Crank & Crush: Girls state bowling tournament
Holy Angels had a good day at the state girls bowling tournament. The Angels placed second in Group 2, finishing with a three-game total of 2,441. That left them more than 300 pins behind Group...
View ArticleCrank&Crush: State bowling tournament
We’re here at Carolier Lanes for the state individual boys and girls tournaments. The day-long festival of bowling was made a little bit longer by a lane breakdown, which forced a significant portion...
View ArticleCrank&Crush: State bowling tournament
North Jersey did well at the state boys individual tournament today. Isiah Tolbert of Passaic Tech rode a 276 game into the stepladder finals and defeated Jake Rollins of Glen Rock to come away with a...
View ArticleCrank&Crush: More from the state individual tournament
Here’s a little bonus blogging from Wednesday’s boys and girls individual state finals. I didn’t leave Carolier Lanes until 8:30 and it was already snowing in North Brunswick when I departed, so I...
View ArticleCrank&Crush: State boys bowling team finals
There were no titles. but today had to be considered a success for several North Jersey teams at Carolier Lanes. Glen Rock was outstanding in finishing second in Group 2. The Panthers totaled 3,166...
View ArticleAll County Photo Dates
The Record/Herald-News will be taking pictures of all first-team All-County performers from Bergen and Passaic County. Pictures will be taken at 1 Garret Mountain Plaza, Woodland Park from 5:30 to 8:30...
View ArticleBowling: Season Review – Rolling A New Ball
(Darren note: even though this has my name on the byline, this is by Greg Tartaglia) So you say you read All-North Jersey bowling today, and you’re wondering who this “Greg Tartaglia” fellow is (or...
View ArticleScoops on Sports: Josette Norris of Tenafly is the Winter Girls Athlete of...
Photo by me, Darren Cooper. You can see my reflection the glass if you look closely. That’s Josette Norris of Tenafly with her framed poster. Another night, another dinner, another gut-wrenching...
View ArticleBowling: Parting shots and the North Jersey “300 list”
Today, for all intents and purposes, marked my debut as Aces’ boys volleyball beat reporter for Spring 2013 (If you didn’t get to see all the preview features on northjersey.com, scroll down for the...
View ArticleScoops on Sports: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Athlete of the Week Dinner
Photo by Tyson TrishOur McGill scholarship award winners, from left, Ashley Sudol of Fair Lawn, Charlie McGill, and Paulo Hipolito from Bergenfield For the Local Sports staff of The Record (a.k.a. The...
View ArticleSenior Spotlight: Paramus Catholic’s Nikki Vucak
Paramus Catholic bowler Nikki Vucak is one of The Record’s 50 seniors to watch during the 2013-14 school year. Nikki Vucak found the beat early in her high school bowling career and has been carrying...
View ArticleSenior Spotlight: Brittany Hovan, Paramus
Paramus bowler Brittany Hovan is one of The Record’s 50 seniors to watch during the 2013-14 school year. Brittany Hovan enjoyed the greatest individual achievement of her high school career en route to...
View ArticleIntroducing ‘Legends: The 100 Greatest Athletes of North Jersey’
Don’t miss your chance to own The Record’s new book Legends: The 100 Greatest Athletes of North Jersey. The 128-page keepsake book features a rich narrative accompanied by rare photos and illustrations...
View ArticleReminder: LEGENDS, the 100 Greatest Athletes of North Jersey
Don’t miss your chance to own The Record’s new book Legends: The 100 Greatest Athletes of North Jersey at the lowest price available. Save 20% when you order online by Friday. The 128-page keepsake...
View ArticleSports Taglines: Gymnastics, bowling & boys volleyball in one
Quickly, before the Aces’ domain becomes Football Central for the weekend, a few quick notes on the sports that Taglines covers: 1.) All-North Jersey gymnastics is currently scheduled to appear in The...
View ArticleBowling Taglines: Early-season tournament updates
One of the great things about bowling as a winter sport is, you don’t have to be outside during inclement weather. The drawback, of course, is that winter weather can affect whether or not matches and...
View ArticleBowling Taglines: Classic finishes and the return of “The 300 List”
Paramus Catholic senior Nikki Vucak fired a 203 to win the girls final of Saturday’s North Jersey Singles Classic. (Photo/Joe Camporeale) What is it with Tuesdays and snow? The same thing happened last...
View ArticleBowling Taglines: First-half standings for the Big North & NJIC
Aside from a handful of make-up matches, the first half of the 2013-14 bowling season is in the books. Yup, already. But fear not, we haven’t even gotten to the major-tournament portion of the...
View ArticleAces 2013: Top 10 Most Popular Stories
It’s mandatory for all journalists not to do any work at the end of the holidays and produce any original content. Just in case you were wondering. Last year, 2012, I did 3 separate “Lists” at the end...
View ArticleBowling Taglines: The Rankings File and Happy New Year’s Results
A popular question around North Jersey bowling houses recently has been, “When is The Record coming out with its rankings?” The answer comes on Saturday… well, actually, it comes today, since this...
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