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Doug Edert Slaps Back: NJ Star Baller Ejected After On-Court Brawl At 'Cuse (VIDEO) Doug Edert Slaps Back: NJ Star Baller Ejected After On-Court Brawl At 'Cuse (VIDEO)
Doug Edert Slaps Back: NJ Star Baller Ejected After On-Court Brawl At 'Cuse (Video) Doug Edert slaps back.  The Bryant University guard — who made headlines during Saint Pete's run to the Elite 8 — was ejected from the Saturday, Nov. 26 game at Syracuse University apparently after being slapped by and then slapping an Orange player. It began with with 7:35 left in the first half when Syracuse guard Judah Mintz appeared to slap the Nutley native and Bergen Catholic grad, who in return slapped Mintz from behind on the side of the head. Things getting out of control up in Syracuse.Cuse guard Judah Mintz slaps Bryant's Doug Edert and then Edert comes right back with a sl…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved Bergen Firefighter Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved Bergen Firefighter
Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved Bergen Firefighter A career Bergen County firefighter's valiant battle with cancer ended Saturday, leaving countless loved ones, first responders, friends and others devastated. "We all ask why the great ones are taken to soon and we can't find the answer," Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik wrote as news of the death of Timothy Rice spread on Saturday. Timmy Rice, 42, of Emerson leaves Regina, his wife of 15 years, their daughter, Aubrey, and their son, TJ. He was "one of a kind, truly one of the nicest, most caring people I’ve ever known," Doug Habermann wrote -- just one of a rapidly growing collect…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
COVID-19: 2 Elite Bergen County Schools Closed To Positive Cases COVID-19: 2 Elite Bergen County Schools Closed To Positive Cases
Covid-19: 2 Elite Bergen County Schools Closed To Positive Cases A Bergen County high school recently ranked the best America and an elite prep school have both switched to remote learning after individuals tested positive for Coronavirus. Don Bosco Prep has cancelled athletic events and went remote Wednesday, after two students tested positive. Friday night's football game against St. Joseph Regional and the soccer game against Bergen Catholic on Tuesday were postponed, officials said. The two students had already been working remotely when the school switched to remote learning. Bergen County Academies, which was named the top public high sc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
TRUE CRUSADER: Bergen Catholic Mourns Senior Track Runner Kyle Egan, 17 TRUE CRUSADER: Bergen Catholic Mourns Senior Track Runner Kyle Egan, 17
True Crusader: Bergen Catholic Mourns Senior Track Runner Kyle Egan, 17 Bergen Catholic senior Kyle Egan died Thursday, Nov. 14 surrounded by his family following a valiant battle with cancer. He was 17 years old. Formerly of Staten Island and Brooklyn Heights, Kyle moved to Saddle River in 2004. He attended the Wandell School and Ramsey's Eric Smith Middle School. Kyle ran track at Bergen Catholic, and was being remembered as a crusader. "Tonight the entire Bergen Catholic community writes to you with very heavy hearts, losing one of our own this afternoon to cancer," Crusader Crazies wrote on Twitter. "Kyle was by definition a leader and a Crusader. His sm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Community Mourns Hillsdale Native, Clemson Student Ryan Shoop, 20 Community Mourns Hillsdale Native, Clemson Student Ryan Shoop, 20
Community Mourns Hillsdale Native, Clemson Student Ryan Shoop, 20 Hillsdale native Ryan C. Shoop died on Oct. 31. He was 20 years old. Ryan was a 2016 graduate of Bergen Catholic, where he played lacrosse. He had been studying management at Clemson University in South Carolina. "Coming to grips with the death of a student is always difficult," said L. Christopher Miller, interim vice president of student affairs and dean of students.  "The Clemson Family extends our deepest condolences to Ryan’s family and friends as they make sense of his untimely passing." Condolences poured in. "Heart of gold man," Ricky Schmidt wrote on Facebook. "[…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Don Bosco Football Coach Mike Teel Resigns Don Bosco Football Coach Mike Teel Resigns
Don Bosco Football Coach Mike Teel Resigns After two seasons at the helm, Mike Teel stepped down from his role as Don Bosco Prep's head football coach Friday. The Oakland native graduated from DBP in 2004 and went on to become a star quarterback at Rutgers. In 2015, he was hired by former coach Greg Toal as the Ironmen's new offensive coordinator for the Ironmen, before taking on his new role in February 2017 when Toal was dismissed from the team. "Don Bosco Prep was the foundation that my education and athletic career was [built upon]," he wrote on Twitter.  "This school has been, and forever will be, a very special place to…

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by Cecilia Levine