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Tom Eagleson, the granddaddy of all Hudson County softball coaches, has been around coaching at North Bergen High School for 30 seasons and 567 victories. That’s not just a career. That’s a legacy. It’s legitimately a good 15 years and 400 victories better than anyone else in the county. That’s the ledger of success Eagleson …

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At age 46, Matt Hogan didn’t think he was actually Hall of Fame material. “I’ve been a head coach for 22 years now,” said Hogan, the fixture of the highly successful McNair Academic cross country and track and field program and the new president of the Hudson County Track Coaches Association. “I figure I’m on …

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Chipper Benway was a little bit concerned and the Union City head baseball coach had the right to be. Benway was counting on senior right-hander Justin Jandik to be the leader of his pitching staff, but Jandik had suffered a sprained ankle in the days prior to Jandik’s first start of the season against Ferris. …

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Being the defending Hudson County baseball champions isn’t always easy. Just ask the Marauders of St. Peter’s Prep, who enjoyed a 26-4 memorable season in 2013, capped by capturing the Ed “Faa” Ford Memorial Hudson County Baseball Tournament title. That year is a distant memory for head coach Pat Laguerre and his Marauders, evidenced by …

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Steven Gonzalez has definitely been living the dream the last few months. The Union City High School offensive lineman, one of the top recruits in the country, has been receiving attention from all the top college football programs. Every day, Gonzalez would receive another letter from a college, packed with a scholarship offer, and the …

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The Hudson Catholic baseball team will look to improve on last year’s 16-8 record, thanks to a talented senior class. “We had a lot of juniors last year,” said third-year head coach Alberto Vasquez. “The experience definitely helps coming into this year. We have the older guys now teaching the younger guys. It’s a good …

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The 2013-14 high school basketball season presented plenty of memorable moments for Hudson County fans, highlighted by two teams earning NJSIAA state sectional championships, namely St. Anthony in the Non-Public B bracket and St. Peter’s Prep in the Non-Public A division. The Marauders repeated as state sectional champions for the first time in school history. …

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