Jairo Mendez knows the routine all too well. The Harrison High School head baseball coach realizes…
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Expectations super high for Nutley baseball squad
The buzz of excitement has been humming around the Nutley High School baseball team since the…
Kearny softball: Going through a major rebuild
At the end of the 2018 high school softball season, Kearny head coach Jimmy Pickel believed…
Lyndhurst looks to be improved thanks to strong pitching staff
Lyndhurst High School head baseball coach Pat Auteri knows that the expectations about the Golden Bears…
Kearny looks to be Smart, have a baseball season to remember
The high school baseball season will begin in earnest April Fool’s Day, but you can definitely…
Belleville softball looks to make up for lost season
The Belleville High School softball team endured an uncharacteristic 6-15 record a year ago. It was…
NA’s Vikings look to strong pitching depth on baseball diamond
The North Arlington High School baseball team won 12 games last year and will look to…
Baeza, Ostanski, Matthew Mauricio crowned District 11 champs; 10 move on
Pardon Tony Carratura Jr. if he doesn’t have his finger on the pulse of the history…
Nutley boys’ basketball: A tale of two seasons
The boys’ high school basketball season didn’t exactly start as planned for the Maroon Raiders of…
Lyndhurst’s Weaver finally gets to win wrestling championship for father
It was almost predestined. Eventually, the day would come where Dylan Weaver would be wrestling for…
It’s a repeat state sectional title for NA’s bowling team
Although the North Arlington High School boys’ bowling team had captured the NJSIAA state sectional championship…
NA’s Manzo-Lewis part of new pro football league
When Anthony Manzo-Lewis was released by the San Diego Chargers after training camp ended last September,…
The unlikely hero: NA’s Lynch reaches 1,000 point milestone
Talk about your lofty aspirations and incredible goals. When Matt Lynch was an eighth grade student…
A trio of county champs for Kearny track — Waters, Castillo and Reyes bring home gold
It may be the indoor track season, but to get ready for the big championship meets,…
Belleville’s Castro: The Buccaneers’ silent assassin
A little over a year ago, Hector Castro’s mother, Francine Torres, thought it was a wise…
Lyndhurst hockey co-op enjoying an amazing season
Eight years ago, a group of interested hockey players from Lyndhurst got together and wondered whether…
Nutley girls’ basketball team honors Wilde on 1,000th point
The 2018-19 girls’ high school basketball season didn’t exactly tip off the way that Nutley head…
Kearny wrestler Silva an undefeated man of many talents
It’s one thing that Steven Silva is an undefeated 113-pounder on the Kearny High School wrestling…
Harrison girls’ basketball team hits tough patch
The Harrison High School girls’ basketball team had been enjoying a solid season, winning five of…
The legend of NA’s McKenna grows with county bowling title
Dan Farinola jokingly placed a text message to a local sportswriter to tell the writer about…
Belleville’s Guerra wins Essex County wrestling crown
Since the time he was about five years old, David Guerra was involved in karate. But…
MICHIGAN TO THE MLS: Kearny’s Borges gets selected by Colorado Rapids
When Marcello Borges was just a student at Franklin School in Kearny, he would join his…
Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla signs letter with Monmouth
LYNDHURST – When Giulia Pezzolla was growing up, she always thought she would eventually become a…
Harrison’s Sowe named Section 2 Player of Year
EDISON – He just received the New Jersey Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association’s North Jersey Section 2…
Kearny wrestlers rely on powerful lightweight brigade
A full year has passed since Tony Carratura Jr. took over the coaching reins of the…
Weaver comes home again to lead Lyndhurst wrestling
There was a famous writer named Thomas Wolfe who once wrote a book entitled, “You Can’t…
Kearny’s Myers becomes a shot blocking machine
A year ago, Robert Myers was devastated by the news that he was declared academically ineligible…
Cardenas wins state and national wrestling titles, Kearny-Harrison soccer battles top Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2018
There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…
Kearny’s favorite native son Raftery earns NJSIAA Hall of Fame
PRINCETON — Long before Bill Raftery became a nationally recognized and respected Emmy-award winning sports announcer,…
Kearny girls’ hoops squad tries to rebuild
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball program enjoyed a sensational season a year ago, winning a…