Paul Schwartz NorthJersey.com BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM RANKINGS (Last year's final ranking in parentheses.) '1. Don Bosco (2) 2. Indian Hills (4) 3. Passaic Tech (8) 4. Leonia (14) 5. Hackensack (3) 6. Bogota (18) 7. Demarest (5) 8. Bergen Tech (12) 9. Lyndhurst (22)...

Greg Tartaglia / NorthJersey.com North Jersey produced three state champions in girls volleyball a year ago, and the prospects again are bright for teams of the Big North Conference and North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Repeating its unbeaten record may be a...

NORTH JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE Football Player of the Week Jake Johnson, New Milford, Sr., RB/DL The 6-4, 235-pounder piloted New Milford in its season-opening win over Bergenfield on Thursday with 127 yards and one score on 27 carries. It’s the first time...

Sean Farrell / NorthJersey.com                     Girls soccer is officially back. While most teams won't kick off until after Labor Day, a handful of North Jersey teams are starting their 2025 seasons this week. Gauging the best of the best is always a tricky task...

Official Healthcare and Orthopedics partner of the NJIC The Alliance Orthopedics / NJIC Week #0 Football Scoreboard Thursday, August 28 Kittatinny 22, Saddle Brook 13 Wallkill Valley 14, Hasbrouck Heights 13 (OT) Dumont 16, Garfield 13 Westwood 34, Lyndhurst 14 New...

Each week, the Varsity Aces will rank the Top 20 public-school teams and the Big Six non-public teams. Here are the preseason rankings, with last year's records in parentheses, as well as each team's season-opening matchup. Public Top 20 rankings 20. Butler (11-1)...

Sean Farrell, NorthJersey.com Boys soccer is officially back. While most teams won't kick off until after Labor Day, a handful of North Jersey teams are starting their 2025 seasons this week. Gauging the best of the best is always a tricky task each preseason. To put...