Tag: Jim Hague

When Josh Ford enrolled at St. Anthony High School three years ago, he initially had hopes and aspirations to be a basketball star, like most boys who head to the tiny school on Eighth Street in downtown Jersey City. “I played football and baseball my whole life, but every kid dreams about playing basketball for …

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Too many times on these sports pages, we take the time to pay homage to the kids who run the fastest, hit the ball the furthest, make the most jump shots or score the most touchdowns. After all, it’s all part of the culture that applauds athletic excellence. We all clamor to see athletes excel …

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Top Hudson scholar-athletes honoredUnion City native Barakat passes; Snyder athletes excel at New Balance nationals”

Ivan Torres didn’t know what to do with himself. He knew this past Monday night that the fate of the County Prep basketball program that Torres became a part of last year was hanging in the balance, holding onto life by a thread. Torres, now 18, has been using basketball as an outlet since he …

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End of County Prep, High Tech programs hurt only one groupKids left out in the cold and everyone should shoulder the blame”

If this was truly High Tech High School’s final year of athletic competition, then it was certainly one for the memory books, because for the first time in the 20-year history of the Hudson Reporter All-Area spring teams, the same school has walked away with the Most Valuable Player honors in both baseball and softball. …

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Ed Jones was certain that people in his native Hudson County had forgotten all about him. After all, it was 1970 when he was blazing the track as an athlete at Lincoln High School. It’s been 40 long years. He’s lived in California for the last 35 years, ever since his tour of duty with …

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Jones, Campbell named to HCTCA Hall of FameTamara gets boxing rematch; remembering Greene, Lempa”

Raymond Martin wasn’t as fortunate as everyone else when he was born 16 years ago. The Jersey City native had Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a rare form of a congenital myopathy and the most severe form of arthrogryposis. The disease left Martin without full use of his hands and relegated the teenager to a life in a …

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Rollin’ along, collecting medalsCounty Prep sophomore Martin wins four medals at NJSIAA Meet of Champions”

It’s safe to say that last Sunday was a very important day in the lives of Corey Davis and Raphael Ortiz, two recent graduates of St. Peter’s Prep. Early Sunday morning, Davis and Ortiz celebrated their commencement exercises at Grand and Warren. They were dressed to the nines in their white tuxedo jackets and black …

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For the last three years, Rich Glover has spent time each June getting some local kids ready to play high school football – kids that not necessarily are from his own high school program. Glover, the former Dickinson coach who recently received his appointment as the new head coach at Ferris, has been involved with …

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NFL Development Camp helps high school kids learn; memories of WoodenSt. Anthony adds another stellar guard; SPC player drafted”