By DARREN COOPER LOCAL SPORTS COLUMNIST | The Record HACKENSACK — The judges still were tallying up the final results, and Midland Park senior javelin thrower Thalia Ghalam was already on the phone. In this case, it wasn’t narcissistic teenage behavior. An assistant...

BY GREG TARTAGLIA SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | THE RECORD Piotr Namiotko's attention was focused on the Hudson County boys volleyball semifinals for all but two minutes Thursday. That was roughly how long Harrison paused during the second set to honor its senior standout...

Waldwick pitcher John Apgar improved to 6-1 with Wednesday’s victory. By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | The Record WALDWICK — Think Waldwick baseball, and you think offense.And why not? The Warriors have senior third baseman Sergio Diaz, North Jersey’s home run...

  SECAUCUS 10, QUEEN OF PEACE 0 (at Secaucus): Senior right hander Anthony Ratti and sophomore right hander Kerry Mitchell combined for a six-inning no-hitter as the Patriots defeated the Golden Griffins. Ratti struck out 12 in 5 2/3 innings, including his 100th...

Daniel Nuzhny, above, and Cresskill's Chikaya Sato are good friends until they have to square off on the same court. ........................................................................................................... By BOB SHWALB SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | The...

  Division C Champions: Lyndhurst Boys Division D Champions Park Ridge Girls and Emerson Boys   Full results from Fraulo Race Timing: http://www.lfracing.com/outdoor-track/2016-season/2016-bergen-county-outdoor-track-group-championships/   Photos from...

  BY CHRIS ISEMAN STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD SADDLE BROOK – Taryn DiGiacomo could not believe it. Of all the softball fields at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex, the Saddle Brook pitcher had to return to this one. The same diamond where a year earlier, she...