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A group of youngsters sat in the middle of the court at Cliffside Park’s No. 6 school outdoor court last Saturday and listened intently to the words of a National Basketball Association player. Kyle Anderson, the two-time Hudson Reporter Player of the Year during his days at St. Anthony and a McDonald’s High School All-American, …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARDOnce again, ‘Slo Mo’ gives back in big way

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It’s been six years since St. Mary’s of Jersey City closed its doors forever, but it hasn’t diminished the competitive spirit and drive in long-time basketball coach Tom Lalicato. Since the demise of the school where Lalicato served as head basketball coach and athletic director for almost 30 years, he’s been a dutiful assistant to …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITSYoung St. Anthony team coming of age in Jersey City Rec summer league

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It’s mid-August, which means that St. Peter’s Prep head football coach Rich Hansen is already hard at work. “We do what we do,” Hansen said. “From a football standpoint, we’re doing the same thing we’ve done for the last eight or nine years when we opened on Zero Week [the first week of September]. The …

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It all began innocently in Baltimore four years ago, when legendary St. Anthony Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Hurley was presented with an award of appreciation for his amazing work as a basketball coach, school official and the building’s top fundraiser. Hurley drove to Baltimore to receive the Cal Ripken, Sr. Humanitarian Award, given …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARDSt. Anthony gets a visit from baseball legend Ripken, Jr.

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Eddie George remembers the day that he first met a National Football League player. “I grew up in Philly, so I had the chance to meet [All-Pro wide receiver] Harold Carmichael and got his autograph,” said the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State and former NFL great running back with the Tennessee Titans. “I’ve …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITSHeisman winner George pays visit to Union City HS

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Since the Hoboken Recreation Department got involved with Major League Baseball’s RBI (Rebuilding Baseball in the Inner-Cities) program in 2007, the department’s softball team has dominated the Eastern Regional. This year is no exception, as the Hoboken RBI softball team captured the Eastern Regional championship last week in Providence, R.I. and is headed to the …

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When Belinda “Boe” Pearman was hired as the new athletic director at St. Peter’s University last September, it was supposed to be a historic event. After all, Pearman became the first athletic director in the school’s history. She became only the third female AD at a Jesuit college ever. Pearman came from Manhattan College, a …

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After a highly successful freshman baseball season at the University of Hartford, Jersey City native T.J. Ward was looking for a place to play over the summer. Ward wasn’t successful in securing a spot. “I was supposed to go to Thunder Bay, Ontario, but I have no idea what happened there,” Ward said. “I got …

Continue reading “TASTY TIDBITS JC’s Ward making name for himself at University of Hartford

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Veteran youth baseball coach Ben Rotondi wanted to do something nice for his Hoboken Little League 9-year-old All-Stars. “It’s something a little different,” Rotondi said. “I wanted to give the kids the chance to experience something outside of Hudson County.” So Rotondi entered his All-Star team in the annual George Spero Memorial Tournament, which is …

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The youngsters who attended the free football camp at Caven Point Cochrane Stadium recently were far too young to remember Rich Glover as a football player. But here he was, the recipient of the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy in 1972 as the best interior lineman in the country, a member of the College …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARDYoungsters learn football from a Jersey City legend

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