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When Lincoln High School held a ceremony to honor its two football standouts who signed national letters of intent last week, head coach Robert Hampton called the day “historic.” After all, it had been since 1998 that Lincoln had a Division I signee, when Jerome Ledbetter inked his letter to Boston College. But at that …

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Icies Hammer knew that it was going to be her final season of basketball at North Bergen High School. With the encouragement of her head coach, Dan Reardon, Hammer realized it was time to – pardon the pun – put the hammer down and make her last season her best. “We started this in the …

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For the last quarter century, St. Peter’s Prep has celebrated the first Wednesday in February almost like it was a school holiday. You see, National Signing Day is set aside for the best high school football players in the country to sign their national letters of intent, securing a scholarship, a free ride, to continue …

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It was a great day at Union City High School, where five Soaring Eagles signed scholarship letters and eight in total made declarations to play on the next level. Leading the way was standout offensive lineman Steven Gonzalez, who signed his national letter to attend Penn State, but did so with a bit of a …

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Two years ago, the Memorial boys’ track team went to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River with the hopes of winning the school’s first-ever state sectional indoor track championship and the Tigers fell a little short, finishing sixth overall. Last year, there were more of …

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For the first time since she played grammar school basketball at P.S. 37 Rafael Cordero School in downtown Jersey City, Daisha Simmons is getting a chance to play close to her home, in the general proximity of friends and family, a family that includes a total of eight brothers and sisters. It’s been a long …

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It’s a decision that every single high school senior should have to make. St. Peter’s Prep standout linebacker Jordan Fox narrowed down his decision about college months ago to two schools – namely Virginia and Stanford. Both schools are highly reputable educational institutions, so Fox wasn’t going to go wrong with either. “It was a …

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She might not have that household name just yet, but give it time. Very shortly, a lot of people in the Hudson County basketball scene – and beyond – are going to be talking about Zyearah Taylor-Gaston. Taylor-Gaston is a freshman on the St. Anthony girls’ basketball team. She’s a Jersey City girl, a product …

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A year ago, the Hudson Catholic boys’ track team went to the NJSIAA Relays at the Bennett Center in Toms River and came away with four team points in the Non-Public B championships, good for 13th place among the teams participating. But for second-year head coach Jerry McCann and the rest of the Hawks, that …

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After graduating a host of quality wrestlers from a year ago, veteran North Bergen wrestling coach Jerry Maietta didn’t know what to expect from the Bruins this season. But Maietta did like the work ethic of the Bruins. “The guys have all been working hard throughout the offseason,” said Maietta, who is now in his …

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