WOOD-RIDGE 18, SADDLE BROOK 1 (at Wood-Ridge): The fourth-seeded Blue Devils scored nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to set the stage against the No. 13 Falcons. Senior pitcher/shortstop Joe Batcho was the winner with two perfect innings of relief, but also...

EMERSON — Greg Kolaros was not always impressed with his form. But the results in the triple jump and long jump were far from disappointing Monday for the Park Ridge athlete at the second annual Cavo Senior Showcase at Emerson. Kolaros won the triple jump with a...

Lodi 7, Lyndhurst 6: Bryanna Bigica hit a walk-off single to lift sixth-seeded Lodi to a 7-6 victory over No. 11 Lyndhurst in a North 2, Group 2 first-round softball game Monday. The Golden Bears scored four runs in the top of the fifth to take a 6-2 lead, but the...

FILE PHOTO MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Cresskill long jumper Maryam Hassan usually sets the bar high for her teammates. ..............................................................................................................   By DAVE MEISEL SPECIAL...

By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | The Record Sometimes, clichés really do say it all. Like when Emerson coach Chris Sommerhalter gathers his players together for a final pep talk before today’s North 1, Group 1 tournament opener against Wallington at Doc Sweeney...

By Jason Bernstein | For The Jersey Journal Piotr Namiotko had 12 kills, including the match point as top-seeded Harrison, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, repeated as Hudson County Tournament champions, defeating second-seeded and No. 11 Bayonne, 25-15, 25-21, in the...

MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:   Hasbrouck Heights’ Jillian DiGiacinto on her way to winning the girls intermediate hurdles in meet record fashion Friday. ..............................................................................................................