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The Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia is clearly the storied, the most prestigious and the most historic track and field event in United States history. Other than competing in the Olympic Games, there is no bigger event, no more glorious of a venue than the Penn Relays. It’s the oldest and largest …

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The St. Anthony annual gala dinner has some big-time firepower this year in the terms of Super Bowl MVPs. The dinner, which will be held Tuesday night at the Liberty House in Jersey City at 7:30 p.m. will honor the two New York Giants Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks in Eli Manning and Phil Simms, with …

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After getting used to his surroundings in West New York, making friends both in school and on the baseball field, Daury Genao went back to his native Dominican Republic, right before he was set to enroll at Memorial High School. Genao’s family thought that he had a chance to play professional baseball right away. Genao …

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Your eyes are not deceiving you. That headline is correct. It’s not blurry. There’s no need for the special reading glasses. Snyder High School – yes, that same Snyder we’ve all tried to forget come spring time for ages — has a winning baseball team this year. The Tigers own a record of 9-4. They …

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This is a feel-good saga that has deep roots in community involvement and impeccable generosity that expands to curious young women looking for a different activity and ends up with a positive energy and excitement all around. It’s called the birth of girls’ lacrosse at Hoboken High School. The sport was initiated this spring thanks …

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He stands about 5-foot-8 –, but that’s if he’s standing on his tiptoes or perhaps the Manhattan Yellow Pages. But despite his height — or lack thereof — Andrew Troya is the first baseman for the Hudson Catholic baseball team. Usually, first basemen are these big, burly types, the guys who provide a huge target …

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When Jahlil Reynolds first enrolled at St. Anthony High School a little more than three years ago, he was certain that he was destined for basketball greatness. After all, isn’t that what most young men dream about when they head to St. Anthony? They want to play for legendary Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley …

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Rafael Hernandez knew all along where he wanted to go to college, but rules prohibited the Memorial High School cross country and track star from saying anything until he was officially accepted by the school and his scholarship papers were reviewed and approved. So last week, when Lehigh University sent word to Hernandez that he …

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When Taylor Barron was growing up, she didn’t have to look very far for a positive role model and inspiration. Taylor had her older sister, Ashley, who was a three-sport standout at Hoboken High School and the 2009-2010 Hudson Reporter Female Athlete of the Year. “She was my biggest role model,” Taylor Barron said of …

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Bobby Hurley was admittedly apprehensive about ESPN’s magazine show “E:60” doing a feature length movie about his life, especially with the time frame of the filming. “Just in terms of access and commitment,” said Hurley, the Arizona State head men’s basketball coach. “I was thinking in terms of beginning our season and what it was …

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