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It must be nice to have an older sibling that can set you on the right path for the rest of your life. Just ask Nicole Nicholas. Nicholas’ older sister, Christina, was a fine distance runner for McNair Academic a few years ago, before she headed on to William Paterson University. When the younger Nicholas …

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There were four young men, four close friends, four teammates who sat at a table together and made the next step in their adolescent lives, earning over $1 million in college scholarship monies in the process. A few miles away, there was another fine athlete, sitting with his parents, as he also signed a letter …

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It’s been 20 years since Seton Hall won the regular season and Big East Tournament basketball championships. “It doesn’t seem like it was 20 years,” said the school’s all-time leading scorer, Jersey City native Terry Dehere. “It seems like it was last Tuesday. “You would never think it was 20 years. It was a great …

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The statistics just jump off a scorebook into the newspaper and then into what are supposed to be the conscious mind. Marist High School senior do-everything Manny Suarez has been compiling some of the most impressive statistics ever recorded, some that are even too unbelievable for words. “When he had 14 blocked shots, even my …

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Don’t get Tyshawn Taylor wrong. The Hoboken native knows that he’s living the high life right now as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. “I’m definitely living the dream,” said Taylor, the former St. Anthony standout and University of Kansas All-American. “It’s been my dream for as long as I can remember. It’s a thrill …

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The high school basketball season was just three games old, but already veteran Union City boys’ coach Drew Morano had his concerns. That’s because the Soaring Eagles started the new season with three straight losses. Morano fielded a very young team, with two sophomores and two freshmen, so he knew there would be growing pains. …

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Josh Brown and Hallice Cooke vividly recall the first time they knew about each other. “We were in eighth grade,” Cooke said. “I was playing AAU for the Jersey City Boys Club and Josh was with the Shooting Stars. He was talking trash. He wore a headband and was more of a left-handed post player, …

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Maybe it’s the water in Weehawken. Perhaps it’s the air. Or it could be a new breakfast plan in the school system. Whatever the case, Weehawken High School is enjoying an epiphany with its sports teams. In the fall, the football team had its best campaign in over a decade, winning eight games and earning …

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Is there a better all-around player in New Jersey right now than Reggie Cameron? Cameron, the talented 6-foot-8 do-everything for Hudson Catholic, is certainly playing like the best player in the Garden State. Cameron is averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. He can go inside to get rebounds and play defense, while there …

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Keeneth “K.J.” Ross was a football player once at Secaucus High School. He was a running back, wide receiver and defensive back in the Patriots’ program. However, last year, Ross had to come to a tough decision in his life. He had to decide whether he wanted to continue to pursue a football career or …

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