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The unthinkable took place in the NJSIAA Non-Public B state title game for the Friars of St. Anthony. Just two days after defeating neighboring rival Hudson Catholic, 59-50, in the Non-Public B North final at Rutgers University, the Friars dropped a tough 60-57 decision to Roselle Catholic in the overall state title game in Toms …

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The NCAA basketball tournament, known affectionately as “March Madness” will have two local performers participating this year. Former St. Anthony standout Kyle Anderson will lead UCLA into the tourney, while former St. Peter’s Prep star Ronald Roberts will be the top performer for St. Joseph’s of Philadelphia, as the Hawks move into the tourney. Anderson, …

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The St. Peter’s Prep basketball team created history this season, when the Marauders captured the NJSIAA Non-Public A North state sectional title, defeating Don Bosco Prep in the title game last week at Rutgers University. It marked the first time in the school’s history that the Marauders repeated as state sectional champions, having won the …

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It was a rare basketball bonanza for the local hoop fanatic last Saturday in Jersey City, with two games separated by only a few miles and a few hours. At 3:30 p.m., St. Anthony played host – if one can call it that – to Saddle River Day in one NJSIAA Non-Public B North semifinal …

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In March of 2013, Anthony Giraldo wasn’t satisfied being only the second wrestler in North Bergen High School history and the fifth in the history of Hudson County to win an NJSIAA state championship. At that time, Giraldo set his goals to do it all again, even though no one in the history of the …

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The Hudson County Boys’ Basketball Tournament finale last Saturday at Union City High School was just three minutes old and already, the two-time defending champion was on the ropes. Hudson Catholic had won the prior two county titles, after not having won a single crown since 1975. But this time, the Hawks had to be …

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Ever since he won the 126-pound state championship last March, Anthony Giraldo has focused on one thing – becoming the first Hudson County wrestler to ever win two state titles and the first to repeat as a state champion. Last weekend at the Region 4 championships at West Orange High School, Giraldo moved one step …

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The fourth quarter of last Saturday’s Hudson County Girls’ Basketball Tournament championship was about to begin at Union City High School and Lincoln High School senior She’Kinah Suber was struggling. Up to that point, Suber made just one-of-seven shots. The Lions, the two-time defending county champion, trailed Bayonne, by three points, 28-25. Suber knew she …

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For years, one of the best local rivalries was always St. Peter’s Prep against Hudson Catholic. It didn’t matter what setting the two Jersey City parochial powers met in, it was an intense war. It could have been a forensics debate, a Moot Court showdown, a hockey game or a baseball contest. It didn’t matter. …

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A year ago, the St. Peter’s Prep wrestling team totally dominated the NJSIAA District 16 tournament, winning an astounding 11 individual championships en route to the Marauders’ fifth straight team title. Well, as Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Last Saturday, the Marauders won 10 individual titles and captured their sixth …

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