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Husker Girls Fall to Greeley in Lax Title Game
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Top-seeded Yorktown went against No. 3 Horace Greeley in the Section 1 Class B girls lacrosse championship game at Lakeland on May 23, looking for its 13th sectional title in its illustrious history. Yorktown, the No. 8 ranked Class B team in the state, overcame a 6-2 deficit to go up 8-7 in the third quarter but Greeley answered back with three goals to win 10-8. For Greeley, it avenged both a 9-5 regular-season loss at Yorktown in its season opener and last year’s 15-12 defeat to the Huskers in the title game at Nyack.CLICK...
St. Joseph survives last-inning rally to secure 12th Bergen County baseball title
DEMAREST — Jeff Germosen pitched in six Bergen County baseball tournament games throughout his St. Joseph career. Yet one inning for which he was not on the mound created the most excitement for the senior right-hander. Germosen turned a solid, six-inning start in Saturday’s 65th Bergen County final, exiting with a two-run lead. The...
Somers Lax Falls to Greeley in Semifinals
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Friday, May 24, Somers hosted Horace Greeley in the semifinal round of the sectionals. Two versus three, the regular season 15-6 victory by the Tuskers boded well for a redo. But the Quakers did not oblige. Somers fell behind 2-0, and while keeping pace through the first half, the Tuskers never caught up in a 12-6 defeat.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A tone that was set early, and not just by Connor Lummel’s two opening goals. Ryan Slomsky first stopped Mason Kelly on the rebound in front and then seconds later...
North Jersey Male Athlete of the Week jumps his way to the top
Often, Bergen County track and field athletes who win multiple medals in the county group meet will narrow their focus for the following week’s Bergen Meet of Champions. Most will concentrate on their one or two best events. Or, if you’re Liam Paneque, you’ll go out and win three gold medals, with two...
North Jersey, Group 1, first round - Boys lacrosse roundup for May 24
Matty Leppard became the youngest Jefferson player to reach 100 career goals as he netted five goals for fourth-seeded Jefferson in its 16-5 win over 13th-seeded Pascack Hills in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 1 tournament in Jefferson. Calen Reid had five goals with five assists for...
This Week: LAX Quarterfinals in Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — After Memorial Day, the Ridgewood lacrosse teams will have their quarterfinal s matuchups Monday, May 27CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28 Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7 p.m. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Ridgewood Village Hall Wednesday, May 29 Varsity Baseball vs. North Bergen, 4 p.m. 180 Northern Parkway Lacrosse Quarterfinals: Boys Lacrosse vs. Parsippany Hills, 4:15 p.m. Ridgewood High School Stadium Lacrosse Quarterfinals: Girls Lacrosse vs. Hillsborough. 6:30 p.m. Ridgewood High School Stadium For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Centeno powers Emerson Boro into NJ, Section 1, Group 1 quarterfinals - Softball recap
Sophomore Sophia Centeno dazzled at the plate and in the circle to lead seven-seed Emerson Boro to a 14-0 victory in five innings over 10-seed Paterson Charter during the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Tournament. Centeno tossed a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and drove...
Outrage in baseball state tourney: Game-tying HR waved off in 7th inning (VIDEO)
Sometimes, a nightmare can become reality. For Northern Highlands - the 10th seed in the NJSIAA North Jersey 1, Group 3 state tournament - that just happened. Trailing 3-0 on Wednesday, with two outs in the top of the seventh inning against seventh-seeded Mount Olive, Highlanders senior Beckham Stern smashed what appeared to be a game-tying home run, sending his teammates into a frenzy.
Baseball: Eastchester strikes early and hangs on to defeat Fox Lane for Class AA title
PURCHASE – Eastchester’s shutout streak may be over but if you ask any of the Eagles’ players, the only thing that mattered was winning the Section 1 title. “If we won 1-0 or we got no-hit and won on a passed ball, it doesn’t matter,” Eastchester senior Aidan Schultz said. “A win’s a win, honestly.” ...
Bergen County Softball Tournament final is Saturday. Here's our predictions
The finals of the 50th-annual Bergen County softball tournament will be held Saturday at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. To read all about the 50-year history of Bergen County softball, and meet the 50 greatest players, click here. Eileen Finnegan, the winning pitcher for Westwood in the first Bergen County softball final back in 1974,...
Pips, meatballs and new life: Inside the world of silly chants in a softball dugout
Immaculate Heart and Ramapo not only play a good game, they talk a good game. The two North Jersey softball superpowers will collide in Saturday’s Bergen County Tournament final at 1 p.m. in Wood-Ridge, but you may hear them before you see them. Both teams perform the beautiful jazz symphony of what is best...
North Jersey Female Athlete of the Week delivers her best throws to repeat as double-champion
Layla Giordano has always been an athlete. "I don't remember a time when I wasn't doing multiple sports often at the same time,'' she said. "I was in basketball in second or third grade, I played soccer, softball and even tried lacrosse for a season as a kid.'' ...
Coach Dowell Secures 300th Win as Glen Rock Softball Dominates Hawthorne
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Coach Kelly Dowell is in the 300 club. On May 20, Dowell got her 300th win as coach of the Glen Rock High School Softball team in a 5-0 win over Hawthorne.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER With the win, the Panthers finished on top of their league with a regular season record of 12-0 in league play and a 20-5 record overall. Pitcher, Natalie Luftman, a senior, had 10 strikeouts. Senior Ava Lachenauer had two hits. Senior Lainey Santaella had two RBIs.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Softball: Preview, predictions for the state tournament in North Jersey
A softball program from Bergen or Passaic county hasn’t won a sectional title since 2022. Is this a blip or have Morris and Essex counties passed them by?. The 2024 state tournament brackets were released Monday with the first round starting for public schools on Wednesday, and for the non-public schools on Thursday.
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