Tag: Jim Hague

When the Dickinson High School boys’ cross country team made a leap toward the top of the pack in Hudson County circles in 2008, the group wanted to be known as “the Wolfpack.” It was a little different for a school whose nickname has been the Rams for over a century. But the group of …

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It’s a ‘three-peat’ for the ‘Wolfpack’Dickinson’s boys, led by the fantastic Veras, win HCTCA title for third time; SDA girls win”

When Brandon Napoleon was a youngster and considering which high school to attend, he remembers becoming fascinated with the play of former St. Peter’s Prep all-everything standout Will Hill. “The first time I heard of Prep, I was watching a game on television,” Napoleon said. “And then I saw Will and said, ‘Who’s that?’ He …

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Prep’s Napoleon a chip off the old block and fits Marauders’ QB mold”

Tomasz Adamek was sure that he would have received his big chance at the heavyweight boxing championship of the world by now. After all, the top-ranked contender, who trains daily in Jersey City, has done everything he possibly can to earn the respect that comes with getting a title fight. Adamek, the Polish native who …

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Adamek ready for next challengeGrid observations; power point update”

When Sean Fallon took over the still-fledgling St. Anthony football program in January of 2009, there was still a cloud hanging over the first-year program. The former coach had used an ineligible player, which forced the Friars to forfeit the first four wins of the program’s history. That coach was terminated and the team finished …

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A different kind of championship for St. AnthonyFootball team clinches HCIAA American crown; top seed in upcoming state playoffs”

After the Lincoln High School football team suffered a tough loss to St. Anthony last week, senior quarterback Ronald Butler took the setback to heart. Butler didn’t play poorly in the Lions’ 42-16 loss to the Friars, but he still wanted to blame himself for the loss. “It took it personally,” Butler said. “I don’t …

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The Butler did it for LincolnSenior QB passes and runs for 200 yards each in huge win over Hoboken”

Until now, Dan Lauria was best known for his role as the loving, doting Dad on the hit ABC television series, “The Wonder Years.” But now, Lauria has been enjoying a different role, portraying legendary football coach Vince Lombardi in the Broadway show, “Lombardi,” based on the coach’s life with the famed Green Bay Packer …

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‘Lombardi’ on Broadway is a smash hitGrid observations; power point update”

Tom Mullahey thought that he had the coup of the century, the ideal prize to give to Hudson County’s boys’ and girls’ soccer players. The Snyder High School athletic director, who doubles as the chairman of the Hudson County soccer committee, had brokered a deal with the New York Red Bulls soccer team to use …

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Red Bulls pull fast one on Hudson County soccer playersOffer use of new stadium for county championship, then take it back”

Can the best running back in Hudson County and one of the best in the entire country actually improve after rushing for more than 1,500 yards and scoring 22 touchdowns a year ago? Sure looks as if Savon Huggins is a better player than he was last year – and he was merely named The …

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Improved, smarter Huggins proves lethal for Union CityPrep standout running back goes for 176 yards and five TDs in lopsided win”

The legacy that Dickinson sensational track athlete and cross country runner Jose Veras has already carved for himself continues to grow and grow. Veras, who already blazed a trail last year as perhaps one of the most versatile track and field athletes in Dickinson history, winning multiple events as a runner and as a jumper, …

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Veras’ legacy as top runner continues to growGrid observations and power point update”

It’s been a year to remember for legendary St. Anthony basketball coach Bob Hurley. The long-time mentor of the Friars reached the pinnacle in August when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., along with hoop greats like Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen. Hurley has received countless awards …

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Another lasting honor for a legendary coachJersey City renames block near St. Anthony as ‘Bob Hurley Way’”