Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
The Recreation Division has opened youth co-ed Flag Football League registration for children ages six to thirteen years of age. All participants must be Bayonne residents and at least age six by September 1 and under age 14 through November 1. The $5 non-refundable fee will go towards the costs of running the program, and …
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When Jersey City natives Ed and Christopher Lucas sat down together to put Ed Lucas’ incredible journey in life in a book, they never realized where the book would take them. “I had no idea where we would end up,” said Ed Lucas, who lost his sight as a young boy after getting hit in …
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When St. Joseph (Metuchen) decided at the end of the high school baseball season not to rehire the popular and successful Steve Bucchignano as head baseball coach, it left Justin Willis with a little bit of a quandary. Willis, the talented West New York native who decided to attend the Metuchen school, commuting to Middlesex …
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Ever since Hoboken Recreation started a Major League Baseball Rebuilding Baseball in the Inner-City (RBI) program, the organization’s softball team has been a major national power. This year is no exception, as the Hoboken RBI All-Stars have once again captured the Eastern Regional championship and have jetted off to Dallas-Fort Worth for the RBI World …
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GAME ENDING PROCEDURES QUESTION: In high school, baseball and softball, the game is tied at the end of the fourth inning; due to weather conditions or power failure, the game cannot be continued. Is this a suspended game? Is game resumed from point of interruption when rescheduled? ANSWER: This is considered “no game” as it …
REBUILDING THE RINK — Representatives from the city, the boards of education and contractors held a ceremony to mark the start of reconstruction at the Richard Korpi Ice Rink. The facility at Bayonne High School between Avenue A and Newark Bay will be rebuilt with funding from a municipal bond ordinance. CL Construction has the …
Dominican Futbol Association asked Gladys Loyas head to the Dominican Republic for the team’s Olympic Qualifying games from August 19 – 26. The women will face Jamaica, Bermuda and Dominica. Loyas, a dual citizen of both the U.S. and the Dominican Republic, is a former four-time all-state selection at S.S. Seward in Florida, NY, is …
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On the Rocks women’s softball team garnered their fourth league championship in five years in the Bayonne Recreational Softball League. Undefeated in their regular season, the team took the crown for the second consecutive year in a tightly-fought championship. Pictured are Leslie Gonzalez, Alex Fajardo, Kim Vulcano, Kristy Bonner, Michele O’Reilly, and Samantha Maggio as …
Rocco Dioguardi will never forget his roots as a standout athlete at North Bergen High School. Dioguardi was a fine defensive end and an excellent punter, earning Hudson Reporter All-Area honors in 2003 as the county’s top punter. While he was playing for the Bruins, Dioguardi took a liking to working out, especially weightlifting. “I …
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Over the last 25 years as mayor of the township of Weehawken, Richard Turner has honored his fair share of athletes and recognized athletic achievement when it comes to the residents of the township. Champions have been regularly honored with proclamations. Even professional athletes who reside in the township have been recognized. But last week, …
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