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 Storm Surge The Pompton Lakes Cardinals are off to a flying start after dealing with the crippling effects of Hurricane Irene. The Pompton Lakes High School football team was all but written off. After a lackluster 3-7 record last season, the only thing making headlines for the Cardinals on the field during preseason was the massive pool of water caused by flooding fr...
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 It takes all times Old Tappan Duo dash to accomplished running careers Track and cross country are sports that require an equal amount of mental and physical toughness, and attract a rare breed of athlete. During a meet, running through pain is inevitable, but the gratification of finishing first or attaining a new personal best time is more than enough to keep Old Tappan ...
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| Wallington Soccer
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Written by Paulina Strzelec Photos by Morgan Harrison
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 Home Field Advantage Wallington soccer’s international roster gives their player a sense of belonging Paulina Strzelec As far as New Jersey towns go, Wallington is small and sleepy; better known as a place to experience Polish culture stateside than a thriving metropolis. The Polish enclave is home to a significant number of immigrants with strong ties to the...
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| Newark Tech Basketball
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Written by Jasmine Burroughs
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 1,000 reasons to excel Jarod Nelson is conquering obstacles on his way to 1,000 points Jasmine Burroughs If you ask a typical high school student-athlete who their role models are, nine times out of ten, they’ll mention professional athletes. For gifted baller Jarod Nelson, his inspiration was always his family. Nelson, an all-around athlete f...
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 Built to win Nutley coach leads his squad to help rebuild a town in need By Michael Bonora Photos courtesy of J.D. Vick Sports often serve as microcosms. Just as people work together as a society to achieve collective goals, players work together as a team on the field. Sports instill, or perhaps simply reveal qualities in players that they may not have known ...
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 In the decade since the tragedies that occurred on September 11, 2001, the sports world has been a place people have turned to as a way of enjoying the simple things in life. That was the plan set out back then and it certainly felt that way again as the ten-year mark approached. "The feelings you get on the sideline and during the national anthem will be even great...
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 A Whole Different Ball Game New ways to build strength for the Grid Iron. by Mike Mejia, CSCS When it comes to strength training for football, certain lifts immediately come to mind. In fact, it's hard to even imagine a football training program that isn't built almost exclusively around squats, bench presses, deadlifts and power cleans. And while there's n...
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| Caldwell Volleyball Preview
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Written by Cecelie Pikus Photos by Rachel McCarthy
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 A Net Gain
Don Cooper’s team will use past lessons for future success.
James Caldwell high school’s volleyball team entered their state sectionals game as the top seed and the favorite to advance in the state tournament. In the third set of their match against Pascack Hills, something unexpected happened; the Chiefs, which hardly had an off day since the season be...
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| Caldwell Volleyball Chemistry
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Written by Cecilie Pickus Photos by Rachel McCarthy
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 Captivating Chemistry on the Volleyball Court Chemistry is the most important component of any successful team. In volleyball, the chemistry between a setter and her hitters is vital and will distinguish a good team from a great one. Luckily for James Caldwell High School, setter Jesse Sengstacke and hitter Brittany Wolf have a dynamic connection and efficient communication ...
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 It wasn’t all that long ago that Don Bosco Prep was all but a defunct program. Merely an afterthought on campus, the program was plodding along in mediocrity, indistinguishable from any other New Jersey high school team. But right before the turn of the millennium, New Jersey legend Greg Toal took over the head coaching position after seeing a promising program that he could mold...
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 12 years ago, football was an afterthought at Don Bosco Prep. The small catholic school hadn’t beaten St. Joe’s of Montvalle in 17 years and wins against archrival Bergen Catholic were a seldom occurrence.
But when head coach Greg Toal arrived in Ramsey, the football team went from an afterthought to a household name. After stints as a head coach at Saddle Brook, River Dell and...
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 Sweat pours from the player’s brow as the Bergen Catholic football team gathers together in the end zone. A clear blue sky revealed a blistering August sun as it assaulted the early morning practice. Red and white jerseys surround two padded markers that lay out on the ground. Coach Nunzio Campanile stands in the center, wearing his signature gray hoodie despite the hot and humid air that weig...
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| Seton Hall Prep - Soccer 2011 Preview
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Written by Cecelie Pikus Photos by Richard Morris
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 Pirates set sail on hardship
Seton Hall Prep to retool and put difficult loss behind them
Renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” Seton Hall Prep soccer coach Marty Berman will channel Fitzgerald’s message during the 2011 season.
2010 ended bitterly for the Pirates, who, at one p...
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| Seton Hall Prep - Jon Azzinnari
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Written by Cecelie Pikus Photos by Richard Morris
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 Goal-oriented Jon Azzinnari taps his Italian roots and wild ambition to forge successful career Jon Azzinnari was anything but anxious heading into the 2009 semifinals of the New Jersey state soccer tournament. His underdog Seton Hall Prep Pirates were about to face off against Don Bosco, the third-ranked team in the nation in the biggest game of his life, but his approach wa...
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 What a sight to behold: bodies, breathing heavily, are drenched in sweat on a hot August morning. A squad of young men are spending their Saturday armored from head to toe in protective padding and helmets, listening to an instructor shout out orders.
The battlefield is filled with up-and-comers eager to learn and experienced veterans, hungry to prove themselves. This particular ...
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| St. Anthonys High School Basketball
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Written by Matt Sugam Photos By Matt Sugam
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 The tiny gym at St. Rose High School in Belmar was standing room only. The packed bleachers were peppered with scarlet, and the game had a championship vibe despite being only the first night of the Jersey Shore Basketball League season. The team the Rutgers faithful had come to see boasted the Scarlet Knights’ entire incoming freshman class; a class that is the hig...
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| Kent Place School
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Written by Cecelie Pikus Photos By Alex Cena
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 Jumping Life’s Hurdles with Her Mother, Coach and Mentor by Her Side For most people, watching the Olympics on TV every two years is entertaining and exciting. For Abrina Hyatt, it was a life changing experience. As 11-year-old Hyatt watched American Joanna Hayes win the gold medal in the 100M hurdles, she realized that she wanted to start hurdling just like Hayes. From...
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| Ridgefield Park High School Sinclair
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Written by Darius Amos Photos By Darius Amos
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 Ridgefield Park’s Stacey Sinclair is intent on being intense Stacey Sinclair isn’t a trailblazer. Dozens of three-sport athletes have played before her and countless more have yet to come. The Ridgefield Park High School senior catcher won’t earn All-America status for this spring’s softball season, nor will she mount a championship plaque on her wall when the ye...
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| Morristown's Nick vena
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Written by Matt Sugam Photos By Dave Conard,John Dunphy, Mike Dennis
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 His six-foot-four, 270-pound athletic frame is a high school football coach’s dream, but football was a desire Morristown’s Nick Vena never had. The one and only time he was approached by the football coach his freshman year, he turned down the offer to play under the lights on Friday nights. He had other athletic interests. By the time he started high school, Ven...
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| Sports Psychology - Breaking the Slump
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Written by Dr. Tom Ferraro & Michael Lucks Potos By UA
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 The Dictionary defines a slump as “an extended period of poor performance in a sport.” Athletes define a slump as a long period in hell. This article will discuss the characteristics, causes and cure for the slump. Characteristics of a slump (photo of a lacrosse player looking down and out with caption “Confidence is the first thing to go in a slump.”)
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