A year ago at this time, Jim Catalano was miserable. “It was a nightmare,” is how…
Category: Sports
Lyndhurst boys look to improve after tough season
The Lyndhurst High School boys’ basketball team struggled through a tough season a year ago, posting…
Blue Tide girls’ counting on senior leadership
Erika Thompson has begun her third season as the head girls’ basketball coach at Harrison High…
Harrison looks to surprise once again in boys’ basketball
The Blue Tide of Harrison High School proved to be one of the biggest surprises in…
Nutley boys’ hoops hopes bolstered by talented transfer
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 13 games last season, but if things go…
Kearny hockey team makes strides toward varsity status with some help
Although Tim Firth grew up in West Windsor, N.J., played hockey at Princeton Day School and…
Cantarella adds girls’ basketball to Belleville coaching duties
For the past decade or so, Chris Cantarella has earned a solid reputation as being one…
Kardinal boys’ hoops squad faces rebuilding campaign
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team enjoyed a successful campaign a year ago, posting a…
NA crew standout Polanco signs letter with University of San Diego
When Maria Polanco enrolled at North Arlington High School a little more than three years ago,…
Lyndhurst hockey co-op looks to make major impact
It’s the sixth year that Denis Jelcic has coached the hockey cooperative team from three schools,…
Kearny’s Escandon earns place with all-time soccer elite
Jose Escandon was a good soccer player in his native Ecuador, moving up the ranks quickly…
STATE CHAMPS! Kearny wins NJSIAA Group IV soccer title; 10th overall; first since 2004
UNION — Midway through the first half of Sunday’s NJSIAA Group IV boys’ soccer championship against…
Kearny girls’ tennis team captures Hudson County crown
When Rob Kelly became the girls’ tennis coach at Kearny High School earlier this year, he…
Belleville resident, Lyndhurst native Skelly making mark at Rutgers-Newark
Nicole Skelly may be majoring in psychology at Rutgers-Newark, with a minor in criminal justice, but…
Kardinals win second straight NJSIAA Group IV sectional soccer crown; goalie Noristz comes up big in win against Montclair in penalty kicks
Kearny High School boys’ soccer head coach Bill Galka knew that last Friday’s NJSIAA North Jersey…