Tag: Jim Hague

When Weehawken Recreation made the decision to institute girls’ softball in the township to coincide with the successful Bambino baseball program the town has provided for years, the powers that be in Weehawken knew that it would take a few years to get the program to become competitive. However, after Weehawken captured its first-ever softball …

Continue reading “EXTRA INNINGS 07-03-2011

Weehawken wins District 2 Babe Ruth softball title, first in township’s history”

The 33rd annual New Jersey Scholastic Football Coaches Association’s North-South All-Star Classic took place Monday night at Kean University. Three local products, Dane Longa of St. Peter’s Prep, Ronald Butler of Lincoln and Jidamon Sparkman of St. Anthony, graced the North squad. All three played major defensive roles for the North, which unfortunately dropped a …

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Trio of Hudson grid standouts play for North All-StarsWendolowski out as Prep baseball coach; local fighter update”

Jose Veras was 12 years old when his family moved from his native Dominican Republic to Jersey City. At the time, Veras was proficient in sports like baseball and basketball and those talents helped to open doors in his new home. “I was pretty good at baseball and basketball,” Veras said. “I didn’t know anything …

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Veras named Reporter Male Athlete of the YearDickinson cross country, track standout blazed versatility trails never before seen”

In perhaps the rarest of all of the Hudson Reporter All-Area teams ever honored, the 2011 All-Area baseball team has only one of the 22 honorees back from last year’s team. Only Mike Santana of Bayonne is a repeat member of the All-Area squad. The other 21 are complete newcomers. It’s a feat that had …

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There was a time where they dazzled the local football scene, among the finest all-around players to ever grace the gridiron of Hudson County. They were destined for superstardom, ticketed at a very young age toward a life in professional football. Nothing, absolutely nothing, was going to stop the skyrocketing careers of Will Hill, known …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARD 06-26-2011

The tale of two troubled local grid starsSagas of former Prep great Hill, former Bayonne star Britt beyond puzzling”

Kali Kendall was a little reluctant leaving her friends back at her former high school, namely Bishop Loughlin in Brooklyn. As a sophomore, Kali (pronounced KAY-LEE) was just getting settled in at Bishop Loughlin. She was comfortable there, participating in track and field, a sport she grew to love after beginning at the tender age …

Continue reading “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 06-19-2011

Snyder newcomer Kendall blazes trail almost instantly”

Kevin McSorley always had the competitive spirit and drive. Born in the Jersey City Heights, McSorley moved to Secaucus as a teenager and played basketball and baseball at Secaucus High, playing on some of the Patriots’ better teams in the early 1990s that featured future Anaheim Angels pitcher Mark Lukasiewicz. “It’s just part of my …

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Catching fire on the linksJersey City firefighter McSorley moves his way up amateur golf ranks”