Lyndhurst softball sees brighter days ahead with young roster

Diana Auteri knows that the last two years have seen a Lyndhurst softball team, loaded with…

Kearny baseball looks to repeat as HCIAL National Division champs

Thanks to graduation and injury, the Kearny baseball team has plenty of new faces all over…

BIG 10 CHAMPION!

There’s little that Jacob Cardenas hasn’t accomplished during a storied wrestling career. The Kearny native can…

Bob Harbison announces his retirement after 26 years Nutley hoops coach

Most people think of Bob Harbison as a baseball coach thanks to the great success Nutley…

North Arlington baseball seeks turnaround with young core

With just four seniors on the roster, North Arlington is, by all accounts, a young team…

Nutley’s Rivera ends wrestling career with 7th place finish

Carina Rivera’s wrestling career started with her seeing a sign on a classroom door as a…

Harrison boys volleyball begins new year with Sabia as head coach

Technically, this week marks the beginning of a new era for Harrison boys volleyball as Anthony…

Lyndhurst baseball team prepares for Florida spring training

The first day of practice for high school baseball and softball serves as a reminder that…

North Arlington girls bowling wins first sectional title

It was only a few years ago that the North Arlington girls bowling program was on…

Nutley wrestlers DellaVolpe, Rotbaum are AC bound

Due to their similar size and skill, Aidan Rotbaum and Louis DellaVolpe went head-to-head during every…

AOTW — Belleville’s Cook ends HS career with milestones

Connor Cook admits that this season was the most challenging of his high school career as…

Nutley crowns four district champs as state boys, girls wrestling tournaments begin

With a starting lineup composed primarily of underclassmen, there was no doubt that the future was…

Lyndhurst boys bowling wins section title in an upset

Lyndhurst boys bowling coach Mark Offitto knew his team was a massive underdog going into Saturday’s…

Athlete of the Week – Lyndhurst’s Sam Mayer

There’s no secret behind Sam Mayer’s late-season shooting surge. No superstition, no change in routine, no…

Lozano, Lumba take second place at Bergen County Girls Wrestling Tournament

Matt DeMarco understood the disappointment Aitana Lozano and Leia Lumba felt as they left the Bergen…

Kearny boys swimming surprises all, goes undefeated

When a heavy dose of graduation and departures left the Kearny boys swimming team with just…

Kearny’s Ruiz steps up on both ends

With all of the summer league games and training she did over the offseason, Mariel Ruiz…

Harrison’s Landy steps down after 17 seasons as head boys volleyball coach

This is the lead for this week. All three photos attached are file photos by me.…

Kearny boys basketball wins division for first time since 2016

With rarely at the forefront of conversations before or during this season, the idea of this…

Nutley’s Nellegar emerges into a dual threat

For most of her basketball career, Kaitlyn Nellegar has played the role of “undersized” forward. The…

Nutley Girls Bowling wins sixth straight Essex team title

The names taking the lanes may change from year to year. But it was a familiar…

Nutley girls basketball making strides despite injury, inexperience

It would have been easy for the Nutley girls basketball team to chalk this season up…

Lyndhurst’s Chaname shines in leading role

Following the graduation of the top four scorers from last season, including career points leader Anthony…

Nutley’s DellaVolpe overcomes tragedy, wins OW at Essex Wrestling Championships

Every time Louis DellaVolpe takes the mat his thoughts turn to his late father, Marc. Marc…

Nutley’s Timonera and Gavilanes, Belleville’s Luna win gold at Essex Girls Wrestling Tournament

Nutley’s Izzy Timonera and Izabella Luna of Belleville made history a year ago when they were…

Harrison’s Shu wins two county titles, rewrites record book

Scarlett Shu may only be a freshman, but that hasn’t stopped her from not just rewriting…

Kearny boys basketball aims for division title, state playoff berth

Despite his team’s lack of height, Kearny boys basketball coach Marc McCaffrey envisioned a group that…

Harrison girls basketball shakes off adversity, aims for state playoff berth

For months, Harrison girls basketball coach Jennifer Caliendo has seen the hard work and improvements her…

AOTW: Castellano shoots Harrison to best start in five years

Angel Castellano has been an outside shooting threat from basically the moment he first started playing…

Lyndhurst’s Asya Akar scores 1,000th career point

Asya Akar admitted to being a little anxious on Friday night. The balloons and banner were…