Leonia 2, Ramsey 0 *Saddle Brook 2, Westwood 0 Hasbrouck Heights 2, Waldwick 1 Harrison 2, Becton 0 *Cresskill 2, Dumont 1 Lyndhurst 2, Wallington 1 *Park Ridge 2, METS Charter 0 Lodi 3, Mary Help of Christians 0 *non-conference

Lead story: Park Ridge wins first big challenge BY GREG MATTURA Park Ridge opened its girls soccer season on Friday by winning the first battle featuring elite teams from the small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Park Ridge, No. 18 in The Record...

The quest for the 2016 NJIC Championship begins ! September 10th games: Pompton Lales - 43   Elmwood Park - 0 Lodi - 28    Manchester Regional - 20 Emerson - 41   Palisades Park/Leonia - 14 Hasbrouck Heights - 41  St Mary -0 September 9th games: Lyndhurst - 23   Queen...