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The Hoboken Board of Education didn’t waste any time in finding a fine replacement for Buddy Matthews as the head baseball coach at Hoboken High. Jack Baker, who has spent the last 10 years as an assistant coach on the collegiate level, first at William Paterson, then later at St. Peter’s College, was appointed by …

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Baker named Hoboken new baseball coachFamiliar face headed to Prep? Boxing card moved to July 30”

Stan Fryczynski vividly recalls the first time he met Rich Terpak. “It was 1989 and Rich was part of the football coaching staff at Secaucus,” Fryczynski said. “I knew who he was and I had heard that he was a nice guy. People had told me a lot about him.” Terpak, a long-time teacher and …

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A fond farewellLong-time ADs and friends Fryczynski and Terpak retire together”

Carmine Conti Jr. fondly recalls the days when his father, downtown Jersey City legend Carmine Sr. was the heart and soul of Little League baseball in Hudson County. “My father had an impact on a lot of kids,” said the younger Conti of his father, the Hudson County Hall of Famer and long-time District 7 …

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District 7 Little League tourneys well underway”

When Brandon Napoleon was growing up, he always heard stories of his father’s football playing days at the University of West Virginia. Eugene Napoleon went from the now-defunct St. Joseph of the Palisades in West New York to West Virginia and had a fine career there, setting school records for kickoff returns in the process, …

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Prep’s Napoleon commits to West Virginia
Jersey City native Rhodes to coach Kentucky HS team; boxing card set”

When one versatile, all-around diversified female athlete comes from a town, it’s noteworthy. Two or three, it becomes a trend. When you get to four, it’s a dynasty. Five? It’s almost unfathomable and certainly beyond remarkable. But watching Shannon Waters develop into the next of the long line of well rounded, three-sport female athletes to …

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Secaucus’ Waters named Reporter Female Athlete of YearThree-sport standout continues tradition of versatile Patriot greats”

When Weehawken Recreation made the decision to institute girls’ softball in the township to coincide with the successful Bambino baseball program the town has provided for years, the powers that be in Weehawken knew that it would take a few years to get the program to become competitive. However, after Weehawken captured its first-ever softball …

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Weehawken wins District 2 Babe Ruth softball title, first in township’s history”

The 33rd annual New Jersey Scholastic Football Coaches Association’s North-South All-Star Classic took place Monday night at Kean University. Three local products, Dane Longa of St. Peter’s Prep, Ronald Butler of Lincoln and Jidamon Sparkman of St. Anthony, graced the North squad. All three played major defensive roles for the North, which unfortunately dropped a …

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Trio of Hudson grid standouts play for North All-StarsWendolowski out as Prep baseball coach; local fighter update”

Jose Veras was 12 years old when his family moved from his native Dominican Republic to Jersey City. At the time, Veras was proficient in sports like baseball and basketball and those talents helped to open doors in his new home. “I was pretty good at baseball and basketball,” Veras said. “I didn’t know anything …

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Veras named Reporter Male Athlete of the YearDickinson cross country, track standout blazed versatility trails never before seen”