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For a while last Friday night, it appeared as if Secaucus’ dream season was going to have a fairytale ending. Maybe this was a case of football “Hoosiers,” with the neighboring team making the long-awaited journey to the big house, only to come away with the improbable victory. It certainly looked like a Hollywood ending …

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Before his team faced Don Bosco Prep in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 state title game last Saturday at Giants Stadium, St. Peter’s Prep head coach Rich Hansen knew that his team had to pretty much play flawless football. After all, you don’t upset the No. 1 team in the state and No. 2 team …

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Prep falls hard once again to Don BoscoEarly miscues come back to bite Marauders in state title game”

The 2009 Hudson Reporter All-Area High School Boys’ Soccer Team features seven players who make return appearances on the season-ending honor roll and three who join an illustrious and elite list of three-time honorees. The three-time honorees are Fernando Alvarez of Memorial, Cesar Ventura of North Bergen and Maxi Garcia of Dickinson. Alvarez is a …

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It’s almost a foregone conclusion. Although St. Peter’s Prep has reached the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 state championship game for the fifth time in the last six years, the Marauders have practically no chance of winning this game. After all, the Marauders are facing the mighty Ironmen of Don Bosco Prep, the undefeated three-time defending …

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It was always so close, yet so far. Located in the swamps of the Meadowlands, sitting less than a full mile from the town of Secaucus, Giants Stadium has stood majestically as a beacon, a guiding light of gridiron excellence since 1975. But throughout that time, the only way anyone from Secaucus was gaining entrance …

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The longest journey finally becomes short for SecaucusSchool closest to Giants Stadium gets chance to play before it comes down”

For the past year, Christina Nicholas has tried to overcome the severe pain that shoots from her hip and feet. Sometimes, the talented McNair Academic junior distance runner is able to deal with the pain. Others, the pain is almost crippling. “It’s been extremely frustrating,” Nicholas said. “I try so hard to just feel good. …

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McNair’s Nicholas overcomes injury to capture sectional XC title”

Gino DePinto already had a successful coaching career in boys’ high school soccer, long before he ever heard about the head coaching position at Secaucus High School for the girls’ program. After all, DePinto was the all-time leader in coaching wins at Belleville, collecting more than 120 victories there. He was also the head coach …

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The miracle of Secaucus girls’ soccerUpstart Patriots head to state sectional title game for first time ever”