Category: _Sports

It’s safe to say that Pat Laguerre is the busiest baseball coach in Hudson County. Not only does the longtime St. Mary’s of Jersey City coach keep a tab on his Ramblers during the course of the summer, but he is also involved with coaching two different youth teams. Laguerre coaches the Jersey City Recreation …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARD 07-25-2010

Jersey City Sharks win state Mantle title Busy coach Laguerre survives strange series of events”

Rob Bianco is a long-time coach in North Bergen, coaching basketball and baseball, but he never felt pressure like he did when he took over the coaching reins of the North Bergen 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars. “To be honest with you, I was a little intimidated,” Bianco said. Imagine an adult being intimidated by a …

Continue reading “EXTRA INNINGS 07-04-2010

North Bergen wins yet another baseball championshipCaptures the 14-year-old Babe Ruth District crown”

North Bergen graduate Noel Allen, who was the 2010 Hudson Reporter Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year, has signed a letter of intent to attend Adelphi University on Long Island beginning this fall and will play basketball there. The 6-foot-6 Allen led all Hudson County scorers last season, averaging 27 points per game for coach …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITS 07-04-2010

NB’s Allen signs with AdelphiFormer Memorial grid coach Meeney heads to Marist; HC hires Vasquez as baseball coach”

Ashley Barron never thought what she does as being anything special. The recently graduated Hoboken High School standout scholar/athlete just went about her business, day after day, all year round. “It was never a big deal,” Barron said. “Every time a new season came along, I concentrated on that sport. It was just what I …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARD 07-04-2010

Hoboken’s Barron named Reporter Female Athlete of the YearThree-sport standout becomes first Red Wing girl to earn the honor”

When Josh Ford enrolled at St. Anthony High School three years ago, he initially had hopes and aspirations to be a basketball star, like most boys who head to the tiny school on Eighth Street in downtown Jersey City. “I played football and baseball my whole life, but every kid dreams about playing basketball for …

Continue reading “Local grid stars take different paths to state All-Star Classic

“

Too many times on these sports pages, we take the time to pay homage to the kids who run the fastest, hit the ball the furthest, make the most jump shots or score the most touchdowns. After all, it’s all part of the culture that applauds athletic excellence. We all clamor to see athletes excel …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITS 06-27-2010

Top Hudson scholar-athletes honoredUnion City native Barakat passes; Snyder athletes excel at New Balance nationals”

Ivan Torres didn’t know what to do with himself. He knew this past Monday night that the fate of the County Prep basketball program that Torres became a part of last year was hanging in the balance, holding onto life by a thread. Torres, now 18, has been using basketball as an outlet since he …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARD 06-27-2010

End of County Prep, High Tech programs hurt only one groupKids left out in the cold and everyone should shoulder the blame”

If this was truly High Tech High School’s final year of athletic competition, then it was certainly one for the memory books, because for the first time in the 20-year history of the Hudson Reporter All-Area spring teams, the same school has walked away with the Most Valuable Player honors in both baseball and softball. …

Continue reading “High Tech dominates All-Area honors in baseball, softball

“