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Mike Kinney
@MikeKinneyHS
I cover high school sports at @NJAdvanceMedia for @njdotcom and Star-Ledger. On the NJ HS sports beat since 1982
New Jersey
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    May 4, 2020
    Dear senior athletes, I am so sorry to see your final spring season end before it could even begin. There isn’t anything I can say to dull you pain. But please know that I am typing these last few words while standing up in your honor. I will clap after this period. 👏👏👏👏
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Dec 21, 2018
    Heartfelt congratulations for each NJ high school FB player who did NOT receive post-season honors, yet stuck it out and did your darn best when called upon. Forget the stars for one moment. YOU are the backbone of your team. You will prosper for your noble but silent efforts
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Dec 15, 2017
    Heartfelt congratulations for each NJ high school FB player who did NOT receive post-season honors, yet stuck it out and did your darn best when called upon. Forget the stars for one moment. YOU are the backbone of your team. You will prosper for your noble but silent efforts
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Dec 11, 2020
    My annual note to the scout teams Heartfelt congratulations for each NJ HS FB player who did NOT earn postseason honors, yet stuck it out and did your best when called upon. Forget the stars. YOU are the backbone of your team. You will prosper for your noble but silent efforts.
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Dec 18, 2019
    Said this before & meant it Heartfelt congratulations for each NJ HS FB player who did NOT earn postseason honors, yet stuck it out and did your darn best when called upon. Forget the stars. YOU are the backbone of your team. You will prosper for your noble but silent efforts.
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Mar 8, 2021
    Congratulations to every player, coach, statistician and official who participated in this just-completed basketball season. We don’t reach the finish line without your perseverance, your compliance and your ironclad faith that tomorrow has got to be better! Take a bow!
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Apr 19, 2021
    Let’s make this opening day of lacrosse Class of 2020 Day. In light of all those faceoffs, ground balls, clears, goals, saves and cheers those seniors missed last spring, you owe them YOUR BEST today!
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Apr 20, 2022
    Note to the player whose parent yells from the stands, “He’s got nothing!” Toward the 15, 16, 17-year-old kid you are covering: Don’t listen to everything he says.
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Jun 10, 2022
    The TOC comes to an end just as 2 small public schools - a blue blood and a new blood - show the state, heck the country, that this play-down-to-one model works just fine in this sport. Great timing.
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Jun 10, 2022
    TOC boys lacrosse final preview - No. 1 Mountain Lakes vs. No. 5 Rumson-Fair Haven nj.com/highschoolspor… @MLBTLax @RFHLAX @MLHS_athletics @RFH_Regional @MLHS_Clubs @PrincipalRfh @TheNJAC @ShoreSports_NJ
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Jun 9, 2019
    Sky looks like ⁦@MLboyslax⁩ colors to me. Coach Wilkins, you up there?
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Jun 16, 2023
    When we think of Kyle Kirst, this is the face we see. Cheery, optimistic, welcoming and a touch mischievous. After tomorrow’s Kirst Cup final, this smile will adorn the trophy case at either ⁦@RHSBOYSLACROSSE⁩ or ⁦@HilltopLax⁩ ⁦@cjkirst_15⁩ ⁦@CKirst34⁩
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Sep 4, 2018
    Good luck NJ student-athletes as you begin another academic year. You stare down challenges, defy doubters and pursue excellence each day on the playing field. You'll never regret matching that effort in the classroom
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Mar 24, 2018
    A guy known for giving back gets his Tahir Whitehead Day at Newark West Side s.nj.com/kaE5q4C
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    Mike Kinney
    @MikeKinneyHS
    Dec 6, 2021
    Take a bow Essex County. You produced 4 NJ Regional Champions over the last 2 weekends. No other county had more than 1. @Jaguar_pride_4 @CaldwellFBall @IrvingtonHS_FB @CGFootballHS @CGHS_Athletics @irvblueknights @CWCJCHSCHIEFS @SuperEssexNJ @EssexNFF