New Jersey High School Sports News

They took each game one at a time and they've earned the chance to meet their ultimate goal.

November 23, 2009 11:02 p.m. The ecstasy and the agony, from the state soccer tournaments.

They had heard all about the gaudy numbers put up by the Cresskill High girls' soccer team this year.

When the players from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 champion Delran High School boys' soccer team look back on Saturday's title-clinching win over Cliffside Park, it will not be the quality of the goals that will be remembered.

After 80-plus minutes of shutdown soccer by both teams in Saturday's NJSIAA Group IV final, it was an unfortunate bounce that cost the Westfield High School girls soccer team a state championship.

ORADELL a ' After coming off their first defeat of the season during the Bergen County Boys Soccer Tournament, a 3-0 loss to Don Bosco on Nov.

Gloucester Catholic and Villa Walsh Academy share a little history in the Non-Public B girls' soccer state title game.

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Outstanding goalkeeping by junior Megan Mills and solid defense by the Bernards High School backfield kept the Mountaineers in the game, but they could not pull off a big surprise and advance to the Group II girls soccer final.

Last year, Lenape survived a war with Brick Memorial in a Group 4 girls' soccer semifinal on its way to winning its second consecutive state title.

As Erika Mason stood on the sideline with her Gateway Regional girls soccer teammates celebrating around her Tuesday, she barely remembered the goal that made her a hero for the second straight game.

Orange Elementary School Principal Sentenced For Insurance Fraud By Office of the Essex County Prosecutor 11/13/2009 Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow announced that on November 13, 2009, an Orange elementary school principal was sentenced by the Hon.

November 17, 2009 12:33 a.m. Gill St. Bernard's is in the same exact spot it was in a year ago - preparing to play for a state title.

It was more than speed that Gateway had to contend with against a Lenox soccer team that is far better than its record indicates.

Hundreds Participate in Second Annual Northern New Jersey "Lymphomathon" By Lymphoma Research Foundation 11/14/2009 On Sunday, November 8th, hundreds of survivors, caregivers and supporters walked to raise funds and awareness for the Lymphoma Research Foundation in the second annual Northern New Jersey "Lymphomathon". The event was held at Verona ...

It was suggested, near the end of 100 scoreless minutes on Friday afternoon, that the Burlington Township boys soccer team was fate's favorite.

During warmups, West Deptford boys' soccer coach Tim Cammarota sensed something a little different in his team.

Union County Prosecutor's Office Investigating Discovery of Body in Springfield By Office of the Union County Prosecutor 11/13/2009 The Union County Prosecutor's Office and the Union County Police Department are investigating the discovery of a decomposed body that was found earlier today, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.

Kelsey Green's second goal of the game pulled Clayton even with 28 seconds remaining in regulation, and the second-seeded Clippers went on to edge top-seeded Pennsville, 3-2 in penalty kicks, Thursday in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 1 girls' soccer championship.

When the final whistle blew Monday afternoon, Gateway Regional girls soccer coach Steve Estelle was more giddy than graceful - he jumped up awkwardly while pumping his fist in celebration as the players on the bench rushed to celebrate with their teammates on the field.