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When Reggie Cameron and Kavon Stewart were growing up in their native Paterson, the two friends were always basketball teammates who tried to do things together. “Ever since we were 11, we played on the same team,” said Cameron, now a senior at Hudson Catholic High School. “Through recreation leagues and then AAU, then on …

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When A.J. Gale was a youngster growing up in North Bergen, he always dreamed of his future. “To be honest, it was always my dream to play college baseball,” Gale said. “My parents [Andy and Kathleen] put me in the right position to travel down the right road.” Gale, a senior at High Tech High …

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Having faced North Bergen four times already in his three-year varsity football career, Isaiah Diaz-Mays knew what to expect when his Union City Soaring Eagles squared off against the Bruins once again last week in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group V state playoffs. “This time, it was very different,” …

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When Shaquille Sutherland was born on the island of Trinidad some 18 years ago, his parents were obviously huge basketball fans. They decided to name their baby boy after basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, who ironically lived in Jersey City for a good portion of his childhood. “They were big fans of him and of basketball,” …

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It’s not every day that we get to focus on golfers in this section. It’s also rare to write about someone who was named an All-American in golf. So here’s a first. West New York resident Kuriko Tsukiyama was recently named to the Rolex Junior All-American team. The 17-year-old Tsukiyama has called West New York …

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Devell Jones had a taste of the big time. He was plucked from the streets of Jersey City to attend Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey’s premier football program and winners of the mythical national championship last year. “I learned a lot while I was there,” Jones said. “They really changed my mindset, teaching me about …

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Anthony Green remembers the first time he met Anthony Green. No, it wasn’t in some self awareness class. It wasn’t a glance in a mirror. It was definitely not a father and son or even a close relative. It was simply one kid named Anthony Green introducing himself to another kid named Anthony Green. The …

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In 1970, Warren Beatty and the late Elizabeth Taylor starred in a movie entitled, “The Only Game in Town.” The movie was a flop and didn’t fare well in the box office. This week, the Weehawken football team didn’t flop, but the Indians participated in the only game in town. Because of the postponement due …

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When Donte Carter was a youngster, growing up in Jersey City and just beginning his football playing career, he went with his father to watch the NJSIAA state championship games at Giants Stadium. “I was in fifth grade or so and I remember Hoboken playing for the state championship [the 2005 North Jersey Section 2, …

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A year ago, when Dwayne Williams took over as the new head football coach at Marist High School, he was instantly besieged with two questions. “The first question was, ‘When are you going to bring back the Marist-Bayonne football game?’” Williams said. “The second was, `What are you doing on the wrong sidelines?’” You see, …

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