Sports Year in Review: 2016
St. Anthony wins T of C again; great year for Fitzpatrick top year-end list

So what were the top sports stories for 2016? We had the crowning of champions and the farewells to major legends. We had dreams fulfilled and other thoughts curtailed. More importantly, we had another year to remember in Hudson County sports, so let’s take a closer look at The Hudson Reporter’s Top 10 Sports Stories …

St. Anthony wins T of C again; great year for Fitzpatrick top year-end list

SCOREBOARD Marauders look to return to big time
Mirabel needs football stars Portorreal, Simon to perform

When the high school basketball season began with preseason practices last month, the St. Peter’s Prep contingent was missing a few key parts. That’s because a few of the Marauders were also key members of the Prep football team that lost to Paramus Catholic in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium …

Mirabel needs football stars Portorreal, Simon to perform

SCOREBOARD Marauders look to return to big time
Mirabel needs football stars Portorreal, Simon to perform

When the high school basketball season began with preseason practices last month, the St. Peter’s Prep contingent was missing a few key parts. That’s because a few of the Marauders were also key members of the Prep football team that lost to Paramus Catholic in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium …

Mirabel needs football stars Portorreal, Simon to perform

TASTY TIDBITS Stinson earns NJSIAA Hall of Fame berth
Secaucus wrestler Duran makes it to finals of Garfield tourney

It was a great day for Ed Stinson last Monday, when the Hoboken native, current Secaucus resident, and long-time football coach was inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame at the Pines Manor in Edison. It was an honor long overdue for Stinson, who set the high school football world on its ear during a …

Secaucus wrestler Duran makes it to finals of Garfield tourney

TASTY TIDBITS Stinson earns NJSIAA Hall of Fame berth
Secaucus wrestler Duran makes it to finals of Garfield tourney

It was a great day for Ed Stinson last Monday, when the Hoboken native, current Secaucus resident, and long-time football coach was inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame at the Pines Manor in Edison. It was an honor long overdue for Stinson, who set the high school football world on its ear during a …

Secaucus wrestler Duran makes it to finals of Garfield tourney

Lincoln girls look to contend once again

The Lincoln High School girls’ basketball program enjoyed another successful season in 2015-2016, advancing all the way to the Hudson County Tournament finals, where the Lions fell to Bayonne. Lincoln also advanced two rounds in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II tournament, before falling to eventual state sectional champion Manasquan in the sectional semifinals. But …

Lincoln girls look to contend once again

The Lincoln High School girls’ basketball program enjoyed another successful season in 2015-2016, advancing all the way to the Hudson County Tournament finals, where the Lions fell to Bayonne. Lincoln also advanced two rounds in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II tournament, before falling to eventual state sectional champion Manasquan in the sectional semifinals. But …

SCOREBOARD Two N.Y. cross country champs hail from Hudson County
Loyola School’s Schumann, Cavanaugh-Gouvea brought running talents to Central Park

The Loyola School is located on 83rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, perched perfectly near Central Park and New York’s famed “Museum Mile.” For the last 44 years, Loyola School has been the only co-educational Jesuit college preparatory school in the Tri-State area. Before then, it was strictly all boys, much like St. Peter’s …

Loyola School’s Schumann, Cavanaugh-Gouvea brought running talents to Central Park

SCOREBOARD Two N.Y. cross country champs hail from Hudson County
Loyola School’s Schumann, Cavanaugh-Gouvea brought running talents to Central Park

The Loyola School is located on 83rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, perched perfectly near Central Park and New York’s famed “Museum Mile.” For the last 44 years, Loyola School has been the only co-educational Jesuit college preparatory school in the Tri-State area. Before then, it was strictly all boys, much like St. Peter’s …

Loyola School’s Schumann, Cavanaugh-Gouvea brought running talents to Central Park

TASTY TIDBITS Former Prep star Palmieri now home with Devils
Top cross country runners locally; hoop season tips off; a Royaal crowning

It’s safe to say Kyle Palmieri is loving his hockey life these days. Palmieri, the former St. Peter’s Prep standout, is in his second season playing for his hometown New Jersey Devils after five years with the Anaheim Ducks. Palmieri was raised in Montvale, N.J., just a half hour or so away from the Prudential …

Top cross country runners locally; hoop season tips off; a Royaal crowning