Ava Hyams is a rare breed of a girls’ high school basketball player. The Kearny High…
Category: Athlete of the Week
Each week during the academic year, our Jim Hague chooses an Athlete of the Week from one of the eight towns we cover.
NA hockey standout Golon perfect example of local co-op
Matt Golon had a sophomore year to totally forget. Never mind dealing with the little nagging…
OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Nutley’s Schroeder starts senior year as sizzling scorer
Nick Schroeder waited patiently for four seasons to finally get his moment in the sun. “It’s…
Kearny’s Castillo goes out as mature leader
The seminal moment of Alan Castillo’s life as a high school soccer player occurred two years…
Mutsoli: Lyndhurst’s goal-scoring machine
It was a little more than a year ago that Enrique Mutsoli’s life changed dramatically. The…
NA’s Cruz: Making good on an early season promise — OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
It was early September at Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst and the reporter was at the…
Harrison’s Brando has an offer no one can refuse – goals
It’s hard not to ask Harrison High School junior striker Brando Moreno the origin of his…
Lyndhurst’s Augustyniak finds knack to scoring goals
So how does a girls’ soccer player like Lexi Augustyniak become so much of a prolific…
NA’s Rivas has day to remember in loss to Secaucus
It’s very rare to have an athlete on the losing side earn the Observer Athlete of…
NA’s Alves off to rousing start
NORTH ARLINGTON – Kevin Barber was taking on a new challenge, taking on the head coaching…
NA’s Alho named as Observer Male Athlete of Year
Maybe The Observer should just rename its year-end Male Athlete of the Year award to the…
Lyndhurst’s Martin presented with Observer Female Athlete of Year, is 4th Golden Bear girl to receive honor
There was always a connection between Carley Martin and Camila Alonso, going back to the days…
Lyndhurst’s Alberti: Getting 100th with flair for dramatic
After a highly successful sophomore year for the Lyndhurst High School softball team, Gianna Alberti just…
Kearny’s Serrano provides gigantic power surge
Chris Serrano was trying to wrap his head around the fact that his high school athletic…
Lyndhurst’s Rivera makes it two straight AOW’s for Golden Bear softball
From the minute Jaylene Rivera rounded third and made the turn for home in a Lyndhurst…