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Ed Jones was certain that people in his native Hudson County had forgotten all about him. After all, it was 1970 when he was blazing the track as an athlete at Lincoln High School. It’s been 40 long years. He’s lived in California for the last 35 years, ever since his tour of duty with …

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Jones, Campbell named to HCTCA Hall of FameTamara gets boxing rematch; remembering Greene, Lempa”

Raymond Martin wasn’t as fortunate as everyone else when he was born 16 years ago. The Jersey City native had Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a rare form of a congenital myopathy and the most severe form of arthrogryposis. The disease left Martin without full use of his hands and relegated the teenager to a life in a …

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Rollin’ along, collecting medalsCounty Prep sophomore Martin wins four medals at NJSIAA Meet of Champions”

It’s safe to say that last Sunday was a very important day in the lives of Corey Davis and Raphael Ortiz, two recent graduates of St. Peter’s Prep. Early Sunday morning, Davis and Ortiz celebrated their commencement exercises at Grand and Warren. They were dressed to the nines in their white tuxedo jackets and black …

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For the last three years, Rich Glover has spent time each June getting some local kids ready to play high school football – kids that not necessarily are from his own high school program. Glover, the former Dickinson coach who recently received his appointment as the new head coach at Ferris, has been involved with …

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NFL Development Camp helps high school kids learn; memories of WoodenSt. Anthony adds another stellar guard; SPC player drafted”

As they prepared to go to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions last week in South Plainfield, St. Peter’s Prep sophomore Najee Glass threw out an idea about his chances and the chances of his friend, junior Zamir Thomas of Snyder, at the state’s premier track and field event. “Maybe we both can win,” Glass said. …

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Making history, times twoPrep’s Glass, Snyder’s Thomas both capture NJSIAA Meet of Champions gold medals”

The NJSIAA Track and Field Meet of Champions was slated to be held – weather permitting – Thursday night at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield, with all the best track athletes in the state converging on the site. Remarkably, two of the best sprinters who will compete at the Meet of Champions go to …

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A year ago, the St. Peter’s Prep volleyball team enjoyed a bit of a storybook season, capped by an appearance in the overall NJSIAA state championship game, a match that the Marauders lost to perennial state power Southern Regional in straight games. To a man, the Marauders all wanted a shot at revenge. After defeating …

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Prep volleyball team shoots for revenge in state title gameSuarez, Hudson Catholic part ways; NFL development camp set with Glover”

Jim Comprelli took over the High Tech High School baseball program a few years ago. He watched as the Lasercats went from a six-win team in his first year, to a 22-win team that played for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I state championship last Friday – only to see the dream of …

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Pondering the futureHigh Tech coaches, players wonder what’s next after dropping sectional title game”

The Hudson County Board of Freeholders met last week to discuss once again the pending end of the athletic programs at the Hudson County Schools of Technology, namely County Prep in Jersey City and High Tech in North Bergen. And at this latest meeting, Frank Gargiulo, the superintendent for the Schools of Technology, admitted something …

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