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This Web site was created, launched and will be maintained by Bob Decker. The site will cover the high school sports programs at Morris Hills and Morris Knolls and the youth and adult sports programs in the Rockaways, Denville and Wharton. Any Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to put your ad on the site or become a booster? E-mail bobdecker@deckbob.com.
 

Many of the items above have "sub menus" -- simply run your mouse over bar and more pages will appear from which to choose. For instance, both the "Morris Hills Home" and "Morris Knolls Home" pages have drop-down menus where you can be re-directed to any of their respective varsity sports pages.

Rosenberg finishes in Top 12 in state

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    Three must-see pages on Morris Knolls wrestling at Atlantic City

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EAGLES AT THE STATES: Jan Rosenberg was 2-2 in his four bouts at Boardwalk Hall

     and finished as one of the top 12 wrestlers at 103 pounds in the state.

THE 'RIZZO REPORT': Morris Knolls wrestling coach Larry Rizzo agreed to share his

     thoughts on the tournament and Atlantic City and came up with some very good stuff.

STATE PHOTO PAGE: Bob Weis (in Atlantic City) and Vince Zvolensky (at Morris Knolls)

     came through with their usual top-quality work in shooting the scenes in front of them.

ROSENBERG WINS PRELIM: Morris Knolls 103-pounder Jan Rosenberg controls Jared Staub of Hamilton West in their preliminary-round match at the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships at Atlantic City on Friday, March 5. Rosenberg won, 6-3..

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Photo by Bob Weis

OFF TO AYCEE: Morris Knolls wrestling coach Larry Rizzo (left to right), state qualifier Jan Rosenberg, state qualifier Adam Ramadan, and teammate Steve McKowen get ready to board the limo that the team's booster club rented to send the Eagles to Atlantic City for the NJSIAA State Wrestling Tornament held in Boardwalk Hall. The foursome left the school at 10:45 a.m. Friday, March 5; Rosenberg and Ramadan weighed in at 3 p.m.; and they started wrestling at 5 p.m.

More photos inside with 'The Rizzo Report."

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Photo by Vince Zvolensky / vz223@aol.com
Rosenberg, Ramadan, Cooper named 'Athletes of the Week'

    Brick 46 Restaurant of Rockaway and Attilio's Restaurant of Dover each have agreed to partner with www.deckbob.com to select and honor an "Athlete of the Week" on the high school and youth sports scene.  Each winner will receive a $25 gift restaurant gift certificate. Brick 46 is on 68 Route 46E  in Rockaway and can be reached at 973-625-4906.  Attilio's is on 80 East McFarlan St. (Rte. 46E) in Dover and can be reached by calling Nancy at 973-328-1100 or nancy@attiliostavern.com.)
The High School Athletes of the Week are Jan Rosenberg and Adam Ramadan, the two state wrestling finalists from Morris Knolls. The Youth Athlete of the Week is Jacie Cooper, who had solid perfomances in the Rockaway Township Lady Rockets  basketball and Lady Renegades lacrosse teams. Congratulations to all!!
Past high school winners are Taylor Furman, Jackie Mosca, Jack Monahan, Shawn Concannon, Jen Jarvis, Azem Koliz, Mike Pinter, Terry Deemer, Mickey Weiks and  Willie Rzucidlo; past youth winners are Andrew Thornton, Ally Black, Brianna Mott, Marc Andrian, Maddison Perna, Mike Marra, Conor Lovett, Maeve Krueger and Shawn Davis.

... what's new on www.deckbob.com

NEW FOR TUESDAY, March 9:

LADY ROCKET HOOPS: Rockaway Township 7th/8th graders beat Newton in tournament play

MK HOCKEY: Eagle JVs win Divison One Junior Varsity championship

HUB SOCCER: Four new Denville HUB Soccer pages in place for spring season

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NEW FOR MONDAY, March 8:
MH SWIMMING: Lady Knights Wagner medals in Tournament of Champions swim meet
MK SWIMMING: Brian and Jessica Stiles pick up valuable big-meet experience at TofC
DENVILLE PAL HOOPS:
    3rd/4th Boys Rec: Onorati, Community Chiropractic, Coochepuma, Amscot Structural triumph
    7th/8th Girls Rec: Smart Growth, Sunrise to meet for playoff championship
LADY ROCKET HOOPS: Tournament schedule set -- Rockets face Newton on Monday, March 8

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NEW FOR SUNDAY, March 7:
DENVILLE PAL HOOPS:
    5th Grade Girls: Demons (12-2) win regular-season finale, seeded No. 2 for playoffs
    H.S. Boys Rec: First round of post-season playoffs set for Friday, March 12
HIT & RUN: Baseball clinic fills up, so facility adds another class for 5-8 year-olds

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NEW FOR SATURDAY, March 6:

EAGLES AT STATES: MK soph Jan Rosenberg finshed in Top 12 among state's 103-pounders

THE 'RIZZO REPORT': MK wrestling coach Larry Rizzo shares his thoughts from Atlantic City

STATE PHOTO PAGE: Two days worth of state tournament wrestling photos

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NEW FOR FRIDAY, March 5:

MK HOCKEY: Eagles upset, 3-1, by Toms River South in state tournament

HIT & RUN: Facility to hold 'March Preseason Baseball Warmup' and a clinic for youth coaches

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NEW FOR THURSDAY, March 4:
DENVILLE PAL HOOPS:
    7th/8th Girls Rec: Stewarts/Denville Freeze, Sunrise Rotary win playoff games
     6th-Grade Boys: Denville bows to Roxbury in Lakeland playoff game
DENVILLE LL: Mandatory managers/coaches meeting set for Tuesday, March 16
DENVILLE SOCCER: HUB Soccer now taking  'Munchkin' and rec soccer registrations

DECKER'S DAILY BLOG: Helllllllooo baseball!

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NEW FOR WEDNESDAY, March 3:
EAGLES AT STATES: (A new Page) ... Rosenberg, Ramadan, Rizzo prepare for Atlantic City

THE RIZZO REPORT: (A new Page coming soon) ... MK wrestling coach Larry Rizzo reports daily

       from the NJSIAA State Wrestling Tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Aycee.

MK BOYS HOOPS: Eagles end season with 67-49 loss to West Orange in state tournament
MK GIRLS HOOPS: Kearny scores last three points of game to upset Lady Eagles in state play

MK HOCKEY: Eagles beat Wayne Valley, 8-0, in state play; Toms River South next

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NEW FOR TUESDAY, March 2:
MH GIRLS HOOPS: No. 15 Lady Knights bow to No. 2 Pascack Valley, 58-33, in state tourney
MH BOYS HOOPS: No. 10 Knights lose to No. 7 Northern Highlands, 57-46, in sectional opener

ROCK. TWP. HOCKEY: Bantams head into playoffs after finishing regular season with a win
DENVILLE PAL HOOPS:
       6th Grade Boys: Denvile holds off Jefferson, 46-42, in first-round playoff game

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STUFF THAT'S STILL GOOD:

RIVER CLEANUP: Volunteers needed for Potbelly's 2nd annual Rockaway River Cleanup

DENVILLE LL: Board sets special meeting to amend bylaws, constitution

MK HOME PAGE: Applictions for HUB Soccer's annual scholarship being accepted

GONE FISHIN': Pequest Fish Hatchery sets its annual Open House for March 27-28

DENVILLE PAL HOOPS:

     Boys H.S. Rec: All-Star Game night brings out the fun side of basketball program

WINTER PHOTO ALBUMS: Always double-check here for new albums that have been added

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     (To read any of the above stories, please click on the matching heading in the menu at the left)

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP TEAMS UP WITH DENVILLE: The Denville and Rockaway Township 8th-grade girls travel basketball teams played a mini-game exhibition as part of the Morris Knolls Youth Day program  in front of an enthusiastic half-time crowd at the Morris Knolls-Jefferson girls varsity game at Morris Knolls on Friday, Jan. 8. The players from both teams then posed for this post-game photo. Front row, left to right: Rachel Shea, Shannon Cox, Gina Aragona, Erin Bongo, Danielle DeVite and Chelsea Amaro; back row, left to right: Giulia Vitolo, Leanne Sweeny, Mackenzie Hestevold, Chelsea Fischer, Amanda Slomkowski, Jen Mele, Brianna Mott, Brianna Blauner, Jacie Cooper and Debbie Volpe.
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Photo by Fritz Mott


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