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Track: Highlights from the Bergen County Meet of Champions
HACKENSACK -- It's been a week now since the sensational Lou Lanzalotto Bergen Meet of Champions at the Ed Church Track at Hackensack High School and the excitement hasn't yet faded. The meet, started by Church and several other coaches in 1970 and the Girls Meet of Champions, started nine...
ALJ High School Recognizes Nine Student Athletes at Signing Ceremony
CLARK, NJ â On Thursday, May 23, various staff members and administrators at Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School participated in a signing day ceremony to honor multiple student athletes for their years of service to Crusader Athletics and commemorate their moving on to continue their athletic and academic careers as NCAA collegiate athletes. The following student athletes were honored:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Zoey Brown â Field Hockey â TCNJ â Lions â Ewing, New Jersey â D3 4.4018 G.P.A. (7 AP Classes, including our Capstone Program); Ranked #17 in her graduating class. Senior Captain and...
Swimming season opens in Big Apple without full staff of lifeguards
Donât worry, beach happy! City beaches were short on lifeguards but long on fun in the sun as swimming season officially kicked off Saturday in the Big Apple. Thousands of sun worshippers and wanna-be Michael Phelpses were out in full force at the cityâs eight public beaches, including Coney Island. Among those celebrating the unofficial start of summer was Vadim, 39, a small business owner from Prospect Lefferts Garden, who enjoys beach volleyball. âThe beach is great, the weather is great. Everything is great,â he rejoiced. NJ shore town closes boardwalk and declares state of emergency over âunrulyâ teens on Memorial Day weekend The specter...
Its an Affordable and Legal Racing Track for Drivers and Riders in New York
I want to start this by saying I have never gone this fast on a motorcycle and I don't plan to but I know many people who enjoy this level of riding. Imagine being able to open up your motorcycle or even your car on a track at enclosed track speeds.
Rutgers Basketball: Top Five Projected Scorers
In less than two weeks, the new Rutgers basketball team will be on campus. That arrival will mark a historic group as Rutgers brings in the No.4-ranked high school recruiting class. This season, a new group of players will be lighting up the scoreboard and here's a look at the...
Where was Greg Schiano ranked for his playing career among Big Ten football coaches?
There is a compelling argument that Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano consistently isnât ranked enough among a recent pecking order of the top Big Ten football coaches. But the order has nothing to do with the acumen or success of the Big Tenâs coaches (Rutgers after all went 7-6 last year with a bowl win over Miami). Instead, Schiano (set for his fifth year at Rutgers), and his colleagues were ranked by On3 for their playing careers. Topping off the list, and it shouldnât be a surprise, is DeShaun Foster. The first-year UCLA head coach had a distinguished career in the...
VOTE for the North Jersey Baseball Player of the Week for May 19-25
After an action-packed start to the NJSIAA baseball tournament, it's time to look back on the best performances and vote for the best one. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
Rutgers womenâs basketball offers talented guard Amaia Jackson
Class of 2025 recruit Amaia Jackson was offered by Rutgers womenâs basketball last week, the offer from the Scarlet Knights just one of several for the guard prospect. Jackson plays for Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida), one of the top programs in the nation. The offer from Rutgers came during a week when she was also offered by Clemson, Memphis, Mississippi State, UPenn and Penn State among others. She also holds offers from Harvard, Rhode Island and St. Johnâs among others. A devastatingly good shooter from distance, Jackson is a prolific scorer at the prep and the EYBL level (she plays for the Miami...
Elizabeth Baseball Drops State Tournament Opener Against Edison
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Minutemen varsity baseball team had their four-game win streak snapped on Thursday against Edison, dropping the contest 4-1. The loss brings their end-of-season record to 16-9. The Eagles got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning, plating three of their four runs for the game and never looking back. Elizabeth scored one run in the bottom of the fifth, but that is all the offense the Minutemen would muster. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Derek Escobar, Eliezer Cepeda, and Landon Jones each recorded a hit in the contest. Jamie Tamayo added the lone run scored and two walks. Cepeda also pitched in the contest on the mound, allowing nine hits, four earned runs, and three walks, while striking out eight in six innings pitched. Robert Roma, Dom Innocenti, and Noel Chipoco each recorded multiple hits for Edison. Jaxon Appelman was credited with the win on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings of one-run ball, walking four, and striking out nine.  For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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