The Record - Boys soccer No. 21 Garfield Last year's record: 12-6-2 Final ranking: No. 24 Marquee game: Sept. 5 vs. Hawthorne, 4 p.m. Best assets: The Boilermakers' attack is led by senior midfielder Nikolce Ilioski, a second team All-Bergen pick last year. Ilioski,...

photo courtesy/gearity family Heather Gearity, pictured here in 2012, after her first year winning the National title in the 400-meter hurdles....

By JIM JONES SPORTS EDITOR EMERITUS Glen Rock Gazette Following an outstanding scholastic lacrosse career at Glen Rock High School, Fiona McDonald is preparing to head for Hamilton College in upstate New York and play for the Continentals in the New England Small...

  The Record - Girls soccer No. 22 Waldwick Last year’s record: 13-5-2 Final ranking: No. 21 Marquee game: at Midland Park, Sept. 17 Best assets: With 11 seniors returning, Waldwick will be experienced. Coach Tommy Schultz said he can tell early in camp that his...

Chris pedota/staff photographer Coach Barry Blauvelt had his Wallington players running through defensive drills Thursday....

By Ed Mills Staff Writer  - The Record No. 23 Elmwood Park Last year's record: 6-4 Final ranking: unranked Marquee game: at Pompton Lakes, Sept 13 Best assets: Strong-armed senior Mike Dare (6-5, 205), a Rutgers commit, could be one of the top quarterbacks in North...

The Record Girls soccer No. 24 Emerson Last year's record: 13-8 Final ranking: unranked Marquee game: vs. Park Ridge (home opener), Sept. 5 Best assets: The Cavaliers have a balanced attack with a lot of flexibility up front and in the midfield. Their sophomores know...