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Harrison’s Sowe ready for big year with Red Bulls II
He’s still only 20 years old, but Omar Sowe is beginning his third year of professional…
Sorce like a chess master with his Belleville baseball bunch
The Belleville High School baseball team has a very deep roster in 2021. And it’s a…
Stoeckel stokes Maroon Raiders to sizzling 4-0 softball start
The 2020 high school softball season was going to be a solid one for the Maroon…
Kearny’s Gill has outstanding start to season
The 2021 high school baseball season was all set to begin and Ryan Gill was more…
Blue Tide baseball squad: Just as uncertain as the rest
Everything was in place for a highly successful high school baseball season at Harrison High in…
Belleville softball: Road warriors to begin season
The Belleville High School softball team will begin the 2021 season on the road. The Buccaneers…
Golden Bears appear golden once again
Lyndhurst High School head baseball coach Pat Auteri begins his eighth season as the head man…
Kardinals look to Serrano to lead the way
For all intents and purposes, the 2020 high school baseball season was supposed to be the…
Belleville wrestlers bounce back strong
The Belleville High School wrestling team started off the truncated and abbreviated season with a dismal…
Veteran Vikings poised to make a difference in ‘21
The great author Oscar Wilde once wrote, “You can’t put a price tag on experience.” North…
Nutley Oval now the home of high school wrestling; different season enables Maroon Raiders, rival Bengals to grapple outdoors
There was a crisp early spring chill in the air at the Nutley Oval Saturday afternoon.…
Lyndhurst’s Jorge ready to make history as college baseball player
Throughout her young and impressive life, Alexia Jorge has been told countless times that she couldn’t…
Memories of NA’s beloved coach ‘Fergie’
He spent nearly four decades as the head boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School.…
North Arlington mourns the loss of their dear ‘Fergie’ — Bill Ferguson, long-time teacher, counselor and coach, dies at 85
To many outsiders, Bill Ferguson was a charismatic and energetic basketball coach, who would flamboyantly complain…
Lyndhurst-NA wrestling co-op tries to cope
The Lyndhurst/North Arlington wrestling co-operative program has gone through its fair share of hell just trying…
Kearny wrestling team reloads for shortened season
The truncated and shifted high school wrestling season has had an effect on the entire Kearny…
Jared gets a new lease on life — NA senior gets kidney transplant & will try to play baseball
Jared Velazquez had no idea what the rest of his life would be like. The 17-year-old…
Nutley grid coach DiGregorio retires
After leading the Nutley High School football team to an undefeated season last fall, veteran head…
Maroon Raiders set to grapple amidst COVID world
The high school wrestling season is set to begin this week. It’s not a misprint. What…
Kearny’s Paszkiewicz: The Queen of the Lanes
With a last name of Paszkiewicz, it was almost a given that Hannah Paszkiewicz would naturally…
Hometown mourns death of Frannicola, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Nutley’
It was an unlikely association, a young, aspiring athlete and an aging official and administrator. Except…
Lyndhurst’s Martin scores 1,000th career point
When Carley Martin was a young girl, growing up in Lyndhurst, she would attend the basketball…
Wrestling season officially begins with practice
Believe it or not, the high school wrestling season officially began with the first day of…
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Kearny’s Ruiz: A picture perfect example of consistency
When the 2021 high school basketball season began in January, veteran Kearny High School head girls’…
Lyndhurst standout athletes sign college letters — DeMarco to Sacred Heart’s wrestling; Borino to Pace for softball
When Anthony DeMarco suffered a knee injury during the Lyndhurst High School Senior Night football game…
Nutley’s teams finally get on the hardwood
While some local basketball teams have played as many as eight games already, Nutley High School’s…
Belleville’s Bey: Emerging as a leader
As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic started to linger through the summer months, Belleville High School junior…
Harrison girls turn to ‘Lady Blue’ alum to lead in Caliendo
Jenn Caliendo is Harrison through and through. She’s born and raised in Harrison, schooled there in…
NA’s Vikings: Rough start among COVID rules
The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team has sputtered out of the gates amid the…