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�n Feb . 1 , high school students committed themselves to the colleges of their choice . Here is apartial list ofathletes in our area who signed or will sign anational letter of intent , or made aformal commitment toplay sports in college ( some signed in the fall during the early signing period ). ������C CO�NT� TECHN�C�� �N�T�T�TE� Eric Jackson , Central Connecticut State University ( football ). ���NE H����� Shannon Tighe , F�U Florham Park ( basketball ) �Tyler �emikoff , East Stroudsburg University ( football ) � Sophia �earney , �eSales University ( soccer ) � Makai �ray , F�U Florham Park ( football ) � Chris �rrego , Pace University ( baseball ) � �rew �ppenheim , Centenary University ( baseball ) � Michael Fernicola , University of Pennsylvania ( football ). ���NE V���E� H��H �CHOO�� Jake Rude , Bergen Community College ( baseball ) ��rant Legras , Jersey City University ( baseball ) � Chris Jun , Johns Hopkins University ( football ) � Cole Wolford , New Jersey Institute of Technology ( lacrosse ) � �ictoria Ryan , Iona University ( soccer ) �Maria Funicello , William Paterson University ( soccer ) � Jake Rubis , NJIT ( soccer ) �Isabelle Borowinski , Lasell University ( volleyball ), and Mikaela �oinov , �uke University ( rowing ).
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TH�RT���EVEN �E�R� �N THE ����N�
THE ���T�N�� , No . 5inthe latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings , captured their first Passaic County wrestling championship in 3� years at West Milford High School in January . It ’ s the program ’ s first title since earning four in arow from 1��3-1��� . Clifton produced three individual champions to finish with 15� points , outdistancing runner-up Lakeland ( 13� . 5 ) and defending champions and third place Passaic County Tech ( 125 ). West Milford ( 11� . 5 ) and Passaic �alley ( 10� ), finished in fourth and fifth-place , respectively . “ This is avery hard working team ,” Clifton coach �an �eleta says . “ The kids root for each other , and they ’ ve been making each other better every single day� It ’ s been along road since the school last won acounty title . Finally .”
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Jersey Pizza Joints , aFacebook group with �� , 000 members founded by Clifton ’ s ��� ����EN , held its third annual Pizza Bowl in February . The competition pitted more than 3,100 restaurantsagainst one another in aMarch Madness-style bracket voting matchup that yieldedfinal nominees from the Shore and North , Central and South Jersey . These top contenders thenmet at Redd ’ s Bar and Restaurant in Carlstadt on Feb . �for alive cook-off , �udged by Madsen and others , including �arfield native Eddie Brigati , formerlyofthe late-1��0s band The Young Rascals .
Their decision� The �udges were most fired up by newcomer Coniglio ’ s �ld Fashioned ofMorristown , whose owner , Nino Coniglio , is aLas �egas pizza champ as well as a ��opped champion . Money raised by the event , through aportion of admission plus donations from agood number of pizza places that participated , should total about �20,000 . Jersey Pizza Joints gave the sum to Tunnel to Towers , an organization that builds homes for �old Star and first responder families , and other programs .
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SIGNING DAY� COURTESY OF EACH SCHOOL� PI��A� MATT FAGAN� WRESTLING� MICHAEL KARAS
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