The Kearny High School softball team had a great 2015 campaign, posting a 17-7 record, only…
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Lyndhurst softball wants to keep winning tradition going
The Lyndhurst High School softball team won 18 games last year in head coach Emily…
Kearny poised for big baseball campaign
Frank Bifulco has been around long enough as the head baseball coach at his high school…
NA baseball team looks for solid improvement
Paul Marcantuono pulls no punches about his North Arlington High School baseball team. Plain and simple,…
Lyndhurst looks to keep winning baseball tradition going
In his first season last year as the head baseball coach at Lyndhurst High School, after…
Nutley’s Pena finishes fourth in NJSIAA state championships
When Darwin Pena arrived in the United States in Nutley from his native Dominican Republic five…
Ferriero comes home again as Harrison grid coach
The American novelist Thomas Wolfe once penned a bestselling book entitled “You Can’t Go Home…
QP’s Loyal makes name for himself with strong finish
For the first two years of his high school career, Ibn Loyal _ and yes, that…
Joseph becomes QP’s all-time scoring leader
Before he ever enrolled in a class at Queen of Peace High School, Jeremy Joseph made…
Belleville’s Grant comes home, presents school with Super Bowl football
The scribe Thomas Wolfe once penned “You can’t go home again.” Well, even though it was…
Lyndhurst’s Arvanitakis shoots her way to record book in final games
When Joanne Arvanitakis first tried out for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team, she almost…
QP crowns five champs at District 15; other local teams fare well
When Mike DiPiano took over the Nutley High School wrestling program from his brother, Frank, he…
Lyndhurst, NA earn NJSIAA state bowling titles
They might be fierce neighboring rivals in most sports and even share a working co-operative in…
NA’s Velez proves that hard work does pay off
After averaging about six points and four rebounds per game last season as a reserve, Steve…
Kearny wrestlers Lamboy, Pagan prove that they’re not just one of the boys
First, it was Mya Lamboy who displayed her love for the sport of wrestling. After all,…
Bowling bonanza: Nutley boys & girls, Kearny’s boys win county titles
If there was ever proof that The Observer’s circulation area was brimming with bowling talent, look…
Kearny’s Baez leads Kardinals to first league title in 52 years
When Kearny High School boys’ head basketball coach Bob McDonnell first laid eyes on Joseph Baez,…
NA’s Seca signs with Drexel
NORTH ARLINGTON – It was a day that most high school kids simply dream about, never mind kids…
NA has nothing to be ashamed of in Jamboree loss
TENAFLY – It had the makings of “Hoosiers,” the truest tale of David and Golaith, the littlest of Group I…
Nutley’s Merkle to continue grid career at Wagner
There was never any doubt who was the most talented of the football-playing Merkle brothers of Nutley was, namely the…
North Arlington, Ferrie win Bergen bowling titles
Going into Saturday’s Bergen County Bowling Championships at Bowler City in Hackensack, North Arlington head…
QP wrestling: Among state’s best once again
Queen of Peace’s wrestling program is back among the state’s elite once again. The Golden Griffins…
Kearny’s McClelland proving to be two-sport star
The truth be told, Meagan McClelland is a soccer player, first and foremost. McClelland is a…
One team, three schools, three names on sweaters
Eight Lyndhurst hockey players and coach remain dedicated to one goal It’s definitely the most unique athletic…
Belleville struggling to keep head above water
The record may read just 3-8, but Belleville High School boys’ basketball coach Jim Stoeckel believes that the Buccaneers are a better…
Nutley’s Watson named to McDonald’s All-American team
When Blair Watson enrolled at Nutley High School a little more than three years ago, she had no idea what…
Kearny wrestling team makes strides toward respectability
The Kearny High School wrestling team is certainly going through some growing pains. “We have a young team,” said assistant…
NA boys’ basketball team: 10 wins, eight in a row
When the high school basketball season began last month, North Arlington boys’ head coach Rich Corsetto didn’t know what the future had…
Harrison’s Leiras emerging as basketball sharpshooter
The high school basketball season was only a handful of weeks away from beginning and Harrison head boys’ coach Noel…
Lyndhurst/NA wrestling co-op gets new coach in Collins
The truth be told, Joe Collins really had no interest whatsoever in coaching the Lyndhurst/North Arlington High Schools wrestling cooperative.…