The Belleville High School softball team won 13 games a year ago and captured the Super…
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Kearny native Thiele joins 1,000-point club at St. Peter’s Prep
Brendan Thiele vividly remembered being a freshman at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City and noticing…
Proud day for Nutley athletics: Eight students sign letters to head to college sports
NUTLEY — Before he competed in the NJSIAA District 10 wrestling tournament Saturday _ a tournament…
Kearny’s Fadeski becomes school’s first District wrestling champ since 2012
As his team was preparing to participate in the NJSIAA District 11 wrestling championships last week,…
Lyndhurst’s Rodriguez breaks school scoring record with 51; McClelland returns for Kearny; wrestlers advance
It was one of the wildest scenes in local high school basketball history. Lyndhurst sophomore John…
Kearny track standouts Calcano, Laverde crowned Hudson County champions
A year ago, Daniris Calcano was an unsure junior on the Kearny High School track and…
Add the NJSIAA state sectional title to NA’s bowling champs
Before the high school bowling season began in earnest in December, North Arlington High School head…
NA’s DeGrace proves that hard work does pay off
The losses simply kept piling up for the North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team. Five…
Viking girls’ squad looking to improve
The North Arlington High School girls’ basketball team owns a 5-6 record as the season rapidly…
Nutley’s Higgins swings for the fences on the hardwood as well
Make no bones about it. First and foremost, Marty Higgins is a baseball player. It’s where…
Harrison’s Danielian emerges as scoring force for Blue Tide
The Harrison High School boys’ basketball team was dealt a severe blow when Johnathan Leiras, the…
Kearny wrestling team moves forward with Carratura in charge
The Kearny High School wrestling program suffered a gigantic loss last year, when veteran head coach…
Lyndhurst girls’ hoops: Working on improving
The Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team won 15 games a year ago. That total is…
Vikings try to overcome slow start with new coach D’Andrea
Marcello D’Andrea is the new boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School. In fact, D’Andrea…
Kearny winning state crown, QP closing tops Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2017
There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…
Catalano proves you can come home again to Belleville
A year ago at this time, Jim Catalano was miserable. “It was a nightmare,” is how…
Lyndhurst boys look to improve after tough season
The Lyndhurst High School boys’ basketball team struggled through a tough season a year ago, posting…
Blue Tide girls’ counting on senior leadership
Erika Thompson has begun her third season as the head girls’ basketball coach at Harrison High…
Harrison looks to surprise once again in boys’ basketball
The Blue Tide of Harrison High School proved to be one of the biggest surprises in…
Nutley boys’ hoops hopes bolstered by talented transfer
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 13 games last season, but if things go…
Kearny hockey team makes strides toward varsity status with some help
Although Tim Firth grew up in West Windsor, N.J., played hockey at Princeton Day School and…
Cantarella adds girls’ basketball to Belleville coaching duties
For the past decade or so, Chris Cantarella has earned a solid reputation as being one…
Kardinal boys’ hoops squad faces rebuilding campaign
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team enjoyed a successful campaign a year ago, posting a…
NA crew standout Polanco signs letter with University of San Diego
When Maria Polanco enrolled at North Arlington High School a little more than three years ago,…
Lyndhurst hockey co-op looks to make major impact
It’s the sixth year that Denis Jelcic has coached the hockey cooperative team from three schools,…
Kearny’s Escandon earns place with all-time soccer elite
Jose Escandon was a good soccer player in his native Ecuador, moving up the ranks quickly…
STATE CHAMPS! Kearny wins NJSIAA Group IV soccer title; 10th overall; first since 2004
UNION — Midway through the first half of Sunday’s NJSIAA Group IV boys’ soccer championship against…
Kearny girls’ tennis team captures Hudson County crown
When Rob Kelly became the girls’ tennis coach at Kearny High School earlier this year, he…
Belleville resident, Lyndhurst native Skelly making mark at Rutgers-Newark
Nicole Skelly may be majoring in psychology at Rutgers-Newark, with a minor in criminal justice, but…
Kardinals win second straight NJSIAA Group IV sectional soccer crown; goalie Noristz comes up big in win against Montclair in penalty kicks
Kearny High School boys’ soccer head coach Bill Galka knew that last Friday’s NJSIAA North Jersey…