Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
BATTING OUT OF ORDER QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, the correct batting order is Ortiz, Pesky and Williams. Williams incorrectly leads off the inning and with a full count offensive coach detects the batting error and wants Ortiz to assume the count. Is this request permitted? Is improper batter required to remain at …
TIME-OUTS QUESTION: In high school volleyball, how many time-outs per set is a team allowed? (3, 2, 1). How long is each time-out? (60, 45, 30 seconds) ANSWER: Each squad is permitted 2 time-outs per set; each time-out will last maximum of 60 seconds unless both teams are ready to play (Rule 11, Sec. 2, …
Week 2 results for the Olympic Spirit Track League held in Gregg/Hudson County Park. Co-directors John Hnath and Al Long were ably assisted by coaches Sharon Nadrowski, Mercedes Alvarez; Justin Enes, Lauren Bell, Jose Bustamonte, Hans Parrado , Michelle Bernatowicz , John Nagel and other volunteers. Participating school: OLC – Our Lady of Czestochowa, Jersey …
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The results for St. Mary’s Pee Wee Girls Week 2: The Hoyas won against the Blue Devils, 8-7. Both Caitlin Gaetani and Maggie McCabe both score 4 point each for the Hoyas. For the Blue Devils, Ava Russel scored 5 and Julia Hester scored 2. The Pirates defeated the Rams, 21-13. Kylie Hall scored 12 …
Firefighters from the City of Bayonne once again participated in the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K in NYC. Their team, “Bayonne’s Bravest” was able to raise over $5,000 this year for the Stephen Siller Foundation and Building for America’s Bravest. The donations go towards building handicap accessible smart homes for grievously disabled combat veterans. …
Peninsula City SC hosted Bayonne’s first ever State Cup game in soccer. The u-12 team (Strong) coached by Jess Iorio lost to FC Copa Academy, 3-1. Team Strong showed immense talent and tenacity against the 16th ranked team in New Jersey. This team is onto great things. Back row: Mya Motsi, Ariana Striffolino, Riley Williams, …
Union City High School head football coach Wilber Valdez realized that his Soaring Eagles had faced the crossroads of their already tough and new-fangled schedule, courtesy of the team’s involvement as part of the New Jersey Super Football Conference. After wins against West Orange and Dickinson, the trials began. “We knew that this was the …
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It was learned this week that the Hudson Catholic athletic administration did the right thing by self-reporting a major dilemma in its boys’ soccer roster. The powers-that-be realized that the soccer team had played an ineligible player for the first seven games of the season, a player whose high school eligibility had expired. The player …
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It all began fairly innocently at a Snyder High School football practice last year. Jahleel Baker came to Snyder, thinking he was going to be a lineman. After all, it was the position he played for the Jersey City PAL football program. “All throughout growing up, I was a lineman,” Baker said. And as a …
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LIVE / DEAD BALL QUESTION: In high school volleyball, Team (A) hits ball which contacts the net antenna and passes completely within net and over into opponent’s side of court. Live or dead ball? ANSWER: Dead ball. Net antennas are considered out of bounds (Rule 9, Sec. 3, Art. 3, a). QUESTION: On the second …