By Jim Hague It didn’t take long for the youngsters attending the Kearny High School…
Category: Sports
Rick’s Auto Body continues domination of Kearny Little League
Wins town World Series title in two-game sweep of FMBA By Jim Hague There’s a…
Long-time friends remain active in power lifting
Kearny residents Abromaitis, Jones ranked among the nation’s best By Jim Hague What started out…
Strumolo out at Belleville, replaced by former assistant Dubuque
By Jim Hague Chris Strumolo had provided stability as the head football coach at Belleville…
Girls get a chance to learn more about basketball in Kearny
By Jim Hague There aren’t many summer basketball camps that cater to the needs of…
Nutley’s Haczyk living a dream at Devils’ rookie camp
By Jim Hague NEWARK – Coming from a family that featured two products of the famed…
Hall of Fame coach Hurley visits NA hoop camp
By Jim Hague It’s not every day when North Arlington gets a Hall of Famer to…
Lyndhurst Little League repeats as 12-year-old All-Star District 5 champs
By Jim Hague Maybe it’s becoming a ritual of summer, a habit of sorts. But Lyndhurst’s…
Nutley native Cervasio makes mark as big-time sportscaster
By Jim Hague For as long as she can remember, Tina Cervasio, a rising star…
3,000-hit man Jeter once roamed NA field
By Jim Hague Ed Abromaitis sat in Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon to witness a piece…
Lyndhurst Post 139 preps for another American Legion postseason
By Jim Hague One of the most storied and successful summer baseball programs has been the…
Lyndhurst’s Rono named Observer Male Athlete of the Year
Cross country, track star leaves legacy of greatness never before reached By Jim Hague Patrick Rono…
Other area males worthy of top Athlete honors
By Jim Hague While Lyndhurst’s Patrick Rono clearly earned The Observer Male Athlete of the Year…
Keeping Kearny’s strong soccer tradition alive
Hundreds of youngsters participate in youth soccer camp By Jim Hague Kearny isn’t called “Soccertown, USA”…
Kearny’s Aquino named Observer Female Athlete of Year
Three-sport standout destined for greatness since young age By Jim Hague Being the middle child…
Aquino gets award, but other locals worthy
By Jim Hague Janitza Aquino of Kearny High School earned The Observer Female Athlete of the…
American Legion baseball returns to Kearny
Post 99 team christens Franklin School Field By Jim Hague For the last two summers, many…
Belleville seniors, Nutley’s Mangum unite at Robeson Classic
Quartet of locals help East to 35-28 win in their final high school grid game By…
Lyndhurst’s Naseef ends career as state All-Star
By Jim Hague New Jersey’s best 100 high school baseball players all convened at Diamond Nation…
Kearny’s Pettigrew named top sophomore female athlete at Seton Hall
By Jim Hague It seemed like it was yesterday when Jenn Pettigrew was minding the nets…
Kearny’s Gogal back home playing with New Jersey Jackals
By Jim Hague It wasn’t exactly the homecoming that Jeff Gogal wanted. After all, the Kearny…
Lyndhurst’s Rono wins two M of C gold medals
By Jim Hague The weather last Thursday was beyond oppressive, just downright nasty. The local temperature…
Cricket tournament takes center stage in Harrison
Premier Cricket League hosts day-long event By Jim Hague Ever since the new Harrison High School…
Golden Bears end season with tough loss to West Essex
Lyndhurst enjoys another 20-win campaign under coach Servideo By Jim Hague The Lyndhurst High School baseball…
Season to remember for Lyndhurst track
By Jim Hague Tom Shoebridge was asked to put to words the season that his Lyndhurst…
Uncharacteristic year for Nutley baseball team
By Jim Hague When the high school baseball season began in early April, Nutley head…
Record-setting season for Harrison setters
Blue Tide volleyball squad wins school-best 19 matches By Jim Hague Although the Harrison High School…
Kearny’s Sickinger calls it a career
By Jim Hague It was the best kept secret in Kearny, a town where even the…
Nutley resident Purcell makes golf history with outing at T of C
By Jim Hague Kieran Purcell didn’t know how he would fare this golf season at St.…
Lyndhurst boys’ track team repeats as Bergen County champ as Rono wins four
Photo by Jim Hague The Lyndhurst boys’ track team captured the Bergen County Division C championship…