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The Hudson Catholic baseball team had been searching for someone to take charge as a closer, someone to rely on to seal the deal on potential victories. The Hawks were also battling an injury bug among their pitching staff, so they needed help. It was then that head coach Alberto Vasquez had an idea. He …

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The National Football League draft was getting ready to begin last Thursday night and Evan Rodriguez wanted to be prepared. After all, Rodriguez had literally waited for this moment from the minute he first put on football pads and cleats as a youngster growing up in North Bergen. He prevailed and starred as a youth …

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The McNair Academic softball team is enjoying one of the finest seasons in the school’s history, posting an impressive 15-4 record thus far. What makes the Cougars’ mark even more eye-popping is the fact that the team is comprised mostly of sophomores. “We have only two seniors and two freshmen,” said veteran coach Vahon McCullers, …

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It’s safe to say that Marist High School sophomore Matt Littrell is a student of the game of baseball. “I watch baseball every single day,” Littrell said. “I watch Major League Baseball, college baseball, it doesn’t matter. I want to learn everything I can. Even when I’m not playing, I watch others and look for …

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The New Jersey Nets played their final game in the Garden State last Monday night, before the franchise packs up everything and moves across two rivers to Brooklyn for the start of the 2012-13 season. It signaled the end of a 35-year history of the franchise in New Jersey, the first major pro sports franchise …

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The St. Dominic Academy softball program is enduring an unfamiliar experience this spring. The Blue Devils are losing. They’ve enjoyed such rich history of being one of the best programs in the county, but they’re suffering through a 3-8 campaign this year. But head coach Jimmy Murduca, whose daughter Leigh Ann was perhaps the best …

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In some cases, when a high school pitcher throws a perfect game, there’s a sense of astonishment and amazement. It’s almost next to impossible, considering the level of competition and the underlying circumstances that have to take place. You have to have impeccable fielding behind you. You need to be able to consistently throw strikes …

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North Bergen head baseball coach Patrick Brady had to be a little concerned when he graduated a host of players from last year’s team that lost in the Hudson County Tournament finale, including Hudson Reporter All-Area honorees in pitcher Azriel Andrickson, shortstop Kevin Alonso and outfielder Jesse Baiza. However, Brady also had a sense of …

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When Pat Elliott decided to leave as the athletic director at St. Peter’s College seven months ago, taking the AD position at the University of Binghamton, the school moved quickly to bring in an experienced replacement, albeit on an interim basis. Joe Quinlan, who spent five years as the AD at Seton Hall, was the …

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When Andiery Jimenez was just a little boy, growing up in his native Dominican Republic, he was just like all the other kids there, playing baseball all the time. “Everyone plays baseball in the Dominican Republic,” Jimenez said. However, when he was just nine years old, his family moved to Jersey City and because of …

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