Feature Stories
Volleyball or Bust: The 2021 Season
COVID-19 has affected high school athletics as we know it in New Jersey, but no sport was impacted more than Girls Volleyball. Originally played in [...]
JSZ All-Access: Petty Near Perfect on Opening Day
The Chase Petty hype was off the charts heading into the 2021 baseball season. In his first outing on the year, the Mainland pitcher lived [...]
Meet Pierce Coppola: NJ’s Towering 6’8″ Southpaw
Try finding a more physically imposing high school pitcher than Pierce Coppola. We dare you. Standing at 6'8" - and potentially upwards of seven feet [...]
Former Giant Jonathan Casillas Hosts Clinic At Alma Mater New Brunswick
Retired two time Super Bowl Champion with the Saints and Patriots and former Giants captain, Jonathan Casillas returned to his alma mater of New Brunswick [...]
Baseball and The Bello’s: Star CF Mike Bello Preps for 2021 Season
Baseball, widely regarded as America's Pastime, is nearing its return on the New Jersey high school front. Teams across the state are prepping to play [...]
Loaded With Talent, Delbarton Eyes Redemption 2021
After sitting on the shelf for 22 months, Delbarton has their sights set on returning to glory. The Green Wave are the top ranked Garden [...]
CBA Ready to Resume Quest for Shore Top Spot
As we close in on opening day, JSZ previews one of the top teams in the Shore Conference. CBA has a great mix of offense, [...]
RBR’s Ogden Does it All: 3-Sport Star Makes SportsCenter Top 10
Red Bank Regional's Gordon Ogden's "Goalie Goal" made ESPN's Top 10 and it was only a scrimmage! JSZ talks to the Bucs three sport star [...]
Princz Sprinting for Greatness this Spring
Lauren Princz sprinted onto the scene as a freshman at Egg Harbor Township, winning a state title and a Meet of Champions title. She added [...]
Seton Hall Prep Aims for Memorable Year
The COVID-19 pandemic, as we all know, cut high school sports out last spring. The lost season meant a talented Seton Hall Prep team didn't [...]
TOC Champs Mountain Lakes Eyes Postseason Success Again
June 8, 2019 was the last time a high school lacrosse game was played in New Jersey. Mountain Lakes went on an incredible run to [...]
NY Giants Help Bring Girls Football to Shore
Get ready for Shore Conference girls flag football this spring! Middletown South's Steve Antonucci organized a clinic on Sunday that brought NFL players, a trailblazing [...]
New Royals, Same Expectations for Oak Knoll in Girls Lacrosse
The defending Tournament of Champions winner from 2019 has a new coach and a whole bunch of new faces but Oak Knoll is not only [...]
Blake is Back for Haddonfield
An injury plus the pandemic put one of the state's best girls lacrosse players on the sideline for nearly two years. This spring, Princeton commit [...]
NJ State Champs to Miss P’Burg for Cadet Nationals
The change in schedule to the NJSIAA wrestling season has created a conflict with a prestigious national event. JSZ talks with Delbarton's PJ Casale and [...]
Baseball Returns To NJ
Just a year ago the high school baseball season loomed in disappointment as the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled Spring sports entirely. Fast forward 13 months later [...]
Panzini Power: RBC pitcher ready to show his stuff in front of MLB scouts
Jersey Sports Zone is gearing up for a FULL spring sports season. We visit Red Bank Catholic for the first full day of workouts for [...]
Petty’s Ready for the Spotlight at Mainland
Throwing gas is one thing. Consistently throwing a 100+ mph fastball in high school? That's elite. Mainland's Chase Petty has the stuff most pitchers can [...]
Spring “Spirit”; Pitchers and Catchers Report
Just like in the big leagues, pitchers and catchers get a head start in New Jersey this season. It's a new wrinkle in the preseason [...]
NJ Wrestling Goes Outside: Outdoor Duals Part of Unique 2021 Season
In a shortened season, wrestling programs across the state are scheduling dual matches outdoors to make a once in a lifetime opportunity. JSZ takes you [...]
Kinnelon’s Kayla Vazquez Looks to Make a Name in NJ Girls Wrestling
It's a good thing Kayla Vazquez doesn't shy away from challenges, because there's plenty on the road ahead this season. Vazquez, a freshman at Kinnelon, [...]
Connor Sedlak Wins JSZ’s 2021 Hockey Player of the Year!
For high school athletes all across New Jersey and beyond, the 2021 winter season was unlike any other. But that doesn't preclude us from bestowing [...]