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Nick Mariniello doesn’t pay attention to preseason basketball polls. So when he receives word that his Hudson Catholic basketball team is ranked as high as No. 3 in New Jersey in one poll and even No. 2 in another, it means nothing to the third-year head coach. “I think that the kids have worked hard …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARDHudson Catholic’s hoop squad poised to take the next step

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Alice DeFazio admitted that there was a different feeling when she walked into Marist High School to conduct her first practice as the new girls’ basketball coach there. “It was kind of surreal,” said DeFazio, who has decided to take over the program that was established by her late husband Bill, Hudson County’s all-time leader …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITSDeFazio takes over at Marist, on floor named after late husband

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It’s been a little more than two years since Kevin Bianco was first diagnosed with chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia. Since that time, Bianco has endured countless sessions of chemotherapy treatments, two bone marrow transplants and thousands of fears. A year ago, Bianco was sure that his problems were all behind him. The last bone …

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A few days had passed since North Bergen had pulled off the unthinkable and unimaginable, since the Bruins somehow managed to continue their improbable run all the way to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV football state championship. Just the idea that the Bruins upset previously undefeated Montclair, 14-13, was one thing. But …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARDMagic in the Meadowlands: Getting it done

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The 2010-11 high school basketball season was one to remember for the fabulous Friars of St. Anthony High School, who rolled through the campaign undefeated with a 34-0 record, winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions crown and mythical national championship along the way. As the new high school season is set to begin next weekend, …

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The 2011 Hudson Reporter All-Area High School Football Team features several players who have earned the honor for a second straight season. North Bergen’s Vin Ascolese, Memorial’s Chris Gomez, Weehawken’s Damien Corredor, and St. Peter’s Prep’s Brandon Napoleon, Michael Giacone, J.R. Robinson and Marquise Watson have all been selected to the All-Area team for a …

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After the Marauders of St. Peter’s Prep lost to Bergen Catholic in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 football state playoffs, it wasn’t easy to get geared back up again and play one last game. “We were pretty melancholy after the game,” St. Peter’s Prep head coach Rich Hansen said. “It was the …

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Going out with stylePrep QB Napoleon leaves with another county title in win over Union City”

North Bergen standout Vin Ascolese has only one thing in mind right now, which is playing this weekend in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV state championship game against Montclair in MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands. “I’m focused on this weekend,” said the Bruins’ fine linebacker/running back. “I can’t get my mind off …

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Prep’s Napoleon, Singleton; NB’s Ascolese earn All-America statusHeading to Phoenix for U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Bowl”

When the college basketball season began last month, St. Peter’s College senior point guard Brandon Hall had to go through a number of big changes. First, the senior captain had to notice that several members of the Peacocks, who guided the team to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA …

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Peacock hoop captain honors injured friend with number changeSPC’s Hall dons uniform number of paralyzed Rutgers grid standout LeGrand”