By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Lyndhurst girls’ soccer head coach Kim Hykey didn’t know how well her team would fare this season, considering the Golden Bears graduated 12 seniors from last year’s squad. “It’s not easy to fill the slots with 12 seniors gone,” said Hykey, the school’s all-time leading scorer who went [...]
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Vikings move on without graduated standouts
September 19th, 2012 
admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s never easy when a soccer team loses a two-time 25-goal scorer and an All-League goalkeeper. That’s what the North Arlington boys’ soccer team is trying to endure, after four-year starting net minder Robert Marrero and Observer Male Athlete of the Year Tyler Krychkowski graduated and moved on [...]
Kearny’s Pesantez off to torrid start continued next page Kearny junior forward Andres Pesantez. Photo by
September 19th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before the 2012 high school soccer season began, Kearny High School head boys’ soccer coach Bill Galka wondered how in the world he would replace the 27 goals that striker Junior Batista scored last season en route to the Kardinals capturing the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group [...]
Kardinal grid squad looks to improve after tough loss
September 12th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It wasn’t exactly the season opener that the Kearny High School football team was looking for, as the Kards dropped a tough 42-6 decision to Columbia last Friday night. Third-year head coach Pete Llaneza feels that the Kardinals made major strides a year ago, when the Kardinals posted [...]
QP’s Golden Griffins: Rising from the ashes
September 12th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The 2012 high school football season was rapidly approaching and the status of the Queen of Peace program was hanging in the balance. Because of a lack of participation numbers, school officials didn’t know whether to pull the plug on the program or allow the remaining players to [...]
Maroon Raiders start Basile era with solid win over rival
September 12th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After ascending into the head football coaching role at Nutley High School, Tom Basile is getting comfortable with his new responsibilities. “It is different than being an assistant coach,” said Basile, who spent the last eight years as an assistant to former coach Steve DiGregorio and was tabbed [...]
Kearny boys’ soccer looks for repeat of last year
September 5th, 2012 admin Kardinals shoot for another state sectional crown By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School boys’ soccer team enjoyed a season to remember in 2011, capped by winning the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV championship, the first state sectional title under the tutelage of head coach Bill Galka. Although most [...]
Kearny girls: Poised for another great year
September 5th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team enjoyed a 17-4- 1 season a year ago, capped by winning the Hudson County Tournament title for a third straight year and reaching the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV sectional semifinals, before dropping a tough 1-0 decision to Livingston. [...]
Huge turnover in Blue Tide roster, but same results expected
August 29th, 2012 admin Harrison to be force in local soccer as always By Jim Hague Mike Rusek begins his 11th season as the head coach of the Harrison High School boys’ soccer program and it’s probably his biggest challenge to date. You see, the Blue Tide graduated 16 seniors from last year’s team that posted a 20-4 [...]
Harrison girls’ soccer team looks to improve
August 29th, 2012 admin By Jim Hague When Annemarie Sacco took over the Harrison High School girls’ soccer program last year, she knew that it would take just a little bit of work. “We wanted to start building the program in the right direction,” Sacco said. “Harrison had never been really known for its girls’ soccer team, so [...]
