New Jersey
Full list of winners at the 2024 NJ High School Game Changers Sports Awards (PHOTOS)
The winners were announced at NJ.com’s second annual High School Game Changers Sports Awards show on Monday, June 17, at Union County Arts Center.
Master of Ceremonies, Chuck Lott, entertained the crowd of more than 650 at the historic theater in downtown Rahway, as the winners in all 20 of the categories — 14 nominated and voted on by the public — and six Editor’s Choice Awards, chosen by the NJ.com high school sports staff, were honored on stage.
All finalists received awards, swag bags and had the opportunity to pose for photos taken by NJ.com’s photographer in a red carpet experience prior to the show. Photos from the day’s festivities can be found in the photo gallery below.
NOTE: Subscribers to NJ.com can download full-resolution photos from our galleries for free – and can also order prints for half-price.
The Game Changers Sports Awards event was created to not only honor the top athletes and teams in the Garden State — but to celebrate those whose contributions are not tabulated in the scorebooks. Awards were handed out in categories honoring academics, entrepreneurship, activism, service, leadership and more.
A true statewide event — finalists hailed from all corners of New Jersey.
The event, by any metric, was a massive success.
The winners are listed below – and to learn more about them, as well as all of the finalists, go HERE to read about the NJ.com Editor’s Choice categories and HERE to read about the publicly nominated and voted categories.
NJ.com
Editor’s Choice Awards:
Overall Team of the Year – Male
Overall Team of the Year – Female
Overall Player of the Year – Male
- Micah Ford, Toms River North – Football, basketball, track and field
Overall Player of the Year – Female
- Layla Giordano, Old Tappan – Track and field, basketball and volleyball
Breakthrough Player of the Year – Male
- Ryan Burton, St. Joseph (Mont.) – Wrestling
Breakthrough Player of the Year – Female
- Sophia Stazi, Camden Catholic – Field Hockey
Public Nominated Awards:
Entrepreneur Award
- Nayalise Fleites, Jose Marti Stem Academy/Union City
Advocacy Award
- Alison Stein, West Milford
Best Athlete with a Disability
- Matthew DiCarlo, Lower Cape May
Team Manager of the Year Award
Coaching Leadership Award
- Nicholas Tucker, Red Bank Regional
Best Game Day Supporter Award
Cheer Team of the Year
Dance Team of the Year
- Colonia High School Dance Team
Band of the Year
- Morris Knolls Marching Band
Unsung Hero Award
Comeback of the Year Award
- Lorelei Lorentzen, Iselin Kennedy
Teammate of the Year Award
Service Award
- Travis Park, Palisades Park
Academic Award
- Johanna Escalante, Kearny
New Jersey
NJ Lottery Pick-3, Pick-4, Cash 5, Millionaire for Life winning numbers for Sunday, April 19
The New Jersey Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich.
Here’s a look at April 19, 2026, results for each game:
Pick-3
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Evening: 5-0-8, Fireball: 0
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Evening: 5-9-7-8, Fireball: 0
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Jersey Cash 5
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Millionaire for Life
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When are the New Jersey Lottery drawings held?
- Pick-3: 12:59 p.m. and 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Pick-4: 12:59 p.m. and 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Jersey Cash 5: 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Pick-6: 10:57 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily
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New Jersey
The Maple House Is Planning To Open In Two Locations In New Jersey This Year
Is there anything better than going out for breakfast? I mean, sure, you can make bacon, eggs, and toast at home, but there’s just something relaxing about going out to a Jersey Diner and getting your coffee in a plain white mug, looking over a massive menu, and feeling the back of your legs stick to the pleather booth.
Jersey loves a good breakfast spot.
A New Breakfast Chain Is Coming To NJ, With 2 Locations Planned
And there’s a new breakfast chain getting ready to open two locations in New Jersey that promise an elevated breakfast experience, which could be perfect for your next brunch.
And this new elevated breakfast concept is being run by a mother-son duo, who don’t love seeing that?
The Maple House Is Coming Soon To New Jersey
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According to NJ.com, Monmouth County natives Anthony DeGrande and his mother, Lisa Dalton, are the brains behind Monmouth County’s newest breakfast place, The Maple House.
The Maple House will specialize in an elevated breakfast experience, whipping up menu items such as cookie butter pancakes, a braised short rib melt, and addictive salads. The Maple House will be a great new addition to the New Jersey breakfast scene.
The Maple House Is Planning 2 NJ Locations
The Maple House already has big expansion plans, too. The first location is getting ready to open sometime in May off Oceanport Avenue in Fort Monmouth, but there are already plans in place for a second location.
The Maple House also plans on debuting in Neptune, off of South Main Street, in the near future as well.
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New Jersey
Nearby shooting interrupts 13-year-old’s birthday party in Paterson; 1 killed, 3 injured
PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Paterson.
The violence erupted around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of East 29th Street and 10th Avenue.
Children nearby gasped in horror at the sound of rapid gunfire. They were just about to sing Happy Birthday to their 13-year-old friend at her backyard party, but instead of blowing out the candles, they ducked for cover when they heard gunshots in the distance.
“Just hearing it – it was scary to witness, to hear. Especially on my birthday. Like a time I’m trying to play with my friends, get together,” said the 13-year-old.
She also says she had a friend who was there who saw what happened.
“He was going to the bodega – he went running back, but he had saw two people come out of a car and then shoot, but it was like an automatic gun,” she added.
Bystanders watched in shock and panic as first responders treated the victims. One of them was lying in the street next to a car and another was on the ground next to a bicycle.
Local councilman Luis Velez says the City of Paterson has taken measures to reduce crime in this part of town – what he calls a ‘hotspot’ — in part by installing security cameras. He is encouraging the community to cooperate.
“Paterson Police is doing their job as I know, they’re doing a great job to reduce crime, but one again we, the police, nobody, not even the news media has a crystal ball to say this is going to happen now,” Velez said, “Some people see corners getting built up, they see activities and they’re afraid to come out and say something, but our police department is trained to keep it confidential and approach to bring the quality of life in this area.”
The 13-year-old hopes her next birthday party is not ruined by the sound of gunshots.
“First we thought it was fireworks, but then we heard sirens and everyone started going home because they were scared,” she added.
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