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Day 2 highlights from North 1, groups 1 & 4 championships

Day 2 highlights from North 1, groups 1 & 4 championships

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Quinn Postman
| Special for northjersey.com

Livingston -Hasbrouck Heights continued to dominate the North 1, Group 1 -State Sectional Championships with overwhelming victories. The girls took their fifth crown in a row in the last 10 championships in a row, 124-60 over Mountain Lakes, while the boys scored a third title in a row and a record 10.

A wild two -day battle in the group of 4 boys, in which up to seven teams belonged, ended with a historic sweep at the final event of the day, the Pole Vault. In the last 14 meetings, Ridgewood won a fourth title in a row and the 11th victory over an 80-71 ½ triumph over hacking sac. West Orange won his first girl title since 2004 and drove his sensational sprint team to a 111-92-83 victory against Passaic Tech and Ridgewood in the Girls' Group 4 Division.

Here are some observations from the last day of the North 1 Group 1 and 4 State Sectional Championships on all Jacobson Memorial Field of the Livingston High School:

Ridgewood free the bar for the fourth boys championship in Group 4 in Group 4

Since Morristown, Livingston and Ridgewood sitting all within 2.5 points and entering the second day, it was the ball game of everyone before Group 4's pole vault, which ended after the 4-X-400 season.

Raymond Stellmach, his brother David and Marcus Hochegger ended in the pole vault 1: 2: 3 to win the meeting-if the Maroons relay squad was disqualified due to interference-and the long-time pole-safe coach Tim Wilsons Ridgewood Coaching career at sections in style.

“We have never been able to go 1,2,3, so everyone at the top felt really great,” said Raymond.

The older position, Raymond, solved a personal best of 14 feet to win the event.

“It is a process. It takes a lot of time, lots of hard work, exercises and a lot of commitment,” said Wilson “We did that and we have improved steadily. We have had a few meetings.”

Nevertheless, it was a hacking sac that fired the first ball. With 42 points over seven Garcia and Dustin Decambre's top three-way surfaces in the 400 out of 26 points, most other major contenders were excluded.

With Shakur Taylor and Jordaine Johnson, East Orange Livingston overtook 1: 2 1: 2 and, with four events with four events with four events, rose a lead of four -point in front of the hacking and Ridgewood. Hackensack then got 1½ points in the triple jump.

The Luke Pash and Hackensacks Michael McGinnity from Ridgewood went 1-2 in 1600 when a hacking sac with 61.5 points rose from the second to the first point. Ridgewood moved to the second with 56 points from the third to the second and Livingston fell to third place before the last two events.

“We rely on our strengths that are our distance runners. Luke Pash in particular,” said Saladino from Ridgewood head coach.

The stage was stopped. If Ridgewood had at least two athletes in the top three in the pole vault of Group 4, they would win the meeting, even if Hackensack won the 4×400. It played exactly the same way.

Hasbrouck Heights drives to both titles in group 1

Hasbrouck Heights was quite as expected on the divisions of the boys and girls who entered the second day. And they took care of the business early.

Sarah Vinas and Gina Minichiello, Sarah Vinas, produced it in the last heat of the 400, whereby Vinas came at the top in 59.36 by 0.62 seconds and opened a 27-point lead over Mountain Lakes, who extended with almost every event.

“It is really important to get the points for our team because we really want to win again,” said Vinas.

Michael Napolitano and Ryan Ober were 2: 3 in the 400 boys when the planes crossed over 100 points after the first event of the second day.

“We feel very happy. We wanted to make sure that we have many children to group to give ourselves the best shot to be competitive there,” said Robert Brady, head coach from Hasbrouck Heights.

The Aviator Girls won the last two titles of State Group 1, and the boys are preferred to win their first.

Cusick survives Daniels in the hurdles of group 1 110 for a repetition

Cresskills William Cusick and the Maximus Daniels from Indian Hills are by far the best hurdles in group 1. In 2025, the couple took four medals in first place, while the remaining six athletes in the 110 final only won one race in a county or state-level varsity meeting.

But the pair of senior citizens had never confronted each other in the 110. This changed on the second day of the sections. After the first and second place in the preparations, both qualified easily for the final. Cusick was the only sub-15 hurdle in the exams. And the slow starts in the experiments were a distant memory when the final started.

“I got out of well and from there I only had to continue the swing I had and I knew it would be good,” said Cusick.

Cusick held the slight advantage over Daniels through the opening hurdles, but the English natives won on the Cresskill Senior soil as they approached the goal.

“I was able to hear the guy from Indian hills next to me all the time so that I gave a lot of motivation to just run my life,” said Cusick.

Cusick won in 14.66, 0.15 before Daniels, which could set up another showdown at the group championship.

State champion Keating and Oji repeat themselves as the section champion

When Owen Keating and his father and coach Steve, who waved to Pompon Lakes in the mid -1980s, talked about the pole vault, they never mention the height. You talk about progress.

Since his first attempt to drive away in 20022, Keating has progressed immensely. On the second day, the senior was classified in second place in New Jersey for Pole Vault. And after the second day he won the pole vault of Group 1 for the second year with a height of 16: 3-two feet higher than his vault, which won the same meeting in the previous year.

“The plan that comes in here was only to make my opening bar, and that should drive me ahead,” said Keating. “I did that. It was a bit nerve -wracking because I missed my first attempt at 14 feet. But luckily I could make it in the second try.”

Keating is a little more than one foot from the pole vault -State record, which was determined by Adam Sarafin in 2004 and has the chance to break them in state groups.

“That would be the way to end my final year. That is the goal,” said Keating.

Upenn Commit Jessica Oji wanted to repeat himself when the discus and shot -sections champion came at the weekend. But the first day was not according to plan.

Bergen Tech's Afua throw in 136: 7 not only set a personal record in the disc, but was also over five feet further than with Ojis Mark, which was far below her personal best.

Oji's shot-puter of 50-10.75, was also below her PR of 55-10, but still won group 4 by more than 10 feet. Oji is second in Alyssa Wilson's state record of 58-2, which was set up in 2017.

“It was a pretty hard meeting. I didn't hit the distances that I want to meet, but I'm glad I got out with the victory and I'm glad I can be able to pass on [Groups] Because that is not easy to do, ”said Oji.

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