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When 6-foot-10 Manny Suarez transferred into Marist High School from Cliffside Park last winter, there weren’t many who appreciated his talents outside of the Royal Knights’ coaching staff. However, it didn’t take long for college recruiters to recognize his talents and that was proven last week when Suarez announced that he had given a verbal …

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When the high school football season began in earnest back in August, veteran St. Peter’s Prep head coach Rich Hansen said that he had any of four running backs that he could count on to carry the ball for the Marauders. However, as the season begins to wind down toward the upcoming NJSIAA state playoffs, …

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Before the 2012 high school football season began, Hoboken head coach Lou Taglieri wondered about the youth of his team. “I thought we had a huge learning curve,” Taglieri said. “Every day isn’t a great day here. Our practices are never the same. It’s a roller coaster here. It’s definitely not easy. We have to …

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Stan Fryczynski has been coaching cross country at Secaucus High School for more than 30 years. In fact, he’s been the only cross country coach the school has ever had. Throughout those three decades, Fryczynski has had some successful teams and solid individuals. But nothing like what transpired Tuesday at the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference …

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Two weeks ago, the Lincoln High School football team had just suffered a tough 34-14 setback to Hoboken, a game that sent the Lions reeling. The Lions had to recover in a hurry, facing an upstart Hudson Catholic team that had already won three games this season. “It was a big game,” said Lincoln interim …

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Needless to say, it’s been a very interesting first half of the high school football season for the mighty Marauders of St. Peter’s Prep. In just a little over a month, the Marauders have traveled to Annapolis and Rutgers, had some eye-popping, jaw-dropping dominating victories, endured a controversial forfeit victory and reached some impressive team …

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It’s safe to say that McNair Academic senior Omar Lopez is a very cerebral young man. You can tell by asking the cross country standout what the tattoos on his left abdomen signify. “One is in Hebrew and it’s the symbol for life,” Lopez said. “The other is Buddhist for tranquility.” Now, there aren’t many …

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Detroit makes automobiles. Hershey makes chocolate. Milwaukee makes a lot of beer. And Hoboken makes running backs. It’s true. The Mile Square City has produced so many great running backs over the years that to make a list of all of them might fill up these pages alone. Guys like Dwayne Peterson, Tyrell Dortch, Ravon …

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The Union City High School boys’ soccer team enjoyed a memorable season in 2011, upsetting Kearny en route to a berth in the Hudson County Tournament finale and a spot in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV playoffs. However, there was a bit of a problem that the Soaring Eagles had to deal …

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The power point standings for the NJSIAA football playoffs were updated this week and there are some surprising totals involving Hudson County teams. First, one of the most startling numbers belongs in the North Jersey Section 2, Group I bracket. It’s not the fact that Hoboken sits atop the standings right now with a 3-1 …

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