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Multimedia high school sports reporter for NJ Advance Media/Star-Ledger; production trainee and archivist for the NBA.
It's a dance that's getting familiar to fans of Ramsey High School boys basketball. The bleachers seemed pushed to capacity at Ramsey High School as the top-seeded Rams sealed their third North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 title in five years in a 49-43 win over second-seeded Pascack Hills.
Morristown-Beard turned up the heat early at Prudential Center - utilizing that momentum in the second period to seal its offensive presence. A strong second period, including a breakaway goal from Logan Sutera, lifted top-seeded Crimson and cemented the team's place in New Jersey high school girls hockey history with a 3-0 win over sixth-seeded Summit in the inaugural girls hockey State Invitational Tournament final at the Prudential Center.
Morristown-Beard and Summit, ranked No. 1 and No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20 respectively, both present rosters with depth and leadership talent. Morristown-Beard recorded a 3-0 win over Summit to bring home the inaugural state championship title at Prudential Center on Thursday. Here are the three stars of the game.
Emma McGill isn't a stranger to winding, bumpy terrain. Most runners who navigate Holmdel Park will shiver thinking of the infamous "bowl", a steep incline that challenges cross-country runners emotionally and physically. But the Voorhees junior, along with many other runners in Saturday's NJSIAA Group 2 championship, practice in the hilly terrain around Phillipsburg.
Rahway considered itself the underdogs. Martin St. Fleur tallied a goal just before halftime to lead fourth-seeded Rahway to a 1-0 win over second-seeded Delaware Valley in the championship game of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournaments in Frenchtown.
In a battle of two high school soccer powerhouses, Bryanna Pelayo scored the game-winner with 13 seconds left in double overtime to lead second-seeded DePaul, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 2-1 win over top-seeded No. 14 Immaculate Heart in the championship game of the North Jersey, Non-Public A tournament in Scotch Plains.
After a one-on-one challenge against the Hanover Park goaltender, Nerina San Martin scored on a penalty kick with two minutes left in overtime to lead fourth-seeded Parsippany Hills to a 2-1 upset over second-seeded Hanover Park in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 sectional championship in Hanover Park.
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Five of Boston's top female entrepreneurs shared their 'aha' moments from their innovation-based careers, during a HUBWeek event Thursday. (Photos by Justin Hawk.)