September 30, 2015 By JIM HAGUE SPECIAL TO THE RECORD RUTHERFORD – Five games into his senior season with the Rutherford soccer team and Victor Maradiaga had yet to score a single goal. It’s not a statistic that a forward would be proud of. "I had been practicing...

Secaucus defeated Leonia 2-1 in a girls soccer game at Shetik Memorial Field in Secaucus. Picture by Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal...

  chris monroe/special to the Record: Senior forward Jenna Passero (6) is one of several siblings to have played varsity athletics at Midland Park....

September 27, 2015 Herald News Passaic County boys tournament: Ariton Mimini scored for the second day in a row to help Hawthorne advance in the Passaic County boys soccer tournament with a 3-0 win over Eastside on Saturday. The Bears will face fifth-seeded Clifton in...

  * Becton junior MLB Joe Lesho intercepted a pass, recorded a sack and made eight tackles in the Wildcats’ 7-0 loss to Hasbrouck Heights on Friday. * Senior QB Alex Victorino has been outstanding in the clutch for Garfield: He has converted on five of six...

By The Star Ledger Bryan Padron scored the decisive touchdown on a 1-yard run with 2:12 to play and Sebastian Sanchez sealed the victory with an interception to give Weehawken a 33-28 victory over Emerson Boro in Emerson. Joan Andujar, who finished with 164 yards and...

September 27, 2015 By JIM McCONVILLE SPECIAL TO THE RECORD GLEN ROCK – One of the things that makes high school football so compelling is the ebb and flow of adversity and prosperity. Remember, these are 15- to 18-year-old kids toiling away, and how they handle the...