New Jersey native Josh Pauls gets ready for the US Paralympic Sledge Hockey team
February 27, 2010
Born without fully developed legs, Josh Pauls is confined to a wheelchair for his daily routine. But on the ice, he is a star. Just 17, the Watchung Hills Regional High School Junior is the youngest member of the US Sledge Hockey team.
Meet New Jersey's blind baseball team
May 23, 2010
How can you hit what you can’t see? It’s called beep baseball and for about a dozen New Jersey residents, the adaptive sport is a way for them to hit a home run. The ball beeps and the bases buzz. Combined with several sighted volunteers, it takes just a few rule modifications to make the game work.
Sitting down with Wrestler of the Year Jimmy Lawson
March 20, 2010
The Star-Ledger named Jimmy Lawson their wrestler of the year after a 39-0 senior season and an Atlantic City performance where Lawson pinned all four of his opponents in under four minutes total to earn his third straight heavyweight title.
Ramsey beats River Dell to win North 1 Group 2 NJ HS football final
December 4, 2009
Senior halfback Zach Donnarumma rushed for 266 yards and scored four touchdowns on 26 carries to lead Ramsey to a North I, Group II Championship. The Rams defeated River Dell 36-10 at Giants Stadium to earn its first sectional championship since 2002.
Kean University football "adopts" 12-year-old boy with brain cancer
March 27, 2010
Wide eyed 12-year-old Tommy Frankel walked into a Kean University meeting room was greeted by 70 new big brothers. The University is working with Friends of Jaclyn, a nonprofit organization that helps place pediatric brain tumor patients with college and high school sports teams across the country.
Remembering the greatest game in New Jersey high school football history
November 7, 2009
Forty years hasn't been long enough for the people involved to forget 1969's battle between Toms River South and Middletown High Schools. Ranked #1 and #2 by the Star-Ledger, the game was played in an era of legends, when spearing was still legal and before there was a state championship game.
New York Yankees travel with a blind fan to the stadium
August 17, 2010
Jane Lang of Morris Plains considers herself such a big Yankees fan that she’s willing to travel up to two hours to the game using public transportation. Not a big deal? Jane is blind. As part of HOPE Week, the New York Yankees honored Jane with a surprise visit and traveled with her along her path to see the game.
A wide range of traditions for St. Benedict's Prep soccer
November 11, 2009
Saint Benedict’s Prep soccer is a program seeped in tradition. The nationally competitive Newark private school does everything from South African chants as it enters the field to handing out Tootsie Roll pops during pre-game warm-ups.
St. John Vianney wrestlers Colton Bigelow and Anthony Ferraro find solace on the mat
February 18, 2010
St. John Vianney wrestler Colton Bigelow knows adversity. In 2007, his father - pro wrestler "Bam Bam" Bigelow was found dead. In 2009, a close friend and teammate died suddenly of a brain seizure. This year, he struck up a close friendship with teammate Anthony Ferraro. Ferraro knows something about adversity himself - he's blind.