Five teams in the Big North have already clinched at least a tie for their division titles. Northern Highlands (Freedom), Immaculate Heart (United), Lakeland(Independence), Demarest (National) and Ridgefield Park (American) all boast a one-game lead with one division game left to play.
Highlands, which had huge back-to-back wins against division rivals Indian Hills and Ridgewood this week, can clinch its third outright title in program history and first since 2005 with a win over Ramapo today.
Demarest can also clinch its first outright title since 2008 with a win over Tenafly today. Ridgefield Park can clinch with a win over Fort Lee today as can Lakeland with a win over West Milford today. IHA needs a win over Paramus Catholic May 11 to clinch.
Immaculate Conception is playing an independent schedule this season so it has been taken out of the NJIC standings and listed as an independent.
Click the link below to see the updated unofficial standings for the Big North and NJIC through Saturday’s games.
Coaches or athletic directors who see a discrepancy in their records or their place in the standings can e-mail Greg Schutta at schutta@northjersey.com
SOFTBALL STANDINGS
League Overall
BIG NORTH
Liberty Division
PassaicTech 6-1 9-5
Bergen Tech 5-2 8-9
Clifton 5-3 7-13
Passaic 4-3 9-7
Eastside 2-5 2-8
Kennedy 0-8 0-13
Freedom Division
**No. Highlands 8-1 14-2
Ridgewood 7-2 15-2
Indian Hills 7-2 15-4
Paramus 2-6 9-10
Hackensack 1-7 6-14
Ramapo 1-8 5-12
Patriot Division
Ramsey 5-1 14-2
Mahwah 5-1 13-3
River Dell 4-3 13-5
Pascack Hills 2-5 3-12
Westwood 0-6 7-9
United Division
**IHA 4-1 15-2
DePaul 4-2 14-4
Paramus Cath. 3-2 10-8
Holy Angels 0-6 7-11
Independence Division
**Lakeland 8-1 11-3
Fair Lawn 7-2 12-5
West Milford 5-4 10-7
Wayne Hills 3-5 6-12
Passaic Valley 2-7 4-11
Wayne Valley 1-7 8-10
National Division
**Demarest 8-1 17-2
Old Tappan 7-2 15-4
Pascack Valley 6-3 11-6
Teaneck 3-6 6-11
Tenafly 3-6 4-11
Bergenfield 0-9 3-15
American Division
**Ridgefield Park 6-0 12-5
Dumont 4-2 12-6
Fort Lee 4-3 8-7
Cliffside Park 2-4 4-9
Dwight Morrow 0-7 1-14
NJIC
Colonial Division
Glen Rock 9-1 13-2
Hawthorne 8-1 10-4
Rutherford 9-2 12-4
Lodi 6-4 7-6
Pompton Lakes 5-4 6-7
East. Christian 4-5 5-7
Elmwood Park 3-5 5-10
Garfield 4-7 5-7
Manchester 1-9 1-13
Mary Help Chr. 0-11 0-12
Liberty Division
Ridgefield 9-0 10-3
Lyndhurst 8-2 11-6
Leonia 7-2 8-3
Secaucus 7-3 10-7
New Milford 5-5 8-10
Harrison 4-5 9-7
Dwt-Engwd 3-7 3-10
Queen of Peace 1-10 1-12
Bergen Charter 0-10 0-10
Meadowlands Division
Hasb Hts 7-1 8-7
Weehawken 7-2 8-6
No Arlington 7-3 10-5
Saddle Brk 6-3 9-8
Becton 6-4 8-7
Wood-Ridge 4-4 6-9
Wallington 3-6 5-6
St. Mary 0-8 0-10
Pat Charter 0-9 1-10
Patriot Division
Midland Pk 7-0 10-4
Emerson 5-2 7-9
Waldwick 5-3 7-7
Park Ridge 3-3 6-10
Cresskill 4-5 5-6
Bogota 3-5 4-8
Haw Chr 1-5 1-7
Palisades Pk 0-5 2-7
INDEPENDENT
Imm. Conc. 9-4
OTHERS (North Jersey teams not in Big North or NJIC)
Team Overall Record
Butler 15-1
Kinnelon 9-5
North Bergen 12-7
Pequannock 10-8
Based on information reported to The Record
** clinched at least a tie for the division title