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The general tendency of today’s youth is to act more laid back, relaxed and whimsical. More and more teenagers take the never-say-care approach toward practically everything in life. Donte Carter, a junior at Hoboken High School, does not subscribe to that philosophy. He is in no way a blithe spirit. “He’s the type of kid …

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Call Hoboken’s Carter ‘Mr. Serious’Running back’s no-nonsense approach leads to big four-TD performance”

It’s definitely shaping up as the best season in the history of the McNair Academic girls’ volleyball program. The Cougars have won all 22 of their matches this season, but the idea that the Cougars are undefeated is not coming as a surprise at all. “We were 17-3 last year and we had a lot …

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McNair Academic girls’ volleyball squad rolls along undefeatedCougars unblemished at 22-0; football power point update”

The rigors of intense chemotherapy, the process to tackle a rare form of lymphoma, was getting to long-time Memorial High School baseball coach Tony Ferrainolo, but he was not about to let anything, especially that wicked foe known as cancer, try to stop him from occupying the place he loved best, coaching his Tigers. Ferrainolo …

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Memorial sports legend Ferrainolo dies at 65All-time leader in baseball coaching wins; field named in his honor in 2010”

When the high school football season began in earnest with preseason practices and scrimmages in August, North Bergen senior Sergio Rodriguez was a tight end for the Bruins. Although Rodriguez was a quarterback for most of his tenure with the North Bergen grid program, he accepted his fate as a blocker and part-time receiver. “I …

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North Bergen’s Rodriguez super-sub at quarterback, leads Bruins past Bayonne”

Students at Jersey City’s Middle School No. 7 were treated to a special visitor Tuesday morning, when former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand came to the school to talk to the students. The school’s physical education teacher, Alan Gross, reached out to LeGrand on a whim to see if LeGrand, the inspirational Scarlet Knight …

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Jersey City middle school gets special visitorHurley on NJ Hall of Fame ballot; grid observations”

Fawzia Kheir truly believed she was destined to become a basketball player. After all, her father, Ahmed, was a basketball player in his younger days. “I tried a lot of sports when I was younger, but I really liked basketball because of my dad,” Fawzia Kheir said. “I was a good rebounder.” But there was …

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Kheir blazing the trail as county’s top female cross country performerCounty Prep senior, competing for Dickinson, carries torch for Muslim runners”

If there has been one consistent trait about the Secaucus High School football program over the years, it’s been the Patriots’ ability to produce solid go-to running backs. There has been a litany of talented backs, all standout Hudson Reporter All-Area honorees, going back to the days of Eric Otlowski, Vinnie Sasso, and Sean Cannon, …

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Secaucus’ Schaffer next in line of great Patriot running backs”

When the scoring breakdown of Hudson Catholic’s recent boys’ soccer victory over Marist first appeared in local papers and online, it didn’t appear as being too newsworthy. It said that sophomore forward R.J. Tumamak scored a goal in the Hawks’ 4-1 victory. However, what wasn’t apparent right away is that the player with the name …

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Hudson Catholic’s Tumamak earns a distinctionBecomes first girl to score a goal in a varsity boys’ game in almost 25 years”

After posting a 15-7 record last season and falling in the Hudson County Tournament semifinals to eventual champion Kearny in overtime, St. Peter’s Prep head soccer coach Josh Jantas had higher expectations for the 2011 season. “We had a really good group back from last year,” said Jantas, who entered the fourth season as head …

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Marauders living up to expectationsPrep soccer team off to sensational start”

The Hudson Reporter Athlete of the Week feature has been a staple of this newspaper during the scholastic sports seasons for more than 20 years. It’s been written by this reporter for the last 25 years or so. More than 1,000 or so Hudson County high school athletes have been profiled in the feature over …

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Weehawken’s Corredor, Union City’s Moreira lead the state in rushing yardsBoth local grid standouts eclipse the 300-yard plateau, score four touchdowns”