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YOUNG GUN – Junior right-hander Jefry Castro, the younger brother of former Emerson High standout Yoken, will be one of the pitchers that the Union City Soaring Eagles will count on during the first baseball season in the unified school’s history.

SCOREBOARD 3/29/09 A new union in Union City
Coaches Clark, Benway meld together to lead new baseball program

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It’s safe to say that when the former Emerson and Union Hill High Schools merged to form one Union City High School this scholastic year, there wasn’t exactly a smooth transition in the other two ...

Union City High School senior bowler Omar Espinal

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 02-01-09
Union City’s Espinal has bowling week to remember
Rolls perfect game, then has highest series ever recorded

Omar Espinal had more than the common cold. The Union City High School senior bowler had all the symptoms of a bad case of the flu – chills, fever. “He looked like crap,” Union City head coach ...

Feb 01, 2009 | 0

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Union City High School senior bowler Jose Cruz

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 01-18-09
Union City bowler Cruz takes prestigious tourney title
Wins North Jersey Singles Classic crown

So, just how much does Juan Cruz love bowling? “He lives at the bowling alley,” said Union City High School bowling coach Ray Addas. “I think he’s there at the lanes [Bowl-Rite Lanes in Union ...

Jan 18, 2009 | 0

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Union City going through growing pains New program trying to meld teams of old
Joe Rotondi knew that it wasn't going to be a cakewalk, taking over the new Union City High School football program, after his former Union Hill squad merged with the former Emerson to start th...

Sep 23, 2008 | 0

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A dream comes true for Union City's Sosa Former local grid standout and Rutgers lineman signs with Miami Dolphins
When the National Football League held its annual player draft last April, there were several college players all across the country who awaited word of their eventual professional destination. T...

Sep 09, 2008 | 0

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SCOREBOARD Once rivals, now a unified football team It's all Union City High School now, as Emerson-Union Hill images fade
There was a time when the start of high school football season used to be a tense situation in Union City. The city's two high schools, namely Emerson and Union Hill, as fierce as rivals could be...

Aug 26, 2008 | 0

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EXTRA INNINGS Union City 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars head to states Chance to gain state glory in Bridgewater this weekend
There was a time when Richie Cassens was one of the rising stars in Union City youth baseball. He went on from being a Little League star to a standout infielder at Union Hill High School, grad...

Aug 11, 2008 | 0

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