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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...
Next Level Flag Football spring playoffs continue Friday evening (57 action-packed photos)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Next Level Flag Football League held playoff games at Fairview Park in Charleston on a sunny Friday, May 24, 2024. The UAU Beacon 18 Eagles conquered the Demon Deacons, 32-6, in a boys’ 7th/8th-grade division contest to advance in the playoffs. If you purchase...
Softball: Dayton Advances in State Tournament with 14-0 Win Over Harrison
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Dayton softball team advanced in the first round of the Section 2, Group 2 state tournament with a 14-0 victory over Harrison on Wednesday. Allie Haughney hit a home run; Alyssa Santangelo clubbed a pair of doubles and scored two runs; Natalie Mignone, Alyssa Freitas and Angie Gatto each drove in two runs; and Julianna Santangelo had two hits and an RBI for Dayton (22-6).CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Lila Carroll pitched a five-inning one-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks. Top-seeded Dayton will host Rutherford in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. Dayton's victory over Harrison was the third game for the Bulldogs in less than 48 hours. After beating Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the Union County Tournament championship game on Monday night, Dayton beat Immaculata, 15-2, on the road in a regular-season tuneup on Tuesday afternoon. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
N.J. girls basketball legend returns home to coach her alma mater
A New Jersey girls basketball legend is coming back home. Tamecka Dixon, a standout star at Linden High school in the 1990s, was officially hired as the head girls basketball coach at Linden on Thursday, the school announced. “We would like to officially welcome Tamecka Dixon back to Linden to...
John Zisa, Legendary North Jersey Football Coach, Dies At 61
John Zisa, a football coach throughout North Jersey, died on Sunday May 19, at the age of 61, according to his obituary.Zisa was born and raised in Paterson and moved to Fair Lawn in 1974, his obituary reads. He coached for more than 26 years at Paterson Catholic, Paramus Catholic, Rutherford and W…
Track and Field at Hub Stine to Close for Months as Plainfield Schools Begin Renovation Phase II
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Many of Plainfield's walkers and runners will have to find a new place to work out between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in Plainfield, according to an announcement today by the Plainfield Public Schools district. Construction of a new turf field and track at the Hub Stine Sports Complex will begin on Friday, May 24. The track and field portion of the complex will close at 11pm on Thursday, May 23, and the Donald Van Blake Tennis Courts will not be affected. This is Phase II of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovation...
Updated softball playoff brackets after the public-school first round
The first full day of the NJSIAA state softball tournament kicked off on Wednesday with teams around the state moving on to quarterfinal-round action. Click on the links below to see the updated brackets with all of the first-round results and the matchups for the upcoming rounds. Jake Aferiat can...
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