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The idea that little Weehawken High School could have a baseball team that actually is among the final four left standing in the Ed Ford Memorial Hudson County Tournament is beyond comprehension. We’re talking Weehawken here. Yes, that Weehawken, with the views of Manhattan and the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Sure, there might be …

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Ever since he was the odd man out of the two basketball coaches in the Union City high school merger four years ago, former Union Hill head coach Carlos Cueto was looking for the right opportunity to get back into coaching high school basketball. “I spent a lot of time with my kids,” Cueto said. …

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Kieran Purcell made history last year, when as a freshman at St. Peter’s Prep, he qualified for the NJSIAA Golf Tournament of Champions, becoming only the second Hudson County golfer to ever earn a berth to the T of C, joining former Prep golfer Andrew McGlynn, who qualified in 2008. So the pressure was definitely …

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After the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s controversies committee ruled last week that the North Bergen High School football team would get to keep the North Jersey Section 1, Group IV state championship the Bruins won last December, legendary head coach Vince Ascolese let out a sigh of relief. Because frankly, the months following …

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After reaching the Hudson County Tournament semifinals last year in shocking fashion, the Ferris High School softball team had high hopes and aspirations for the 2012 season. However, those dreams were quickly dashed when the Bulldogs limped out to an 0-7 start. “We started out very cold,” said Ferris head coach Mike Palughi, who was …

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The Hudson Catholic baseball team had been searching for someone to take charge as a closer, someone to rely on to seal the deal on potential victories. The Hawks were also battling an injury bug among their pitching staff, so they needed help. It was then that head coach Alberto Vasquez had an idea. He …

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The National Football League draft was getting ready to begin last Thursday night and Evan Rodriguez wanted to be prepared. After all, Rodriguez had literally waited for this moment from the minute he first put on football pads and cleats as a youngster growing up in North Bergen. He prevailed and starred as a youth …

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The McNair Academic softball team is enjoying one of the finest seasons in the school’s history, posting an impressive 15-4 record thus far. What makes the Cougars’ mark even more eye-popping is the fact that the team is comprised mostly of sophomores. “We have only two seniors and two freshmen,” said veteran coach Vahon McCullers, …

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It’s safe to say that Marist High School sophomore Matt Littrell is a student of the game of baseball. “I watch baseball every single day,” Littrell said. “I watch Major League Baseball, college baseball, it doesn’t matter. I want to learn everything I can. Even when I’m not playing, I watch others and look for …

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The New Jersey Nets played their final game in the Garden State last Monday night, before the franchise packs up everything and moves across two rivers to Brooklyn for the start of the 2012-13 season. It signaled the end of a 35-year history of the franchise in New Jersey, the first major pro sports franchise …

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