The sound of basketballs bouncing inside the Harrison Recreation Center before the early morning rush hour…
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Observer Sports 2019: Year of the Golden Bear — Lyndhurst state title run earns top spot in Top 10 Sports Stories
It’s safe to say that the final year of the decade was extremely memorable in local…
Ho, ho, ho, whaddya know? It’s Santa Hague once again
Well, you better watch out and better not cry, you better stay still and don’t be…
NA pays tribute to JCPD fallen Det. Seals, then wins hoops opener
When the horrific news came down that Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals was killed on…
Kearny boys’ hoops squad starts season with split
It’s the second season of Bill Mullins’ second go-round as the head boys’ basketball coach at…
Kearny girls’ hoops: In Osorio, the Kards trust
A year ago, the Kearny High School girls’ basketball team basically had to start from scratch,…
Nutley boys’ hoops: Replacing a lot of scoring
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 15 games last season, many of which were…
Blue Tide look to all-time great Camano to lead way
Jose Camano has gone from being the good-guy assistant boys’ basketball coach at his alma matter…
Nutley’s DiPiano headed to Rose Parade float for organ donor awareness
Twenty-one years ago, veteran St. Benedict’s Prep wrestling coach Mike DiPiano reached a crisis point in…
Kearny co-op set to take the ice as a varsity squad, joining forces with North Arlington, Secaucus to field competitive varsity contingent
It has taken more than 10 years, a decade filled with countless presentations and pleas, endless…
Lyndhurst’s Lembo: To the rescue when sorely needed
When the 2019 high school football season began with training camp in August, Anthony Lembo felt…
Kearny resident Rutherford, formerly of Harrison, doing well at Rutgers-Newark
There was a time in Quincy Rutherford’s young life where he felt like he was earmarked…
A fitting way to pay tribute to ‘Coach D’
NUTLEY — One step inside the banquet room on second floor of the Franklin Steak House…
Harrison reunion on college gridiron for Hicks, Huseinovic
When Danny Hicks departed his native Harrison to take an assistant football coaching job at American…
Lyndhurst’s Ay develops into player of impact in season to remember
For three years of his high school football career, Ismail Ay was a non-descript member for…
Pace Kivlehan resigns as Kearny girls’ soccer coach
There’s little doubt that Stefanee Pace was the best girls’ soccer player to ever come out…
Kearny’s Laverde gains redemption
BAYONNE – Two years ago as an unknown freshman, Kearny’s Maria Laverde shocked the local cross…
It’s Eleventh heaven for Kearny girls’ soccer
When the Kearny High School girls’ soccer team won their seventh, then their eighth, then ninth…
It’s 6 in a row for Lyndhurst girls’ soccer squad
Winning a league championship has become a habit for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team.…
Lyndhurst’s Rodriguez now making his mark in football
It was February of 2018 when John Rodriguez first made a name for himself. At the…
Nutley honors DiGregorio on ‘Coach D Day’
Steve DiGregorio is proud to be a native son of Nutley. “My parents were the most…
Lyndhurst’s Partyla looking to break all records
When Piotr Partyla was in eighth grade, he was a member of the Lyndhurst Recreation travel…
Lyndhurst’s Failace displays true ‘Heart of a Giant’
Michael Failace had no choice but to become a man very fast, quicker than most teenagers…
Names and faces change, but results don’t for dominant Blue Tide
Before the high school soccer season began in earnest back in late August/early September, veteran Harrison…
Kearny boys’ soccer hanging tough at 5-1
As the 2019 high school soccer season began, Kearny High School head boys’ soccer coach Bill…
Belleville boys’ soccer: Going strong at 6-0
The Belleville High School boys’ soccer team won only three games in all of 2018. That…
Belleville back Leigh brings Buccaneers to three straight wins
Before the 2019 high school football season began, Derek Leigh kept himself very busy in anticipation.…
Golden Bears’ soccer squad purely golden at 4-0
Pardon Denis Jelcic if he’s still in somewhat of a state of shock that his Lyndhurst…
Buccaneers off to a flying start at 2-0
Jermain Johnson couldn’t ask for a better start to the 2019 high school football season for…
Blue Tide boys’ soccer endures growing pains
Mike Rusek is now considered one of the premier high school soccer coaches in New Jersey.…