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TASTY TIDBITS Dickinson gets old coach Portillo to come home
Hudson Catholic-Hoboken contest interesting this weekend; Top Fives

Rene Portillo had the world on a string six years ago, when he took his Dickinson boys’ soccer team to the pinnacle, the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group IV state championship game, only to fall to Ridge. But the idea of anyone taking any Jersey City public school team to a state title soccer …

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Impromptu Patriot QB Pons leads the way to victory

The high school football season was five weeks old and the Patriots of Secaucus were in a very unfamiliar way, having lost all five of their games this year. Secaucus football teams simply don’t go 0-5. The Patriots have certainly gone 5-0 in the past, but not 0-5. “It was very hard and very frustrating …

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ASK THE UMP!

SLIDE RULE QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, is there a “must slide” rule? Are runners automatically called out for not sliding in certain plays at the bases? Are head first slides legal? ANSWER: The rule states that runners are never required to slide but if he / she chooses to slide it must …

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SERVE AND SPIKE

CONTACTING THE BALL QUESTION: In high school volleyball, Team (A) spikes the ball which goes out of bounds on the court side of Team (B). The spiked ball contacted the ponytail of player on Team (B) prior to going out of bounds. Is this considered contact by Team (B)? Is Team (A) awarded a point? …

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Cheerleaders

The Hudson County Angels visited Gorman Field on October 7 to cheer on all the players of the Division of Recreation Youth Flag Football. Thank you to all the cheerleaders and coaches.

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Special Needs Soccer Academy

Ian of the Bayonne High School Soccer Team (left) and Matt (right) at the Division of Recreation Special Needs Soccer Academy. For more information on the Academy and Special Needs Sports, contact Pete Amadeo at (201) 858-6129 or email bayonnerec@aol.com.