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Although his team posted a fine 22-6 record a year ago, Carmine Ronga would be the first to admit that the Hoboken High School softball season was not a successful one a year ago. “We were disappointed how it ended,” said Ronga, the veteran head coach of the Red Wings. “It was not what we …

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The first major college commitment from the local football class of 2013 has been made by St. Peter’s Prep speedy defensive back Tre Bell. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Bell announced last week that he will be taking his talents to Gainesville, Florida and will play for the Florida Gators in the fall of 2013. Bell’s stock …

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The truth be told, Gianni Zayas was ready to walk away from baseball a year ago. “I didn’t want to play,” said Zayas, a senior on the North Bergen baseball team. “I had a bad junior year and I figured it was not for me.” But Zayas wasn’t given the opportunity to give up the …

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For the last two high school baseball seasons, Union City High School has been one of the premier programs in Hudson County. In fact, the Soaring Eagles have won more than 20 games both years and captured the regular season championship of the Hudson County Interscholastic League both times. However, after all that success, the …

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North Bergen has been clearly the dominant softball program in Hudson County for the last few years, rolling through the opposition like Sherman rolled through Atlanta. But when it comes time for the Bruins to play championship-like softball at season’s end, it hasn’t happened as often as it should. Take for instance last year, when …

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After enjoying a breakthrough 13-win season last spring, Weehawken veteran baseball coach Anthony Stratton knows that his team has to take the next step up this year. “There’s an old cliché that says where we have some unfinished business,” said Stratton, who welcomes back an Indians’ roster filled with experience. “That’s the way we’re thinking …

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Tariq Carey had carved a nice high school basketball career for himself at Newark East Side High School. He was a three-year starter there, a 1,000-point scorer who was the team’s main man and top scorer. He averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game. He was well on his way to becoming …

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J.R. Robinson and Nate Ortiz never had the chance to play against each other in high school, since Robinson was a standout defensive back/kick returner at St. Peter’s Prep and Ortiz an impressive tight end at St. Anthony. But the two Hudson County grid stars are going to get the chance to know each other …

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The Hudson Reporter All-Area Boys’ and Girls’ High School Basketball Teams once again represent the very best that high school basketball can offer in the Hudson County area. The Boys’ All-Area team features three players who are repeat honorees and the rest are all newcomers to the honors. The Boys’ Player of the Year should …

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