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66-year-old has run 5,723 streets in this N.J. county — and he’s still going
An ultramarathoner is on the brink of an epic running feat in Essex County. Chris Jaworski of Bloomfield said he has run every street in all but one of Essex County’s 22 municipalities and is currently making his way through Irvington, where he grew up and attended high school.
NJ Gymnast Who At 9 Said Her Dream Was Landing Spot On Olympic Team Just Made It Happen
Hezly Rivera sure stuck the landing on that one.The 16-year-old Bergen County native who at 9 said she dreamed of making a spot on the USA gymnastics team did just that.She's headed to the Paris Olympics.Hezly, whose family moved from Oradell to Plano, TX, finished fifth in the all-aroun…
300 North Jersey athletes to watch in the 2024-25 school year
It's never too early to start looking ahead to the next year of high school sports in North Jersey. Off the heels of another successful North Jersey High School Sports Awards show, let's look ahead at the top athletes to watch in the upcoming school year. Most of the athletes on this list achieved either first...
Mercy Athletics Moment #10: Garrett Kirkland Sets School Record for Career Three-Pointers and Games Played
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (July 1, 2024) – For the ninth year, Mercy University Athletics will recap the year by counting down the Top-10 most memorable moments of the 2023-24 season, with all 10 sports represented. Mercy University Athletics will release a Top-10 moment, as chosen by the athletics staff,...
Olympic triple jumper Salif Mane joins Sports Nation Nightly
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Bronx native Salif Mane joins Figgie and Moose after qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He and his coach Leroy Solomon talk about the hard work it took for them to get to this point. Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY […]
Mercedes Cruz-Fletcher and Charles Lisa Highlighted a Tremendous Track and Field Season at Bloomfield High This Spring
Championships and individual medal winners highlighted another standout season for the Bloomfield High track & field program in 2024. Led by head coach Terry Iavarone, both the boys and girls had marvelous campaigns, once again.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The boys finished 8-0 in the regular season and won its third straight Super Essex Conference (SEC) championship, in the Liberty Division. The Bengals also finished fourth in the Essex County championship meet, as well as sixth in the Essex County Relays. The Essex County coaches acknowledged a number of Bengals for post-season accolades. Earning first-team,...
Salif Mane of FDU is going to Paris Olympics after winning U.S. Olympic trials triple jump
In May, Salif Mane earned a degree in civil engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University. On Sunday, he earned something even more impressive: A spot on the U.S. track & field team at the Paris Olympics. And Mane didn’t just make the team − he struck gold at the Olympic trials,...
Abdullah Mason vs Luis Lebron kicks off Stevenson-Harutyunyan telecast
Abdullah Mason faces Luis Lebron on Saturday, July 6 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The pair squares off in the scheduled for eight rounds bout at lightweight. The contest is set to kick off the main card ESPN-telecast topped by Shakur Stevenson vs Artem Harutyunyan. Unbeaten Abdullah Mason...
Celebrated Club Reopens Following Fazio Renovation
The golf course renovation at Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. features significant improvements to all 18 greens, every bunker, new grasses and irrigation, and a greater reliance on strategic decision-making, especially by the better player. Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. has unveiled its Fazio Design after...
Shakur Stevenson Determined To Silence Critics In Newark Showdown
NEWARK, N.J. — Shakur Stevenson says he has a “chip on his shoulder” going into his fight this Saturday night against Artem Harutyunyan in Newark, New Jersey. He aims to silence critics who consider him dull and lacking courage. WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) is...
Safety Around Water Week begins Monday
The YMCA of Montclair will offer Safety Around Water lessons for children ages 6-13 from Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12. The program, for non-swimmers and beginners, will be at Camp at the Lake, YMCA of Montclair’s Outdoor Education Center, 131 Germantown Road, West Milford. The lessons teach...
Sameer Thomas: Overcoming Small Stature to Excel as a High School Football RB Sensation
Do not let Lehman High School (Bronx) running back Sameer Thomas‘ size fool you. At 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, the rising senior rushed for a total of 1518 yards on 169 carries (8.95 per attempt) with 19 touchdowns in just eight games in the 2023-24 season. Those impressive numbers led...
O’Shaquie Foster, hungry for big fights at junior lightweight, must shine against Conceicao first
NEWARK, N.J. — O’Shaquie Foster understands that making a title defense on ESPN means a lot more than just building a record. It’s also an audition of sorts for the bigger opportunities that he hopes the WBC junior lightweight title will afford him. The 30-year-old Foster (22-2,...
Westchester-Putnam girls track: State medalists Crisp and Donovan share top award
Elisa Crisp and Haylie Donovan both pray at the starting line. Donovan even puts holy water on her legs before her races. Doing so increases the feeling God is with her when she runs, although there's also a luck component to it, too. ...
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