George makes the most of a second chance as NV/OT wins Group 3
TOMS RIVER - There was less than two minutes remaining in Sunday's Group 3 state final, the game was tied and Northern Valley/Old Tappan senior Alexandra George had a golden opportunity to put her team back in the lead. READ MORE...
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March 11, 2018Saddle River Day has arrived as a state powerTOMS RIVER - Saddle River Day came into this season with the best collection of talent that Danny Brown has assembled in his six years at the helm of the girls basketball program. READ MORE... -
March 7, 2018This time it is Saddle River Day's turn to celebrateWAYNE - At the end of last season's Non-Public North B state section final, the Saddle River Day players could only watch helplessly as the final seconds of its season ticked away. READ MORE... -
March 6, 2018Kelly's free throws earn Old Tappan a state sectional titleHILLSDALE - Old Tappan junior Jaclyn Kelly drained a pair of free throws with 35.4 seconds left in the game and the Golden Knights went on to beat defending state champion Pascack Valley. READ MORE... -
March 6, 2018SMALLBALL: Old Tappan wins North 1, Group 3 titleHILLSDALE - Northern Valley/Old Tappan won its third state sectional title in the last four years with a 35-32 win. READ MORE... -
March 6, 2018McQuillen shoots Cresskill to a section titleMIDLAND PARK - Playing in a championship game in front of a sold out crowd is something that every high school player dreams of. READ MORE... -
March 4, 2018Hackensack's surprising state tourney run continuesPATERSON - The 2017-2018 season was supposed to be a successful one for Hackensack girls basketball team, which had senior point guard Gena Kaminski returning to run the show. READ MORE... -
March 1, 2018Park Ridge blows by Saddle BrookSADDLE BROOK - What does a perfect game look like in basketball? Park Ridge turned in its definition on Wednesday. READ MORE... -
March 1, 2018Cresskill makes its runs to get past rival EmersonCRESSKILL - Cresskill opened the second and fourth quarters with 8-0 runs en route to a 49-41 victory over Emerson. READ MORE... -
February 28, 2018Westwood opens the state tournament with a bangWASHINGTON TWP - Second-seeded Westwood got off to a great start in the North 1, Group 2 state playoffs with a 70-38 victory over No. 15 Hawthorne at home on Tuesday night. READ MORE... -
February 27, 2018Teaneck presses its way to an upset of River DellORADELL - Teaneck pressured River Dell with a full court press for the entire game and rode it to an upset of the fourth-seeded Golden Hawks, 49-38. READ MORE... -
February 26, 2018The Super Computer picks the state tournamentNORTH JERSEY - The hoops state tournament begins on Monday afternoon, but, really, there is no reason to go out and watch. READ MORE... -
February 19, 2018Saddle River wins its third straight Bergen County titleMAHWAH - The week leading up to it, the butterflies the morning of the game, feeling the crowd buzz during the shoot around well before tip-off. READ MORE... -
February 18, 2018Lakeland hits its Marks in semifinal win over PCTPATERSON - Lakeland has been as hot as any team in New Jersey recently with a suffocating defense leading the way. READ MORE... -
February 18, 2018Wayne Valley flips the script in PatersonPATERSON - As the Wayne Valley players walked off the court at John F.Kennedy High School just 10 days ago they knew they had let an opportunity slip away. READ MORE... -
February 16, 2018Mahwah has plenty of reason to celebrate on Senior DayMAHWAH - It was a good enough night even without a victory. Mahwah's girls basketball program honored the six seniors in the Class of 2018. READ MORE... -
February 12, 2018Reigning champ Saddle River Day holds off IHAMAHWAH - Coming into the 2018 Bergen County Tournament, two-time defending Bergen County champion Saddle River Day has never been more dominant inside county borders. READ MORE... -
February 12, 2018PV shoots the lights out in semifinal victoryMAHWAH - As Pascack Valley guard Brianna Smith ran down the court for the Indians' first possession of the game her eyes lit up. READ MORE... -
February 4, 2018Pascack Valley and IC advanceHILLSDALE - Pascack Valley made it into the semifinals of the Bergen County Girls Basketball Championship. READ MORE... -
January 31, 2018Old Tappan hands PV its first lossHILLSDALE - Old Tappan opened the third quarter with a 6-1 run to break open a close game en route to a 48-37 road victory over Pascack Valley on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
January 28, 2018Pascack Valley holds off River DellOLD TAPPAN - River Dell gave undefeated Pascack Valley one of its toughest tests of the season to date. READ MORE... -
January 28, 2018Old Tappan starts fast, finishes strongOLD TAPPAN - NV/Old Tappan's girls basketball team have had a habit of getting off to slow starts and turning it on in the second half. READ MORE... -
January 24, 2018Downey finds a groove in Old Tappan's win over AHAOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan ran out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 60-40 victory over Holy Angels Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
January 12, 2018The March to 1,000 wins: PV's Jasper chasing historyHILLSDALE - The gymnasium was filled, emotions were high and the atmosphere was highly charged, as Pascack Valley prepared to play Northern Highlands. READ MORE... -
January 12, 2018The March to 1,000 wins: PV's Jasper chasing historyHILLSDALE - Although the March met its destination on Thursday when PV head coach Jeff Jasper won his 1,000th career game, catch up on how he got there through the chronicles of JC Baumuller. READ MORE... -
January 12, 20181,000 wins: Jasper savors the momentHILLSDALE - Pascack Valley's Jeff Jasper became the first girls basketball coach in New Jersey history to win 1,000 games in a career. WATCH THE BALLGAME... -
January 10, 2018Ramapo runs its winning streak to fourFRANKLIN LAKES - During its three-game winning streak that it carried into Tuesday night's rivalry game, Ramapo girls basketball team had not scored more than 40 points in any of them. READ MORE... -
January 9, 2018Pompton Lakes pulls away from Saddle BrookSADDLE BROOK - Even though the score was back-and-forth through the first quarter-plus of Monday afternoon's road game at Saddle Brook, Pompton Lakes was comfortable. READ MORE... -
January 6, 2018River Dell snaps its skidORADELL - Not to say that an early season four-game losing streak was part of an overall grand plan, but River Dell girls basketball coach Lindsay Steffner knew that she was risking those type of outcomes. READ MORE... -
December 27, 2017Holy Angels beats Secaucus at the PoliHILLSDALE - Secaucus has earned its reputation as one of the top teams in North Jersey. The Patriots are the defending Hudson County champion with three proven players. READ MORE... -
December 26, 2017The March to 1,000 wins: PV's Jasper chasing historyHILLSDALE - It's time to update the road to 1,000 once again as PV girls basketball coach Jeff Jasper added career wins No. 995 and 996 in the last week. READ MORE...
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December 22, 2017Bussanich's big night gets Westwood past River DellWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - Westwood needed a monster effort from junior Rachel Bussanich on both ends of the floor to fight off a furious second half comeback by River Dell. READ MORE...
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December 20, 2017Pascack Valley pulls away from Old TappanOLD TAPPAN - It was late in the third quarter and Northern Valley/Old Tappan had the ball and a chance to take the lead for the first time in the game against defending Group 3 state champion. READ MORE... -
December 16, 2017Wayne Valley shoots the lightsFAIR LAWN - For the past two years the Wayne Valley girls' basketball team has gone through some growing pains. READ MORE... -
December 14, 2017Local schools cutting through the digital clutterCRESSKILL - The smart phone recently celebrated its 10th birthday and unfettered access to the internet and social media applications have grown up inside this computer-in-the-pocket. READ MORE...
