Tag: Jim Hague

When the high school basketball season began in November, Lincoln girls’ basketball coach Tommy Best knew that he had the makings of a solid squad. But did Best ever think that his team could win 25 games, win the Hudson County Tournament title, the first county crown in 30 years, then go on to reach …

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With a smile on his face, standing inside his familiar turf — the ring at the World Boxing and Fitness Center in downtown Jersey City – Tomasz Adamek declared last week that he was back and perhaps better than ever. He is preparing for his first fight since losing to Vitali Klitschko for the WBC …

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It was a magical night in February of 1975. More than 4,000 people packed the Jersey City Armory to see the HCIAA boys’ basketball championship game between underdog Hudson Catholic and rising powerhouse St. Anthony. In the end, the Hawks from nearby McGinley Square upset the fabulous Friars, sending the Armory into a total frenzy …

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On Jan. 12, the Lincoln girls’ basketball team suffered a devastating 67-40 loss to Bayonne. It was the Lions’ chance to see if they could match up against the defending Hudson County champions and they fell hard, a game that definitely displayed Bayonne’s supremacy over everyone else. “They beat us bad,” Lincoln girls’ head coach …

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He was born with the name of Alexander Richardson, but the St. Peter’s Prep senior wrestler prefers to go by “Lenny.” However, if you ask Lenny Richardson how he got his different name, you won’t get a suitable answer. “I honestly don’t know,” Richardson said. “It comes from my family. All of the boys have …

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When Vin Ascolese was a little boy, perhaps eight years old or so, he told his friends that when he grew up, he was going to play on a state championship football team, become a high school All-American and go on to play college football at a Southeast Conference school. “I really did say that,” …

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First, it was a minor snowstorm that threw a wrench into the St. Anthony basketball schedule. Then, it was the unforeseen cancellation of an entire tournament. In any case, the unexpected loss of three regularly-scheduled games caused the St. Anthony basketball program, ranked No. 3 in the entire nation, to go searching far and wide …

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When Tony Pafumi entered the halls of St. Peter’s Prep three years ago, the school’s head wrestling coach Anthony Verdi knew that he had the makings of a good wrestler. “By the time he got to us, he already had a few years of wrestling under his belt,” Verdi said. “He was successful at the …

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At the end of the 2010-2011 high school basketball season, Dickinson head boys’ basketball coach Sean Drennan knew that he was headed for a new season of change. “We lost 11 seniors from last year’s team,” said Drennan, who lost standout scorer and Hudson Reporter First Team All-Area honoree Brent Burgess from that group of …

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The Newark Star-Ledger had an in-depth investigative article in last Sunday’s edition concerning what the paper alleged was illegal recruiting done by legendary North Bergen football coach Vince Ascolese. The recruiting charge is regarding two players on the Bruins’ recent state championship team who transferred to North Bergen and moved into apartments in a house …

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