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When James Fox was a freshman at St. Peter’s Prep, he could have never even begun to fathom all he would achieve by the time he would become a senior. “It’s unbelievable,” Fox said. “I wouldn’t even have believed it myself.” Fox had a great football season for the Marauders, earning Hudson Reporter All-Area for …

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Prep’s Fox wins state wrestling championship, third in Hudson County historyMarauders have two grapplers earn state medals, while North Bergen has two”

PISCATAWAY — It was an event that brought out a throng of impressive people to the Rutgers Athletic Center. University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari was there. Noted “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Croft, the man who gets all the interviews with President Barack Obama, was seated courtside, getting the entire lowdown for a feature …

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St. Anthony wins ‘Battle of the Titans’Friars defeat St. Pat’s; Prep falls to Seton Hall”

When Andrea Innis was still a budding basketball standout, attending grammar school in her native Secaucus, she used to go to a lot of the Secaucus High School girls’ basketball games and watch and admire players like Cory Roesing. “Growing up, I always watched the older girls and really admired them,” Innis said. “Cory Roesing …

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Secaucus’ Innis leaving a legacy of greatnessBecomes Patriots’ all-time scoring leader; grabs 1,000th rebound as well”

About two months ago or so, when things weren’t exactly going well for the St. Peter’s Prep basketball team, head coach Mike Kelly reminded the Marauders that it wasn’t exactly the end of the world. “I told them that they could accomplish the same things that last year’s team did, maybe even more,” Kelly said. …

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Make it a ‘four-peat’ for Prep hoop squadGlass wins M of C gold; host of wrestlers bound for Atlantic City”

Marc Brown knew early on that he wanted to become a college basketball coach like his legendary father, Charlie. “I was about 30 years old or so and still playing pro ball [in Europe] when I decided I knew what I wanted to do when my playing days were over,” Brown said. “I knew my …

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Like father, like sonYounger Brown leads NJCU to NCAA Division III tourney with NJAC title”

The last time Najee Glass competed at the Bennett Center in Toms River, it was not a memorable experience. Bothered by a severe hip injury that had hampered him for a few weeks, Glass tried to give it a go in the 400-meter dash championship at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions. As he finished …

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Prep’s Glass enjoys triumphant return to Toms RiverWins NJSIAA Non-Public A gold medal in 400-meter dash”

Let’s face it. Maybe Lady Gaga was right that it’s really never as good the second time around. This year’s showdown between Hudson County’s elite boys’ basketball programs, namely St. Anthony and St. Peter’s Prep, never reached the intensity and the fervor that came when the two powerhouses clashed at the 2010 Dan Finn Classic, …

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St. Anthony-Prep: Not as thrilling as last yearBut showdown did bring excitement for local hoop fans”

It’s almost to the point where Dickinson High School senior Jose Veras really can’t achieve more than what appears on his already overloaded and burgeoning resume. But the truth be told, Veras still has some of his final indoor season and all of the outdoor campaign to add to the litany of accomplishments that already …

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The legacy of Dickinson’s Veras grows and growsWins four HCTCA gold medals and adds two more NJSIAA state sectional titles”

The Rutgers-Newark men’s basketball team is enjoying another successful season under the leadership of head coach Joe Loughran and associate head coach Bill Zasowski, a Bayonne native. The Scarlet Raiders currently own a 17-7 overall record and are in the thick of the hunt for a possible New Jersey Athletic Conference playoff berth. One of …

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Rutgers-Newark’s men’s basketball squad benefits from local productsSt. Mary changes mind about state playoffs; idiocy of balanced playoff brackets”