NorthJersey.comSoftball: 'Newfound' belief drives New MilfordNorthJersey.com21 Hackensack in the second round. New Milford is only the second 28th seed to win a first-round game — Emerson did it in 1994 — and if Mike Mayer's team can... Read more

NorthJersey.comBoys track: Passaic Tech quietly dominating large meetsNorthJersey.com“I don't know if we're ready to take on Ridgewood, Hackensack or West Orange yet, but we're going to try.” Though Passaic Tech seems a shoo-in to... Read more

Softball roundup: Rutherford walks away with 1-0 win over Pascack HillsNorthJersey.comHACKENSACK 6, BLOOMFIELD TECH 1 (at Bloomfield): Chelsea Finley, Cassidy Kadonaga and Rebecca Lewis each had RBI in support of winning pitcher Taylor Farro, who... Read more

Softball: Northern Highlands' aggressive approach pays offNorthJersey.com21 Hackensack eliminate No. 11 Mahwah, 1-0. New Milford will face Hackensack in the second round. Northern Highlands showed off its growth as a program in the last three... Read more

NorthJersey.comBoys track: Bartlik carried Ridgewood to Freedom Division title at Big North meetNorthJersey.comBY PAUL SCHWARTZ HACKENSACK – The off-season for Evan Bartlik lasted about as long as it took doctors to diagnose a fracture in his... Read more

Softball roundup: Midland Park rallies to topple Park Ridge, 5-4NorthJersey.comBERGEN TECH 7, TEANECK 2 (at Hackensack): Tara Spendley and Courtney Weite each had a double and two RBI. Mary Stuckey allowed five hits and picked up the victory.... Read more

Baseball roundup: Emerson tops Wood-Ridge, 6-3NorthJersey.comBERGEN TECH 10, SUSSEX TECH 0 (at Hackensack): Senior Dan Triana allowed three hits and struck out 11 in six innings to lead the Knights to an opening-round win in the Vo-Tech state... Read more

NorthJersey.comBasketball team pushes kids on court and in classNorthJersey.comBY DEBRA LYNN VIAL A few years ago, a group of fathers in Teaneck and Hackensack decided they needed to do something to help students prepare for high school — and the... Read more

NorthJersey.comBoys tennis: Juni Kim clinches win for Bergen Tech over RidgewoodNorthJersey.comBY GREGORY SCHUTTA HACKENSACK — Bergen Tech coach John Yselonia has been trying for weeks to shore up the confidence of junior Juni Kim at third... Read more

Boys volleyball: Harrison wins Comet Tournament in thrillerNorthJersey.comBY ED MILLS HACKENSACK – Down, but most definitely not out. Harrison's boys volleyball team refused to panic after surrendering an early five-point lead — and... Read more