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High Schools: Kearny League Wrapup
Kearny, NJ - Notes, thoughts and wrapup of the Kearny High School Summer League. The final night saw every team in action for a full slate of four games. Weehawken and Harrison wound up meeting twice this summer with both games a one possession affair. Weehawken edged the Blue Tide 20-17 previously and on this late afternoon came away with a 17-15 victory when a last second three point attempt by Harrison missed its mark.
Forty years after Olympic glory, this North Jersey native will be feted by alma mater
HALEDON — The press once called Bruce Baumgartner a New Jersey “nice guy” — a “teddy bear” who served his wife breakfast in bed. Yet the same cuddlesome Baumgartner, a former wrestling sensation at Manchester Regional High School, garnered a much different reputation around the mats. In his senior season, when he put...
Bergen County Teen Bounces Back: Watch Hezly Rivera's Bars, Beam Routines At Paris Olympics
"Officially an Olympian!"That's what Bergen County native Hezly Rivera captioned an Instagram post showing stills from her beam and bars routine at the Paris Olympics Sunday, July 28.Rivera, 16, is the youngest American athlete competing in Paris, and got off to a rather wobbly start in the qualifi…
Awful Announcing Names Best 'Around The Horn' Panelist Of All-Time
Every sports fan knows Around the Horn has been an ESPN staple for a long time. It's had numerous top sports analysts on over the years, some of which have gone on to do bigger and better things. With that in mind, Awful Announcing ranked the 10 best Around the Horn panelists of all ...
What happened to American Legion baseball in North Jersey?
For decades, American Legion baseball was a staple of North Jersey summers. This summer, there wasn't a single team in Bergen, Passaic, Morris or Sussex counties. That absence is part of a larger trend across New Jersey and beyond. ...
Local athlete becomes 1st Black woman to win individual fencing medal for USA
A local athlete has made history at the Paris Olympics.Lauren Scruggs, who was born in Queens, won silver and became the first Black woman from the United States to win an individual medal in a women's fencing event.Not only is Scruggs an Olympic medalist, but she is also a student at Harvard University.She says her upbringing and balancing her athletic and academic life have helped her when she competes.The 21-year-old says she wants others to see her win as an opportunity to break barriers."Just growing up in the environment has made me a solid fencer because of those hardships, and...
Who Started Breaking? The Black History Of The Olympics’ Newest Sport
Breaking, also known as breakdancing, is not just a dance form but a cultural phenomenon that has left a profound impact on the world of dance and music. The post Who Started Breaking? The Black History Of The Olympics’ Newest Sport appeared first on NewsOne. The post Who Started Breaking? The Black History Of The Olympics’ Newest Sport appeared first on Black America Web.
Lyndhurst’s Olivia Glasser has found her home on the baseball diamond
Whenever Olivia Glasser steps on the baseball field, she is usually the only girl on the diamond. So when the 13-year-old Lyndhurst native not only gets to play the game she loves with other girls, but some of the best in the country, like she has at the Trailblazers Series, it’s an experience she values greatly.
North Jersey's No. 18 team hopeful that everything comes together | Top 20 countdown
Jason Luciani still reflects on the 2021 season and sees it as a turning point for his Butler football program. It was the year following a COVID-altered campaign, and the veteran Bulldogs coach was forced to start a bunch of freshmen and underclassmen as depth played a significant factor. Butler finished a respective 4-6...
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