BELLEVILLE BLOOMFIELD EAST NEWARK HARRISON KEARNY LYNDHURST NORTH ARLINGTON NUTLEY Wednesday, 17 August 2022 Vol. CXXXV, No. 15www.TheObserver.com Your ad could be here! Call us at 201-991-1600 for more information. End of Summer SIZZLER! Promotion Pay for 2 ads, receive the 3rd ad 201.991.1600FREE!Contact your sales representative today! For ads placed in August and September CAMP FATIMAGIC Four Harrison coaches spend part of summer at special place for special humans BY KEVIN A. CANESSA JR. Nick Landy has been a loyal inhowwhenteacherdedicatedandandcoachinHarrisonformanyyears.Andyouconsidermuchtimeheputsduringtheschoolyear, (Continued on Page 2) Landy, left, with campers. Campers & counselors at lunch.
Gregory, head football coach Ray Lucas and Lucas’s daughter Madison, who is also a coach in Harrison, spent last week at the camp — and they did so because they want to. Not because of a contractu al requirement. Not because they’re getting big bucks to go (they do it all on a volunteer basis.) Not for any reason other than having a love for kids and young adults who get to spend a week away from home. Landy says he first heard about the camp nearly 40 years ago when he was first starting to get involved with the Lions. Patti Gerris, who for many years has attended the camp, asked him to pick up a check from the Lions for Camp Fatima, because the organization donates a substantial amount of money to keep it afloat. And at the time, the Lions were only men. So Landy went, got the check, and wound up volunteering at the camp, which was modeled after a camp of the same name and style in New Hamp shire in the late 1960s (it was ultimately incorporated in 1971.) And now, that was almost four de cades ago. So just what is it that makes Camp Fatima so special, aside from the obvi ous?“We call it ‘Camp Fatimagic,’” Landy says. “This is such a great place, where so many bonds and friendships are formed.”
And all these years later, thought Barroso can’t attend the camp like he used to since he now has responsibility as a husband and father of two young children, Fatima still holds a special place in his heart, so much so that he and Jodi are hosting a bowling event in October to raise money for the camp. They did it last year, too, and raised a whopping $15,350. We wouldn’t be surprised if they surpass that amount raised this year. So yeah, there’s that. And for parents, who often spend every waking hour with their children, for 51 weeks of every year, having time to themselves, knowing their loved ones are in good hands, is equally special.“The parents are always grateful, thanking us,” Landy says. “But they are the heroes for 51 weeks of the year.”
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Contributed photo What’s a camp without the comfort foods of home? Coaches Ray Lucas, left, and Nick Landy, show a pizza box from Nino’s Original Pizza, Harrison. Each year, they donate pies for campers to enjoy when they’re away from home.
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That’s an understatement. And here’s an example. Juan Barroso Jr., Kearny’s chief fire inspector, met his future wife, Jodi, at the camp — they fell in love (and actually lived next door to each other … though their relationship developed there and not in Harrison, per-se) and Juan proposed/got engaged to Jodi while at the camp many moons ago.
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John M. Pinho Attorney at Law 301 North F. E. Rodgers Blvd. Harrison, NJ (973) 481-4364 total, but 40 campers. Every single camper has their own counselor, without exception. The camp offers a sense room, where those unable to see can feel things and experience similar joys to the sightedWhencampers.wespoke with Landy, the activity staff was preparing the campers for the annual talent show. There are other activities every day. And this year, there’s something called “Destination Fatima,” with a coffee-house theme — and involves the campers putting on a play everyAndday.there were also plans for a Halloween Dance in August, where the campers would wear Halloween-style clothing instead of their regularWhenstuff.they gather for meals, everyone signs songs. So from the start of the day to the end of the day, the hours are packed and the campers have so much to do. “It is exhausting a bit,” Landy admits. “But when you see the joy the campers experience, it’s worth every minute put in. The unconditional love the campers have for us — it’s special, unique. It’s hard to describe.” Landy and his fellow volunteers do a variety of things around the camp each day. For Landy, it’s the kitchen crew, where he prepares three meals a day for 160 people. He’s one of six cooks. Imagine that daunting task. The kids are mostly from the Harrison area, but there are others from towns not as close, including a family from Summit that has been involved with Fatima for years. Oh and did we mention the campers don’t pay a penny to “Itgo?really is a special place,” Landy says. So it’s no wonder — perhaps — the adults take away just as much, if not more, than the campers do from an amazing place. “As a teacher, I have summers off,” Landy says. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Find out more by visiting www.campfatimanj.org. You can even donate there on top of Barroso’s fundraisers. Also check back in a future edition of The Observer for more details on the October bowling fundraiser.
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Two youngsters are seen here bowling in North Arlington as part of the Barroso Family’s annual fundraiser for Camp Fatima. Last year’s event raised over $15,000 and this year’s event will take place — again in North Arlington — in October. ‘As a teacher, I have summers off. nowhereThere’selseI’dratherbe.’
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The municipal road show known as the Kearny Town Council has ended its month-and-ahalf-long circuit and returned to the friendly confines of Town Hall. During that time, meetings were in the auditorium of Kearny High School. On Aug. 9, the governing body settled into its newly renovated chambers following a re-do of its badly dated audio/visual system, installation of new furnishings, replacement of old flooring tiles with modern grey vinyl planking, installation of new walnut-brown with grey interior wall paneling, refinished benches and a paint“We’rejob.still not hooked up for remote watching of our meetings,” Council President Carol Jean Doyle , “and we’re also waiting for the reframing (and restoration) of all the mayors’ photos (displayed on the chambers’ walls), but the lighting is excellent and the room is so bright. I’m happy to see the transformation. Overall, it’s a plus and money well spent. In the many years since we’ve had this setup, they’ve changed the blinds and the rug. That’s it. So I’d say it’s time for an update.”Participants in, and observers of, meetings in the chambers by the Mayor and Council, the Zoning and Planning Boards and Municipal Court, have complained about the poor quality of sound generated by the individual microphones on the dais, both in live and remote transmissions. But Town Administrator Stephen Marks said the work done by Millennium Communications to upgrade the chambers’ A/V components, much of which dates from the 1980s and 1990s, including new speakers —with sound enhanced from analogue to digital — and video, plus recording equipment for both government meetings and court sessions, should remedy those deficiencies and provide “state of the art”Optimally,service. Marks said, the new hardware’s “useful life” should last up to two decades and the software, for perhaps 14 years.
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While the number of video screens has been reduced, from six to four, Marks said the video composition has been improved, from the prior standard definition to high definition, which will facilitate a clearer understanding of proposed land use changes and new projects outlined by applicants appearing before the council, planning or zoning boards. The new A/V system will have special components designed to allow the hearing-impaired to better grasp information being presented, Marks said.Early in the planning stages, Marks said, the town had hoped to redesign the slightly elevated section of the chambers to accommodate a permanent ramp to facilitate easier access to microphones for the disabled for municipal court testimony but several rows of benches would have had to be removed. Plus, he added, because the building is designated as an historic landmark, there are restrictions on how much its interior can be altered. The contractor has recommended By Ron Leir For The
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Ask Alex Jones. When a jury recently told Alex Jones he would be required to pay more than $40 million to the Sandy Hook (Newtown, Connecticut) family that sued him for incendiary remarks he made on his “TV” show, it sent a message that was loud, clear and beyond overdue. On his show, “InfoWars,” Jones said, among many other obscene things, the kids and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School were actors and that there really wasn’t a shooting that took the lives 26 people, including 20 who were aged 6 and 7 It was enough to drive one family to take him to civil court, where the punishment isn’t prison, it’s instead monetary. And in this case, Jones will pay dearly. Thanks be to God. Why? Because for the first time in recent memory, a person will pay the price because a jury realized having an opinion is one thing — and that is, indeed, protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. However, “You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts,” as the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, of New York, once so aptly said. It is perectly fine for someone to say they don’t like what Moynihan said. It is not acceptable, nor shielded by the First Amendment, to say, “Sen. Moynihan is a woman” And so finally, after years of disseminating incorrect information, Jones pays the price. But it shouldn’t end here.This sort of thing continues, on a daily basis, without much consequence, on social media. Locally, in recent weeks, crimes, fires and other incidents were incorrectly tossed about on Facebook in a most irresponsible way One recent car crash started out on Facebook as an alleged armed robbery and carjacking. No carjacking or robbery ever happened. A stolen vehicle recently started out as an armed robbery at Walmart, though no such robbery had occurred.Thiscontinues to happen because it’s tolerated by the big social media companies — and because there are no consequences for so doing. But now that Jones, who thinks he’s a journalist but isn’t, is being required by a jury of his peers to pay the price, perhaps it will finally start to spread to other realms where people irresponsibly post lies and get away with it, unscathed. Enough is enough — let’s hope this doesn’t end here. Instead, let’s hope it’s just the beginning.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No, you do not have the right to your own facts.
Mr. Miller is far kinder that I would be about these issues. My religion says it isn’t all just about me. My opinions and beliefs are not only my concern, because they shape my actions. I am part of something greater than myself. We all are. Yet we have a political movement gaining power in our country that would deny that, whenever it is convenient. Ironically, our country’s dominant religion formally endorses the idea that it isn’t just about us individually. But too many of its adherents do not live it. We are in a cultural civil war. I hope it does not turn into a civil war like the one of the 1860s. However, if fighting a war is what it takes to preserve, or restore, a commitment to ideals like liberty and justice for all, then so be it. What is wrong with the people who do not see this? Paul L. LaClairKearny
To the Editor: Kudos to Andrew Miller on his letter on personal responsibility and the natural environment. Though I disagree with him on policy details, his commitment to the environment and to a sustainable future are refreshing tragically so. Eighty years ago, our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers were fighting to defend our country and the world from Nazism and fascism. Today, a major political party is trying to turn the country into a fascist state. Part of their mantra is that it’s all about individual rights. Yet they are the first to deny religious freedom to people like me, and personal freedom to women and everyone to control their own bodies. They are the first to express outrage when someone speaks the truth about our country’s history of racism and genocide, and have even gone so far as to banHowbooks.can the history of book-banning escape them? Do they really want our country to turn to Nazism, fascism or white supremacy? Do they really wish that the South had won the Civil War?Tragically, the answer appears to be yes.
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Google Maps Authorities in Lyndhurst have shut down the Cloud Smoke Shop, seen above center, at 200 Ridge Road, after they say a shopkeeper was nabbed selling pot illegally and tobacco to minors.
“The Lyndhurst Police Department would like to thank the NJSP Gangs and Organized Crime North Unit for taking the lead in supporting our efforts to address this quality of life issue that plagued both our township and the youth of our community,” Auteri said.
Investigators: Smoke shop was selling cigs to minors, weed without license The Cloud Smoke Shop on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst may just be going up in smoke. That’s because on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Gangs and Organized Crime North Unit and the Lyndhurst Police Department Criminal Investigations Division completed a investigationthree-monthoftheshopat 200 Ridge Road and not much of it resulted in good news, Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri, of the Lyndhurst PD, said. The investigation was the result of numerous complaints over the sale of tobacco products to underage individuals, the sale of unregulated marijuana and other quality of life concerns. The investigation culminated with the arrest of Laith K. Husain, 23, of Paterson. According to Auteri: A warrant allowing the search of the smoke shop and of Husain’s home and vehicle revealed a combined total of $6,800 in cash, numerous prescription legend pills and approximately 17 pounds of marijuana.Duringthe course of the investigation, detectives were able to confirm the sale of tobacco products to minors and the sale of unregulated marijuana to adults and minors alike.The shop is not a licensed marijuana dispensary. Husain, meanwhile, was charged with possession of over five pounds of marijuana but under 25 pounds with the intent to distribute; distributing over one ounce of marijuana but under five pounds of marijuana to an NJSP undercover; possession of six suspected Oxycodone pills with intent to distribute; possession of over six ounces of marijuana; possession of six suspected Oxycodone pills and three counts of selling tobacco products to persons under 21 years of Husainage.was remanded to the Bergen County Jail and was scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.Theco-owners of the Cloud Smoke Shop, identified as Husein K. Husein, 29, and Hashim K. Rabah, 28, both of Paterson, were issued township ordinance violations for maintaining a public health nuisance. Additionally, the township building inspector and Bergen County Department of Health Services issued citations for code violations.TheTownship of Lyndhurst has suspended the business’ certificate of occupancy for the until further notice.
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HCCC president gets prestigious award for community college CEOs Hudson County Community College ChristopherPresidentM.Reber has been named the recipient of the 2022 Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) Northeast Regional Chief Executive Officer Award.Asthe regional honoree, Reber is a finalist for national-level recognition as a potential recipient of the ACCT 2022 Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Officer Award. The regional awards will be presented at the 53rd annual ACCT Leadership Congress at a luncheon Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in New York City.The national awardee will be announced at the ACCT Annual Awards Gala that evening. The 2022 ACCT Chief Executive Officer Award formally recognizes the tremendous contributions made by community college chief executive officers. The award is given by ACCT in recognition of chief executive officers who demonstrate commitment to excellence in advancing the community college movement.“Wearevery proud to announce Dr. Reber’s well-deserved award,” HCCC Board of Trustees Chairman William J. Netchert said. “Student success and diversity, equity and inclusion are the hallmarks of Dr. Reber’s governance. His commitment to our students, fac ulty, administrators and community is significant and pronounced.” “Community colleges are unique institutions dedicated to making high-quality higher education accessible for all Americans,” ACCT President and CEO Jee Hang Lee said. “This year’s regional ACCT awardees represent the most outstanding people and programs from throughout the country, and we are excited to be able to bring attention to them.” Reber has been the HCCC Presi dent since July 2018. He has spent his entire 40+-year career in higher education, serving as President of the Community College of Beaver County (2014-18); Executive Dean and Cam pus Executive Officer of Venango College of Clarion University of Penn sylvania (2002-14); Associate Provost for Advancement and University Re lations, Dean of Student Affairs and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Educa tion at Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College (19872002); Director of Human Resource Development Division and Director of Lifelong Learning at Lakeland Community College (1984-87); and other positions earlier in his career. He holds a postdoctoral certificate from the Institute for Educational Management, Graduate School of Ed ucation at Harvard University; Ph.D. in education from the University of Pittsburgh; a master’s degree in col lege student personnel administration from Bowling Green State University; and a bachelor’s degree in Latin from Dickinson College. As HCCC President, he created the President’s Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (PAC DEI); established the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position and Office of Diversity, Eq uity, and Inclusion; instituted the “Hudson Helps Resource Center” to promote student retention and suc cess through wraparound services to support the holistic needs of stu dents; initiated “Hudson Scholars,” a model student retention and support program; formed community and corporate partnerships that promote upward social and economic mo bility for students and community members; and successfully led HCCC throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and racial/social injustice movement ofBecause2020. of the culture of caring and connectedness Reber has nurtured, HCCC students have coined the phrase, “Hudson is Home!” “Needless to say, I am humbled and deeply moved by this honor,” Reber said. “It is a privilege to work with my colleagues at Hudson County Community College as well as our elected representatives, and community and corporate partners, in creating transformational opportunities for our students, Hudson County residents and the community college movement.”
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When Kim Hykey and Mike Vivino told their respective girls soccer teams that they would have the opportunity to play a game at Red Bull Arena this fall, they were met with equal parts excitement and stunned disbelief. The shock might not be gone by Sept. 20, but the reality will hit members of the Lyndhurst and North Arlington teams when they step foot on the pitch at Harrison in an independ ent game between the two neighboring rivals. As part of the agreement with the New York Red Bulls, both Lyndhurst and North Arlington are asked to sell 500 tickets each to the Red Bulls’ Aug. 27 game against Inter Miami CF. Anyone who purchases a ticket to the Red Bulls-Inter Miami game through the schools (links are below) will also receive a ticket to the North Arlington-Lynd hurst“Everygame.kid’s dream is to play in a professional stadium,” Vivino, the North Arlington head coach said. “Even as a coach who’s been doing this for so long, you get that feeling like when you were a kid when you get to see professional players, be on the field and see the stuff that they do. It’s just a whole nother level thegoingthe“They’reLyndhurst’slikeneverbecause“Wealtogether.”werejustgeekedthesekidswillhaveanopportunitythisagain,”saidHykey,headcoach.goingtogettouselockerrooms,they’retobeexactlywhereprofessionalplayers are before their games. We both wanted to make sure that we did as much as we could to get this opportuni ty because they don’t come around too often.”
John Lembo (center) of Lyndhurst receives the 2021-2022 Observer Male Athlete of the Year from Observer general manager Robert Pezzolla. From left are Lembo’s sister Gianna, mother Darlene, older brother Anthony, Pezzolla, John Lembo, head football coach Rich Tuero, Lyndhurst High School Principal Laura Vuono, head baseball coach Pat Auteri and athletic director Jeff Radigan.
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3-sport star John Lembo, of Lyndhurst, is The Observer’s 2022 Male Athlete of the Year
If John Lembo’s time at Lyndhurst could be summed up in just one play, one mo ment, it would be his last one in a Golden Bears football uniform.On4th-and-1 with less than a minute left and his team trailing Pequannock, Lembo audibles out of the initial play call. After signaling the change to receiver Tony Frangipane, Lembo throws a fade pass to Frangipane in the corner of the end zone for a 25-yard left.4th-and-1getcalledallmeansIFrangipane,”oneand“Coachtouchdown.calledISO-RightIsawthecornerpressingofourtopreceiversTonyLembosaid.“Sotappedmyhelmet,whichgoandIjustriskeditandIjustthrewit.”“ThatwasJohnny.Wealittleshorthitchtothefirstdownsinceitwaswith40secondsAndJohnnyhadtheguts and the gall to audible and go over the top for a touchdown,” head football coach Rich Tuero said. “Johnny wanted it. I watched him do the signal, I watched the receiver get the signal. I could have screamed, ‘no, no, no, no!’ Same thing with my offensive coordinator Pat Auteri. We watched it, we had the confidence in Johnny and Johnny earned it. That play summed it all up. He went for it all and he got it.” It doesn’t matter if it’s from the football field, the baseball diamond or the basketball court, everyone in Lyndhurst has their own John Lembo story. No matter the story, they all share the same theme and that’s when the game was on the line and a big play was needed, Lembo would be the one who produced it. Lembo’s incredible sense of timing as well as his overall body of work makes him The Observer’s 2021-2022 Male Athlete of the Year. Lembo is the fifth Lyndhurst male to win the honor and the third in seven years, joining fellow former Golden Bear football stars Piotr Partyla (20192020) and Petey Guerriero (2015-2016).“Idon’tknow (how to fully explain it), it’s just that there are some times when things aren’t going well that the team needs someone to pick them up and make a big play to give us a spark,” Lembo said. “Some players don’t want the spotlight. They might be scared that they’ll mess up. I always wanted it.” “He lives for the big moment, he wants the big moment,” said Auteri, who also serves as Lyndhurst’s head baseball coach. “He wants to be the guy because he knows that he can handle the pressure situations and I think that’s what separates him from a lot of players.”
In February, Hykey was already starting to plan a group trip to a Red Bulls game as a summer team bonding activity when she learned of Wood-Ridge playing a game at Red Bull Arena this upcom ing season. After learning what it would take - selling 500 tickets per team - she placed a call to the coach of a longtime Golden Bears rival.“We’re in different leagues now, but when I was growing up we were big rivals, we’re right next to each other and close and they’re good too,” said Hykey, who still fondly re members getting to chance to play basketball at the then Continental Airlines Arena while a student at Lyndhurst. “Mike was way into it.” “I don’t think it sunk in at first, but as it started getting closer they started to understand that this is real. The parents I think might even be more excited because they understand what it means. Everybody’s prettyLyndhurstexcited.”and North Arlington will become the first two Bergen County schools to play at Red Bull Arena. Prior to this season, access to the arena was largely limited to Harrison and Kearny high schools. Last fall for the first time ever, Red Bull Arena hosted the Hudson County Boys and Girls Soccer Tourna ment finals, which featured
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MALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2002-2003-Hugh MacDonald, Kearny 2003-2004-Steve Armstrong, Nutley 2004-2005-Brian Kapp, Lyndhurst 2005-2006-Andrew Amadeo, Kearny 2006-2007-Lou Ritacco, Nutley 2007-2008-Michael Gross, North Arlington 2008-2009-Jose Camano, Harrison 2009-2010-Peter Santos, North Arlington 2010-2011-Patrick Rono, Lyndhurst 2011-2012-Tyler Krychkowski, North Arlington 2012-2013-A.J. Nocciolo, North Arlington 2013-2014-Danny Cordeiro, North Arlington 2014-2015 P.J. Gencarelli, Belleville 2015-2016 Petey Guerriero, Lyndhurst 2016-2017 Mike O’Donnell, Harrison 2017-2018 Dustin Huseinovic, Harrison 2018-2019 Eric McKenna, North Arlington & Marty Higgins, Nutley 2019-2020 Piotr Partyla, Lyndhurst 2020-2021 Tony Alho, North Arlington 2021-2022 John Lembo, Lyndhurst THE VARICOSE VEIN STORY
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Lyndhurst boys’ basketball coach Tom McGuire had two examples that came to mind as Thewell.first, during Lembo’s junior year, when he hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Golden Bears to an overtime victory at Secau cus in the final game of the Covid-shortened season. The other, coming this February on Senior Night against Garfield when Lembo had an offensive rebound and put-back right as the horn sounded for a 61-59 win.“When it came crunch time you wanted the ball in his hands,” McGuire said. “You wanted him to make the deci sions whether it was to shoot it, whether it was passing it to another guy. He did have that gene and it is rare.” This season, Lembo led the basketball team in scor ing (11.4 points per game), assists (4.0 per game), steals (2.0 per game) and 3-pointers (35) while also pulling down 3.9 rebounds per contest. On the baseball diamond, Lembo led the team in runs (36) and stolen bases (17) as he hit .326 with 17 RBI, showing why several coaches expressed interest in him as a baseball player in college. But ultimately, Lembo, who has had the nickname of “Johnny Football” dating back to his early days playing Lyndhurst Recreation, decided to focus on football in college, committing to play at Fairleigh
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While Matos and his team had a clear goal at hand in Taiwan, there were opportunities for the group to enjoy their time away from home, most notably when they were given tours around the cities of Taipei and Tainan. “ We had one day, they called it Cultural Day where we went around Taipei and Tainan and explored a little bit, ” Matos said. “ We went to museums and some shops and got to look around, have fun and see what they do. ”
“ Once we won the gold I was really excited, ” Matos said. “ I was in the moment and really hyped. But after we got on the bus and went back to the hotel it really sunk in what had happened. “ It was a lot of pressure, especially with a bunch of good teams and a bunch of close games. When I was at bat, there were moments where I had to step out and breathe, take a moment to regroup and focus. ”
Judging by his results on the field, Matos is already quite well at adapting to pressure. He slugged his first home run on July 29 in a win over the Czech Republic. The next day, he pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win against Japan. A day later, in his first start at catcher, he went 2-for-3 with a home run into the trees beyond the right field fence.Matos struck again on Aug. 3, this time a gametying, pinch hit home run with one out in the bottom of the final inning against Mexico. “ Every day I woke up and I was just locked in, ” said Matos, who went 4-for-8 with five RBI and four runs scored in the seven-game tournament. “ We came to the field and there we had to be locked in, focused and pay attention to what the pitcher throws. ”
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It wasn ’ t until Cristian Matos got back on the bus with his victorious Team USA 12U teammates that the reality of what occurred truly started to sink in. The 12-year-old Belleville native had gone halfway across the world to Taiwan, hit three home runs, picked up a win in relief and his team stormed to a WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup Championship.
Matos and the team returned to the United States lat Monday when they flew from Taiwan to California. He then went back to New Jersey, but wasn ’ t in the Garden State for long as the entire Matos family is now in North Carolina as part of USA Baseball ’ s National Team Identification Series. Cristian ’ s older brother, Rafi, a rising sophomore at Belleville High School, participated in the 15U/16U tryouts, which went from this past Wednesday to Sunday. Starting this coming Wednesday, Cristian will be back at, competing in the 12U/14U tryouts.
A week later, Nutley native Anthony Huaranga makes the trip to Cary, N.C., for the 11U/13U National Team Identification Series that goes from Aug. 24-28.
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This past season, Lembo completed 109-of-160 passes for 1,702 yards and 17 touch downs with just five intercep tions. He also ran for 297 yards and four touchdowns, earning himself a spot in the Bergen County All-Star game. Even in a June exhibition, “Johnny Football” was “John ny on the Spot” running for a 25-yard touchdown with two minutes to go to give his team the lead. When Lembo ran in the ensuing two-point conversion, fireworks were set off from a house nearby giving Lembo and the fans at Lynd hurst High School a colorful sendoff for the Golden Bears’ leader and clutch performer. “Johnny always wanted the ball in his hands with the game on the line. That’s just the way he was,” Tuero said. “(Making the big plays) is just what he does. Johnny Football baby!”
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One summer, while hosting his annual basketball camp as the head boys’ coach at Kearny High School, Bill Mullins came to the realization he needed to create a similar opportunity for the volleyball players he coached in the spring. “I was doing a basketball camp because I was the basketball coach, but we had nothing for the volleyball kids,” Mullins, the longtime head coach in boys’ sports at Kearny, said. “There wasn’t the Harrison League going on and you didn’t have the courts in West Hudson Park. So we decided to do a camp because there was a lot of interest building for volleyball.”
The Harrison Summer Boys Volleyball League concluded on Thursday night with Harrison defeating Union in the championship match. McNair Academic of Jersey City took home the girls title, defeating Donald Payne Tech of Newark in the final on Tuesday.
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Eight years after its debut, the Kearny Volleyball Camp for boys and girls aged 10-18 remains a rarity in North Jersey and continues to grow. Mullins completed his eighth edition earlier this month and it has more than doubled in size since its beginning. What pleased Mullins the most wasn’t just the number of participants more than 75 this year but how many of them chose to stick around to play pickup games in the Kearny High School gym following the conclusion of the three-hour camp session. “It’s amazing we have more kids than ever getting into games and playing and really working well together,” Mullins said. “After camp ended they were staying in the gym, they wanted to keep on playing. You can see the interest is there.” Mullins credited the work of his staff Kearny assistants Jaqueline Mullins and John Policano as well as Julissa David and former Kardinal players Diego Rondon and Aaron Mantilla for helping run the four-day camp. Over the course of the camp, the coaches focused on developing basic fundamentals and skills while also participating in 3-on-3, 4-on-4 and 6-on-6 games. “We’re just trying to provide an outlet where for a week some of the kids can play volleyball, learn the basics and some of the skills, and play some games and have fun,” Mullins said. “They give the sport a chance and they see they really enjoy it. It’s good for the kids to have opportunities.” Dickinson University in Mad ison.While in recreation, Lembo not only earned the nickname, but first showed his instinct for thriving in the big moment. “In pee-wee football, we had a play where we’d be on the 1-yard-line all the time that I could take control, take the snap and go up the middle and score,” Lembo said. “I did it like half the time when we were inside the 5.”
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