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…

Golden Bears continue upward trend

It’s the fourth year of Tom McGuire’s tenure as head boys’ basketball coach at Lyndhurst High…

Harrison’s Huseinovic enjoys great freshman year at Pace

When Dustin Huseinovic decided to take a football scholarship to play for Pace University, the former…

Nutley boys’ basketball team looks to be improved

There’s a lot of optimism in the gym at Nutley High School these days, stemming from…

Proud day in NA, as Smith & McKenna sign college letters

When Eric McKenna and Savannah Smith were growing up in North Arlington, they dreamed together of…