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The road to an NJSIAA football state championship has its many twists and turns, peaks and valleys, highs and lows. There’s no better example of that than the Hoboken High School football team that captured the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I crown last Friday night at MetLife Stadium. The Red Wings have won …

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When local boxing manager Pat Lynch received a phone call last Monday morning, informing him that his long-time friend and colleague Arturo Gatti was being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, there had to be mixed emotions. “Of course, there was such joy and pride,” said the Union City-based Lynch. “I was really …

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The 2012 Hudson Reporter All-Area Football Team features seven players who also earned All-Area honors a year ago. The seven returning honorees are Isiah Roberts of Lincoln, Isaiah Diaz-Mays of Union City, Charlie Callinan and Tre Bell of St. Peter’s Prep Dante Cieri and Damian Corredor of Weehawken, and Donte Carter of Hoboken. Corredor earns …

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When Lou Taglieri took the reins of the historic Hoboken High School football program from the legendary Ed Stinson a little more than eight years ago, he thought he had the world on a string. Taglieri was elevated from assistant coach under Stinson to head coach and quickly led the Red Wings to an undefeated …

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A year ago, before the 2011-12 high school basketball season tipped off, the Lincoln High School girls’ basketball team was believed to be just another solid team among a field of hopefuls from Hudson County. However, when the season ended and the dust cleared, that wasn’t the case at all, as the Lions roared to …

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After two straight undefeated seasons and two consecutive NJSIAA Tournament of Champions titles featuring powerful inside big men, the St. Anthony High School boys’ basketball team will go back to the style that made the fabulous Friars a national powerhouse in the first place. The Friars are once again a guard-oriented team, thanks to returning …

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Rich Hansen, the Hall of Fame football coach and athletic director at St. Peter’s Prep, was asked how he could best describe the 2012 high school football season. “Without a doubt, it’s been the most mentally trying year,” Hansen said. “It’s been mentally exhausting.” There’s no question that Hansen, his staff, and his team have …

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North Bergen resident Ino Gomez, a native of Cuba who was a basketball player at Memorial High School with the likes of Jackie Gilloon and Rep. Albio Sires, has received a great gig. Gomez, who has worked at Spanish-speaking radio station WADO-AM 1280 as a sports reporter for years, is now the Spanish-translation analyst voice …

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During his four-year stint at Hudson Catholic, Kevin Albert has gone through as many head coaches as he’s gone through position changes. In terms of coaches, Albert has gone from Chris Demarest to Leonard Marshall to Colin Eckert to finally Lou Zampella. When it comes to positions, Albert has gone from wide receiver to running …

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