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The comparison was almost too easy for words. Here was Corey Caddle, a talented, fast two-sport athlete at St. Peter’s Prep. He was clearly a speed demon, a two-way offensive and defensive juggernaut on the gridiron, and a dominating, faster-than-lightning performer in baseball. Immediately the thoughts were drawn to another former Prep two-sport flash named …

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Oliver Molano was happy to be part of the Phil Simms North-South All-Star Football Classic Monday night, because kids from Weehawken rarely get selected to participate in the game. But the talented Weehawken senior had to wonder, “What if?” Molano was selected to play defensive back for the North squad in the 37th annual rendition …

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When Kareem Gaulden entered the halls of Lincoln High School for the first time a little more than three years ago, he weighed all of 90 pounds. That’s no misprint. Gaulden stood 5-foot-6 and weighed all of 90 pounds. It’s not exactly the frame of a potential college football player. “I started taking weight protein …

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Julia McClure vividly remembers the day two years ago that her former three-sport teammate Danielle Roesing was presented with the Hudson Reporter Female Athlete of the Year. “When Danielle got it, I said, ‘Well, if she can get it, then maybe I can get it when it’s my turn,’” McClure said. “It gave me a …

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Kyle Anderson was close friends growing up with Paul Kim. The two would play basketball together in courts in North Bergen, Fairview, and Cliffside Park. “He was one of my closest friends,” said Anderson, the former St. Anthony All-American who just completed his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. “He meant …

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Kevin Thompson never dreamed he would ever become a track and field standout. A native of Jamaica, Thompson came to the United States as a 13-year-old and moved in with his family in North Bergen. He knew nothing at all about competitive track. Daria Zivanovic Filipovic was born in Serbia who aspired to be a …

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Evan Rodriguez was asked if he ever had a chance to meet a player from the National Football League while he was growing up in North Bergen. “I don’t remember how old I was, but Johnny Davis [from the Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers] came to North Bergen,” said Rodriguez, currently a tight end …

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When Gianni Zayas was a young boy, he always dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player. Zayas didn’t have to look far for inspiration. After all, his older brother, Gil, a former high school standout at St. Joseph of the Palisades and two-time (2002 and 2004) Hudson Reporter Player of the Year, played pro ball …

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When Ohanny Jesurum and Brian Rodriguez were growing up in their native Dominican Republic, they just wanted one thing. “I started playing baseball when I was five,” said Rodriguez, a junior at Weehawken. “It was what we all did. I played baseball all the time.” “I spent a lot of time in the Dominican Republic …

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