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It was going to be a senior year to remember for Hoboken’s Josh Mercado. After all, it was Mercado who was the hero in last year’s Hoboken football state championship, making the big plays down the stretch, including the game-winning touchdown with just a few seconds left to give the Red Wings the thrilling win …

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Scott Emmerling has been involved with the Union City High School track and field and cross country program for the last three years, but became the head cross country coach this season. Emmerling knew that there were a lot of girls who ran track last spring and were going to come out for the cross …

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Weehawken had not faced neighboring rival Secaucus in football in four years. It used to be a Thanksgiving tradition, the two teams facing each other on the night before Turkey Day. But when the two schools were separated by divisions in the newly formed North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, the rivalry simply went away. However, the …

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At first glance, Crystal Ortiz doesn’t look like much of an athlete. She’s diminutive, slight of build, standing no more than 5-foot-3 and weighing less than 100 pounds. She’s also very demure and shy, speaking only a few words and uttering few syllables louder than a whisper. But the Hudson Catholic freshman is certainly making …

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It could go down as one of the most diverse performances in the history of Hudson County high school football. St. Peter’s Prep senior Minkah Fitzpatrick proved to everyone why he was considered the top all-around college prospect in the state of New Jersey and ranked No. 27 in the entire nation. However, if there …

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Needless to say, it hasn’t been a year to remember for veteran North Bergen boys’ soccer head coach John Belluardo. The current granddaddy of all Hudson County soccer coaches, Belluardo had to endure his fair share of obstacles this past year. Belluardo, who has spent the last 33 years coaching the Bruins, suffered a horrendous …

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Three weeks ago, the Lincoln High School football team suffered a tough 32-8 loss to Union City. In years past, a lopsided loss such as that would have been devastating to the Lions and might have sent them spiraling downward toward oblivion. But this is not like other years. “It’s kind of like a boxer …

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While Andrea Giraldo was pregnant with her soon-to-be born son, she made a declaration about the name of her new child – and it had to do with the outcome of the heavyweight boxing championship of the world some 17 years ago. Giraldo said that she would name her newborn child after the winner of …

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A decade ago, the Hudson Catholic football program was in solid shape. Under the leadership of former coach and athletic director Rob Stern, the Hawks were perennial contenders in the NJSIAA Non-Public sectionals and solid threats inside Hudson County. But after the Hawks made it to the Non-Public Group 2 state championship game in 2008, …

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Her name is Mayensy Vargas and she’s definitely the best kept secret in Hudson County sports. The Memorial High School junior has been a goal-scoring machine for the Tigers girls’ soccer team, tallying goals at an astounding rate. Just how much? Well, Vargas recently eclipsed the 100-goal mark for her three-year career and she didn’t …

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