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Myles Mack was born and raised to be a Paterson Catholic basketball player. After all, his older brother, Wayne, who now plays at Merrimack College, played for the Cougars. His parents were involved with the school in every way imaginable. He was a Cougar, through and through. But then, the worst possible scenario took place. …

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Mack makes presence felt instantly with St. AnthonyFriar guard feels right at home with new surroundings”

After deliberating the decision for more than seven months, St. Peter’s Prep standout defensive back/running back Sheldon Royster finally made his decision about his future. “I’m going to South Carolina,” Royster said in a phone interview. “I just felt like I wanted to go away. I’ve been in New Jersey my whole life. It’s time …

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Prep’s Royster selects South CarolinaMemorial’s boys’ hoopsters on incredible roll; Finn Classic honors greats”

It was a story that grabbed statewide attention, with major, flashy headlines, even captivating the New York metropolitan news broadcasts last week. As first reported by the Hudson Reporter, education officials were alleging a major grade changing scandal at Lincoln High School in Jersey City, with rumors of widespread preferential treatment given to student/athletes at …

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The truth behind the Lincoln grade scandalPractice has been in place all over for ages”

Dickinson’s Burgess becomes Rams’ go-to guy Sharpshooting guard emerges as top scorer When Chaquan Scott graduated last June from Dickinson High School, it left a gaping hole on the Rams’ boys’ basketball team. After all, Scott was a sure-fire scorer for the Rams a year ago, averaging more than 20 points per game, earning Hudson …

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North Bergen girls count on senior leadership O’Donnell named softball coach at Hudson Catholic; Sabbers medals at Dartmouth When the 2010-11 high school basketball season began, veteran North Bergen girls’ coach Dan Reardon knew that he had a veteran lineup to count on, with four seniors who have played a lot of games and minutes …

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Prep relies on old reliable veterans to return to glory After losing key players, Marauders go back to players who put program back on map Last season was a year to remember for the St. Peter’s Prep basketball team. The Marauders won 26 games, won their third straight Hudson County championship, and captured the NJSIAA …

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When James Fox first entered the halls of St. Peter’s Prep a little more than three years ago, he wasn’t exactly the picture of athletic prowess. “I was a chubby little freshman,” Fox said. “There’s been a total transformation. I didn’t see any of this coming. There was no way I thought anything like this …

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Earns championships at Beast of the East and Mustang Classic tourneys”

When you have all five starters returning, two of whom were First Team Hudson Reporter All-Area honorees and one of whom is the two-time Hudson Reporter Player of the Year, then the expectations for a successful season are especially high. That’s what Secaucus girls’ basketball coach John Sterling is dealing with this season. “A lot …

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Marshall steps down at Hudson Catholic; D’Onofrio heads to Miami”

When the old divisional format of HCIAA basketball, namely Coviello for the big schools and Seglio for the smaller schools, was dismantled two seasons ago and tossed in the scrap heap, St. Mary athletic director/head boys’ basketball coach Tom Lalicato wanted no part of the Ramblers being placed in a smaller division ever again. Lalicato …

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Wins over Prep, North Bergen and Union City are proof that Ramblers are for real”

When Nick Mariniello was hired to become the new boys’ basketball coach at Hudson Catholic High School last year, he knew that it might take a few years for the Hawks to reach the level of success Mariniello was accustomed to when he was coaching at Bloomfield Tech. Well, Mariniello went a surprising 13-12 in …

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