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For some reason, Malia Gray said that she just always liked to run. Maybe like the song that made Bruce Springsteen an international icon rather than just a Jersey Shore legend, Gray was just born that way. “I always liked to sprint,” Gray said. “I always wanted to run fast.” But there wasn’t any competition …

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When the high school baseball season began, there were very few people who thought that the Marauders of St. Peter’s Prep would be able to repeat as the Ed “Faa” Ford Memorial Hudson County Baseball Tournament champions. That list included Prep head coach Pat Laguerre. “We didn’t think we were the best team coming into …

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The Hoboken Redwings (one word) gave it their all in the Hudson County Softball Tournament this year, reaching the tournament finals before falling to Kearny, 7-1, last Saturday at New Jersey City University’s Thomas Gerrity Athletic Complex. “We battled them twice before this season, losing 3-1 and 8-7,” said Hoboken head softball coach Vinnie Johnson. …

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Natalie Gomes didn’t waste time in surrounding herself with the best athletes on the North Bergen High School track and field team. When Gomes was just a freshman, she didn’t know many people on the team. “One of the first people on the team that I met was Carolina Herrera,” Gomes said. Herrera is perhaps …

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The Weehawken softball team was facing local rival Secaucus in a game that could be best described as a proving ground contest. It was a way for the upstart Indians to prove that they belonged. They were facing the Patriots, who two years ago accomplished the unthinkable by winning the Hudson County Tournament for the …

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When he took the job as head baseball coach and athletic director at St. Anthony, leaving his beloved alma mater Marist in the process, Ron Hayward knew one thing. Hayward realized that he was going to mentor his son, Elliott, throughout his high school career. “Because he is my son, I know what he’s worked …

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It’s the three-word phrase that no baseball pitcher ever wants to hear, but unfortunately, it has become part of the general baseball vocabulary, as much as the terms “home run” or “foul ball.” The dreaded words: “Tommy John surgery.” Nick Cerbone heard those words last year, as he was preparing for his junior season as …

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Johnathan Lewis had offers from some big-time schools such as Iowa, Wake Forest and Temple, but when push came to shove, the St. Peter’s Prep quarterback really never wanted to stray far from home. That’s why Lewis gave his verbal commitment to Rutgers last week, becoming the first blue-chip recruit to sign on since Chris …

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The high school baseball season was only a few weeks old, but the Dickinson High School squad was already in a deep rut. The Rams had lost seven of their first 10 games and had no real hope in sight. Except for veteran head coach Danny Suarez, who kept the faith that his team would …

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The Major League Baseball free agent amateur draft will take place next month. It’s an event that Brian Rodriguez is certainly looking forward to. “I think I can get drafted and that would make my dream become possible,” said Rodriguez, the Weehawken High School senior, who is projected to be selected in the late rounds …

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