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By Jessica Quas Fossati, a 5-10, 200-pounder, is an old-fashioned student/athlete who goes both ways on the gridiron, taking touches as a running back and closing holes as a linebacker. He is a major factor on the Green Knights’ special teams and split the uprights seven times when the Green Knights routed Bergen Catholic 49-6, raising his career kick scoring total to 154 eclipsing the existing mark of 151 held by Andrew Giuliani, son of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He has received offers from outstanding academic programs such as Colgate, Lafayette and Towson.

By Jessica Quas Sullivan, in only her second season competing in cross-country, raced through the tape to claim the gold medal in the prestigious Shore Coaches Invitational contested in Holmdel on October 5 with a clocking of 20:18. It was the first winning effort by a North Jersey harrier since the meet was expanded in 1993. Sullivan’s initial first place performance was posted on September 2, 2012 when she was clocked in 20:50 in the B Division of the Darlington Invitational. She was a First Team NJIC Track and Field All-Star in the 800-meter run as a junior.

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Cliffside Park’s Head Coach Jim Fucci has more than 220 victories for the soccer program, and has the Red Raiders off to a 9-0 start this year.

Fucci Keeps it Real with High School Sports, Coaching By Edward Kensik CLIFFSIDE PARK — Jim Fucci is Red and Black through and through. A native of Cliffside Park, he has always thought that one day he would come back to the borough and give back what he received during his younger years. And Fucci has given Cliffside Park everything they wanted and more. In his 14 seasons he has continued success of the Red Raiders boys soccer program and he has his Cliffside Park squad as the number one seed

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in the 2013 Bergen County Boys Soccer Tournament with a 9-0 record at the beginning of October. The Red Raiders head coach is a Cliffside Park native and a Cliffside Park High School graduate of 1992. And he knew when he left the halls of his alma mater for Mars Hill College, a NCAA Division II college in North Carolina where he played baseball that he would be coming back to coach for Cliffside Park. “I always knew that I would come back and coach at Cliffside Park,” said Fucci. “I wanted

to come back to Cliffside Park, there was no doubt about it. I am living my dream job and giving back to the community that gave me so many opportunities.” And the Cliffside Park boys soccer head coach has definitely given back to his school with more than 220 victories in the decade plus service. He won his 200th game in September 2012, a 7-0 victory over Westwood. And looking back at his now 14 years and more than 200 wins, Fucci said that he is not leaving unless he is forced out. “I’m staying until they don’t want me anymore,” said Fucci. The community and family is stressed at Cliffside Park, a close knit town and high school. “We always have a lot of alumni come down and address the team,” said Fucci who has between five to a dozen alumni talk to the players. “It’s more about Last season’s team went 15-41 overall and won the program’s fourth state sectional title in the last five years. It was a 2-1 victory over Bernards. The dream though for the program’s third group title fell short as Newton defeated the Red Raiders, 2-

1, in the Group 2 semi-finals. Newton would go on and win the Group 2 title. For some last year’s title might have been a surprise, but this year there is plenty of expectations with top players back like senior forward Gabe Donato, senior defenseman Alex Hernandez and senior midfielder Orlando Neto. For this season though the Red Raiders have moved up from Group 2 North 2 to Group 3 North 2. Ironically the year that Cliffside Park moved up to Group 3, another soccer powerhouse, Harrison, moved up from Group 1 North 2 to Group 2 North 2. Despite the jump there is no doubt that the expectations are still there. Fucci believes that pressure is relative for a game. “Of course there is always pressure,” said Fucci. “We want to keep the ship rolling.” And the Cliffside Park head coach said that he takes the results from sports games as minor considering the rest of real life including academics. He even has a study hall after school for the student athletes who have a lower grade point

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average and said that the players have to not only be soccer strong but academically strong. And he knows there are more important things in life than a soccer game. “There are lot more important things,” said Fucci. “It is not like you are facing grenades being thrown at you in Baghdad.” But back on the pitch, being named as the top seed in the county tournament, there are thoughts of the 2010 team that won the Group 2 state title and went 24-1 and were rated in the top third in the state. That great 2010 team though lost in the semi-finals of the Bergen County Tournament to eventual county champ, Northern Highlands. And Fucci admitted that it is very difficult to grab the mythical triple crown which for many is consider a league, county and group state title in the same year. And the Cliffside Park knows it from experience. In 2007

the Red Raiders lost 3-1 to Don Bosco Prep in the Bergen County Tournament title game and also lost to Ramsey in the Group 2 semi-finals. “You could see that we had tired legs,” said Fucci about the loss to Ramsey and just adding that extra game to Don Bosco. But despite the very tall ladder to climb to win a triple crown, there is no doubt that the 2013 Red Raiders would love to be the first team in school boys soccer history to do it.

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In his 14 years as head coach and even going back to his playing days at Cliffside Park, he has seen a big change in high school sports especially in prevalence of sport-specific athletes. “I think high school sports has gotten way out of control,” said Fucci. “You don’t see the threesport athletes anymore.” Fucci said the biggest culprit is the summer. When he was playing and when he started as head coach, high school teams

were not allowed to practice or play in leagues during the summer. But that changed a number of years ago and Fucci admits you are stuck as a coach to compete or practice in the summer if you want to keep ahead of the competition. “When we started we didn’t meet in the summer,” said Fucci. “To play at a high-level you have to. It’s a Catch 22. You have to do it if you want to compete with the best.”

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Erin VanderPlaat is one of the top freshmen running the field in New Jersey. She scored 17 goals in September, including a hat trick performance in a victory over Midland Park when she netted four goals and distributed a pair of assists. Her classmate Brooke Van Lenten has been a stalwart between the pipes after earning the starting assignment as goalkeeper. In an 8-0 rout of Elmwood Park, VanderPlatt scored twice and distributed three assists while Lindsey Smith and Jenna Struyk chipped in with two goals apiece for the Eagles. Ridgewood narrowly defeated Immaculate Heart Academy 1-0 in a contest on Friday afternoon. The game remained

Manchester Regional’s Ana Revollo exploded with six goals to power the Falcons to victory over Garfield, junior Caitlin McKenna ignited Fort Lee’s outburst of six goals in the first half, netting four of them and dishing off an assist as the Bridgewomen coasted to a 6-3 decision over Dwight Morrow and Lodi’s Nani Vizcaino registered three hat trick performances, scoring three goals against Elmwood Park, Manchester Regional and Ridgefield Park to highlight three of September’s outstanding individual performances in girls’ soccer.

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goal for the Lady Aviators. Kelly Etemadipour produced a hat trick effort with all three goals coming in the second half as Hawthorne Christian ousted Manchester Regional in the opening round of the Passaic County girls Tournament by a score of 5-1. In a clash of non-public small schools, Alexis Fields scored once and dished off an assist

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SEPTEMBER HAT TRICK HONOR ROLL Ana Revollo (Manchester Reg) – 6 goals - Garfield; Cydney Borner (New Milford) - 4 goals, 1 assist - Lyndhurst; Caitlin McKenna (Fort Lee) 4 goals, 1 assist – Dwight Morrow; Katie O’Sullivan (Rutherford) 4 goals, 1 assist – Elmwood Park; Kelsey Settecasi (Paramus) 4 goals, 1 assist – Hackensack; Erin VanderPlatt (Eastern Christian) 4 goals, 2 assist – Midland Park; Shannon Akshar (Wayne Valley) – 3 goals; Cydney Borner (New Milford) – 3 goals – Saddle Brook; Rebecca Brizek (Mary Help of Christians) 3 goals – Garfield; Dana Bussanich (Ridgewood) 3 goals – Teaneck; Caroline Chargares (Ramapo) 3 goals – Indian Hills; Emily Crevani (Northern Valley/ Old Tappan) 3 goals – Paramus Catholic; Ingid DiClemente (Kinnelon) 3 goals, 2 assists – Butler; Marissa Dundas (Queen of Peace) 3 goals, 2 assists – Leonia; Kelly Eternadipour (Hawthorne Christian) 3 goals – Manchester Regional; Maggie Filja (Hasbrouck Heights) 3 goals – Immaculate Conception/Lodi; Maggie Filja (Hasbrouck Heights) 3 goals – Wood-Ridge; Romy Gabay (Leonia) 3 goals – Secaucus; Amber Herrmanns (Westwood) 3 goals – Dumont; Mikaela Heyboer (Park Ridge) 3 goals, 2 assists – Midland Park; Brittany Hubert (Wayne Valley) 3 goals – West Milford; Alison Hyde (Fair Lawn) – 3 goals – Passaic; Sarah Jordan (Mahwah) 3 goals – Fort Lee; Briana Musco (Pascack Hills) 3 goals – Dumont; Daria Ortega (Fair Lawn) 3 goals – Bergen Tech; Katie O’Sullivan Rutherford) 4 goals, 1 assist – Elmwood Park; Elizabeth Perchun (St. Mary/Rutherford) 3 goals – North Arlington; Darcy Perez (Bergenfield) 3 goals,2 assists – Teaneck; Kassandra Reagen (Dumont) 3 goals – Fort Lee; Evin Riker (Emerson) 3 goals Saddle River Day; Samantha Rodriguez (Wayne Hills) 3 goals – Wayne Valley; Samantha Rodriguez (Wayne Hills) 3 goals – West Milford; Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park) 3 goals – Dwight Morrow; Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park) 3 goals – Fort Lee; Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park) 3 goals – Memorial (WNY); Jacquelin St. John (Immaculate Heart Academy) 3 goals – Hackensack; Jacquelin St. John (Immaculate Heart Academy) 3 goals – Villa Walsh; Rachel Sorkenn (River Dell) 3 goals – Cliffside Park; Rachel Sorkenn (River Dell) 3 goals – Ridgefield Park; Caroline Taylor (Glen Rock) 3 goals – Manchester Regional; Grace Tomko (Lyndhurst) 3 goals, 1 assist – Leonia; Erin VanderPlatt (Eastern Christian) 3 goals, 1 assist – Manchester Regional; Nani Vizcaino (Lodi) 3 goals, 2 assists – Ridgefield Park; Nani Vizcaino (Lodi) 3 goals, 1 assist – Elmwood Park; Nani Vizcaino (Lodi) 3 goals – Manchester Regional

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Wallington’s Damian Agaj was a scoring machine for the Blue Devils of WoodRidge during September, recording a trio of hat trick performances when he netted three goals in victories over Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia and St. Mary/Rutherford. Midland Park’s Johnny Fonseca produced a season supply of goals when he ignited the Panthers to a victory over Palisades Park by directing six shots into the back of the Bridgemen’s cage Gino Zacarias scored all three goals as Leonia blanked Lyndhurst 3-0. He produced a second hat trick performance, scoring three goals and dishing off an assist when the Lions defeated Queen of Peace. Bryan Brandon snapped a 2-2 deadlock in the second overtime session when the

junior re-directed a rebound of a shot by teammate Walter Nolasco into a 3-2 minor upset victory by Bergenfield over Ridgewood that kept the Bears’ hopes for a berth in the Bergen County Tournament alive. Kasper Wrobel deposited the only goal of the game into the Becton Regional cage as Saddle Brook pulled out a 1-0 victory over Becton Regional in overtime. In a matchup of non-public powers, Justin Yacovino netted a goal and distributed an assist to spur Bergen Catholic to a 3-0 blanking of St. Joseph Regional/Montvale. Goalkeepers Trevor Nicol and Michael Payan combined ion he shutout for the Crusaders. Earlier, Bergen Catholic blanked Paramus Catholic when Erick Alonzo netted two goals and Cameron Zamanian one with Yacovino distributing a pair of

assists. North Arlington’s Danny Cordeiro scored four goals to propel the Vikings to a 6-1 triumph over Becton Regional. Cordeiro scored a goal and distributed three assists when his teammate Vinicyrus Ribeiro recorded a hat trick ef-

fort as the Vikings defeated McNair Academy (Jersey City) 5-2. On October 4th Cordeiro tallied three goals and dished off two assists to power the Vikings to an 8-1 rout of Lyndhurst after building a 5-0 advantage by halftime.

SEPTEMBER HAT TRICK HONOR ROLL Johnny Fonsca (Midland Park) 6 goals – Palisades Park; Dennis Reyes (Waldwick) 4 goals, 1 assist – Palisades Park; Damian Agaj (Wallington 3 goals – Hasbrouck Heights; Damian Agaj (Wallington 3 goals – Leonia; Damian Agaj (Wallington 3 goals – St. Mary/Rutherford; Chris Aust (Hawthorne Christian) 3 goals – Emerson; Mario Cardonas (Passaic Tech) 3 goals – Paterson Kennedy; Tommy Casale (Paramus) 3 goals, 1 assist – Hackensack; Brandon Cruz (Hawthorne) 3 goals – Manchester Regional; Brendan Docherty (Westwood) 3 goals, 1 assist – Dwight Morrow; Sean Gibney (St. Mary/Rutherford) 3 goals – North Arlington; Michael Guzman (Pascack Hills) 3 goals, 1 assist – Dumont; James Kayal (Mahwah) 3 goals, 1 assist – Ridgefield Park; Nikki Medina (River Dell) 3 goals – Dwight Morrow; Luis Mendoza (DePaul) 3 goals, 1 assist – St. Joseph Reg/Montvale; Orlando Neto (Cliffside Park) 3 goals – Pascack Hills; Walter Nolasco (Bergenfield) 3 goals – Ramapo; Dennis Reyes (Waldwick) 3 goals – Saddle Brook; Josten Reyes (Waldwick) 3 goals – Emerson; Rone White (Hawthorne Christian) 3 goals, 1 assist – Manchester Regional; Rone White (Hawthorne Christian) 3 goals – Midland Park; Gino Zacariuas (Leonia) 3 goals, 1 assist – Queen of Peace; Gino Zacariuas (Leonia) 3 goals – Lyndhurst

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THIRD SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Caroline Lerch (Pascack Hills) def. Sofia Cox (Dwight-Englewood) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 SEMIFINALS Sofia Cox (Dwight-Englewood) def. Ashna Kapor (Mahwah) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Caroline Lerche (Pascack Hills) def. Sophia Suprunova (Saddle River Day) 6-4, 6-3 QUARTERFINALS Sofia Cox (Dwight-Englewood) def. Caitlin Ullman (Waldwick) 6-1, 6-1; Ashna Kapor (Mahwah) def. Tiffany Tereshkina (Fort Lee) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2; Caroline Lerche (Pascack Hills) def. Victoria Cece (Leonia) 6-2,

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One Word Describes IHA Volleyball – DOMINANT By Jessica Quas Defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions victor, Immaculate Heart Academy is the team to beat once again in the Garden State with a talented roster that includes the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in senior Nia Reed, her classmate Larysa Iwaskiw and sophomore setter Caitlyn Floyd who distributed 34 assists when the Blue Eagles defeated Paramus Catholic 2-0 (25-16, 25-10) to surpass the career 1,000 assist plateau. IHA’s trip to Nashville, TN resulted in 4 victories as the Blue Eagles finished second in the prestigious Brentwood Invitational, dropping a 2-0 decision to the host squad in the championship round when IHA lost by scores of 25-17 and 25-23. In the playoffs, IHA rolled to a 2-0 triumph over Siegel (TN) by scores of 25-12 and 25-12 along with a 2-0 defeat of Houston (TN) by scores of 25-16 and 25-18. In the open-

ing pool play, the Blue Eagles outlasted Hume Fogg (TN) 2624, 23-25 and 15-12 as Caitlyn Floyd contributed 27 assists and Nia Reed spiked 17 kills. Indian Hills rolled to a 2-0 shutout of Wayne Hills, winning games of 25-16 and 25-15 as senior libero Stephanie Chalmers scooped up a match-high 13 digs and served three aces. Andrea Martorama delivered eight aces and slammed three kills while Olivia Nazare recorded six digs, two aces and two kills and Julie Potash chipped in with 4 kills and a block. For the Lady Patriots, Jamie Sutherland picked up eight digs and Jasmine Solomon blocked 3 shots. Ridgewood battled Wayne Valley to a 2-0 verdict with the Maroons winning 27-25 and 2522. Junior setter Elyssa Gould fueled the success, contributing seven assists, five kills and eight digs. Nicole Paduano scooped a match-high 17 digs for the Indians. Defending Freedom Division

champion Paramus, trounced Hackensack 2-0, breezing to wins of 25-3 and 25-11 for its fourth straight success to open the 2013 season. Sophomore hitter Naria Bellinger spiked 7 kills. Setter Julia Castronovo distributed 14 assists while senior libero Jessica Chakonis scooped up 7 digs. Bellinger slammed 16 kills and setter Erika DiPasquale contributed 25 assists for a 2-0 triumph over Union Catholic, winning games of 25-7 and 25-17. With a veteran roster of six seniors, Ramsey displayed the experience that resulted in pulling out a close 2-0 verdict that came from wins of 25-22 and 25-22. Senior hitter Narah Chung scooped up a matchhigh 16 digs with setter Ariana Rizyani contributing 8 assists. With seven returning veterans, the Academy of the Holy Angels was impressive in defeating DePaul 2-0, winning games of 2520 and 25-15. Setter Lucy Worden dished off 16 assists and

recorded four service points, and two aces while senior hitter Emily Kolodka scooped up 13 digs, served eight winning points plus a pair of aces and slammed seven kills. Senior co-captains Courtney Kells and Michelle Ziegler sparkled in leading Wayne Valley to a 2-0 verdict over Hawthorne, cruising to wins of 25-10 and 25-13. Kells distributed seven assists, delivered four service points and picked up three digs while Ziegler served 13 winning points, dished off 7 assists and scooped up 5 digs. After winning two games as a first-year program last year, Saddle River Day defeated Park Ridge 2-1, winning 25-16, 20-25 and 27-25 to claim their third “W” in the sixth match of the season. The Lady Rebels were led by junior Kristen Westerduin who slammed eight kills with sophomore Kayla Oge spiking 7 kills and senior captain Erin Rose Carr dispersing 18 assists.

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Indian Hills’ Braeske Captures All-Around Title By Jessica Quas Indian Hills’ Anne Braeske, a junior, edged Wayne Valley’s freshman Tonia Golam 33.1 - 33.0 to claim the All-Around title at the Wayne Classic contested at Wayne Hills on September 21. Defending NJSIAA state team champion Ramapo coming off back-to-back undefeated regular seasons under

WAYNE CLASSIC TEAM SCORES 1. Ramapo 109.8 2. West Milford 96.7 3. Indian Hills 95.9 4. Wayne Valley 94.2 5. Wayne Hills 93.6 6. Ridgewood 76.75 7. Montclair 70.15 ALL-AROUND 1. Anne Braeske (Indian Hills) 33.1; 2. Tonia Golam (Wayne Valley) 33.0; 3. Nicole Zisa (Wayne Hills) 32.5; 4. Alyssa Harden (Wayne Valley) 31.9; 5. Nicolette Albano (Wayne Hills) 30.25 page 12

fourth-year coach Jenn Levirne, pulled out to an easy team victory in the field of seven squads from Bergen, Essex and Passaic Counties. Ramapo built up a huge 13.1 point advantage over runnerup West Milford as Samantha Marion led a 1-2 finish by the Green Raiders in the vault competition. Isabella Even-Chen led the way

as Ramapo flipped to a 1-2-3 finish in the floor exercise Sahara Gipson and her teammates occupied the top five places in the uneven bars. Senior Lauren Casey added a gold medal effort in the balance beam. Senior Julia Dugas won the all-around competition to spur Indian Hills to a 97.47 – 90.05 triumph over Wayne Hills in the

season opening dual meet for both squads. Dugas accumulated a point total of 33.35 that included first place finished in the balance beam (9.2) and floor exercise (9.25). Her teammate Braeske won the uneven bars (8.05) while the Lady Patriots’ Courtney Conforth placed first in the vault (8.55).

BALANCE BEAM 1. Lauren Casey (Ramapo) 8.95; 2. Emmy McNamara (West Milford) 8.6; 3T. Tonia Golam (Wayne Valley) 8.45; 3T. Lauren Kish (Ramapo) 8,45; 5. Rhonda Eralba (Ramapo) 8.4; 6. Sahara Gipson (Ramapo) 8.2; 7. Nicole Zisa (Wayne Hills) 8.15.9; 8T. Alyssa Hardin (Wayne Valley 8.05; 8T. Jill Koonly (Indian Hills) 8.05; 10. Anne Braeske (Indian Hills) 7.9

Milford) 9.1; 5. Courtney Conforth (Wayne Hills) 9.0; 6. Alexa O’Hanna (Wayne Valley) 8.6; 7. Anne Braeske (Indian Hills) 8.55; 8T. Nicolette Albano (Wayne Hills) 8.5; 8T. Tonia Golam (Wayne Valley) 8.5; 8T. Sydney Llewellyn (West Milford) 8.5

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UNEVEN BARS 1. Sahara Gipson (Ramapo) 9.4; 2. Isabella Even-Chen (Ramapo) 9.2; 3. Kara Giacose (Ramapo) 9.1; 4. Samantha Marion (Ramapo) 8.7; 5. Lauren Kish (Ramapo) 8.4; 6. Julia Dugas (Indian Hills) 8.1; 7. Anne Braeske (Indian Hills) 8.05; 8T. Tonia Golam (Wayne Valley) 7.6; 8T. Emily McNamara (West Milford) 7.6;

VAULT 1. Samantha Marion (Ramapo) 9.45; 2T. Isabella Even-Chen (Ramapo) 9.4; 2T. Sahara Gipson (Ramapo) 9.4; 4. Kara Giacose (Ramapo) 9.05; 5T. Anne Braeske (Indian Hills) 8.6; 5T. Courtney Conforth (Wayne Hills) 8.6; 7T. Doria Centineo (Indian Hills) 8.55; 7T. Alyssa Harden (Wayne Valley) 8.56; 9T. Nicolette Albano (Wayne Hills) 8.5; 9T. Sydney Llewellyn (West Milford) 8.5

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Green Knights Ranked No. 1 in Metropolitan Tri-State Area By Dennis Wilson St. Joseph Regional/Montville, the top-ranked team in the tri-state area of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York in the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association pre-season rankings, exploded to a 28-0 lead by the end of the first quarter in rolling to a 35-0 blanking of Wayne Hills on October 4th in Wayne. Scoring four different ways,

the die was cast quickly. Qual Jefferson raced 30 yards into the end zone, senior quarterback Spencer Aukamp hooked up with Ronald Edwards on a 34-yard TD pitch, Anthony Paolello scooped up a fumble and returned it 15 yards for a TD before Devin Cividini picked off a Patriot aerial and raced 55 yards to paydirt. Head coach Tony Karcich’s Green Knights surged to a 35-

0 lead by halftime in routing New Smyrna Beach (FL) 49-13 at Overpeck County Park in Palisades Park earlier. Auamp threw for 134 yards including TD tosses of nine yards to Mark Fossati and 32 yards to Austin Triglia and tacked on a 17 yard TD dash to close out the first half scoring. Keyon Washington demonstrated versatility in reaching the end zone on an 18-yard

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to Ohio resulted in the Paladins’ 44-10 victory over St. Ignatius (OH) as Tyrone Washington turned in a pair of highlights. He hauled in a 50-yard TD strike from Steven Shanley in the third quarter and raced 95 yards into the end zone in the fourth quarter when he picked off an interception. Shanley added TD strikes of 10 yards to Dejon Harrison and 25 yards to Jabril Peppers. The Paladins defeated Delbarton 30-19 in a confrontation of Bergen and Morris County non-public powers. Defensive tackle Nick Flores registered two quarterback sacks and forced a fumble to highlight the defense while Stanley recorded 157 yards through the air, including trio of TD tosses. Bergen Catholic dropped a 20-17 decision to Bishop Gorman of Nevada when the Gaels scored the winning sixpointer with 31 ticks remaining on the game clock. Senior signal caller Colin McGovern passed for 147 yards, pitching a three-yard TD strike to junior tight end Mike Aniello to complete the opening drive. The Crusaders led 10-7 at the intermission when Travis Feather split the uprights with a 30-yard field goal. The Crusaders rolled to a 56-26 romp of Jordan (UT) building up a 42-2o advantage by halftime as McGovern connected on three TD strikes of 22 yards to Jelani Ray Garvin, 23 yards to Garrett Dickerson and two yards to Aniello. Corey Russo rushed into the end zone to cap off runs of one, five, two and 82 yards. Defensive end Kurt editor@sportsfitnesswellness.com

Holuba was outstanding, recording five quarterback sacks. On October 5th in Oradell, St. Peter’s Prep, pulled out a 25-18 victory over Bergen Catholic in the final two minutes. After BC tied the game with a TD with 2:24 to go, Jonathan Hilliman broke a 60-yard scoring run for St. Peter’s (5-0) at the 1:53 mark, then intercepted a pass to ice St. Peter’s first win over BC since 2009. Bergen Catholic fell to 1-4. Don Bosco Prep’s trip to California ended in a 28-25 loss to Mission Viejo in overtime after the Ironmen had rallied from a 13-0 deficit at the intermission. Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks keyed the comeback, rushing five and nine yards to paydirt. Cliffside Park’s roster was down to 13 healthy players, prompting athletic director John Lombardo to forfeit its September 27 contest Mahwah. The Thunderbirds took full advantage of their extra rest the following week, shutting down Ramsey 28-0 on Friday night, October 4. Robert Askew began the scoring with a three yard run into the end zone in the first quarter. Quarterback Jason Stepp then rushed for a 6 yard TD in the second quarter and connected with Stephen Soria late in the fourth for another to account for 14 more points. Ryan Remo closed out the game with a long 52 yard run to paydirt. Zack Freguletti converted all four of his PATs as Mahwah upped their season record to 4-0. In a traditional rivalry, Wayne Hills rallied in overtime to defeat Wayne Valley 17-14 when FOOTBALL continued on page 16

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Erik Martinez split the uprights with a 34-yard field goal. Trailing 14-0 at the intermission, the Hills scored 17 unanswered points at crunch time, starting with a 28 yard TD run by senior quarterback Justin DeGroat. Junior running back Justin Hogan blasted two yards into the end zone to knot the score at 14-14 and set the stage for the winning field goal. Wayne Valley had put the first points on the board with 3:27 remaining in the second when junior running back came out of the backfield to snare a six-yard TD strike from senior quarterback Billy Crank. With seven ticks left until the halftime break, Crank flipped a second TD aerial to aerial to DeLuise. On October 4th, Crank tossed TD passes of 32 and 20 yards to Dave Drozjock in the fourth quarter that snapped a scoreless deadlock to propel the Indians to a 14-0 victory over Passaic Valley. In a modern-day cooperative matchup, the combined Palisades Park/Leonia squad defeated Waldwick/Midland Park 21-16. Following a scoreless opening quarter, Adeyemi put the initial six-pointer on the board on a 14-yard blast into the end zone and Palisades Park/Leonia never trailed. DaSilva hit Malik St. Hilaire with a 55-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, sandwiching a pair of TD aerials thrown by Waldwick/Midland Park’s Evan Pagliel of 59 yards to Jeremy Zaukas and 18 yards to Rich Cericola. With the score knotted at 14-14, Taj Higgins’ two yard smash into the end zone proved to be the winning

Kicker Zack Freguletti converted all four PATs on the night for the Thunderbirds.

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Walker excelled on the defensive side of the ball in the trenches as forced two fumbles, recovered one and recorded a pair of sacks as the Indians blanked Passiac under the lights. Another defensive gem was produced by Ridgefield’s Benny Turano who recovered a fumble in the end zone for the only six-pointer of the game as the Royals defeated Hawthorne 7-0. Special teams accolades went to St. Joseph Regional/Montvale senior place kicker Mark Fossati who split the uprights seven times when the Green Knights routed Bergen Catholic 49-6, raising his career total to 154 a he eclipsed the existing mark of 154 held by Andrew Giuliani, son of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Pascack Hills’ Anthony Marchetti was the offense when the Cowboys defeated Dumont 26-12 in a Big North, scoring all four touchdowns and added a 21-yard reception. Dan Severino produced a major impact on both sides of the line of scrimmage when Wallington defeated Emerson 23-9. He recorded seven tackles, picked off a pair of interceptions and recovered a fumble while on offense he hauled in four aerials for 101 yards and a touchdown.

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I-95 Sports Net A Local Idea with a Bright Future By Dennis Wilson Elmwood Park Memorial High School alumnus Bobby “Blackjack” Guarente came up with the idea to broadcast football games at his high school alma mater. Like all sport’s dreams, a project must establish a business plan with an attainable target to become a success and that is the path Guarente has pursued. Last year, the Crusaders were making an improbable run to the state playoffs and league title. Led by a sophomore quarterback with a famous sports last name in town and two emerging senior wide receivers each well over six feet tall, the town itself and its graduates slowly took notice. Attendance at the home games grew as the one loss Crusaders appeared destined to make the state playoffs. The words “state playoffs” and “Elmwood Park Crusaders” were not joined often, so the prospect of the team qualifying for the states was noticed by graduates all over the East Coast and beyond. Guarente was soon part of a handful of fans in attendance each week, posting scores on his Facebook page and answering texts from alum/fans not in attendance. From this, the idea of live sports broadcasting and I-95 Sports Net was born. Guarente, remembering his days in the school, decided to not only broadcast the Crusader’s football games, but have students learn what he couldn’t back in the day. He wanted students from Elmwood Park Memorial High School itself to call the games on his I-95 Sports Net, basically creating internship opportunities. He developed a business plan and brought it to EPHS Athletic Director Jillian Torrento who liked the idea and passed it along to the page 18

Board of Education. The Board members also loved the concept and approved Guarente to broadcast the games. He now has three student interns helping out calling the games and the interest is growing. In fact, the students will be learning the craft from a professional broadcaster soon with basketball and baseball games also on tap going forward. Learning the broadcast industry has been a challenge for Guarente who has been provided a media pass by Rutgers University. Seated in the press box for the Scarlet Knights football game, he has added a collegiate segment as he develops I-95 Sports Net. His “idea” has grown from getting the word on the Crusaders to increasing high school and college coverage in the I-95 corridor, first in New Jersey and later on the

East Coast. A sum of $325 was the cost of the Inaugural New York City Marathon, an idea of the 1970s that has become a multi-million dollar event. Guarente’s business plan is based on a

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Michael Sondej led a 1-2-3 finish as the Crusaders raced to a 17-46 victory over DePaul in a Big North Conference dual meet competition. Sondej completed the 5,000-meter course in 17:44 with teammate Joe Ludwig following in second place with a clocking of 17:54 and Dan Lynch placing third in 18:14. Matt Morano placed fifth with a time of 18:15.

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Keeper Michael Pavan recorded a shutout “W” between the pipes when he stopped five shots on a goal to spur the Crusaders to a 1-0 shutout over Paramus Catholic in a Big North confrontation. Cameron Zamanian netted the only goal of the game in the second half off an assist from Richard Capone.

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A trio of Ironmen found the back of the Paramus Catholic cage as he Ironmen defeated the Paladins 3-0 in a Big North Conference boys soccer match on October 3. Mak Hedgesen, Robbie Passarino and Vincent Salvaggio provided the scoring power with Chris Bozzini and Fabio Macias contributing assists. DBP had opened the boys’ soccer campaign with five straight successes, including a 2-1 triumph over Bergen Catholic. Sam Jankun and Brooks Rubino netted the Ironmen goals with Mark Sisco credited with an assist. Keeper Moritz Eisold turned aside six shots on goal. Sweeping the first five places, Don Bosco Prep cruised to a 1540 triumph over St. Joseph Regional/Montvale in a Big North Conference boys cross country meet. Alex Zeepvat broke the tape, posting the winning clocking of 17:21 while Jack Costello was runner with a time of 17:28. Joseph Erskine placed third in 17:34 and David Rosas posted the same time in fourth while Connor Lenahan was fifth with a clocking of 17:54.

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Sophia Gulljai netted the only goal of the game as Immaculate Heart Academy pulled out a 1-0 victory over Bridgewater-Raritan in a girls’ soccer match. Alex Misropian assisted on the second-half goal as the Blue Eagles built up a 21-7 advantage in shots on goal with keeper Taylor Lupi making seven saves for the shutout. IHA coasted to a 20 sweep of DePaul in a big North Conference girls’ volleyball match as the unbeaten Blue Eagles claimed their eighth straight victim, wining by scores of 2513 and 25-10. Larysa Iwaskiw share high-team honors in kills with Emma Ray and scooped up 10 digs while setter Caitlin Floyd distributed 22 assists. Hailey Bussolino, the IHA ace of staff, dominated in the first singles competition, posting a 6-0, 6-0 shutout to propel the Blue Eagles to a 5-0 rout of DePaul. Her sister Reagan won 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles slot while Kylie McDevitt breezed 6-0, 60. The top doubles team of Alexandra Piegza and Megan Swords rolled 6-1, 6-0 with the No. 2 tandem of Kushal Dave and Caroline Sollito winning 6-0, 6-0.

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Emma Daly netted a pair of goals and dished off an assist to spur the Lady anthers to a 5-1 victory over Eastern Christian in a NJIC girls’ soccer match. Caitlin Calllahan and Jaci Mills both chipped in with a goal and assist while Caroline Taylor added a solo goal. Frankie Evans and Emily Rabens were credited with assists while goalie Sarah Gross made four saves. Mehan Donohue spiked 11 kills as Glen Rock cruised to a 2-0 win over Hawthorne in a NJIC girls’ volleyball match, winning games of 25-11 and 25-10. Setter Killeen McDonald directed the attack, distributing 13 assists while Donohue scooped a dozen digs.

Glen Rock led all the way in routing Manchester Regional 38-14 on the gridiron. Brady Miler plunged twice into the end zone from one yard out while Ryan Pulford chipped in with TD runs of two and nine yards in the third quarter.

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Maddie Lembo distributed eight assists to propel the Lady Spartans to a 2-0 rout of Paterson Kennedy in a Big North girls’ volleyball match, winning games of 25-11 and 25-8. Her sister Amanda spiked three kills while Megan Ilievski scooped up five digs. In a 2-1 triumph over powerful Clifton, Erin Glooy spiked 20 kills and 16 digs with Maddie Lembo dishing off 28 assists and her sister Amanda along with Abigail Symons picking up 16 digs.

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Jorge Pelayo found the back of the Patriot’s cage for the only goal of the game as the Spartans defeated Wayne Hills 1-0 in double overtime. Luis Mendoza was credited with an assist while goalie Troy Teresa made five saves in the Big North boys soccer match.

Julia Collins, Danielle Connolly and Samantha Weir netted goals Indian Hills defeated Wayne Hills 2-0 in a Big North Conference girls’ volleyball match. Setter Jewel Smolenski directed the offense, distributing 15 assists while Stephanie Chalmers scooped up to propel Indian Hills to a 3-1 victory over the Academy of the Holy Angels. Kayla Pillari distributed a pair of assists and Baylee White was credited with an assist while keeper Anna Sasson stopped five shots on goal. Indian Hills blanked Hackensack 5-0 in a Big North girls’ tennis match. Morgan McGuire, the Braves ace of staff, won 62, 6-1 at No. 1 singles while Sabrina Chase coasted 6-2, 6-3 in the second position and Melanie Zenn rolled 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. Arlene Bangatto and Taylor Stanley won 6-3, 63 in the first doubles slot with Suni Shah and Caroline Smith posting a 6-0, 6-4 win at second doubles. Indian Hills breezed to a 2-0 triumph over Wayne Hills in a Big North girls’ volleyball match. Setter Jewell Smolenski directed the offense, distributing 15 assists while Stephanie Chalmers scooped up 13 digs and Julia Ferraro spiked four kills.

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Erin Jaffee and Sarah Jordan tallied two goals apiece to fuel the Lady Thunderbirds 6-1 win over Dumont in a Big North girls’ soccer match. Erica Civerchia and Emily Jordan added solo goals while Valeria Busch was credited with a pair of assists and keeper Emily Santos made two saves. (201) 264-3660

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Britni Jaskot passed off 13 assists to direct the Thunderbirds to a 2-0 conquest of Dwight Morrow in a Bog North girls’ volleyball match, winning by scores of 25-16 and 257. Rachel Monaco picked up six digs while Taylor Jaffee spiked five kills. Mahwah opened its quest for the NJIAA North Jersey Section I, Group III girls’ tennis title by ousting Indian Hills 50. Alyssa Baldi, the ace of staff, coasted 6-2, 6-2 in the matchup of first singles players while Tori May rolled 6-3, 6-0 at second singles and Ashna Kapoor battled to a 75, 3-6, 10-8 (8-4) win in the No. 3 singles slot. Laurence Chanut and Alexa DiDomizion won 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 at first doubles with tandem of Alexa Ollarnyk and Kelly Pushie posting 6-1, 7-5 success.

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In girls’ volleyball, the Lady Highlanders trounced Hackensack 2-0, coasting to wins of 25-13 and 25-13. Setter Lilly Scanzillo distributed nine assists while Alex Garret slammed six kills and scooped up six digs. Mamary Rudy netted a first half goal off an assist from Portnoy Cal and keeper Alex Lam turned aside the three official shots on goal to register a shutout “W” between the posts.

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Shannon Hubert distributed 13 assists and slamming six kills to spur Ramapo to a 20 triumph over Passaic Valley in a Big North Conference girls’ volleyball matchup, winning games of 25-22 and 25-21. Megan Gambuti and Kia Saluppo shared high-matching honors for digs, scooping seven apiece. Ramapo improved to 11-1 in girls’ tennis by blanking Immaculate Heart Academy 5-0. Lisa Jourvleva dominated in the first singles slot, winning 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2 singles, Ariel Omar won 6-1, 6-2 and Abbey Roberts completed the singles sweep with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at third singles. Caroline Chagares scored a goal and dished off an assist to key Ramapo to a 3-1 victory over Ridgewood in a Big North Conference girls’ soccer match. Sommer Cochran and Nicole Sturno added solo goals with assists credited to Abby Adams and Katherine Brzozowski while keeper Lizzie Stellakis made four saves.

Setter Liz Potenzano distributed a match-high 17 assists to power Midland Park to a 2-0 triumph over Hawthorne Christian in a NJIC girls’ volleyball clash, winning games of 25-20 and 25-17. Danielle Grannuzo scooped up a dozen digs and Rachel Farmer spiked 10 kills. Mary LiPuma and Samantha Skretkowitz tallied goals as Midland Park defeated Hawthorne Christian 2-1 in a NJIC girls’ soccer match. Kayla Criscenzo and Abbie Wostbrock distributed assists while keeper Tess Steuerwald stopped three shots on goal. Midland Park improved to 3-5 on the tennis courts with a victory over Immaculate Conception/Lodi in a NJIC meeting. In the clash of first singles players, Zoey Adams coasted to a -3, 6-2 victory while Nikole Pogodin excelled in the second singles slot, breezing to a 6-2, 6-0 win. The crucial hid team point was provided by the second doubles team of Jenny Cho and Brianna Lelinho who won 6-2, 6-2. Johnny Fonseca netted a pair of goals with Brian Roberts passing off assists on both scores but Midland Park dropped a 4-2 decision to Hasbrouck Heights.

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Kendall Magliato and Lauren O’Keefe both netted two goals and distributed assists while Nora Verhoff chipped in with a goal and assist as the Lady Highlanders coasted to a 6-0 win over Hackensack in field hockey. Caitlin Davis added a solo goal with Mryclare Mastriano and Jordan Paton dishing of assists. Northern Highlands extended its winning streak to 56 straight on Thursday, October 3 by trouncing Tenafly 7-0 in Allendale. Clare Shea netted a pair of goals with Caitlyn Bach, Eva Hurm, Claire Nam, Lidsay Skrout and Ariel Somple adding solo goals. Hurm, Maddie Heaney, Madison Kahn, Hillary McElwain and Casey Richards dished off assists and keeper Kayla Katt was credited with the shutout.

Kayla Adams and Toni Ann D’Agostino combined on seven saves to pitch a shutout as the Lady Paladins blanked Bergenfield 3-0 in a Big North girls soccer match. Juliana Mascellli, Gemma Perez and Mairead Ruane netted solo goals with Gabrielle Vicar credited with two assists. Sweeping the singles matches, Paramus Catholic defeated Passaic Valley 4-1 in a big North tennis meeting. Kasja Sisojevic cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at first singles and Katie Laplasti rallied to win 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8-5) in the No. 2 singles slot. Dana Englander dominated at third singles, winning 60, 60. The top doubles team of Isabel Agapito and Michelle Chi won 6-1, 6-0. In a non-conference matchup, the Paladins blanked Garfield 2-0 in girls’ volleyball match, winning games of 25-14 and 25-10. Jessica Bren was the Lady Paladins’ standout, spiking eight kills and scooping up 11 digs while setter Caitlin Hakk directed the attack, distributing eight assists. Halil Yener posted a shutout in the goal, stopping five shots as the Paladins blanked Pascack Valley 1-0. Brian Rizzi netted the only goal in the second half off an assist from JoJo Strobino.

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In a best of-five format, Ramsey trounced Irvington (NY) 3-0, winning games by identical scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 2513. Setter Marlee O’Keefe was credited with six assists, Danielle Remy recorded five kills and Autumn Baspicked up four digs. Ramsey built up a 15-5 advantage in shots on goal and posted a 3-1 victory over River Dell in a big North Conference girls’ soccer match. Courtney Dadinos, Nicole Moor and Kailey O’Keefe scored for the Rams with Geeja Martone distributing a pair of assists and Victoria Pesco dishing off one. Sharing the assignment in the goal were Molly Barrow and Christina Espositio who split four saves. Jana Montes stopped a pair of shots on goal as Ramsey blanked Hackensack 5-0 in a field hockey matchup. Victoria Corrison scored twice and passed off an assist to highlight attack. Lia DiPiazza, Grace Fassler and Annie Young added solo goals while Kassidy Shetler was credited with two assists and Mary Pless dished off an assist. Ramsey swept the first three places in defeating Mahwah 1941 in a Big North girls’ cross-country dual meet. Victoria Clinton broke the tape in 20:49 with Courtney Porfido following in 22:00 and Abigail Zammit in third with a time of 22:11.

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Ridgewood pulled out a 2-1 triumph over Paramus in a Big North Conference girls’ soccer match. Despite the score, the Lady Maroons dominated the action on the field, building up a 17-3 advantage in shots on goal as keeper Olivia Shaw had to make only two saves. Darby Kiernan captured the offensive spotlight, netting both goals unassisted. Yurina Harada captured the all-around title with a point total of 37.375 when the Lady Maroons dropped a 110.3-105.3 verdict to Ramapo in the North Jersey Gymnastics League, Harada won the floor exercise with a score of 9.5.

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Trailing 1-0 at the intermission, Wayne Valley rallied in the second half to defeat Fair Lawn 2-1 in a Big North Conference boys’ soccer match. Keeper Ben French pitched a second half shutout, finishing with seven saves while Andrew Vecere scored a goal and dished off an assist on the game-winning tally by Alex Kokos. Blerim Claku chipped in with an assist.

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Wayne Valley crushed Paterson Eastside 2-0 in a Big North Conference girls’ volleyball match. Erin Azler, Alyssa Green and Melissa Swigler spiked three kills apiece while Michelle Ziegler distributed seven assists and Nicole Paduano picked up a pair of digs as the unbeaten Lady Indians upped their record to 8-00.

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Madison Carlucci turned in a hat trick performance, netting three goals and distributing an assist, as she ignited Wayne Valley to a 7-0 rout of Hackensack in a Northeast Conference field hockey matchup. Dominique Sandu scored twice with Molly Dimas and Allison Pignatelo contributing to the scoring parade. Assists were credited to Rachel Kaiser, Samantha Peterson and Marissa Schneeloch while keeper Alex Piekarz made seven saves.

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Paced by Greg King, Saddle River Day swept cross country dual meets with Hawthorne Christian (19-38) and Midland Park (19-39). King completed the 5,000-meter course in 19:49 with Brian Mulligan placing second 20:13 and Dylan Savory following with a clocking of 21:05.

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Dominating all five matches, Saddle River Day routed Immaculate Conception/Lodi 5-0 in a NJIC girls’ tennis engagement as the unbeaten Lady Rebels improved to 8-0. Izzy McMahon, the ace of staff, cruised 6-0, 6-3 in the meeting of No. 1 singles players while Danielle Miller at second singles and Sophia Suprunova at third singles, served blanks, winning by identical 60, 6-0 scores. The top tandem of Janan Fugel and Nikki Westerduin posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory while second doubles duo of Lauren Fox and Kristina Pavlovic won 6-1, 6-4.

Dennis Reyes recorded a hat trick performance, scoring three goals and distributing an assist to fuel Waldwick’s 50 rout of Saddle Brook in an NJIC boys’ soccer match. Remaining unbeaten at 7-0, the Warriors turned a 1-0 halftime advantage into a five goal rout as Joey DeRosa and Doug Palmadessa added goals. Assists were credited to Chris Cameron Sean Hillringhouse, Doug Palmadessa and Chris Revello while keeper Dan Walsh needed only one save to preserve the shutout. Waldwick defeated Hasbrouck Heights 4-1 in a NJIC girls’ tennis match, sweeping the singles matches in straight set. Sabrina Forte, the ace of staff, coasted to a 6-1, 6-3 victory at first singles while Linda Buffington recorded a 7-5, 6-2 win in the No. 2 slot. Cailyn Ullman won 6-2, 7-5 at third singles while the first doubles duo of Angela Boddy and Katie Degelmann coasted 6-0, 6-2. Francesa Faffaele, Kristina Favo and Marissa Santo supplied the goals as the Lady Warriors defeated Saddle River Day 3-1 in a NJIC girls’ soccer match. Brianna Gallagher contributed a pair of assists and Erin Archer added a solo one.

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Cresskill’s Wengerter Invited to USA Football Bowl By Dennis Wilson Cresskill’s Brendan Wengerter, a 6-0, 208-pound senior linebacker for Franklin & Marshall, was honored as the Centennial Conference Defensive layer of the Week. The former Cougar standout tied a school record with four sacks in the Diplomats’ 46-16 win over Juniata as he registered 13 tackles and forced a fumble. Wengerter has reached double-digit tackles in three of the four games this year and has registered at least one sack in every contest. Based on his outstanding efforts, he has been invited to participate in the 20th Annual USA Football Bowl, a four-day Festival in Hoover, Alabama promoted by USA College Football over the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend in January. Villanova University sophomore quarterback John Robertson of Paramus was named

the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Player of the Week. Robertson earned the award for his play in a 35-6 win over Penn when completed 19-of-28 for 266 yards and three touchdowns to go with 15 carries for 132 yards and a score. All total, he amassed 398 yards of total offense and was the second straight week that he has run for over 100 yards. After four games this season, Robertson leads Villanova in rushing with 373 yards on 58 carries (6.4 avg.) and four touchdowns and he has completed 56-of-86 for 728 yards to go with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Lodi’s Joe Falato, a freshmen defensive lineman at Montclair State University, was chosen the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Defensive Rookie of the Week after helping the Red Hawks secure a homeopening 17-16 victory over Salve Regina. He recorded five

tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of eight yards, forced a fumble and produced a quarterback hurry in his first collegiate game played at Sprague Field. Bergenfield’s Corey White, a sophomore 6-2, 196-pound wide receiver for Stonehill (MA), hauled in a five receptions for a career-high 107 yards and three touchdowns as the Skyhawks routed St. Anslem (NH) 52-24 in an NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference contest.

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deep incline, your stabilizers, tendons and core are continuously firing. Pistols, much more than machines or bilateral, two legged exercises, increase your strength more efficiently. As far as injury prevention, the development of the synergy with these muscles of the leg — all at once — is incredible. I experienced a trilateral break of my left leg which resulted in 10 screws and a 5” plate being installed. I used Pistols as part of the rehabilitation process. I realize that whole industries have been built and billions spent on leg muscle “isolation” machines. However, when you walk, perform a task or athletic event — do you ever isolate your gastrocs, quads or hammys? The answer is a resounding “No”. Unless you’ve experienced some type of injury to a specific area, you will be creating asymmetries by muscle isolation. If you have a leg extension/hamstring machine, do yourself favor and sell it for scrap metal and practice your Pistols! So, how do we achieve the proper execution of this Ultimate Leg Exercise? You need to employ progressions and at times, regressions. This exercise, up to a certain weight, is more easily achieved with a kettlebell. The counter weight aides your downward momentum. One of the best books on the subject is Coach Paul Wade’s Convict Conditioning: ht t p ://www.d ragondo or. com/?apid=4640 and visit products/books. The progressions enroute achieving the Pistol are the best available. To start your Pistol Training, you must first be able to perform narrow stance squats. Once you are able to do 20 or so, you are ready to attempt shifting the weight from two legs to one. I believe the best methods to improve your Pistol is with both Top Down and Bottom Up motions. Maintaining tension throughout the full

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The Pistol (Single Leg Squat): The most difficult and beneficial leg exercise — period. The training enroute a butt to heel Pistol develops balance, trunk stability and incredible leg strength. There are weight lifters that can full squat 500 to 600 pounds, yet they collapse and fall over when attempting the Pistol. Let me relay a little story to you. I was cornering at a UFC Event in Houston in 2011 and went out for a bit of R & R before the fight, once my fighter was in bed. As a typical occurrence, the supporting fight team trainers and coaches usually run into each other and discuss their “Trade Secrets” and training methods. As it happened, I ran into a couple of other trainers in a local watering hole (that’s another name for a bar incase the younger crowd is wondering what I’m talking about.) So I’m talking to a couple of the other trainers and we strike up a conversation about strength training, what works best, how we train, etc… Our conversation moves onto squats. Now both of these guys were around 30 years old and are built like brick outhouses. They could both squat in excess of 600 lbs, but were not overweight or disproportionate. We started talking about the one-legged squat (Pistol) and I proceeded to demonstrate a few of them. They, of course, had to try and promptly fell over — on every attempt. Not a clean pistol performed between the both of them. I now had their attention. The balance, core strength and overall athletic development gained from performing the Pistol are incomparable. In most athletic events (even in walking!) you are placing all of your weight on one foot and then the other. When you make a “cut” on the field, quickly hop from one side to the other or have to scale a

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range of the movement is tantamount, especially at the bottom of the Pistol. That is the point where most people lose their tension and collapse. Go down into a full narrow stance squat and thrust one foot forward and then go up. Be sure to stomp your Pistol foot into the ground and drive your power through the heel of the unweighted leg. Grunting and focused hissing, especially when you are first learning, is very helpful. Again, creating and maintaining the tension throughout the whole movement is essential. For the Top Down training — employ the use of a bench and once your buttocks touches the bench, EXPLODE Upward. When practicing the Bottom Up training, use a rope or band thrown over a high bar. While you improve, you’ll have to use your arms less and less to help you come out of the bottom position. There are also a variety of steps explained thoroughly in Coach Paul Wades Convict Conditioning book. Once you

start to develop the ability to perform the Pistol, do it from a raised platform so that your unweighted leg does not have to be held so high. When you can perform 5 or more on a raised platform, you are ready to try a Pistol from the floor. The actual amount of repetitions before you are ready to move to the next step may vary from individual to individual. However, the numbers listed are good guidelines. There are more advanced levels of the pistol as well. One or two hands raised in the air adds an element of difficulty and makes the Pistol a truly Elite Movement. You may add weight. It is true that a smaller kettlebell makes performing the movement a bit easier, but once you start increasing the weight or use two kettlebells or a barbell, then you have significantly increased the difficulty of the movement. As Always, Train Hard & Train Often! — Coach Phil www.kettlebellking.com

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Local Runners Excel in Ramsey Runs By Dennis Wilson Hackensack’s Sean Boyle pulled away from the pack of 164 runners to race through the tape in 17:51.83 as the 40-year old built a cushion of one minute, 25 seconds at the finish of the Jack McKeown/Ramsey 5K Run on Saturday (September 21). Westwood’s 22-year old Zack Mower was runnerup with a clocking of 19:16.01. Saddle River’s 12-year old Emily Spence led the field of 71 females to the finish as she turned in a time of 20:49.02 while placing ninth overall. In the age division competitions, fastest to the finish in their age brackets were Allendale’s 54-year old Susan Karsiotis, Hawthorne’s 12-year old Tyler Rumsey, 28-year old Lauren Harvey and 61-year old Diane Haverty, Mahwah’s 70-year old Paul Doxey, Ramsey’s 10-year old Michael Laino, 12-year old

Emily Spence, 13-year old Kathleen DiVerio, 15-year old David Mende, 16-year old Kiersten Meyers, 17-year old Amanda Emmer, 24-year old Lauren Mende, 34-year old Jonathan Flood, 36year old Jennifer DiPilato, Westwood’s 22-year old Zack Mower plus Wyckoff’s 62-year old Hugo DelBove. Capturing runnerup awards were Mahwah’s 27-year old Kathleen Kulish and 87-year old Mike DeLuco, Midland Park’s 53-year old Raymond Paul, Montvale’s 41-year old Dave Laguidara, Oakland’s Roni Dorsey, Ramsey’s nine-year old Maddie Natoli, 10year old Trevor Telfian, 12-year old Josie Ascione, 13-year old Claire D’Elia, 16-year old Matt Emer, 30-year old Francesca Reganato, 49-year old Joani Rauch, 69-year old Betsy Van Dyke, Wyckoff’s 24-year old Michael Bacsik, Placing third were Dumont’s 53-year old Amy Fischer, Mah-

wah’s 29-year old Ryan Cassidy, Ramsey’s nine-year old duo of Mark Oliver and Brianna Salvo, 11year old Drew Natoli, 12-year old Riley Brown, 31-year old Cassie Minicucci and 42-year old Josh Curley along with Ridgewood’s 62-year old Rosemary Bell. Washington Township’s 48-year old John Hogan led Ramsey’s 34-year old Robert Lythgoe to the tape by 25 yards to win the 10,000-meter division of the Ramsey 10K Run. Ramey’s Aurora Kramer was the fastest in the field of 40 females, crossing the line 11th overall as the 41-year old was clocked in 42:30.06 at the completion of the 6.2-mile course. Racing to first place in their age groups were Paramus’ 61-year old Peter Molyneux, Ramsey’s 23-year old Kara Baumiller, 24year old Chris Badaraco, 26-year old Stephen Botta, 28-year old Megan Rice, 34-year old Robert

Lythgoe, 39-year old Jen Lepori, 52-year old Joann Malvasi, River Edge’s 61-year old Judy Fitzpatrick, along with Wyckoff’s 57year old Scott Vandervliet and 74-year old Raymond Bondy. Picking up second place awards were Hackensack’s 44-year old Miguel Apolinar, Hawthorne’s 27year old Jonathan Harvey, Mahwah’s 54-year old Mike Dunne, River Edge’s 36-year old Christy Della Pente, Ramsey’s 46-year old Liza Woznicki, 40-year old Jennifer Natoli, River Vale’s 58year old Patricia Kutner, Saddle Brook’s 31-year old Michael Miller, Waldwick’s 61-year old Tim Nestler plus Woodcliff Lake’s 74year old Howard Silver. Finishing in third place were Hackensack’s 64-year old Bill Wilde, Mahwah’s 39-year old Stacey Cherven and 58-year old Laura Burnham along with Ramsey’s 52-year old Kris Kinscherf.

Jack McKeown/Ramsey 5K & 10K Runs Ramsey 5K Run 1. Sean Boyle, Hackensack, 17:51.83; 2. Zack Mower, Westwood, 19:16.01; 3. Dave Laquidara, Montvale, 19:38.93; 5. Raymond Paul, Midland Park, 20:10.08; 6. Josh Curley, Ramsey, 20:15.81; 7. John Zurflueh, Pompton Plains, 20:20.52; 8. Jonathan Flood, Ramsey, 20:26.13; 9. Emily Spence, Saddle River, 20:49.02; 10. Peter Engelhardt, Paterson, 21:28.67; 13. Michael Walker, Saddle Brook, 22:15.71; 14. Paul Rostkowski, Ramsey, 22:36.23; 16. Scott Chiusano, Oakland,

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Ramsey 10K Run 1. John Hogan, Washington Township, 36:29.68; 2. Robert Lythgoe, Ramsey, 37:46.99; 3. Miguel Apolinar, Hackensack, 40:09.39; 4. Scott Vandervliet, Wyckoff, 40:52.79; 5. Stephen Botta, Ramsey, 41:42.42; 6. Michael Walker, Saddle Brook, 41:48.58; 7. Chris Taylor, Ramsey, 41:58.77; 8. Jonathan Harvey, Hawthorne, 41:59.05; 9. Ken Schmarge, Ramsey, 42:04.76; 10. Mike Dunne, Mahwah, 42:18.88; 11. Aurora Kramer, Ramsey, 42:30.06; 12. Ed Harrington, Ramsey, 42:35.75; 13. John Walsh, Ramsey, 43:04.33; 14. Jen Lepori, Ramsey, 43:16.04; 15. Sandin Feuss, Ramsey, 43:46.83; 17. Jeremy Eleazar, Ramsey, 44:34.82; 18. Kirk Sawyer, Ramsey, 44:42.51; 20. Christy DellaPenta, River Edge, 45:06.36; 21. Peter Molyneux, Paramus, 45:07.02; 22. Thomas Zeug, Park Ridge, 46:13.81; 23. Kris Kinscherf, Ramsey, 46:54.64; 24. Rick Jahnke, Ramsey, 47:00.17; 25. Glen Karpovich, Ramsey, 47:15.77; 26. Rob Spierenburg, Ramsey, 47:19.93; 27. Kevin Weir, Ramsey, 47:36.97; 28. Kara Baumuller, Ramsey, 47:49.45; 29. John Kobovitch, Allendale, 48:32.37; 30. Chris Badaracco,

Ramsey, 48:34.27; 31. Nick Massas, Ramsey, 48:38.34; 33. Tim Nestler, Waldwick, 49:09.55; 34. David Kjiazek, Ramsey, 49:13.84; 35. James Quinn, Ramsey, 49:46.33; 36. Raymond Bondy, Wyckoff, 50:01.18; 37. Lisa Woznicki, Ramsey, 50:04.53; 38. Franco Fusco, Ramsey, 50:25.00; 39. Greg Verhoff, Oakland, 50:26.86; 40. Stacey Cherven, Mahwah, 51:04.12; 41. Megan Rice, Waldwick, 51:25.10; 42. Jennifer Natoli, Ramsey, 51:44.29; 43. Sharyn Burns, Ramsey, 52:07.47; 44. Joann Malvasi, Ramsey, 52:44.69; 45. Jake Edelson, Ramsey, 53:17.28; 46. Bill Wilde, Hackensack, 53:53.98; 47. Dennis McNerney, Ho-Ho-Kus, 53:59.37; 48. Richard Drason, Woodcliff Lake, 54:02.24; 49. Cheryl Dallara, Ramsey, 54:03.79; 50. Coleen Kennedy, Ramsey, 54:19.20; 51. Patricia Kutner, River Vale, 54:32.52; 52. Daniel Kalschmid, Ramsey, 55:05.81; 53. Matthew Rork, Wyckoff, 55:39.35; 54. Raven Ernst, Ramsey, 55:45.97; 5. Sherry Fusco, Ramsey, 55:46.87; 56. Rachel Sauer, Ramsey, 55:50.45; 57. Noelle Davison, Ramsey, 56:09.29; 58. Maria

Argenziano, Closter, 56:16.00; 59. Mike Petruzzi, Mahwah, 56:37.62; 60. Derek Gamble, Ramsey, 56:38.11; 61. Patrick Newell, Ramsey, 57:29.10;62. Christina Newell, Ramsey, 57:29.16; 63. Laura Burnham, Mahwah, 57:43.75; 65. Michele Osani, Ramsey, 58:45.42; 66. Monica Flood, Ramsey, 59:32.53; 67. Alan Gettis, Norwood, 59:49.93; 68. Barbara Paer, Westwood, 1:00:18.83; 69. Laura DeAngelis, Ramsey, 1:00:30.33; 71. Cathy Howath, Upper Saddle River, 1:00:41.23; 72. Jane Sanders, Woodcliff Lake, 1:02:09.32; 73. Mara Miller, Ramsey, 1:02:10.58; 74. Liz Henky, Ridgewood, 1:02:37.18; 79. Jessica Norcini, Ramsey, 1:06:57.11; 80. Donna Jean Neill, West Milford, 1:07:02.83; 82. Judy Fitzpatrick, River Edge, 1:07:22.67; 83. Christie Fitzgerald, Ridgewood, 1:07:50; 84. Wendy Adair, Hawthorne, 1:08:24.46; 85. Maureen Farrell, Ramsey, 1:11:13.83; 86. Jim Abbott, Ramsey, 1:16:46.50; 87. Howard Silver, Woodcliff Lake, 1:28:52.35; 88. Chris Meyers, Ramsey, 1:31:02.41; 89. Sean Boyle, Hackensack, 1:32:34.51

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By Rick Wolff 1) The younger you can get your child on a travel team, the better. In some teams, travel teams start as early as age 5 or 6. We talked the other day about a soccer program out in LA that draws in kids who are 18 months old. That’s nonsense. Here’s the bottom line on having your kid specialize on a travel team at a tender age. Nobody has ever produced a valid scientific study that shows that having your child play on a travel team at a very early age is going to guarantee their athletic success down the road. Now, think about that. There are no such studies. On the other hand, it’s the instinctive mindset of parents everywhere that if I can somehow give my kid an early start, then that will catapult ahead of their peers. Yeah, I know all those arguments…but I just don’t know if they actually work. However, on the other side of the coin, there are lots of studies that show that burnout is a real problem for kids in their early teens – and burnout usually affects kids who have been playing one sport for a long, page 28

long time on a travel team. Burnout usually hits around the ages of 11 or 12. And when a kid burns out, they rarely come back to the sport. 2) All travel team coaches are certified instructors, have degrees in physical education or psychology, and have a solid background in coaching kids. Just a reminder….ANYBODY can say they’re a travel coach and start their own team. There are no rules, no regulations, and no licenses needed. And in truth, most travel teams — especially at the younger ages — are started by local Dads who are eager to give their own kid a leg-up. And often, these Dads “preappoint” the kids on the team. That is, they quietly arrange to have the “better” athletes in town to be on the team. Then, they have tryouts…but as you might imagine, the die is already cast. It’s very, very hard – and cruel — to have your 8 or 9 year old have their hopes so high when trying out for the team…only to NOT make the team. Even worse, to realize that the team was actually pre-selected by the Dad who runs the team with his buddies.

Bottom line? There’s a lot of good about travel teams…but DO YOUR HOMEWORK first. It’s really caveat emptor. Unlike teachers, who have to be certified by the state in which they work, travel coaches have no such requirements. Unfortunately, too many parents automatically assume that travel coaches are well equipped to work with kids when, in face, they aren’t. Do your homework on any travel team coach before your son or daughter tries out. Never assume that the travel coach has any real credentials as a coach OR that the tryouts are done on an equal basis. 3) The sooner your child specializes in just one sport, the better chance they have of advancing to a higher level (e.g. college, professional ranks). I can’t emphasize this enough….especially for kids who play TEAM sports, bear this in mind – most of today’s top professional athletes didn’t even think to specialize in just one sport until they were in high school, around the age of 15 – 9th or 10th grade. When they were younger, they played a variety of sports, depending on the season. Now, some youth and travel

coaches will pressure kids to just play one sport. Again, be wary of this! In addition to burnout worries, ask yourself: how does your child know which sport will be their best one unless they try a bunch of different sports? When they’re young, let them try a bunch of activities – and then let them decide. How many NFL football players am I watching each Sunday and the commentator says, “This big tight end never even played college football…he played basketball in school.” Or how about Michael Cox, the running back on the Giants? He was a gung-ho ice hockey player growing up… never even touched a football until he was in HS — and yet he’s playing in the NFL, not the NHL. Doug Abrams reminds us that Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was a basketball star in Brooklyn and went to college at the University of Cincinnati as a basketball player. That didn’t seem to get in the way of his pitching career. These kinds of examples are endless. Athletes who didn’t specialize in a sport, or who shifted from one sport to another as they got into HS. editor@sportsfitnesswellness.com

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4) The very best time to teach your youngster how to improve their play is immediately after the game; ideally, in the car ride on the way home while their game actions are still fresh in their mind. That’s the absolute worst time to critique your child! Evaluating their game right after the match is finished will drive them away from the sport - and from you! We haven’t talked about the PGA in awhile…but the PostGame Analysis is still dangerous to inflict on your child. Don’t do it! As a well-meaning parent who wants their kid to improve, DON’T mistake of thinking I have to go over his or her mistakes while the game is still fresh in their head. Wait until a quiet moment later that evening or the next day. For right now, just let them enjoy the moment.

to be safe for kids; otherwise, it would be illegal for the stores to sell these products. While creatine and a number of other nutritional supplement products are legal in most states, that doesn’t mean that they’re healthy for your youngster. Be forewarned! There are no long range medical or scientific studies that show that these supplements are safe to ingest! Problem is…our kids assume that if they are for sale in a nicely colored package or can, they must be safe. Educate your kids!! Understand that not all of these products are approved by the Food and Drug Administration….as such, kids ingest them and sometimes in large quantities (hey, if one dosage is recommended, why not get twice the impact by taking a double dosage?) Warn your kids. That’s your responsibility.

5) A youngster who is a top athlete among his or her peers at age 8 is clearly destined to be a star when they’re 18. While this happens sometimes, more times than not, it doesn’t. There’s very little predictive value when it comes to saying that an 8-year-old will grow to be a superior athlete when they’re 18. There are just too many factors — the adolescent growth spurt (or lack thereof), the youngster’s personal motivation, skill level, etc. — that will influence how that athlete will develop when it comes to sports. I recall a study from some years ago in a small town that revealed that the kids who were the athletic stars at age 8 – only about 25% of those kids were also athletic stars at age 18. That’s right — only a quarter. The lesson? Never underestimate the power of adolescence! Everything changes a lot during those key years.

7) Sportsmanship is something that can only be taught by your child’s coach. Not quite. In fact, being a good sport starts with you — his or her parent. First, starting when they’re young, you should teach your child how to behave not only after a loss, but also after a win. Explain to them what the right way to act is. Secondly, during the heat of games, you have to set a positive example of how to behave — especially when a call goes against your child or child’s team. Be advised: Kids watch carefully to see how you react when things aren’t going your way. So if you’re going nuts on a call, they will automatically follow your pattern. Leaving the lessons of sportsmanship up to the coach is a mistake. The coach should only have to enforce good sportsmanship — not teach it as well.

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8) All coaches are created equal. Unfortunately, that’s just not true. There are a few exceptionally good coaches. There are also a few very bad coaches. Most fall somewhere in the middle. Like anything else in life, you hope that your child is lucky

SPECIAL FEATURE enough to play for a couple of those gifted coaches along the way, and can somehow avoid the not-so-good ones. With teachers, usually your kid is stuck with whoever they get…but with coaches, it can sometimes be different. Again, do your homework before the season begins. Ask around to other parents. See if you can find out which coaches care about the kids – and which coaches are more focused on other priorities. 9) Kids will be happy so long as they’re part of a winning team. Big misconception. All kids prefer to play — and play a lot — on a losing or not-so-good team, so long as they’re playing in the games — as opposed to playing only sparingly on a championship team. The kids instinctively know that the fun of the sport is in the actual playing — not in being on the sidelines and having to applaud one of their teammates. The good and great coaches

not only know this truth…but they also embrace it. They make sure ALL the kids play, and play a lot, in each game. 10) The vast majority of Moms and Dads tend to be honest and fairly objective about their child’s ability in sports. While we like to think we are, the truth is — we really aren’t. And you’re kidding yourself if you don’t acknowledge this. Most parents see their youngster as simply being better looking, smarter than the other kids, and certainly more athletically talented than the others. Relax. This is all part of being a sports parent. But do what you can to keep your bragging to just you and your spouse. Problems erupt when you try and convince the other parents that your kid is a star! Printed by permission from Askcoachwolff.com – the blog of sports parenting expert Rick Wolff, posted on September 29, 2013.

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Optimal Mobility – The Key to the Effective Athlete

Contributed by Neal Pire, MA, CSCS, FACSM

We often think of athletes as having great mobility – looking as though they are performing a dance on the athletic field. They look smooth, efficient, even graceful when performing basic athletic movements in their sport. To watch a young Derek Jeter cut deep into the hole to backhand a hard grounder, then turn – almost as part of the same sequence of movements – and make an accurate throw to first base, is a pleasure to watch. He makes it look so easy! Part of his ability to “flow” from one athletic movement to the next is having not maximal mobility, but optimal mobility. The key here is the right combination of stability and mobility. Without core stability, for example, an athlete may not be able to apply force into the ground when running. Or with poor shoulder girdle stability, an overhead throwing athlete’s risk of shoulder joint injury can rise dramatically. Since most sport activities require force application through different planes of movement (ie.- when running, we apply force back into the ground in order to move our center of mass in the opposite direction, forward), we need a stable base to work from in order to apply the required forces effectively. How do you ensure that you develop an adequate combination of both mobility and stability? The right progressions of strength, flexibility and movement skills training is how. Strength training improves the athlete’s ability to apply force. Dynamic flexibility exercises maximize an ath-

lete’s ability to perform specific movements through set ranges and paths of motion. The bottom line – they move better, preserve unnecessary energy and lower their risk of injury. A highly effective strategy is to start with bilateral strength exercises and then progress to unilateral movements. For example, you can start with basic squats and progress to onelegged squats or step-ups, which require the athlete to stabilize the pelvis throughout the movement. This enhances stability around the hip and lower spine, while strengthening the primary movers of the working leg. PUSH program Athlete of the Month, Ian Crandell, first went through a performance assessment that helped to identify several instabilities in and around his spine and pelvis. After training all off-season in the PUSH program, Ian has not only achieved a whole new level of performance on the football field, but has dramatically improved his self-confidence. “I feel I’m more confident in my abilities to do well on the football field than I did before the PUSH program,” says Ian, “I’m looking forward to the program again once football is over.” Ian’s mom, Jodi Crandell, agrees, “The Push program has improved Ian’s coordination, leading to better form and an increased sense of confidence.” Whether you are an athlete trying to take your performance to a higher level, or are coming off an injury due to instability or strength imbalances, contact Volt Fitness to schedule a performance assessment. You will soon be achieving new “personal bests”.

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PUSH Program – Athlete of the Month Glen Rock 8th grade football player, Ian Crandell made tremendous gains training all off-season in the PUSH program at Volt Fitness in Glen Rock, NJ. Above, Ian listens for the count before snapping ball, and then stands his ground forcing the opposing nose tackle (#99) to collapse down to his knees. Form Exer man

Neal Pire, MA, CSCS, FACSM is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He is the author of Plyometrics for Athletes at All Levels, and serves as Director of Athletic Performance Training at Volt Fitness in Glen Rock, NJ, where he has launched PUSH, a unique athletic performance training program for young athletes.

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