BY ED MILLS STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD Emerson's Jack Dunican is a magician with the soccer ball — a real offensive wizard. He can control the action and then accelerate quickly up the field — creating many genuine scoring opportunities with splendid displays of deft...

By GARY PHILLIPS Atilla Sengul wants to make Ridgefield a powerhouse. The new football coach knows the program well. A Ridgefield graduate in 1999, Sengul was a running back and linebacker for the Royals. He has spent several years as the JV team’s defensive...

JIM ALCORN/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD:   Hawthorne's Madison Perry averaged a 194 last season as an All-North Jersey performer.   By GREG TARTAGLIA SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | The Record Madison Perry has held a number of titles over the past few months. It’s a trend she...

BY KEITH IDEC STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD Joe Gambardella realized John Biggiani was everything the demanding coach expects from a Ridgefield baseball player during Biggiani's sophomore season. One of Biggiani's teammates asked him why he was so willing to take even the...

BY GARY PHILLIPS STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD Samantha Gioiosa is always thinking about her team. A rising senior and captain for Bogota volleyball, she is quick to deflect questions about her own accomplishments in favor of praise for her teammates. Bring up Gioiosa’s...

Pictures by: Jesse Brothers - The Jersey Journal Story By Jason Bernstein - The Jersey Journal Sophie Chong was a 9-year-old outfielder when her father and softball coach Argenis had her pitch to twin sister Samantha for the first time. “We needed a pitcher and my dad...

File/MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER   BY RON FOX SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | THE RECORD Joey Castellanos is fully involved the moment he steps into the batter’s box. His baseball coach at St. Mary, Dennis Hulse, says he has never seen a high school player more...