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The Olympic Games in London may be over for some, but the international games are just beginning for Jersey City native Raymond Martin. Martin is headed to London to compete in the upcoming Paralympic Games, using many of the same venues and sites that were utilized in the recently completed Olympics. Martin, a recent graduate …

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Carlos Rodriguez remembers the glory days of Dickinson High School football. A standout quarterback during his days with the Rams, Rodriguez graduated in 1987 as one of the finest signal callers in the program’s rich and storied history. “It never left my blood,” Rodriguez said. “I was always a Dickinson Ram.” Rodriguez first went to …

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While he’s not serving his constituents in downtown Jersey City as a ward councilman or making plans for a run at the mayor’s office next year, Steve Fulop has an interesting and lesser known sideline. Fulop has become a triathlete. And he’s a legit one at that. This weekend, Fulop and some 2,000 others will …

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The truth be told, Jonathan Maicelo doesn’t need to be a boxer. He’s already a hero, a full-fledged celebrity in his native Peru. He’s a professional model with stunning looks. He has appeared in popular commercials for Pepsi and Frito Lay. He owns his own line of clothing and sports apparel. He’s even appeared on …

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It’s safe to say that Ron Hayward is living a dream year. After all, the Marist High School baseball coach guided the Royal Knights to the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship in June, the first state title for the school in almost 20 years. Soon after winning the state crown, Hayward, a Marist alum, was …

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For the third straight year, there’s a girls’ softball team from Hoboken headed to the RBI World Series with a chance to bring home a national championship. The Hoboken Shockers, under the guidance of long-time softball coach Vinny Johnson, will head to Minneapolis this week to compete in Major League Baseball’s RBI (Rebuilding Baseball in …

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Max Bracero coached the Hoboken Little League 10-year-old All-Star team last year, so he knew that there was a lot of talent as the players turned 11. “We had them last year and they’re all great kids,” Bracero said. “We wanted to keep them together, so we had the entire team come back. It made …

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A few years ago, when the revolving door known as the head football coaching position at Hudson Catholic was spinning once again, the school’s administration turned to one of their own to take over the coaching reins. But at the time, Lou Zampella, a Hudson Catholic alumnus who played football for the Hawks during his …

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The North Bergen South Little League 12-year-old All-Stars saw their great run come to an end last weekend, when they were eliminated by Livingston American in the Section 2 tournament in Livingston. The locals won twice in the tourney, defeating Rutherford American and Teaneck Southern, to advance to the title game, but fell to Livingston …

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