OLD TAPPAN - Entering the week needing just one more win to officially lock up its spot in the North 1, Group 3 state sectional tournament ahead of Thursday's cutoff, Northern Valley/Old Tappan might have started to feel the nerves as its first shot at it ended in defeat against Northern Valley/Demarest on Monday. READ MORE...
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April 28, 2018Ramapo gives up home field, gains an all-important winOLD TAPPAN - With a 6-5 record and just two games left on its schedule before the field for the Bergen County Tournament will be chosen on Monday. READ MORE... -
April 19, 2018Old Tappan is on the up-swing after win over Passaic TechOLD TAPPAN - Building a program in an up-and-coming sport is not easy. On the girls lacrosse landscape in North Jersey you have the bell-cow in Ridgewood. READ MORE... -
April 12, 2018Sure it's early, but Demarest gets a win it had to haveDEMAREST - It has been less than two weeks since the first pitch of the softball season was thrown and the weather certainly has not cooperated. READ MORE... -
April 2, 2018NV/OT's Dunn: A history teacher with a history of winning in two sportsOLD TAPPAN - Coaching varsity sports in two consecutive sports seasons is difficult and time consuming. Winning state titles in each sport in the same year is nearly impossible. READ MORE... -
March 12, 2018George makes the most of a second chance as NV/OT wins Group 3TOMS RIVER - There was less than two minutes remaining in Sunday's Group 3 state final, the game was tied and Northern Valley/Old Tappan senior Alexandra George had a golden opportunity to put her team back in the lead. READ MORE... -
March 6, 2018Kelly's free throws earn Old Tappan a state sectional titleHILLSDALE - Old Tappan junior Jaclyn Kelly drained a pair of free throws with 35.4 seconds left in the game and the Golden Knights went on to beat defending state champion Pascack Valley. READ MORE... -
March 6, 2018SMALLBALL: Old Tappan wins North 1, Group 3 titleHILLSDALE - Northern Valley/Old Tappan won its third state sectional title in the last four years with a 35-32 win. READ MORE... -
February 4, 2018Pascack Valley and IC advanceHILLSDALE - Pascack Valley made it into the semifinals of the Bergen County Girls Basketball Championship. READ MORE... -
February 2, 2018Old Tappan distances itself from ParamusOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan burst out of the halftime locker room with a 20-4 run to turn a five-point deficit into an 11-point lead. READ MORE... -
January 31, 2018Old Tappan hands PV its first lossHILLSDALE - Old Tappan opened the third quarter with a 6-1 run to break open a close game en route to a 48-37 road victory over Pascack Valley on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
January 28, 2018Old Tappan starts fast, finishes strongOLD TAPPAN - NV/Old Tappan's girls basketball team have had a habit of getting off to slow starts and turning it on in the second half. READ MORE... -
January 24, 2018Downey finds a groove in Old Tappan's win over AHAOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan ran out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 60-40 victory over Holy Angels Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
December 3, 2017Old Tappan the undisputed No. 1EAST RUTHERFORD - For a team that has been the best among North Jersey's public schools since Day 1 of the season, one that has excelled in everything from it preparation to its play on the field. READ MORE... -
November 15, 2017Free kicks the difference as Mendham knocks out NV/OTLIVINGSTON - There were balls flying all over the park at Livingston High School. Passes played on the ground, serves over the top, physical tackles and everything else. READ MORE... -
November 4, 2017Old Tappan fills the hole, fills the net in win over PVOLD TAPPAN - At this time of the season there is no time to over-think problems. Player gets hurt? READ MORE... -
October 29, 2017Varela and Ramapo do it againOAKLAND - Just by being on the field on Saturday night when Ramapo beat Northern Valley/Old Tappan in a game worthy of being a county championship match. READ MORE... -
October 28, 2017IHA is pumped before and after semifinal winOLD TAPPAN - Heading into the Bergen County Tournament semifinals on Friday night, IHA head coach Maria Nolan had to talk her team back off the ledge. READ MORE... -
October 25, 2017Old Tappan serves up a win over RamapoOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan played perhaps its best match of the season in a 2-0 (25-20, 25-22) victory over No. 4 seeded Ramapo. READ MORE... -
October 23, 2017Old Tappan delays its own party by crashing the county finalFRANKLIN LAKES - There were six-and-a-half minutes left in his Bergen County Tournament semifinal match against Northern Highlands. READ MORE... -
October 22, 2017Old Tappan rallies past Northern HighlandsOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan, the reigning Tournament of Champions winner, bounced back from a first set loss to Northern Highlands, to post a 23-25, 25-15, 25-11 win. READ MORE... -
October 19, 2017Demarest clinches a league titleDEMAREST - Northern Valley/Demarest's volleyball team overcame a ton of mistakes to get past district rival NV/Old Tappan to win in three sets and clinch a league title. READ MORE... -
October 18, 2017Make it four in a row for No. HighlandsALLENDALE - As many matches as high school tennis players play these days it is still their senior year that they always remember most. Mainly because of how quickly those four years go by. READ MORE... -
October 16, 2017NV/Old Tappan penalizes BC in quarterfinalsMAHWAH - This kind of thing happens all the time in soccer. Two players who are attached to the same club team often take the field against each other during the high school season. READ MORE... -
October 12, 2017Old Tappan serves up a win against TenaflyOLD TAPPAN - Northern Valley/Old Tappan's volleyball team used tough defense, balanced offense and superior serving to get past Tenafly in straight sets Wednesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
September 29, 2017Old Tappan the undisputed No. 1OLD TAPPAN - In a contest between two unbeatens, Ridgewood travelled to Old Tappan for a rare Thursday night game with the winner cementing a claim as the top public school team in North Jersey. READ MORE... -
September 27, 2017Demarest hands Old Tappan its first lossOLD TAPPAN - Demarest fought back from a second set, 9-4, deficit to defeat its district rival and previously undefeated Old Tappan, 25-17, 25-15, in a Big North matchup on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE... -
September 24, 2017Old Tappan wins in lopsided fashion...againOLD TAPPAN -- Through the first two games of the 2017 regular season, the NV/Old Tappan Golden Knights had racked up 77 points while allowing just six. READ MORE... -
September 17, 2017Old Tappan has too much up front for PVHILLSDALE – Old Tappan won the battle up front on both sides of the ball and it showed in the final score as the Golden Knights won their second straight game to start the season, 42-6, over rival Pascack Valley. READ MORE... -
September 12, 2017Old Tappan and PV settle for a drawHILLSDALE – The Pascack Valley vs. NV/Old Tappan rivalry has gotten so competitive that special accommodations have had to be made. Because the two schools bring an army of fans when the two rivals meet up in any sport, night games have taken a hiatus. READ MORE... -
August 20, 2017Catching up with NV/OT's Zach DeNikeOLD TAPPAN – While most college sophomores were enjoying their summers, catching up with friends and taking road trips, former NV/Old Tappan football star Zach DeNike was hard at work. READ MORE...
