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SUMMIT — The Annual Fall Festival of Excellence Swim Meet was held on No. 7 and 8 on the campus of Princeton University where the Summit YMCA Seals — one of more than 40 teams and clubs participating — had outstanding performances. Starting with the youngest competitors, the boys 10 and under 200 Medley Relay took first place overall. The... Full story »

CHATHAM -- Casey Read, a senior at Chatham High School, has signed a a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Marquette University, according to a report on the school's Women's Volleyball page Read has garnered a lot of awards over the past years, and the article details a lot of them. Most recently, she was named to the... Full story »

The New Providence girls sent 18 shots on net, but Cresskill goalkeeper Patricia Clark stopped all of them, and it was the Bergen County school which broke through for the only score with 3:55 remaining in the Group I State Semifinal match Tuesday evening at Ridge High School.  Full story »

The names Murphy and Udland are readily identified with the success Millburn High School’s cross-country team has enjoyed during the past four years. Among the standouts who’ve led the Millers to four consecutive Conference titles, three straight County championships, and a first or second-place finish at the State Section Championship Meet each of the past four autumns are Charlie, Peter, and John Murphy, and Myles, Tyler, and Blake Udland. And then there’s the “fourth Udland,” as New Jersey’s most renowned track authority, Ed Grant, labels Brian Robinson.  Full story »

SUMMIT — Alumni are invited to bring their ‘A’ game to the 8th Annual Summit Hilltopper Turkey Bowl Alumni Football Game on Friday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m. at Tatlock/Metro Homes Field. The Turkey Bowl was started by Chris Spinner, Summit High School Class of 1988, as a way for classmates and friends to get together for a game of... Full story »

Still, it was obvious which end of the equation Madison Coach Chris Kubik was more concerned about. After being burned twice by the area’s best football player, Kubik decided to match elite athlete against elite athlete. Aaron Fant, the cornerback on the opposite side when Machado made those two catches, was assigned to cover Max on whichever flank he aligned, and Fant shadowed Machado the remainder of the ballgame - or at least until the Dodgers’ resultant 35-14 victory became a foregone conclusion.  Full story »

It goes without question that the objective of any sports team entering a tournament is to bring home the title. Though the fulfillment of that goal has repeatedly eluded the Madison High School volleyball team, the 2009 Lady Dodgers continually displayed the skill and determination that made this autumn’s contingent one of the strongest ever to hit the Madison court.  Full story »

However, the final record doesn’t accurately reflect the superb effort and performance of the athletes. Although both contests resulted in one-goal defeats, Kent Place’s first matches against archrivals Oak Knoll and New Providence (each of whom possessed outstanding squads this autumn) were dramatic battles right to the final whistle.  Full story »

Needing to replace the premier player in the program’s history - (June graduate Marika Racibarskas, now seeing action on a Penn State team ranked number-one in the nation) - along with Coach Linda Dolansky - (whose new fulltime job forced her to relinquish that post) - the Chatham High School volleyball team surely faced a degree of uncertainty entering the 2009 autumn. However, with the arrival of Coach Brad Kniewel, a lot of determination, and a group of very talented athletes, the girls concluded their season with an impressive record of 22-4.  Full story »

The success of the 2009 Millburn High School girls soccer team wasn’t a certainty prior to the season. The move to a more difficult conference, as well as a reconstructed varsity roster that included six freshmen, left a doubt as to whether Millburn would still be a championship contender. Yet the Lady Millers were able to fight through these obstacles to fashion one of the most successful campaigns in MHS history.  Full story »

MADISON -- The Madison High School freshman football team, under the direction of coaches Steven Healey and Kevin Carroll, finished a perfect season on Friday, Nov. 13, grinding the Millburn Millers, 33-0. The undefeated freshman Dodgers played nine games, each game scoring 20 plus points over their opponents. Six of them were shutouts. The Dodgers crushed Long Valley, Hanover... Full story »

Scoring on its first four possessions, the Cedar Grove football team rolled to a 34-13 victory over New Providence in an opening-round game of the NJSIAA State Playoffs Friday night in Cedar Grove.  Full story »

The New Providence High School girls soccer team successfully defended its Group I State Section championship Thursday afternoon when the Lady Pioneers defeated Secaucus, 4-0, at Lieder Field.  Full story »

This match-up of the 2009 Essex and Union County champions lived up to its advance billing, with each side creating its share of quality scoring opportunities. Millburn goalkeeper Corbin Stevens was credited with 7 saves, while Cranford’s Scott Boyer stopped 9 shots.  Full story »