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SCOREBOARDPrep’s soccer team erases demons
Wins Hudson County Tourney title; first since 2011

Josh Jantas was asked if he knew his St. Peter’s Prep soccer team had the makings of a champion this season. “Sure,” said Jantas, in his ninth year as the head coach at his alma mater. “But I thought we had the making of a county champion the last four years.” But in each of …

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Wins Hudson County Tourney title; first since 2011

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TASTY TIDBITSMourning the loss of coaching legend Moore
State playoff football update, Character No. 3; top grid performances; top fives

The news came down late Wednesday night that local football great and coaching legend Jackie Moore had passed away at the age of 81. Moore first gained notoriety as a player at the old St. Michael’s of Union City, where he was paired with his good friend Lou Cordileone, who went on to play at …

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State playoff football update, Character No. 3; top grid performances; top fives

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
NB’s Drouet emerges as Bruin standout

When Mike Guasconi took over as the head football coach at North Bergen High School last spring¸ he knew he was inheriting some talented players, in particular a youngster with whom he became familiar during his days as the principal at Kennedy School, a young man named David Drouet. “We talked from time to time …

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NB’s Drouet emerges as Bruin standout

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Ask the Ump!

SPECTATOR INTERFERENCE QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, batter hits a foul fly ball down the right field line near the stands. Right fielder reaches into stands and is about to catch the ball as a spectator contacts fielder’s glove thereby hindering the possible catch. Fielder drops the ball. Is this spectator interference? ANSWER: …

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SCOREBOARD Hudson Catholic girls’ volleyball team rising high
Hawks earn place among state’s premier programs

In 2009, Fernando Colon took over the girls’ volleyball program at Hudson Catholic High School. There wasn’t a problem in having an easy transition, because there was no such thing as a girls’ volleyball program at the school before Colon’s arrival. He was it. “Seven years ago, we started the program,” Colon said. “We figured …

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Hawks earn place among state’s premier programs

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