June 4, 2010
Run to history
Zamir Thomas posted the fourth-fastest time in NJ history in the 200-Meter Dash.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
Before yesterday, no runner from Hudson County had taken home gold at the Meet of Champions for as long as anyone can remember. Najee Glass of St. Peter’s Prep and Zamir Thomas of Snyder put an end to the draught as they both won in yesterday’s historic performance at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.
“It was a great day for Hudson County,” said St. Peter’s Prep coach Mike Burgess. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had that many individual medal winners.” Read More
June 3, 2010
On your mark... get set...
Najee Glass has the 10th best 400-Meter Dash time in the nation this year.
Click Here for photos from St. Peter's Prep and Snyder practices.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY – Whenever Najee Glass of St. Peter’s Prep or Snyder’s Zamir Thomas is in need of added motivation, all they have to do is take a quick glance at what the other one is doing on the other side of the Lincoln Park track.
The two will once again be on the same track today, this time on the state’s biggest stage for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Plainfield. Read More
May 31, 2010
Gold rush
Snyder junior Zamir Thomas took first in the 200 and 400-Meter Dash.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
It was another big weekend on the track for Zamir Thomas as the Snyder junior medaled in three different events, taking gold in two of them, during this weekend’s Group II championships. Read More
May 23, 2010
Triple threat
Snyder junior Zamir Thomas won three events over the weekend.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
This weekend’s NJSIAA North 2, Group II sectional meet in South Plainfield was Zamir Thomas’ personal showcase as Snyder’s electrifying junior took home three golds over the weekend. Read More
May 3, 2010
Eleven inning classic opens up HCT
David Rivera and Hudson Catholic defeated Weehawken in 11 innings on Saturday.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
The Hudson County Baseball Tournament started up this weekend and if the first day of play is any indication, it will be a month full of thrills. Read More
May 2, 2010
Speed demons
Snyder's Shanice Henry was sixth in the 200 Meter Dash and eighth in the 400.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
The Snyder track team won two events in yesterday’s Bernards Invitational in Bernardsville.
Junior Zamir Thomas set the tone for the Tigers, winning the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 21.47 seconds. He was also the front leg of Snyder’s winning 4x100 Meter Relay team. The quartet of Thomas, Rashawn Taylor, Timoy Malcolm and Dwight Andrews won the event with a time of 43.92 seconds. Read More
April 19, 2010
HCV's All-County Teams
HCV All-County Second Team selection Tamara Tyre was big in Snyder's turnaround.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
The balls have been put away and the lights have been turned off on a 2009-2010 high school basketball season in Hudson County that certainly wasn't lacking in memorable moments.
As we say farewell to the 2009-2010 season, here are our selections for Hudson County Varsity's First Annual All-County Teams.
HCV's All-County Boys Basketball Team
HCV's All-County Girls Basketball Team
April 13, 2010
Off to the races
North Bergen's Danny Rondon won the 1,600 by more than eight seconds.
Click Here for photos from Patriot Invitational 2.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
SECAUCUS - Yesterday's second stage of the Patriot Invitational was certainly a memorable one for the Dickinson boys track team. The Rams took home three first place finishes in the seven events for the boys. Jose Veras led the charge for Dickinson, winning the 110 high hurdles and finishing second in the long jump, an even which saw the Rams take home the top three spots. Read More
February 14, 2010
Late heroics lift Lincoln in HCT
Jamall DcDaniel dunks for two of his game-high 16 points for Lincoln.
Click Here for photos from Snyder at Lincoln.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY – For Lincoln’s Shamar Bey, there wasn’t much memorable about the first 30 minutes of his performance yesterday. But when he got another chance to prove himself on the court late, the sophomore delivered.
Bey scored four points in the final 69 seconds, including the game-winning basket with just five seconds left as the Lions downed Snyder 49-47 in the first round of the Hudson County Tournament. Read More
February 3, 2010
Cardiac cats
Sophomore Sybil Lynch scored a career-high 27 points points for High Tech.
Click Here for photos from High Tech at Snyder.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY – First-year head coach Nick Fargo knows his High Tech team has dealt with its shares of challenges. Injuries have decimated the Lasercats’ depth, and a lack of size was painfully obvious on the boards in their division matchup against Snyder.
What High Tech certainly has though are speed and resilience. Those two qualities proved to be the deciding factors as the Lasercats defeated the Tigers 63-57 yesterday to snap Snyder’s 15-game winning streak. Read More
January 20, 2010
Roundup: Lincoln's Smith wins 100th
Head coach Troy Smith (right with Jamall McDaniels) won his 100th game at Lincoln.
Lincoln 58, St. Mary’s 52
Tre Brooks and Jamall McDaniels both had double-doubles for the Lions to give head coach Troy Smith his 100th career victory at Lincoln last night in Jersey City. Read More
January 11, 2010
Roundup: Tigers win second straight
Quil Lyles and Snyder scored 47 points in the opening half of their win.
Snyder 67, Ahlus Sunnah 16
Six different players scored eight or more points for the Tigers as they cruised to a non-conference victory in Jersey City. Read More
January 8, 2010
Boards by the dozen
Snyder's Quil Lyles pulled down a career-high 24 rebounds in a win over High Tech.
Click Here for photos from Snyder at High Tech.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
NORTH BERGEN – Snyder’s Quil Lyles can be a dominant force on the glass. But even the 6-foot-4 senior couldn’t remember a rebounding performance like this one.
Lyles had a career-high 24 rebounds to go with 14 points as the Tigers held off High Tech 55-53 yesterday. Read More
December 28, 2009
Coaches make their picks
Michael Morrison made the NJTCC Division 6 Second Team on offense and special teams.
Recently coaches made their selection for All-Conference honors for football. Here are the coaches' selections for All-Conference in NJTCC Division 4, NJTCC Division 6 and the BCSL National. Read More
December 19, 2009
Roundup: Bees score 31 in fourth
Bayonne 85, Snyder 67
The Bees scored 31 points in the fourth quarter to pull away past Snyder yesterday in Bayonne.
October 23, 2009
Singles, doubles finals set
Union City's Gabriela Sarrate advanced in the First Singles final with a 6-0, 6-3 win.
Click Here for photos of semifinal action from the Hudson County Tournament
JERSEY CITY - The Hudson County Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships continued yesterday at Lincoln Park with the semifinal round. Nine different schools were represented in the 10 matches that took place. County Prep headlined the group with representatives in each of the five tournament semifinals. Read More
October 13, 2009
Queens of the court
Yumi Hinnenkamp won the 1st Singles title and helped McNair win the team title.
Click Here for more photos from The Jersey City Public School Championship.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY - The Jersey City Public School Championship came down to one match, but if the pressure got to McNair's Yumi Hinnenkamp, you wouldn't have known it. The junior cruised to a convincing 8-1 victory over Ferris' Iesha Crandon to lock up the title for 1st singles as well as the team championship for the Cougars.
Click Here to view the complete results and list of title winners from The Jersey City Public School Championships.
October 4, 2009
A win to remember
Michael Morrison had 334 total yards as Snyder snapped a 21-game losing streak.
Click Here for more photos from Sussex Tech at Snyder.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY – Down by six within the first two minutes of their game against Sussex Tech, the Snyder Tigers found themselves in an all too familiar situation. This time would be different.
Snyder responded with 30 points in the first half en route to a 46-12 victory, the team’s first since 2006. The Tigers had lost their previous 21 contests. Read More
September 7, 2009
Class in session
Michael Collado is one of the few players on Snyder with varsity experience.
By Jason Bernstein
Editorial Director
JERSEY CITY – Franz Pierre-Louis likes challenges. So when the former Essex Catholic head coach took the job at Snyder this June, he wasn’t deterred by the Tigers’ back-to-back winless seasons.
“It didn’t deter me, it turned me on to the job,” Pierre-Louis said about Snyder’s recent struggles. “It’s a challenge for me and I love challenges. I contacted my coaches that coached with me before and they were up for the challenge as well. It’s a test of our coaching ability as well. That’s what makes this exciting.” Read More
Click Here for more photos from Snyder's football practice.