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Pablo Santos was asked how he felt about his Greenville National Cal Ripken League All-Star team that was just eliminated from the Eastern Regional tourney in Waynesboro, Pa. last weekend. “To have this team go to the regional championships for the very first time means a lot,” Santos said. “And we had to play with …

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She might be only 10 years old, but don’t dare sell Lola Possick short on her hopes and dreams. The Weehawken youngster already has her plans all set. “My dream is to go to the Olympics,” Possick said. “But I’m only going into fifth grade. I really haven’t thought that much about my future yet.” …

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When Eamonn Matthews decided to attend Xavier High School in Manhattan, he was taking a bit of a risk, considering his father, Terry, is one of the top administrators at Hudson Catholic in Jersey City. When Matthews first enrolled at Xavier, he decided to try out for the school’s rugby team, forgoing all other sports. …

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George Lewis is certainly living the life these days. The manager of the Washington Park Little League 11-and-12-year-old All-Star team can’t believe the fortune that he and his never-say-die bunch of little warriors are enjoying right now. “I can’t believe it,” said Lewis, whose team was just one win away from claiming the Little League …

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The calendar year of 1969 was gigantic in terms of American history. Richard Nixon was sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. The man Nixon served as vice president, Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th President, died. The brother of the 35th president, Massachusetts Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, drove his car into the …

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For the second straight year, the St. Peter’s Prep football community rallied together on a recent Saturday afternoon to remember the legacy of Jerome Pederson, affectionately known as “Gee,” the valuable do-everything for the Prep athletic department for several years until his untimely death from a massive aneurysm at the age of 27 in March, …

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For many years, Ben “Popo” Sierra was a dedicated youth baseball coach, watching and monitoring the progress of hundreds of boys, including his own son, Ben, Jr., who developed into a fine high school player at Dickinson High School and later Bloomfield College. “He had a great run,” Sierra said of his son, who has …

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The 100 or so kids who were attending a free football camp at Jersey City’s Caven Point Cochrane Field on the Ed “Faa” Ford Memorial Complex had no idea that they were in the presence of college football royalty. After all, the man wearing a weather-battered T-shirt and baseball camp didn’t appear like much. He’s …

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During his football playing days, Ray Marshall was a downright stud, even though he was a little late coming to the dance. You see, when Marshall was first at Lincoln High School in the 1990s, he was primarily a basketball player. “I didn’t play football until my senior year,” Marshall said. But Marshall earned a …

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It’s safe to say that over the years, West New York American has been a dominant force in the District 7 Little League 11-and-12-year-old All-Star tournament. In fact, it’s been the same veteran coach Victor Tapia that has guided WNY American to such success in the tournament. “I’ve won six flags,” Tapia said. And he’s …

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