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Harrison is playoff bound! Blue Tide headed to football playoffs for first time since 1989
When Harrison High School lost its head football coach to a drunken traffic accident in August,…
Nutley finally earns hard-fought victory
NUTLEY – It didn’t matter that the Nutley High School football team owned a 1-5 record…
Local volleyball teams team up to raise money to fight cancer
A year ago, the administration at Harrison High School, in particular athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga,…
NA’s Ribeiro lifts team to NJIC championship game
Most of the North Arlington High School soccer team that went to the NJSIAA North Jersey…
Lyndhurst girls capture first league title since 1987
In recent years, the Lyndhurst High School boys’ cross country program has earned its share of…
AOTW: Mainiero has versatile day in Maroon Raider setback
Mainiero’s Sports Shop has been a staple of the Nutley community for ages. Located on Franklin…
Kearny Futsal Facility gets facelift courtesy of Red Bulls; US Soccer Federation, BJ’s Warehouse also chip in
Connor Lade grew up in Morristown before he became a fan favorite member of the…
Harrison’s harriers: Making strides
When Paul Kartanowicz took over the Harrison High School cross country program last year, he knew…
Harrison’s Silva goes through goal-scoring explosion
The 2015 high school soccer season ended in an instant for Marta Silva. The Harrison High…
Lyndhurst honors memory of fallen Marshall grid standouts
The tragedy took place on November 14, 1970, a plane crash that took the lives of…
Harrison’s O’Donnell leads Blue Tide to 3-0 start
Don’t blink. Don’t even look. But believe it or not, the Harrison High School football team…
Young Kearny soccer player is as radiant as her name
Niamh Devlin is eight years old. Her first name, pronounced NEEVE, is of Gaelic origin. It…
Harrison girls experience growing pains
The Harrison High School girls’ soccer program is in good hands. The Blue Tide has Raphael…
Nutley’s Steck becomes school’s all-time goal scoring champ
It’s almost unfair that there’s not a video component to The Observer Athlete of the Week…