When the 2018 high school baseball season began, Julio Ortiz found himself in a peculiar predicament.…
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Nutley baseball: Young guns coming of age
The Nutley High School baseball team, which suffered through an uncharacteristic losing season in 2017, is…
Rusek, Galante earn NJSCA Hall of Fame honors
Being a high school coach is a thankless job. It requires working long hours at ridiculously…
Lyndhurst ace Venezia fires no-hitter in opener against Leonia
Growing up, Lyndhurst High School junior pitcher Frankie Venezia didn’t have to look far to find…
Buccaneers try to recover from offseason losses
The Belleville High School baseball team dropped two games on Saturday to Verona and Montclair Kimberley…
Kearny hoops awards dinner brings former Net O’Koren to speak
For all intents and purposes, it was not a season to remember for the Kearny High…
NA’s McKenna fires no-hitter against Bogota, has four-hit game vs. Weehawken
At the end of the 2017 high school baseball season, North Arlington shocked a lot of…
Harrison looks to veteran players to lead the way
The Harrison High School baseball team enjoyed some success a year ago with a roster filled…
Kearny’s Cardenas wins Junior National wrestling championship
Jacob Cardenas went to Virginia Beach and the National High School Coaches Association wrestling championships last…
Belleville softball team looks to battle new SEC foes
The Belleville High School softball team won 13 games a year ago and captured the Super…
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…