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Evan Rodriguez knows that he’s definitely at the crossroads of the rest of his professional football career. At the tender age of 25 years old, the former North Bergen High School two-sport standout and former Hudson Reporter Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 headed off to Orchard Park, N.Y. last week to start training …

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The kids of Jersey City, who were participating in a free football camp, had no idea that they were in the presence of a legend. To them, the guy organizing the camp was just some older gentleman wearing a baseball cap. Well, in reality, it was Rich Glover, the former two-time All-American from the University …

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Can a kid from Jersey City get any further away from home than spending the summer in the mountains of Billings, Montana? Well, that’s where Fabian Roman is this summer, pitching with the Billings Mustangs, the Cincinnati Reds’ affiliate in the Pioneer League, Rookie classification. The 22-year-old Roman, the former Marist High School standout, was …

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Tyrik Darby really didn’t have a choice whether or not to become an athlete. He simply had to continue the Darby family tradition that was established by his older brothers Aaron and Tyrell, both of whom were fine football players during their heyday at Lincoln High School in Jersey City. “They did a good job …

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The situation surrounding the St. Peter’s Prep basketball program is not a good one right now. Just a few months ago, the Marauders were one of the premier teams in the state, winning the NJSIAA Non-Public A North state sectional championship for the second straight year. The Marauders had a promising future, with top NCAA …

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