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Back in 1988, a bunch of happy-go-lucky, never-say-die kids from downtown Jersey City caught the Hudson County sports spectrum’s attention by winning the New Jersey Little League championship and coming within a few innings of going to the overall Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Ray Ruiz, who was known better for his catchy …

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From the minute he was born, Ryan Houghton knew that he was going to have a life in baseball. He just never knew at what extent it would be. The Hoboken native played organized baseball in his hometown since he was six years old, playing tee ball. “Baseball has always been a huge part of …

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Denisha Scott Reid resides in Virginia these days, working as a mental health counselor to the youth of her community.With at least 50 of her family members by her side, Scott Reid had a homecoming last Monday night.“This is my home,” Scott Reid told the 300 or so people in attendance for the annual Hudson …

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The New Jersey Scholastic Baseball Coaches Association held its annual All-Star Classic last Tuesday night at Diamond Nation in Flemington and there was a strong Hudson County flavor to the Northeast All-Star team. Seven players from the county were selected to the team, perhaps one of the strongest representations of local talent in recent years. …

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David Martinez always loved the game of baseball. “Probably from the minute I was born, I always wanted to play baseball,” said Martinez, a native of Jersey City’s Greenville section. “I played since I can remember. I was brought up around some of the most knowledgeable baseball people. I just grew up around baseball.” Martinez …

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Muhammad Ali’s passing last week at the age of 73 wasn’t totally shocking. After all, the most recognizable sports personality of the 20th century was in severe decline over the last 30 years, with Parkinson’s disease taking away a lot of his motor skills and his ability to talk, which was perhaps his most lethal …

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It was two years ago when Alex Mirabel, still not yet the head basketball coach at St. Peter’s Prep, started to network himself. At that time, Mirabel, the former Dickinson and New Jersey City University basketball standout, was an assistant at St. Peter’s under former coach Todd Decker. Mirabel introduced himself to Oliver Antigua, the …

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Cameron Blair was first and foremost a football player growing up. “I always played football since I was a little kid,” Blair said. “I started with track in middle school.” Blair knew that football and track had a correlation. “I knew that there were good football players who ran track,” Blair said. One of those …

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For her first three years at Memorial High School, Paola Bodano was primarily a basketball player. “Basketball was my favorite sport,” Bodano said. “I would have to say I was a basketball player.” But Bodano also participated in track and field. “I ran track just to stay in shape,” Bodano said. “I ran track basically …

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His name reads like the bottom line of the ophthalmologist’s eye chart. It’s Tomatse Ogedegbe and it is pronounced exactly the way it’s spelled. Only joking. The Hudson Catholic track and field standout’s first name is pronounced TOE-MOT-SAY and the second name is OH-AH-DEG-BEE. Needless to say, it’s a mouthful and last weekend, it was …

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