NUTLEY – When J.D. Vick was appointed to take over permanently for Steve DiGregorio as the…
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Kearny boys’ soccer: Just like old times
Even though the Kearny High School boys’ soccer team posted an impressive 11-3 record during the…
Vikings get off to solid start for new coach Barber
NORTH ARLINGTON – Kevin Barber had definitely paid his dues. Barber spent eight years as an…
Belleville prepares for new season on new field
BELLEVILLE – Jermain Johnson doesn’t even want to think about another season like the COVID-19 coronavirus…
Lyndhurst boys’ soccer turns to Abu Hakmeh to lead the way
When Denis Jelcic decided to step away from his coaching duties at Lyndhurst High School to…
Nutley girls’ soccer: Living in the tough world of the SEC
Mike DiPiano knows full well that the schedule maker is never kind to the veteran Nutley…
North Arlington begins new era with new coach Borkowski
NORTH ARLINGTON – After spending the past decade as an assistant football coach at places like…
Harrison boys’ soccer: Another talented squad
The Harrison High School boys’ soccer team only played nine games in the COVID-19 ravaged season…
Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Consistency is the trait
LYNDHURST – There are some things that are a given this time of year. Football season…
Harrison’s native son Lucas returns home to coach grid team
When Jonathan Jackson decided to resign from his head football coaching position at Harrison High School…
Belleville fields get major $6 million facelift
Calling it “one of the best municipal projects in the state,” Belleville Mayor Michael Melham proudly…
Learning the basics of football at Lyndhurst camp
Sure, there may have been 50 or so other boys on the new field of the…
Nutley’s Delanzo had memorable summer
As the summer months began, there was the Garden State Underclassman Games, the get together for…
It’s hoop heaven for host of young ladies at Kearny camp
KEARNY — Makayla David is a 12-year-old soon-to-be seventh grader at Walker Middle School in Nutley.…
Spikes, hits, kills: Sights and sounds of Kearny volleyball camp
KEARNY – Sure, Kearny is readily known as “Soccertown, USA,” after the United States National Team…
New Nutley grid coach Vick hosts camp for youngsters
He might be on the job as the new head football coach at Nutley High School…
Future sluggers, hurlers hone skills at Lyndhurst camp
Lyndhurst High School head baseball coach Patrick Auteri has been either involved or was the chief…
Kearny boys’ basketball camp attracts youngsters
Caleb Bonet is an 8-year-old Kearny resident who will enter the third grade at Hudson Charter…
Lot of promise at Lyndhurst girls’ hoops camp
Dani Nicolette is an 11-year-old girl who is headed into the sixth grade at the new…
Nutley East wins District 8 championship, moves on to the Section 2 semifinals
Editor’s note: Story updated July 21, 2021 at 12:30 p.m., to correct the spelling of Anthony…
Dominant undefeated Mid-Realty wins Kearny Little League World Series
Joe Chew has been coaching Little League baseball in Kearny for the last 22 years. Chew…
Kearny welcomes 175 kids to five fields for annual soccer camp
KEARNY – If there was proof needed that the area had overcome the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,…
Nutley kids come out for popular soccer camp
NUTLEY – Mike Perna is a 10-year-old Nutley resident who is headed into the fifth grade…
‘Golden Boy’ remembered: North Arlington’s Cammett drowns tragically at 24
In 2014, Michael Cammett was only an aspiring high school senior at North Arlington High School,…
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…
Kearny’s Osorio reflects on crazy college year at Moravian
Needless to say, it wasn’t the most conventional college freshman year for Kearny native Samantha Osorio…
6 seniors receive NJSIAA honors for brilliance in sports and the classroom
About 10 years ago or so. the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association decided it would…
Dream dies for Nutley softball team in sectional final
After falling to Cranford in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III championship game Saturday…
Kearny volleyball season ends in sectional final
The Kearny High School boys’ volleyball team was in a place it had never been before…