EXTRA INNINGS Prepโ€™s Ward gives commitment to Temple
Hoboken Shockers suffer tough loss at RBI World Series in Minneapolis

For most of his junior year, T.J. Ward was getting solid looks from Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania. It appeared as if the standout St. Peterโ€™s Prep shortstop was all set to become an Ivy League baseball standout. But something changed in Wardโ€™s recruitment. The two-time All-Hudson Reporter honoree, …

Hoboken Shockers suffer tough loss at RBI World Series in Minneapolis

SCOREBOARDCuban refugee boxer Ugas meets hero Menendez
North Bergen resident gets chance to talk with fellow Cuban and U.S. Senator

After capturing the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for his native Cuba, Yordenis Ugas realized that to make it in professional boxing, he had to flee his homeland. โ€œIn order to progress as a fighter, I had to do it,โ€ Ugas said. โ€œIt was one of …

North Bergen resident gets chance to talk with fellow Cuban and U.S. Senator

TASTY TIDBITSAdamek wins in return to ring
Former Prep standout Brownโ€™s new venture; Coffino to Africa

Heavyweight boxing contender Tomasz Adamek, who still trains in downtown Jersey City, won last Saturday in his return to the ring, his first fight in seven months. Adamek handily defeated Dominick Guinn in a 10-round decision at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, a fight that was televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network. It …

Former Prep standout Brownโ€™s new venture; Coffino to Africa

EXTRA INNINGSHudson Baseball Center gives youngsters a chance to learn
Eusebio brothers, former Hoboken standouts, head fine instructional team

In the 1990s, there was no better pair of baseball-playing brothers than the Eusebio brothers of Hoboken High School. Ralph Eusebio was a fine hitting, slick fielding outfielder for the Red Wings, who went on to Brevard Junior College in Florida, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1993 and spent two years in the …

Eusebio brothers, former Hoboken standouts, head fine instructional team

SCOREBOARDPrep recruits gaining major attention
Hilliman, Fitzpatrick and Wimbush bringing college coaches by dozens to school

For the last quarter century, major college football recruiters have made sure that if they paid a visit to New Jersey, then they had make an educated stop in downtown Jersey City to St. Peterโ€™s Prep to see the talent there. Over 100 graduates from Grand and Warren have moved on to play college football, …

Hilliman, Fitzpatrick and Wimbush bringing college coaches by dozens to school

TASTY TIDBITSWeird scene at Farrell fight in North Bergen
Mullahey leaves Snyder; Hill admits marijuana use

The professional boxing card that was held last Saturday night at North Bergenโ€™s Schuetzen Park featured one of the most bizarre scenes that anyone involved with pro boxing has ever witnessed. Jersey City firefighter Patrick โ€œPaddy Boyโ€ Farrell was scheduled to meet Chicago-based Phillip Triantafillo in a six-round heavyweight bout, headlining the card promoted by …

Mullahey leaves Snyder; Hill admits marijuana use

EXTRA INNINGSJersey Cityโ€™s Rinalli to umpire at Little League East Regionals
Jersey City RBI wins state Babe Ruth title

Rich Rinalli has dedicated a good portion of his life to Little League baseball. โ€œIt started when my son [Rich, Jr.] was eight years old, playing in Lincoln Park Little League,โ€ Rinalli said. โ€œ[Former Lincoln Park Little League president] Jerry Meyers asked me if I could umpire and I said, `Yeah, I can help.โ€™โ€ That …

Jersey City RBI wins state Babe Ruth title

SCOREBOARDHome Run Derby throws Jersey City teen into national spotlight
Witherspoon roots Aโ€™s slugger Cespedes to All-Star homer title

Recently, every baseball fan alive was glued to the television to watch the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. Considering it was held at CitiField as a prelude to the annual All-Star Game classic, maybe several were fortunate enough to be in attendance. Itโ€™s certain that one local teen, Jersey Cityโ€™s Josh Witherspoon, was there. …

Witherspoon roots Aโ€™s slugger Cespedes to All-Star homer title

TASTY TIDBITSTrio from Jersey City earn spots on rugby All-Star team
St. Anthony grid standout Roper signs with Duquesne; Hobokenโ€™s Keller joins coaching ranks

When you think of sports in Jersey City, a host of ideas probably come to mind, like basketball, baseball and football. But rugby? Rugby has to be the furthest sport from everyoneโ€™s thought process locally, but three young men from Jersey City recently participated for a 16-and-under All-Star squad called the Empire City All-Stars. They …

St. Anthony grid standout Roper signs with Duquesne; Hobokenโ€™s Keller joins coaching ranks

The passing of a champion
Boxing great Griffith, who called Hudson County home for years, dies at 75

During his boxing heyday, when he won both the world welterweight and middleweight championships, Emile Griffith was proud to call Hudson County home. For almost 30 years, Griffith lived on Boulevard East in Weehawken. He also lived for a brief time in Jersey City. He spent a lot of his free time in Jersey City, …

Boxing great Griffith, who called Hudson County home for years, dies at 75