The North Arlington High School boys’ varsity soccer team was recognized Jan. 24 at a Board…
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Kearny native Mullen signs NIL deal with ‘EatCleanBro’
The idea that college athletes are capitalizing on the new NIL (Name Image and Likeness) deals…
Harrison girls survive COVID-19 shutdown
Jenn Caliendo had high hopes for the 2021-2022 girls’ high school basketball season. Things just had…
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…
Nutley girls’ hoops ready for challenge ahead
The Nutley High School girls’ basketball team hasn’t played a game in almost two full weeks,…
Kearny/NA co-op looks to move forward
The Kearny High School ice hockey cooperative, shared with neighboring North Arlington and Secaucus, won only…
Lyndhurst/NA wrestling co-op waiting for positive return to mat
Veteran Lyndhurst/North Arlington head wrestling coach Scot Weaver was recently asked how the current season is…
Belleville boys: Questions abound after COVID shutdown
It’s safe to say that it’s the most disruptive season already in the long and storied…
NA girls’ hoops: Making strides toward respectability
NORTH ARLINGTON – It’s a shame that the new omricron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus forced…
Golden Bear girls waiting for season to restart
LYNDHURST – Although the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team lost most of its offensive scoring…
Blue Tide will roll toward respectability this season
Jose Camano begins his third season as the head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater,…
North Arlington poised to make noise
The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team won only four games during the COVID-19 shortened…
Kardinals try to rebound after roller coaster boys’ hoops season
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team endured one of the wildest rides during the COVID-19…
Golden Bears display a ton of promise
Tom McGuire begins his seventh season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Lyndhurst High School…
Maroon Raiders look to veteran group to lead the way
Bob Harbison, the veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball coach, tried to take some positives out…
Young Kardinals ready to totally come of age
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team only have 11 players on their varsity roster and…
Kearny soccer and athletic legend Briscoe dies at 79
Santiago Formoso is one of the most storied soccer players to come out of “Soccertown USA”…
Harrison, NA kids finish grid season in style at MetLife Stadium
Bobby Crudele is a Harrison police officer who has been a volunteer coach with the North…
Kearny natives McClelland, coach O’Neill, lead Rutgers to women’s soccer Final Four
For the second time in the last six years, the Rutgers University women’s soccer team is…
LETTER — Coach Galka says thanks for support during championship run
To the Editor: On behalf of myself, my assistant coach Scott Millar and the Kearny High…
Kearny wins overall NJSIAA Group IV soccer title with 6-2 win over Freehold Township
They don’t call Kearny “Soccertown, USA” for nothing. Especially after the drama of the past week,…
Locals shine with Caldwell sprint football team
The Caldwell University sprint football team recently completed a successful season, posting a 5-2 record, thanks…
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…
Nutley sends eight athletes to college
NUTLEY – When a school celebrates National Letter of Intent signing day, it usually is reserved…
Lyndhurst’s Gress signs with Penn State women’s soccer
Although she never played a minute of girls’ soccer at Lyndhurst High School, Mackenzie Gress was…
Recap: Kearny boys wins thrilling state sectional soccer title
The Kearny High School boys’ soccer team captured the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV…
One day’s soccer sojourn into night … Local teams try desperately to stay alive in NJSIAA state playoffs
It’s one thing for a local sports writer to attempt to stay atop the ongoings of…
Mutsoli: Lyndhurst’s goal-scoring machine
It was a little more than a year ago that Enrique Mutsoli’s life changed dramatically. The…
COVID ends season for Nutley HS football, girls’ soccer teams
An outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus brought the Nutley High School football and girls’ soccer seasons…