SPORTS

Football Fever In Hudson

Hudson County boasts as the home of two semi-pro football teams, they are the Hudson County Bounty Hunters and the NJ Unit. They squared off in league play in Jersey City at Lincoln Park on August 20,2011. The outcome, Bounty Hunters 25, NJ Unit 0. The teams made Hudson residents proud as a stadium full of spectators enjoyed the clash of the local teams. Many of Hudson County’s Sports personalities were in attendance. The Bounty Hunters are coached by former Lincoln High School standout Bobbie Morgan and the NJ Unit is coached by Jersey City native and former Marist High School standout Troy Lee. Catch the fever support your Hudson county local teams. The Bounty hunters play their home games in Jersey City and the NJ Unit are home based in Secaucus.

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Today’s college athletic climate is much different than it was 20 years ago and college coaches are under tremendous pressure to achieve two important goals: win and raise money. The one directly affects the other and alumni will enthusiastically support a winning team…and yes, the opposite is true.

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New York Jets Player to Visit PS# 25

During the 2010-11 school year, the Nicolaus Copernicus School (PS#25), was one of the winning schools in the “Eat Right, Move More” campaign. This program was a joint effort between the New York Jets professional football team, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, and the American Dairy Association& Dairy Council, Inc.

The school, led by Principal Diane Pistilli, was recognized as having made significant changes to improve school nutrition, with healthy food and exercise. On Tuesday, D October 4, 2011 the students will be visited by a New York Jets football player at a school assembly along with other local dignitaries. A short Q and A session about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity will take place and students will have the opportunity to receive an autographed prize during a trivia portion of the program. This program is linked to the promotion of Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week (last week of September) and Farm to School Month which is held in October.

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Liberty's Pushing For The Gold

Article by: Ray Ortiz

The WNBA’s New York Liberty, one of the best and most exciting shows this side of the Metropolitan area. Cappie Pondexter, Essence Carson and Kia Vaughn, all starred at Rutgers University in nearby New Brunswick, N.J. ; they make up the core of this exciting women’s basketball team. On any given night you can watch Pondexter shake her defender off and shoot a jumper in the defender’s face;

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