and the draw for the event has been released the first round and quarterfinals will be held at Park Ridge and Pascack Hills on Tuesday while the semifinals and final will be back at Pascack Hills on Wednesday The top 16 singles players in the county who entered regardless of position in their team’s lineups were seeded by their Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Bergen County will still hold its traditional pair of flight-based tournaments later in the month and the Invitational is slated for May 17-18 Those tournaments are populated based on strength of team Chris Nalwasky may be reached at cnalwasky@njadvancemedia.com . Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) The N.J. High School Sports newsletter now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now and be among the first to get all the boys and girls sports you care about, straight to your inbox each weekday. To add your name, click here As always, please report scores to njschoolsports.com. 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got to see a lot of players in different situations,” Busboom Kelly said “The team I felt like got adapted to the practices and the coaching style Busboom Kelly knows the team will face some adversity in August when she has to decide on the first group of starting players “I feel like this spring prepared us to be able to handle that Freshman setter Campbell Flynn played all four sets on Saturday instead of sharing time with returning starter Bergen Reilly “Bergen has been kind of battling a sore wrist and after warmups we just felt like it was the best thing to do to not push it,” Busboom Kelly said “Campbell is super-capable and it's great for her to have that experience I really wanted everybody to get a start this spring so it was just a last-minute decision to not push somebody going into the long break.” Flynn graduated from high school early to join the Huskers for the spring and feels good about the start of her college career “I think I’ve become a better volleyball player even just in the two months we had in the gym.” The tradition of taking the team on the road each spring is a reminder of how many fans the team has outside of Lincoln especially for the nine players on Nebraska’s spring roster who aren’t from Nebraska including junior outside hitter Harper Murray of Ann Arbor how much volleyball is appreciated here,” Murray said “Obviously Michigan is more a football (and) basketball school I forgot how much our fans love us and love our sport Nebraska Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly puts her hands over her heart in appreciation as fans sing “Happy Birthday” following the game to celebrate her birthday on the following Monday on Saturday Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick takes the mic following the game to thank fans for their support and show her appreciation on Saturday South Dakota State head coach Dan Georgalas (left) and Nebraska Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly laugh together following the game on Saturday Nebraska’s Harper Murray (27) hits between South Dakota State’s Madison Burr (8) and Rylee Martin (5) on Saturday at Ord High School in Ord A full house of 1,750 packed Ord High School on Saturday for Nebraska volleyball's spring exhibition vs Nebraska’s Andi Jackson braces for impact as the ball makes contact with her hands and she stops its trajectory on Saturday Nebraska’s Campbell Flynn (4) and Nebraska’s Andi Jackson reach to block the ball on Saturday Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) and Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly cheer on their team from the sidelines after a play on Saturday Olivia Kozeal holds University of Nebraska merchandise to purchase that will accompany her Huskers cheerleading uniform on Saturday Volleyball fans head to their seats to watch the teams practice before the game on Saturday Nebraska’s Laney Choboy (6) and her teammates celebrate a point on Saturday South Dakota State’s Katelyn Van Kirk (3) sends the ball over the net as Nebraska’s Campbell Flynn (4) reaches to block it on Saturday Nebraska fans line up to purchase merchandise before the game on Saturday Nebraska Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly watches the game with the radio headset on Saturday Nebraska’s Campbell Flynn and Nebraska’s Laney Choboy react to a play on Saturday Nebraska’s Andi Jackson and her teammates celebrate a point on Saturday Nebraska’s Skyler Pierce hits the ball on Saturday Nebraska’s Skyler Pierce (21) and Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick (5) celebrate a point on Saturday Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) and their teammates celebrate a point on Saturday Nebraska’s Keri Leimbach and her teammates react to a play on Saturday Nebraska’s Laney Choboy prepares to hit the ball on Saturday Nebraska’s Harper Murray (27) sends the ball over the net as South Dakota State’s Taylor Byl (9) and South Dakota State’s Rylee Martin (5) attempt to block it on Saturday Nebraska’s Campbell Flynn (4) and Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) jump to block a spike by South Dakota State’s Sylvie Zgonc on Saturday Reach the writer at 402-473-7435 or 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Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) Schepisi: ‘John Mitchell was one of the truly good ones’ a Republican who served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning,” his children said in a statement Mitchell was elected in 2010 as part of a Republican wave that ousted a Democratic county executive Mitchell was the top vote-getter among the three freeholder candidates running about 12,000 votes ahead of two of the Democratic incumbents Chris Christie winning Bergen County with over 60% of the vote in 2013 outpolled Mitchell by 289 votes out of more than 200,000 cast; Felice captured the third seat by just 68 votes over Mitchell but lost to Democratic incumbents Steven Tanelli and Tracy Silna Zur by over 12,000 votes Mitchell entered the 2010 race at the end of August after one of the GOP candidates dropped out after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis “John Mitchell was one of the truly good ones,” said State Sen helping those most in need and volunteering his time and energy A retired government affairs executive at Con Edison he had run for local office in Cliffside Park five times without success Lavallette Councilman Robert Lamb died on Friday He was the father of Toms River Councilman Justin Lamb A plea deal could be on the horizon for the Maywood man accused of choking a 19-year-old woman to death during sex in 2019 and Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer told Superior Court Judge James Sattely on April 28 that they had a "preliminary meeting." McFarland called the meeting "fruitful" but said she was waiting for a toxicology report from an expert "I would definitely see a reason to continue discussing a potential resolution," McFarland told Sattely She said she was scheduling an appointment with Gaffney that week and was willing to continue conversations with Grootenboer in the hopes of a resolution "It's certainly worth the effort to have those conversations," McFarland said because by then I will have had my toxicology report." Gaffney was arrested in November 2019 after he allegedly choked Francis Garcia while they were having rough sex inside her car outside a party in Hackensack said an emergency room doctor had said Garcia died of a benzodiazepine overdose Grootenboer said she had identified a strangulation expert but didn't retain them until she was certain Gaffney's case would be going to trial "Our conversation was productive," Grootenboer said I need her to provide me with a counteroffer that is expressly authorized by her client." The prosecutor said she cannot proceed unless Gaffney agrees to a potential plea deal She said she would let Sattely know at their next hearing whether there will be a resolution or a motion schedule that needs to be set Gaffney's next court date will be June 2 at 10 a.m This tale of two British army sergeants who filmed the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp uses their profoundly disturbing footage It’s TV that could alter your whole world view the first documentary by the film and theatre director Sam Mendes The film straightforwardly combines two precious artefacts held at the Imperial War Museum in London: 35mm film shot by Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie of the British Army Film and Photographic Unit before and during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near the town of Celle in northern Germany in April 1945; and audio interviews given by the cameramen in the 1980s Lewis and Lawrie did not record sound when they visited Belsen; the words they spoke years later are the only sounds we hear Lewis and Lawrie do not arrive at Belsen until almost halfway through the film’s 36-minute running time we hear how they came to be army photographers and we get a flavour of their prewar civilian life This is particularly pertinent in the case of Lewis a son of Jewish immigrants from Poland who looked on in dismay in 1936 as fascists held rallies in his parents’ adopted home country “But the world began to assume a shape more real than those things we were taught about it.” filming devastating destruction caused by aerial bombardment: what used to be streets are now discernible by spotting where the rubble is not heaped quite so high There they meet a handful of Belsen inmates who have already left the camp and are wandering but apparently not significantly more damaged than other displaced civilians On hearing about more “political prisoners” who have just been liberated nearby Lewis thinks this sounds like a less dangerous assignment than the frontline: the term “political prisoners” strikes him as “a bit vague and rather dull” but who have not before encountered moving images of the unique terror of Belsen what Lewis and Lawrie are about to see will change them and stay with them for ever face up and face down on the open space between the camp’s buildings the camera catching juxtapositions of the dead in the foreground and the living behind Then come the pictures no one can ever forget Belsen contained thousands more dead who had to be moved by the truckload to mass graves Lewis and Lawrie are there as these figures – more shocking because they are naked more grotesque because starvation has robbed them of a recognisable human shape – are transported to 20ft-deep holes and then thrown their fragile limbs twisting unnaturally as they fall and join the pile surely among the most disturbing images ever shown on British TV are more or less the whole piece: everything on either side is context and the austerity of the format – if Lewis and Lawrie don’t explain something it is not explained – can make What They Found slightly perplexing Existing knowledge or post-viewing research is required to provide details on why the Nazi camp guards – described with bitter British reserve by Lawrie as “arrogant” – are still present or why the corpses were disposed of in that way or why the buildings were all firebombed when the liberation was complete What was there about the Germans that made them do this?” muses Lewis before the tape runs out and the last moments of the film play to blank silence [It was] not only the Germans: any race was capable of it the camera formed a barrier between him and what he saw “It pushed the reality of the sights away from me But What They Found forces us to glimpse the clearest and most terrible truth What They Found aired on BBC Two and is on BBC iPlayer now This article was amended on 8 April 2025 because it was Lawrie who called the Nazis “arrogant” rather than Lewis as an earlier version said Lola Hassid Angel can vividly recall the hunger disease and death at Nazi camp liberated exactly 80 years ago For a long time, Lola Hassid Angel did not want to talk about the horrors of her childhood. Her experiences of the second world war had not been light: by the age of eight, the Holocaust survivor had “reached adulthood” and been confronted by terrors she could neither forgive nor forget Which is why the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British forces on 15 April 1945 is as much a cause for joy as for the horror to come flooding back admitted over tea in her apartment in Athens “Now I want to tell the whole world what happened And that’s because I want all these men who lead us to know what war really looks like The Germans had a zeal for death; they had turned it into a science.” Quick to smile, gravel-voiced and diminutive, Angel is among the very last of Greece’s dwindling Jewish community to have survived Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp complex in northern Germany the teenage diarist who would become one of the most famous casualties of the Holocaust “What happened there was an abomination,” Angel said “An abomination that historians will one day refer to as a dark page but which we A memorial stone in Bergen Photograph: Martin Meissner/APRetreating Nazi forces agreed to hand the camp over to the allies on 12 April a peaceful exchange until the 11th Armoured division of the British army arrived at the complex’s barbed wire confines on 15 April Witnesses said nothing could have prepared them for what they found lying by the thousands around the camp in various stages of decomposition more than 14,000 would die within weeks of liberation because freedom had simply come too late More than 70,000 people were killed on its grounds most Jewish but also including 20,000 Soviet prisoners of war and other Nazi targets such as Roma and gay men in Bergen-Belsen it was death through hunger and disease,” said Angel who can vividly recall the arrival from Auschwitz in October 1944 of thousands of “exhausted and skeletal” female inmates They felt they were running out of time and they knew that in Bergen-Belsen The Angels were among the last Jews to be forcibly evacuated by the Nazis from Athens in April 1944 three years after the Wehrmacht had raised the swastika over the Acropolis and barely six months before the occupation would end With false identification papers and the courageous support of the resident Spanish consul – credited with delaying the deportation of hundreds of Sephardic Jews – the family had avoided detection until two members of the Gestapo and a Greek collaborator knocked at the door of their small rented apartment on 25 March 1944 “They appeared at dawn and dragged my father away but not before he had phoned Sebastián and Elena de Romero Radigales [the Spanish consul and his wife] who were family friends,” she recalled “As ‘foreign Jews’ it was said my parents could be exchanged with German prisoners of war but Elena was very concerned and desperately appealed to my mother to adopt me.” The wagons of the windowless locomotive that the Angels were forced to board served both as a passenger train to Bergen-Belsen and a death convoy for those in the rear carriages who Lola had not yet turned seven when she made the voyage Time has not dulled her memory of the eight-day journey or of the train’s panic-stricken human cargo; “every so often” she still feels the lump in her throat that very soon came to symbolise fear By the time the family arrived in the camp the SS officers who had taken control had mastered the art of mass murder that underpinned the racial restructuring of the “final solution” envisaged by the Nazi regime more than 18,000 detainees died in conditions so horrific that British relief teams felt fit to say it was difficult to discern the living from the dead there was no prisoner swap once D-day occurred “At first they gave us Swedish Red Cross parcels and treated us reasonably well,” said the octogenarian “But after 6 June 1944 the boxes stopped and we were given one piece of bread a day with diluted milk in the morning and a soup of water with potato peel at night As German defeat approached and the allies homed in forces at the camp decided to put the estimated 2,500 “foreign Jews” initially lined up for exchange on a death train headed north The train was intercepted by rapidly advancing US Ninth Army troops on Friday 13 April “Suddenly it stopped near the lake of Magdeburg and the German guards left Hours later there were these Americans liberating us I honestly believe I had two lucky stars: Sebastián and Elena who stopped us being deported earlier it would have been the British rescuing us Lola Hassid Angel holding a Nazi dagger her mother took Photograph: Helena Smith/The GuardianA day later US troops commandeering the homes of villagers in the area ensured the Angels and fellow detainees had a place to wash “An American soldier stood outside while our host For the first time we slept in a smooth bed with eiderdowns and were able to take a bath,” she smiled “I’ll never forget my mother spotting a small dagger on a table picking it up and saying: ‘Those who are victorious can take the weapons of the vanquished.’ I’m proud of that dagger and still have it even now.” most of Angel’s memories are “of the good things” that followed liberation It appears out of nowhere in my subconscious Angel has made a point of visiting Greek schools to address the Holocaust The fresh-faced pupils listen in disbelief when she tells them that about 1.5 million children younger than 13 died in gas chambers during the war “At the end of each talk it’s always the same,” she said knowing what really happened not so very long ago The Nazis finessed the art of killing people down to how much Zyklon B gas was needed to kill hundreds at the same time Technology has progressed so much since then My big fear is if another Hitler comes along North Bergen’s Robert Farley allegedly drugged coffee pot and shaved body hair on colleagues in series of ‘pranks’ A New Jersey police chief has come under fire after colleagues accused him of defecating on the station floor attempting to drug co-workers by putting Viagra and Adderall in their coffee and sticking a hypodermic needle into an officer’s penis NJ.com reported that Robert Farley repeatedly harassed his co-workers with a series of so-called pranks while he is also accused of retaliating after a colleague Five former and current North Bergen officers plan to sue the township over Farley’s behavior which allegedly also included the police chief shaving his body hair on to people’s food and “scraping fluids from his underwear on to people seated in the chief’s office” a North Bergen spokesperson called the claims “false and outrageous” “The Township of North Bergen has full confidence in Chief Robert Farley’s leadership,” the spokesperson said But Farley’s accusers allege that the police chief instigated a reign of terror which one officer said included retaliation after they cooperated with an internal affairs investigation over a hostile work environment and civil rights violations pulled his pants down and defecated on the floor in front of his entire office staff.” Guzman added: “He has also left feces on the bathroom floor apparently with the intent of having someone unknowingly step on it.” Michael F Derin worked as a special captain with administrative duties at the department He wrote in his notice to sue that he and Farley had been friends before the chief’s behavior towards him changed in August 2024 “Chief Farley chases me around his office,” Derrin wrote “After cornering me in the filing area with no further room for retreat he sticks a hypodermic needle through my jeans into the tip of my penis.” Derin said the needle drew blood from his penis the chief creates a hostile work environment.” “The chief would shave his body hair on people’s property and their food,” adding: “He was also fond of scraping fluids from his underwear on to people seated in the chief’s office.” said he had witnessed Farley putting Viagra and Adderall into a coffee pot Farley stirred the pills until they dissolved and then waited for someone to drink the coffee Officer Rashid Siyam said Farley and others retaliated against him after he participated in an internal investigation into civil rights violations Siyam said some department members had referred to him as a “camel jockey” and “terrorist” NJ.com published photos that seemed to support the officers’ claims In one a man who the news outlet identified as Farley is shirtless and appears to be shaving his arm over a colleague’s desk Another photo shows a toilet cubicle which appears to have been befouled In a statement on the North Bergen police website posted after he became chief in February 2024 who reportedly earns more than $228,000 a year I will strive to lead the officers of our department to be an accessible component of our community while maintaining their competency and professionalism,” Farley said at the time Here are a few such overrated locations that might be better avoided if you're looking for a true Norwegian adventure away from the usual tourist traps For those wanting to be alone and enjoy similar sights try visiting some other less-frequented trails in the region Traveling to other parts of Bergen or the nearby towns may give a more authentic glimpse into Norwegian life If you're looking to soak in the local culture at affordable prices you may want to explore neighborhoods like Grunerlokka Travelers might find visiting lesser-known fjords equally impressive without having to deal with large crowds Exploring other locations further inland can improve your chances while cutting down costs related to guided tours often available in Tromso itself Supported by CEPI funding of up to $ 1.5 million over three years researchers at Norway's University of Bergen will maintain an up-to-date overview of every vaccine candidate being developed around the globe for CEPI's priority pathogens as well as other emerging viral threats identified by CEPI This comprehensive mapping of the infectious disease vaccine pipeline will help CEPI to monitor and evaluate global R&D progress and to spot gaps and opportunities to enhance its own portfolio of vaccines Access to comprehensive data about the global vaccine development landscape is vital to the success of CEPI's mission This new partnership with the University of Bergen will provide CEPI with greater visibility of the vaccine R&D pipeline around the world and help us to make well-informed choices when selecting and investing in new vaccine candidates and technologies." Stig Tollefsen, CEPI's Technical Office Lead  University of Bergen Posted in: Disease/Infection News | Healthcare News Cancel reply to comment Learn how experts are advancing benzodiazepine analysis and detection using insights from the lab discusses how he is addressing today’s medical challenges using the technology of the future Explore how the Radian ASAP mass spectrometer is being used to streamline and enhance seized drug screening you can trust me to find commercial scientific answers from News-Medical.net please log into your AZoProfile account first Registered members can chat with Azthena, request quotations, download pdf's, brochures and subscribe to our related newsletter content A few things you need to know before we start Read the full Terms & Conditions TEANECK — Construction has begun on a $6 million clubhouse facility for Bergen County's 18-hole The golf course is part of the county's 811-acre Overpeck Park It is one of six golf courses operated by Bergen County they have been operating out of a modular trailer," Sands said Friday The project includes a 2,774-square-foot clubhouse with a lobby Also included will be a 1,197-square-foot exterior deck and a 2,774-square-foot golf cart storage garage with electric charging stations to support up to 60 golf carts "This investment will strengthen the golf experience support continued growth in the game and ensure that Bergen County remains a leader in public recreation,” County Executive Jim Tedesco said at the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday PARKS OPEN FOR SEASON Bergen County opens pickleball, tennis courts, golf courses for spring 2025 More than 343,000 rounds of golf were played across Bergen County’s public courses in 2024 making golf one of the parks department’s largest revenue generators The clubhouse project is part of Bergen County’s broader Parks Master Plan — a multi-year strategy to upgrade recreational facilities preserve open space and improve access to high-quality amenities for all county residents The groundbreaking comes as Teaneck announced $1.1 million in state Department of Environmental Protection grants to make improvements to two of its 22 local parks $1.1M PARK GRANTS This Bergen County town just received a grant over $1 million to improve its parks "The township has enjoyed a new great working relationship with the county since the start of the new year," Mayor Mark Schwartz said Friday "This is one such example right in our backyard that benefits our residents and we look forward to other projects to come." Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2026 Hudson County officials announced that the North Bergen Police Department has officially launched a cutting-edge drone unit becoming the first municipality in Hudson County to integrate a drone as a first responder (DFR) using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into its public safety operations There are currently only four other municipalities in the state that use this type of technology a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remote pilot and member of the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team the newly formed NBPD UAS Division includes a team of four specially trained officers The program enhances situational awareness and increases officer and civilian safety without the high costs and risks associated with traditional aviation units safe tools that help protect our residents and support our officers on the ground.” The piloting software— manufactured by Paladin a Texas-based company —operates within a 3-mile radius using LTE transmission they are generally deployed at around 200 feet responding in real time to emergencies prioritized by NBPD supervisors Each mission is recorded and stored in a secure database helping document and analyze public safety responses across the township according to Hudson County officials.  Public Safety Commissioner Allen Pascual stated “We now have the capabilities of an aviation unit without putting a pilot in the air or dealing with the extreme costs and safety risks of helicopters—something that’s especially important given recent aerial accidents in the region.” The initiative was officially installed one month ago and was funded entirely through criminal forfeiture funds Chief Robert Farley Jr.’s efforts to secure these funds have helped to fortify the local police force with valuable upgrades to keep residents safe HCPO officials say we will be announcing further upgrades to the police department during the coming weeks With each flight using about 5% battery per mile and requiring just 25 minutes to recharge the drones offer a rapid-deployment advantage unmatched by traditional methods “This program took nearly a year to get off the ground— from FAA licensing to implementation —but it was worth every step Our UAS Division is already proving invaluable in search operations We’re proud to lead Hudson County in deploying this kind of life-saving technology.” The North Bergen Police Department’s UAS Program marks a major leap forward in the department’s ongoing efforts to modernize policing and maintain the highest standards of public service and safety Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates More than $91,000 has been raised following the sudden death of Steve Odierno — a Rockland County native Steve Odierno is survived by his wife and their children, Steven and Katherine Born to Donald and Barbara Odierno, Steve was raised in Rockland County alongside his sisters Janine and Lisa, according to his obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website where he earned the General Excellence Medal and went on to graduate summa cum laude from Boston College later earning a Master’s from Fordham University recently serving as the school's director of marketing also serving as an entrepreneurship teacher and assistant track and field coach SJR penned a heartfelt tribute following Steve's death "Steve was a wonderful listener; he quickly became a helpful ear for any Green Knight looking to talk after class Students (and staff) from all walks of campus life gravitated toward ‘Mr "Sporting his trademark jacket and tie (Double Windsor) he remained approachable thanks to a willingness to meet students on their terms Joseph and mirroring the example of the Xaverian Brothers who meant so much to his own experience as a Green Knight." “Mariann and his two children were the center of Steve’s life and his love for them touched everything he did,” his obituary reads His Facebook page shows he'd been living in Stony Point A GoFundMe launched by Jennifer Moroz to support the family has raised over $91,000 “Steve was a person who unselfishly gave himself to anyone who needed him,” the campaign reads “Always willing to do whatever possible for his family and loved ones.” Click here to donate to Steve Odierno's family and here for his complete obituary from the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website. The San Francisco 49ers have selected wide receiver Junior Bergen from Montana with the 252nd-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft Bergen finished his career at Montana as one of the most dynamic playmakers in FCS history He tied the NCAA FCS record with eight career punt return touchdowns and set a school record with a 16.71-yard punt return average surpassing former NFL All-Pro Marc Mariani while adding 2,114 return yards and nine return scores on special teams 184-pound receiver earned multiple All-American honors in 2024 including Associated Press and Stats Perform recognition and was named the FCS Athletic Director's Association Return Specialist of the Year He was a versatile weapon for the Grizzlies earning All-Big Sky honors as a wide receiver For all 49ers 2025 NFL Draft coverage, visit 49ers.com/draft. Get to know more about San Francisco's first-round draft pick Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams Take a look at the most impressive stats of the San Francisco 49ers 2025 draft class Take a look at the most impressive stats of George Kittle's first eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers Take a comprehensive look at every player the San Francisco 49ers selected in the 2025 NFL Draft the San Francisco 49ers have selected Iowa offensive lineman Connor Colby the San Francisco 49ers have selected Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke the San Francisco 49ers have selected Kansas State safety Marques Sigle the San Francisco 49ers have selected Oregon running back Jordan James the San Francisco 49ers have selected Ole Miss wide receiver Jordan Watkins the San Francisco 49ers have selected Indiana defensive lineman C.J The 49ers own seven-total picks in Rounds 4-7 Here's a list of the top players left on the board ahead of Day 3 — Montana wide receiver and return specialist Junior Bergen on Saturday was picked by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft was the 36th selection in the seventh round and the No He finished his career with eight punt return touchdowns His average yards per punt return was 16.71 Related: 'Truly a blessing:' Montana's Junior Bergen putting cherry on top of dynamic, record-breaking career 184-pound Bergen finished his career with 4,468 all-purpose yards placing him in the top 25 in the program record book A three-time All-American and multi-time All-Big Sky performer Bergen's career included a legendary run of three return touchdowns in the 2023 playoffs to help lead the Griz to the FCS national championship game that season San Francisco general manager John Lynch told reporters Saturday that first-year 49ers assistant special teams coach Colt Anderson had an influence in the team drafting Bergen Anderson "kept talking about this kid from Montana and really (sold) him to us," Lynch stated in a video posted to the 49ers website are we going to have a chance at free agency if we don't draft him Is someone else going to draft him at the end?" "Ultimately I do think there's added value with returners with the adjustment to the kickoff and the touchbacks coming all the way out to the 35 People are going to be less inclined to just kick it through the end zone — more return opportunities So to have a dynamic returner is a good thing He's done it really well at the smaller-college level and now he's going to get an opportunity to do it with us." Bergen is the first Montana Grizzly to be drafted since defensive end Tyrone Holmes was taken by Jacksonville in the sixth round in 2016 Bergen is the first Billings player to be drafted since defensive end and West High School product Dylan Donahue was chosen by the New York Jets in the fifth round in 2017 out of Division II West Georgia Bergen is the second from Senior High to be drafted following Pete Lazetich in the second round by the Chargers in 1972 The selection of Bergen meant that two Montanans were picked in the 2025 NFL Draft Montana State's Tommy Mellott was taken by the Las Vegas Raiders in the sixth round six former Big Sky Conference players were drafted The others were former Sacramento State running back Cam Skattebo was taken the fourth round by the Giants while ex-UC Davis linebacker Teddye Buchanan also went in the fourth round to the Ravens Sac State offensive lineman Jackson Slater went in the fifth round to the Titans and former Idaho defensive back Marcus Harris went in the sixth round Don Bosco will start the drive for five straight Bergen County boys lacrosse titles as the top seed in the bracket Seeding was completed on Monday night with 12 teams accepted into the championship bracket 4 Ramapo will join the Ironmen in skipping straight to the quarterfinal round The tournament starts with opening round games to be played by Saturday semifinals on May 8 and the championship May 10 1 seed for the 66th Bergen County Baseball Tournament 4 in a 24-team championship bracket that opens Saturday with eight first-round matchups at the higher seeds and culminates with the final May 24 at Demarest the tournament introduced a new rule stating that a top-eight seed must have played 15 games by the qualifying cutoff to receive a first-round bye The Bergen Invitational Tournament also was selected and seeded Wednesday night and it also opens Saturday with eight matchups played at the higher seeds The championship and invitational events are connected and the Bergen County first-round losers advance to the Round of 16 of the BIT and host its first-round winners on May 7 This file will be updated all tournament long with scores and future schedules (15) Northern Highlands at (2) Pascack Valley Bergen Invitational Tournament (BIT)FIRST ROUND (35) Emerson at (19) Ridgefield Park/Bogota (26) Indian Hills at (23) Dwight-Englewood Immaculate Heart's quest for a historic fourth straight Bergen County softball title will start from the top spot in the 40-team field Paramus Catholic and Old Tappan round out the top four seeds 3 seed for Paramus Catholic is the school’s best seeding since 2004 the Blue Eagles are the top seed in the Bergen County Tournament They have won three straight county titles There is a new format for the tournament this year with a championship bracket for teams seeded 1-24 and an invitational bracket for teams seeded 25-40 Teams seeded 1-8 receive a first-round bye while teams seeded 9-24 in the championship bracket meet in first-round games with the winners advancing to the second round of the championship bracket and the losers dropping into the invitational bracket The championship game for both brackets is scheduled for May 24 at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex (14) Northern Highlands at (3) Paramus Catholic Wallington senior softball pitcher Delilah Tabaka is now the fourth member of Bergen County’s 1,000-strikeout club Tabaka struck out 17 batters in Saturday's Bergen County Tournament win over Mahwah giving her 1,014 strikeouts for her career Tabaka will likely finish as the all-time record holder in Bergen County There have only been three other pitchers in Bergen County history to surpass 1,000: Sarah Piening is the current leader with 1,060 But Tabaka is also nearing her 100th career hit something that neither Piening (Immaculate Conception) Cathy Kaminski (Ramsey) or Kim Prevedel (Saddle Brook) did Tabaka probably won’t be the only Bergen County pitcher to go over 1,000 strikeouts for her career Rutherford star Giana Yaniero is currently at 929 Wallington remains in the 10-15 range in our rankings The top six remain the same from last week The NFL announced the selection of wide receiver Junior Bergen in Round 7 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No \"Good Morning Football\" reacts to tight end George Kittle's new four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers The NFL announced the selection of offensive lineman Connor Colby in Round 7 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No announced the selection of quarterback Kurtis Rourke in Round 7 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No The NFL announced the selection of safety Marques Sigle in Round 5 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No announced the selection of running back Jordan James in Round 5 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No The San Francisco 49ers 2024 International Fan of the Year announced the selection of wide receiver Jordan Watkins in the 2025 NFL Draft Mexico alongside fans of the San Francisco 49ers and 49ers Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Patrick Willis announced San Francisco's selection of Indiana Hoosiers defensive lineman C.J West in Round 4 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No Former linebacker Julian Peterson announces the 49ers selection of linebacker Nick Martin in Round 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No Former 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson announces the San Francisco 49ers have selected Texas defensive lineman Alfred Collins Breaking down college highlights from Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Mykel Williams selected 11th-overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2025 NFL Draft Members of the USO announced the San Francisco 49ers selection of defensive lineman Mykel Williams in the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Gregg Rosenthal and Daniel Jeremiah talk with ESPN's Mina Kimes about the eight teams with the most draft capital in 2025 NFL Network's \"Good Morning Football\" crew highlighted the San Francisco 49ers \"Foundation for Success\" event for 200 local high school students San Francisco 49ers fourth-round draft pick runs the 40-yard dash at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine San Francisco 49ers third-round draft pick San Francisco 49ers second-round draft pick San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick goes through drills at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine runs through drills at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine runs through drills at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine San Francisco 49ers seventh-round draft pick goes through drills at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine San Francisco 49ers fifth-round draft pick runs through drills at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the ceremonial transition of Super Bowl host cities following Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle presents his speech after winning the 2024 USAA Salute to Service Award at the 14th annual NFL Honors "Good Morning Football" reacts to tight end George Kittle's new four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" crew highlighted the San Francisco 49ers "Foundation for Success" event for 200 local high school students A Bergen County man was found dead on a hiking trail in New York's Catskill Mountains last week Linhu Jin, 54, of Palisades Park, was discovered unresponsive by a group of hikers on the Devil's Path trail at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 24, New York State Police stated in a press release Troopers responded to Sprucetown Road in Lexington and pronounced Jin dead at the scene The Devil's Path is a 24-mile-long trail known as one of the most difficult hikes in the region, if not the country, according to the Times Union The rugged path features many steep climbs and dips and very little water sources along the route requiring extensive planning for even the most experienced hikers Other agencies assisting in the investigation include the New York State Forest Rangers the Greene County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Fire Company In his first interview with the San Francisco 49ers seventh-round draft pick Junior Bergen shares his excitement about joining the team and gives the Faithful a first look at his personality and playing style Get to know the San Francisco 49ers newest draft picks with behind-the-scenes insights and analysis of the team's 2025 draft plan Members of the San Francisco 49ers player personnel department RJ Gillen Josh Williams and Tariq Ahmad recapped on their 2025 NFL Draft experience San Francisco 49ers president of football operations and general manager John Lynch discusses the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft with team reporter Lindsey Pallares seventh-round draft pick Connor Colby shares his excitement about joining the team and gives the Faithful a first look at his personality and playing style seventh-round draft pick Kurtis Rourke shares his excitement about joining the team and gives the Faithful a first look at his personality and playing style fifth-round draft pick Jordan James shares his excitement about joining the team and gives the Faithful a first look at his personality and playing style fifth-round draft pick Marques Sigle shares his excitement about joining the team and gives the Faithful a first look at his personality and playing style and Jed York welcomed the newest 49ers with heartfelt calls following the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft Lynch and Shanahan broke down the 49ers final picks of the 2025 NFL draft Quartback Kurtis Rourke called in for an introductory press conference after being selected by the 49ers with the 227th-overall pick Safety Marques Sigle called in for an introductory press conference after being selected by the 49ers with the 160th-overall pick Running back Jordan James called in for an introductory press conference after being selected by the 49ers with the 147th-overall pick Wide receiver Jordan Watkins called in for an introductory press conference after being selected by the 49ers with the 138th-overall pick West shared his excitement upon receiving his draft call from San Francisco and described his style of play the 2024 49ers International Fan of the Year traveled from Melbourne to Green Bay for the 2025 NFL Draft West called in for an introductory press conference after being selected by the 49ers with the 113th-overall pick third-round draft pick Upton Stout shares why he knew The Bay was where he wanted to play what makes him a \"true competitor,\" and what he admires about DB Deommodore Lenoir's game what makes him a "true competitor," and what he admires about DB Deommodore Lenoir's game The 2025 Bergen County baseball tournament features the largest field in the event’s 66-year history The championship bracket remains capped at 24 teams allowing the tournament to maintain an element of its trademark prestige the invitational has expanded from eight teams borrowing a format utilized by other Bergen County boys and girls sports Of the 24 teams seeded in the championship bracket the top eight receive byes to the Round of 16 (with two notable exceptions explained below) Teams seeded 9 through 24 that lose their opening-round game move to the Bergen Invitational Tournament where they will host a Round of 16 match-up Teams seeded 25 through 40 play opening-round games in the BIT bracket here are the storylines to watch as this year’s Bergen County event progresses BRACKET: 2025 Bergen County Tournament bracket, scores, schedule Bergen County Coaches Association baseball liaison Dan Vivino explained a new rule for this spring Teams that have met the required .650 win percentage – but have not played at least 15 games – are ineligible for first-round byes The amount of games played does not have an effect on the seeding Per Vivino: “In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the rankings/seedings we still seed everyone 1-24 based upon their performance.” the eight highest-seeded teams to meet the minimum games requirement warrant first-round byes 1 Don Bosco (11-2 at Wednesday’s cutoff) and No “This is similar to an individual Regional Wrestling bracket yet you can still be the 2 seed overall,” Vivino added So… who’s the favorite?Playing a first-round game likely will not have a negative impact on Don Bosco 1 in the North Jersey Top 25 all season and has a strong chance to win a second title in three years the Green Knights await the winner of Glen Rock and No 23 Dwight-Englewood (the Panthers won that matchup Joseph would be the designated away team in the Round of 16 2 Pascack Valley is the highest-seeded public team The Cardinals have a tougher road of the two but remained hot by sweeping Mahwah this week to stay atop the Big North Patriot Pascack Valley and Westwood squared off in the tournament’s last all-public-school final in 2010 Welcome backAfter never qualifying for the championship bracket in school history through 2023 16 Fort Lee is in for the second year in a row Bogota also endured a long drought prior to last spring The Bucs had last made the Bergen County in 2002 but Bogota players are now 2-for-2 in reaching the tournament since beginning their co-op with Ridgefield Park The neighboring co-op from Ridgefield/Palisades Park is in the BIT marking the Royals’ first county appearance since 2015 Palisades Park last played in a county event in 2006 With the two longest overall tournament droughts ending the baton is passed to Saddle Brook (2006) and Elmwood Park (2008) to try for their return next spring Is there a BIT favorite?It's tough to determine since the full field technically is not set 28 Hackensack are the highest seeds not to reach the championship bracket But any one of the losing teams from the championship first round could drop in and get a second life Bergen Catholic defeated Rutherford in the invitational final last season when it was not connected to the main bracket NorthJersey.com put together a retrospective of teams celebrating milestone championship wins to commemorate the Bergen County Tournament’s 65th year Here are the schools with anniversaries this time around 9-2 (1960): The Highwaymen became the first team to defend their title 2-1 (1965): The Golden Bears claim the first of their four titles and start a run of three in four years 3-0 (1970): The first title game to be seven innings rather than nine gave the Comets’ their lone title to date 1-0 (1975): The most recent title for the Golden Bears was led by coach Joe Sferruzza and tournament MVP Dennis Astrella 11-2 (1980): The Cardinals finished runner-up in 1979 5-0 (1985): This made it two titles in three years for the Braves 2-1 in 8 innings (1990): The Rams are one of five public-school progams to win consecutive titles and this followed their 1989 triumph over Paramus Catholic 7-6 (1995): Before he led Don Bosco to an unbeaten 2008 coach Greg Butler guided the Norsemen to three championships in four years it really has been a quarter-century since the Bulldogs’ last crown MVP Jim Wladyka is now a well-renowned coach who still holds the all-time record for coaches with seven Bergen championships 8-1 (2010): The last all-public final featured a pitcher earning hardware on each side The Panthers’ Jon Reich was Most Valuable Player Westwood lefty Chris Carroll the Most Valuable Pitcher 9-5 (2015): As much as the arch-rivals have played for Bergen Jamboree titles in basketball this was the first title clash on the diamond (of three to date) Ironman 2B Josh Shaw became the most recent back-to-back MVP the 2020 season: A reminder to enjoy the Bergen County baseball tournament any time it gets played MONTVALE – CJ Driver dropped to his knees and savored a new place in hallowed ground Bergen County has a new all-time points leader in boys lacrosse The Pascack Hills senior broke the county record on Saturday finishing with 288 points after scoring four goals and three assists in a win over Demarest Driver completed the chase early in the fourth quarter when he rifled a mid-range shot past Norseman goalie Neil Bernhaut That play moved him past current pro and former Mahwah star Mark Glicini (286) Driver now sits at 168 goals and 120 assists I thought about going different places or going private I decided to stay home here at Hills and build a program Not many players have transcended their program over the last four years like Driver Driver led the Broncos to their winningest season as a freshman and first league title a year later Driver has never missed a high school game and almost never misses the scoresheet He's notched a point in 32 straight games and all but three over his high school career Pascack Hills uses the attackman in all scenarios including as a faceoff wing and on the man down "What impresses me about CJ is he's a coach on the field," coach John Esposito said "We'll be in meeting rooms and he always contributes He knows exactly what we do on the defensive side of the field That scouting report makes sense considering Driver's family lineage His dad Chris played lacrosse at Delaware while his uncle is now the defensive cordinator for the Green Bay Packers Driver is the first to admit that some things have gone way better than imagined Passing a living legend in Glicini – who's about to start his 10th professional season with the PLL's Carolina Chaos – was not always on his radar he sat around the dinner table with his parents and talked about goals for his high school career But after hitting the mark halfway through sophomore year "He's a player every coach wants," Esposito said "I don't know if I can give a better compliment Driver found out about the Bergen County record last year and came into Saturday needing six points to break it Saturday wasn't the first time the former and current record-holder have crossed paths Driver went to a game at Red Bull Arena and saw Glicini play with the Chaos "I played against club teams in the summer that he's coached," Driver said "It's kind of awesome being able to be up there with someone that made it professionally." Driver tied the mark on a wraparound early in the third quarter then pulled ahead with 11:14 to go in the fourth quarter on a feed from Christian Gesuele That helped secure a 12-8 win in the first round of the Bergen County Invitational and a semifinal trip to Mahwah Playing at home on Saturday made for a storybook setting grandparents and younger sister Emily all came to Bart DiPaola Field to follow the countdown "They're my biggest supporters and I play for them," Driver said "My [other] grandpa passed away six months ago yesterday Driver might not be finished reaching milestones he'll likely become the third North Jersey player to hit 300 points and join Lakeland's Michael Wilson (361) and DePaul's Bradley Paterson (322) Driver also has a chance to pick off the Bergen County goals record held by Fair Lawn's Joe Covino (194) Pascack Hills (8-4) is tied for first in its division "I owe it to my team to win the league championship," Driver said Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral & Cremation Services in Albert Lea with a visitation one hour prior He was the youngest of four children born to John and Eileen (Duffy) Bergen He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1960 He served in the United States Navy from 1961-1964 He then attended Mankato State College and graduated with a business degree in 1972 he and Nancy were blessed with four grandchildren whom he loved dearly He truly cherished the time he spent with each of them Pat worked at K-Mart as an assistant manager in Mason City he went to work for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in Albert Lea He stayed with them until his retirement in 2004 after 30+ years of service He enjoyed meeting all of the people on his route Many referred to him as the whistling mailman as he often could be heard whistling while he delivered mail he enjoyed getting together with his neighbors and friends You could often find a group sitting in the garage or in the driveway where all were welcome Marguerite Donovan (Bergen) and Rita Bergen; brother Tom Donovan and Glen Fuller; mother and father-in-law Don and Dorothy Vandersnick; and granddaughter He will be missed by those who survive him Sara Colby (Jeff Stevens) and grandchildren Brandon and Aly of Albert Lea Jill Dickrell (Chris) and grandchildren Ashlyn and Taylor of Otsego Also surviving are niece Mary Quinlivan (Mike); brother and sister-in-law Terry and Peggy Vandersnick; sister-in-law Ann Fuller; many nieces and nephews; and grand-dogs Mia and Louie The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at St Croix Hospice for the amazing care they provided The live stream link below is a complimentary service provided by Bonnerup Funeral & Cremation Services and/or acoustical circumstances may produce a diminished end product we are 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Edge Properties Urban Edge Properties “built in more conservative assumptions for the remainder of the year incorporating a contingency to cover potential volatility in rent collections tenant fallout and other income,” Langer said the firm held off raising its share price by 2 cents because of “the economic volatility in April,” said Urban Edge Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Olson In addition to the Bergen Town Center in Paramus Urban Edge owns 33 strip malls across New Jersey the economic disruption we’re all worried about and the potential recession that that could cause is on all of our minds,” added Jeff Mooallem we feel like the state of the industry is very healthy right now.”  told reporters that businesses could face an “adjustment period” from Trump’s tariffs Loeffler, the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration — a federal agency that provides financing to businesses — did not offer specifics of what such an adjustment period would look like Stocks 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wanted to be sure about was that the defendants could not claim the sound was not working and they were deprived of their rights,” he said in a 2016 interview with the Pritzker Military Museum. Mr. Bergen, who grew up on the Northwest Side in Albany Park had nightmares as a teenager that Germans would make their way to the United States and set up concentration camps as he sat in the courtroom with the accused “I never felt any personal animosity toward the Nazis in front of me,” Mr Bergen said in the interview with the military museum And it was hard to imagine that they did what they said they did “His defense was that he was being a loyal German The one thing he said that I don’t think anybody else said was ‘If we had won...Eisenhower would be sitting here 24 of the most important Nazi military and political leaders were tried Goering killed himself with poison before he could be hanged Asked by his daughter whether justice was served Bergen said in the StoryCorps interview: “I think as much justice was served as was available How much justice brings back 6 million Jews The Nuremberg trial did not stop war or mass murder or atrocities maybe there’s less than there would have been otherwise We’ll never know...I would like to think something good came out of it.” He didn’t talk about his service much until his daughter-in-law Sue Bergen and his daughter brought it up about it a decade ago “Nobody asked,” he said of his silence on the matter Bergen joined the Army at 18 and got radio and infantry training ahead of a planned invasion of mainland Japan that never happened because that country’s leaders surrendered after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the trials in April 1946 after the prosecution had presented its case Bergen lived a life of relative comfort in Germany He ate well at the government dining hall and had time to collect German beer steins feel lucky to have gotten that assignment just because life was so good,” he said in the StoryCorps interview Mr. Bergen was born March 24, 1927, to Ida and Charles Bergen, who lived in Lawndale, then largely Jewish His mother was a homemaker and later worked as a secretary for an insurance company He attended Penn Elementary School and Roosevelt High School Bergen went to the Illinois Institute of Technology on the GI Bill and then worked in public relations at one point heading the Chicago office of the firm Ruder Finn His corporate clients included Miller Brewing Company and General Motors Mr. Bergen, whose first wife Molly Paskind Bergen died in 1974, raised his family in St. Joseph, Mich., Skokie and Highland Park. He most recently lived on the Gold Coast Bergen is survived by his wife Sharon Peters Bergen and son Chuck Bergen four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale Jack Ginn (44) of Ridgewood puts a check on Jack Sheridan (19) of Delbarton during the boys lacrosse game at Cocoziello Field at the Delbarton School in Morristown .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Mike Kinney | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comSecond-ranked Don Bosco Prep will seek a fifth straight Bergen County Tournament title as the No and with a number of standouts who played pivotal roles in last year’s championship run Among them are Duke commit Brady Scioletti who blasted in five goals in last year’s 10-5 win over Ridgewood in the final and who recorded three goals and two assists this past April 16 in a 10-3 regular-season win over those Maroons BRACKET: 2025 BERGEN COUNTY TOURNAMENT Those four earn a bye until the May 6 quarterfinals at the home fields of the higher seeds They face the winners of Saturday’s four first-round games The semifinals will be played May 8 at the higher seeds and the championship game is set for 6 p.m Running concurrently with the BCT again will be the Bergen County Invitational The Saturday quarterfinals will be 8-Fair Lawn at 1-Mahwah; 7-Waldwick at 2-River Dell; 6-Park Ridge at 3-Old Tappan; 5-Demarest at 4-Pascack Hills Mike Kinney can be reached at mkinney@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. 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Follow us on social: Facebook |Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) Personalized news alerts with our mobile app Please subscribe to continue reading… MISSOULA — Junior Bergen is getting his shot to play at the highest level of football The Billings native and Senior High grad was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the NFL Draft with the 252nd overall pick after a record-breaking career playing four seasons for the Montana Grizzlies Bergen, who grew up a 49ers fan, said in an interview with the team that he "kind of blacked out" and "it was kind of all a blur" after he got the call from general manager John Lynch head coach Kyle Shanahan and owner Jed York He had received the call while at a draft party with friends and family "You could kind of feel the tension in the room with the pick coming up I heard a lot of good things from them leading up to this process so we were kind of hoping that's what it was The 49ers announced Bergen as a receiver but Lynch spoke about his ability as a returner He was sold on drafting Bergen thanks to assistant special teams coach Colt Anderson the father of current Griz kicker Brayton Boyer Bergen played receiver for the Griz on offense but excelled more as a special teams returner His eight punt return touchdowns tied the FCS record for a career Bergen, who is one of nine siblings scored six of his special teams TDs in the FCS playoffs Three of those came during Montana's march to the 2023 FCS national championship game "This guy's kind of become this sensation," Lynch said in a press conference "Brant (Boyer) and Colt Anderson kept talking about this kid from Montana and really selling him to us and they did a really good job Is someone else going to draft him right at the end I do think and believe that there's added value in returners with the adjustment to the kickoff and the touchbacks coming all the way out to the 35 Probably people are going to be less inclined to just kick it through the end zone; more return opportunities to have a dynamic returner is probably a good thing Bergen averaged 16.7 yards per punt return who went on to be an NFL All-Pro with the Tennessee Titans He finished tied for 19th in team history with 145 catches tied for 22nd with 13 touchdown grabs and 26th with 1,777 receiving yards Bergen is the first Griz to be drafted since 2016 when defensive end Tyrone Holmes was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round He's the first Billings native to be taken since 2017 when defensive end Dylan Donahue was chosen by the New York Jets in the fifth round "They're going to get a hard-working kid who loves ball," Bergen said after he performed in front of 21 NFL and CFL scouts at UM's Pro Day earlier this month when asked what a team that takes a chance on him will be getting I think I've been able to showcase that throughout the last few years Just my readiness to come in at any point and make a play and lead my team." Frank Gogola is the Senior Sports Reporter at the Missoulian and 406 MT Sports. Follow him on X @FrankGogola or email him at frank.gogola@406mtsports.com who wrapped up a record-breaking career at Montana was one of seven former Grizzlies to participate in Pro Day Billings native Junior Bergen grew up in a large family where competition and sibling rivalries instilled lessons of toughness and not backing down The Butte native is the first former Bobcat to get drafted to the NFL since 2022 The punter/kicker is the second known former MSU player to receive a minicamp invite since the NFL draft ended Saturday native is the fifth known ex-Bobcat to get an NFL opportunity this weekend The Billings native will try to join a team that currently has former Bobcat Ty Okada on its roster "All the support specifically from Montana has just been amazing There are so many people that wish you luck and would love for you to succee… other NFL-bound former Montana/Montana State players Unterrio Latin-Henley and MSU's spr… A pair of former Montana Grizzlies were selected in the CFL Draft on Tuesday night Billings Senior grad and Montana Griz star back home in the Magic City preparing to report to NFL Sam McKewon and Amie Just talk their takeaways from Nebraska football's spring game and volleyball's spring match “If we stay together we’re going to be pretty unstoppable.” Sam McKewon and Amie Just talk their takeaways from Nebraska football's spring game and volleyball's sp… Defending-champion Immaculate Heart was chosen as the No 1 seed on Sunday in the 2025 Bergen County girls lacrosse tournament Three other teams landed a bye into the quarterfinal round: No IHA defeated Ridgewood in last year's championship and once more in the opening week this spring to claim the No vsBergen Cup Drexel Wins Two Races at Bergen Cup4/26/2025 7:35:00 PM | Men's Rowing NORTH BERGEN, NJ — A 35-year-old North Bergen man has been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl on Wednesday. According to North Bergen Police Chief Robert J faces charges of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child Authorities reported that Canavalan was detained at the scene and subsequently taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility to await his court appearance Witnesses informed police they saw Canavalan running toward the victim and dragging her several feet away from Bergenline Avenue in an apparent abduction attempt The victim struggled for approximately two minutes before bystanders assisted her Three nurses from a nearby doctor’s office and a male passerby heard the girl’s cries for help successfully freeing her from Canavalan’s grasp “Responding officers located a female victim along with several witnesses,” stated the police report © 2008-2025 - Shore News Media & Marketing Ltd At least, that is how the San Francisco 49ers made it seem when they selected two wide receivers in the NFL draft. First, it was Ole Miss receiver Jordan Watkins in the fourth round The 49ers envision him as a vertical threat their second and last receiver taken was Montana's Junior Bergen in the seventh round at No It's tough to get thrilled about a receiver taken in the seventh round especially one that was close to the end of the draft He has practice-squad player written all over him the 49ers didn't draft Bergen to help them on offense The 49ers drafted Bergen for one reason and one reason only and that is to compete to be their special-teams kick returner “They kept talking about [special teams coordinator] Brant [Boyer] and [assistant special teams coach] Colt Anderson kept talking about this kid from Montana and really selling him to us," said John Lynch are we going to have a chance at free agency if we don't draft them Is someone else going to draft them right at the end I do think and believe that there's added value in returners with the adjustment to the kickoff and the touchbacks coming all the way out to the 35 Probably people are going to be less inclined to just kick it through the endzone And he'll go in there and compete and he's done it really well at the smaller college level And now he's going to get an opportunity to do it with us.” Wide receiver Jacob Cowing has officially been put on notice. He held down the special-teams returner role last season and did a fine job there. Adding Bergen, however, means he will need to prove why he should remain there. Or, maybe the 49ers envision Cowing taking on a larger role on offense and won't be needed as much as a returner. It could be both, and I tend to lean that way. Cowing cannot fall asleep when training camp begins. He will have Bergen to compete with as a returner and Watkins on offense. This will be one of the more highly anticipated training camp position battles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by La Salle Men's Rowing (@lasallemrowing) Thanks for visiting ! The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Men's Crew Prepares for City Championship with Bergen Cup Regatta on Saturday4.25.25 | Men's Crew