KEVIN R. WEXLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Behind the senior leadership of setter Juliana Romero, 10th-seeded Elmwood Park advanced to the state tournament quarterfinals for the first time in two decades....

Group 1 (from Record Sports Staff) SECAUCUS 2, WESTWOOD 0 (at Secaucus): Julia McClure had 21 kills and eight digs and Kendall Caruso 24 assists to pace the top-seeded Patriots in the 25-5, 25-9 win. BOGOTA 2, WALDWICK 0 (at Bogota): Sam Gioiosa had 12 kills and...

  CHRIS PEDOTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Winner Sean Sullivan, a Rutherford junior, crossed the finish line in 16:29.18....

  From staff reports The Record NORTH HALEDON — Senior running back Matt Laquidara carried 25 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, cracking the 1,000–yard rushing plateau as Park Ridge beat Manchester, 28-26, in an NJIC crossover game. Laquidara has...

  GEORGE McNISH/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD: St. Mary RB Keon Banks, busting through Cresskill defenders, scored twice in the Gaels’ 34-15 victory Saturday....

  Mark Krulish/staff photo: Bogota High School senior Alberto Castillo, center, with his cross country teammates, competing just a year after suffering a stroke. Shown, from left to right, are Chris Rivera, Andy Jaipersaud, James Draney, Quinn Geraghty, Castillo, Mike...

By  Yueh Ho | The Jersey Journal The temperature was below 50 degrees, and the Harrison High School field was damp from a steady precipitation that lasted throughout the match earlier today. There was no wind, but the wet turf made it harder to control the ball. “On a...