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Julio Suarez, Jr. has dedicated his life to the game of baseball, much like his father, Julio, Sr. did when the elder Suarez was involved with the Roberto Clemente Little League and as head coach at St. Mary’s High School. “It’s in the family,” the younger Suarez said. “It’s in the blood.” The devotion to …

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Dimitri Verteouris has made a name for himself in the restaurant business and on television. He owns three restaurants in Brooklyn, but recently became famous for his appearances on the Food Network’s Fat Chef reality series. “I met a lot of people in the food business,” Verteouris said. Unfortunately, Verteouris also ate a lot of …

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After giving an early verbal commitment to Temple University last winter, St. Anthony guard Josh Brown has withdrawn that commitment and has opened up his recruiting process again. Brown, along with teammate Hallice Cooke, has enjoyed sensational summers, making their way through the AAU circuit. Both are drawing a lot of attention from the colleges …

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The North Bergen South 12-year-old All-Stars maneuvered their way through the winners’ bracket of the District 7 tournament last week, then had to wait an entire week to see what team would emerge from the losers’ side. It forced head coach Baz Gutierrez to resort to some last-minute strategy to keep his team active and …

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For some unknown reason, Mike Lang has always had to prove himself as an athlete. It’s been that way for the former St. Peter’s Prep football and baseball standout since he was very young. “I’ve been literally trying to prove myself since I was 10 years old,” Lang said. Lang recalled a time when he …

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After failing to make the United States Olympic wrestling team, finishing third in the heavyweight division at the recent trials, North Bergen native Steve Mocco has decided to retire from competitive wrestling and will apparently focus his intentions on becoming a professional mixed martial arts competitor. The 30-year-old Mocco, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and …

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Baz Gutierrez is born and bred North Bergen. A 2007 graduate of Hudson Catholic, Gutierrez later played college baseball at Kean University and later New Jersey City University. In recent years, he’s been an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, Hudson Catholic, working under head coach Alberto Vasquez. But during the summer months, …

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When the Hudson County Schools of Technology announced two years ago that it was eliminating all interscholastic athletics, Sybil Lynch had no idea what her future would be like. A Hoboken resident who attended High Tech High School, Lynch didn’t know what to do. She liked going to High Tech, but she also wanted to …

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Tyshawn Taylor watched the NBA Draft Thursday night with friends at Room 84 in Hoboken, not knowing when he might hear his name called. A little past 11 p.m. Taylor got word of his destination – and he’s not traveling far from his home in the Mile Square City. Taylor, the former St. Anthony standout, …

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Lauren Guillen kept a busy schedule during the high school scholastic season, playing soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter and softball in the spring for Secaucus High School. “It was tough,” said Guillen, who earned Hudson Reporter All-Area honors as a slick hitting and fielding centerfielder for the Patriots’ softball squad in the …

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