Makayla David’s state tournament opener is one for the record books

For Makayla David, feeling nerves on the day of a game is nothing new, but on…

Athlete of the Week: Belleville’s Rocco Negron overcomes injury, wins OW at District 10

To understand how much wrestling means to Rocco Negron, all one has to do is look…

Kearny’s Baeza keeps winning, remains undefeated

Despite going 25-6 as a junior, last year was a struggle for Kearny’s Joshua Baeza. Competing…

Athlete of the Week — Green’s a go-to scorer for resurgent Maroon Raiders

No one had to tell Anna Green before the season that she would need to establish…

Athlete of the Week- Teixeira’s return to full strength boosts NA girls soccer

Laurynn Teixeira didn’t feel like herself on the soccer field earlier this season. Yes, the North…

AOW Yero goes on the attack, sparks Nutley’s turnaround

Throughout her soccer career, Brooke Yero has excelled as the focal point of everything Nutley does…

AOTW- Crudele’s big night puts North Arlington back in the playoff race

  North Arlington head coach Joe Borkowski is well aware of what the opposing defense’s game…

Star defender Cicchino is also a top offensive player

Throughout her soccer career Keala Cicchino has played almost exclusively as a center back, a position…

Athlete of the Week- Ferschweiler provides an offensive spark for Lyndhurst girls soccer

For the past two seasons Elise Ferschweiler has been a valuable contributor on the back line…

Co-Athletes of the Week McGeehan, Rodriguez produce big numbers, earn first wins at QB

To say that Sean McGeehan and Luis Rodriguez (top photo) entered the preseason without much experience…

AOTW: Bellenger’s fast start has Lyndhurst’s offense flying high

With so many new and unproven faces at wide receiver, Lyndhurst quarterback Shawn Bellenger entered the…

Kearny’s Maci Covello is The Jim Hague Observer Female Athlete of the Year, excelling on and off the field

The impact Maci Covello brings every time she steps onto the court or field of play…

Always on the move, Lyndhurst’s Damian Weaver is The Jim Hague Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2023

By electing to play football his junior and senior seasons, Damian Weaver gave up the opportunity…

Athlete of the Week — Nutley softball, shortstop Mariano are heating up at the right time

Gabriella Mariano may only be a sophomore, but is used to pressure at this point. First…

Athlete of the Week- Harrison’s De La Cruz joins elite company with 1,000th assist

In the moments following his 1,000th career assist on May 9, Jose De La Cruz was…