Sparta High School salutatorian Rowan Mendel plays the cello with the New Jersey Youth Symphony at Rutgers University. (Photos provided) Salutatorian is outstanding cellist “I don’t think any one of us could have imagined how fast these four years would go,” Rowan Mendel said in his speech at... Local News 18 Jul 2025 | 10:43
The Vernon High School wrestling team was ready for Regionals and States, but the school was shut down just prior to them. The program is booming. (Photo provided by Ashley Iliff) Girls’ sport wrestles its way into Sussex County Emily Popek grew up in a wrestling family. She watched from the sidelines as her older brother, David, excelled in the sport... Sports 19 Apr 2021 | 01:44