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In today’s recent trend of having specialized high school athletes – with more and more coaches requiring their players to play one sport all year long – it’s refreshing to see a kid not only participate in three sports, but dominate in all three. Jason Pineda is one of the vanishing breed of athletes who …

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Tom Eagleson simply cannot fathom the idea that 25 years have passed since his North Bergen High School softball team won their only NJSIAA state championship. “It feels just like yesterday,” Eagleson said. “I really don’t know where the time has gone. I really can’t believe it.” So when the current Bruin squad, the reigning …

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Nate Ortiz just wanted to have the chance to soak up the entire experience as he participated in the 33rd Annual New Jersey Scholastic Football Coaches Association’s North-South All-Star Classic, held last Monday night at Kean University. The recent St. Anthony High School graduate and former Friar standout tight end was one of five Hudson …

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More than 500 people gathered last week to pay one last final tribute to a true Jersey City legend, namely Ed “The Faa” Ford, the late baseball guru and sports columnist who died last April a week before his 66th birthday. They came to the Caven Point Athletic Complex, which was literally Faa’s home for …

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After enduring two broken noses, one that required extensive reconstructive surgery, Patrick Farrell was determined to get back into the boxing ring and resume his professional career. “I had to get back into the ring,” Farrell said. “It’s what I wanted to do. It was one of the most miserable things I ever went through, …

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The 2012 Hudson Reporter All-Area Baseball and Softball Teams once again represent the very best that Hudson County has to offer and highlight some extraordinary performances on the local diamonds this spring. On the All-Area Baseball Team, there are six returning honorees from last year’s team, namely Kenny Roder and Abe Groomes of Hoboken, David …

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Penny Carroll is a resident of the Jersey City Heights, where she’s raised her five children and nurtures her four grandchildren. These days, most of her time is spent caring for her 6-year-old son, Luis Monge, Jr., who is just a little more unfortunate than most kids his age. Little Luis has a rare form …

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Over the last decade, Bob Hurley has received his share of Hall of Fame honors, most notably the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction he enjoyed in Springfield two summers ago. Last Saturday night, Hurley received yet another Hall of Fame induction, this time gaining induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame at …

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