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It’s safe to say that veteran St. Peter’s Prep football coach Rich Hansen wasn’t pleased with his team’s defensive performance over the first two weeks of the season. After all, Hansen has prided himself on always being a defensive minded coach first and foremost. So when the Marauders surrendered 92 points in their first two …

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Marauders recover with shutout win over North BergenImpressive grid performances; Union City football reunion planned”

There was a time when the Memorial High School boys’ cross country program was among the best and most feared in the state of New Jersey. The Tigers produced countless county and state championships, made household names out of runners like former West New York mayor Sal Vega, and brought a lot of pride and …

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A return to glory for Memorial’s cross country teamTigers win Passaic County Coaches Invitational crown, first time in a decade”

A year ago, when Oscar Guerrero took over the head football coaching position at his high school alma mater, namely Memorial High School, he knew it would take some time to turn the program around. The first year of the Guerrero regime didn’t exactly excite anyone, with the Tigers struggling to the tune of a …

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It hasn’t been easy for the Hudson Catholic football program, having gone through four different head coaches over the last four years. But the new head coach of the Hawks, Colin Eckert, already senses major changes in the program. “They’re absolutely buying into what we want them to do,” said Eckert, who was previously a …

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Zach Naszimento knows that Rome wasn’t built in a day and the Ming Dynasty didn’t exactly take shape overnight. So when the former Secaucus High School grid standout and former University of Cincinnati player took over the reins as the new head football coach and athletic director at Weehawken High School, Naszimento knew that it …

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Weehawken explodes out to great start under new coach NaszimentoIndians stampede past Wood-Ridge in opening game”

Charlie Voorhees has a lot more on his plate these days than being the new athletic director at Secaucus High School. The long-time head football coach at the school, Voorhees also has perhaps the biggest challenge of his 13-year coaching career. Only two offensive starters and three defensive players are returning from the 7-3 squad …

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Lincoln High School head football coach Robert Hampton doesn’t want to dwell on what happened in the past, even though the last three years have been very fruitful for the Jersey City program. “It’s done,” said Hampton, when asked about the Lions’ fine 2010 season that ended with the school’s first-ever trip to the Meadowlands …

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As a panel of private investigators, pathologists, and scientists sat in a row at the Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen to reveal the results of a 10-month investigation into the mysterious death of local boxing hero and former world champion Arturo Gatti in July of 2009, highlights of Gatti’s last of three fights against …

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Gatti’s death ruled homicide by investigative groupSay there’s no way courageous boxer killed self in 2009”

The St. Anthony High School football program is still in its infant stages, as the Friars begin just their fourth season of varsity football in 2011. The Friars enjoyed major success last season, winning their first nine games, earning the HCIAA American Division championship. However, the Friars’ dream season came crashing down in the opening …

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When Wilber Valdez took over the Union City High School football program last year, he wanted to make sure that the Soaring Eagles reached new heights. They did, qualifying for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV playoffs and shocking everyone by defeating top-seeded West Orange, 19-14, in the first round. The Soaring Eagles …

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