NEWARK – Ever since he took over the job as the head men’s basketball coach at the New Jersey Institute…
Category: Sportsview
Sportsview is a weekly column that appears in The Observer and on TheObserver.com. It is written by Jim Hague, who has been covering sports for more than 30 years.
Former Kearny grid coach Edwards now QP baseball coach
Nick Edwards just couldn’t stay away from coaching that long. Just three months after he resigned as the head football coach…
Belleville’s Jacangelo wins Yogi Berra Best Teammate award
Barbara Jacangelo has been through a lot in her young life. The Belleville High School senior has had to watch…
Nutley wins NJSIAA North 2, Group III softball crown
Winning a state championship never gets old for Nutley veteran softball coach Luann Zullo. After all, the respected coach had won…
Nutley softball marches on in NJSIAA North 2, Group III playoffs
It’s late May, past Memorial Day weekend. It means only one thing locally. Nutley is still playing high school…
QP hires Fontan as new girls’ basketball coach
The next phase of Jiovanny Fontan’s basketball life just happened by a stroke of luck. The former University of Southern…
NA’s golf team makes return trip to state sectionals
When the North Arlington High School golf team made history last year by qualifying for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1&2…
Nutley baseball team moving in right direction
The Nutley High School baseball team lost a lot of talent to graduation last June. “We lost a lot…
It’s been a wild ride for Blue Tide baseball
Jairo Mendez was asked to best describe how his second season as the Harrison High School baseball head coach has been…
Say what? QP allegedly hires Dressel, then un-hires her
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s been stated here too many times to remember that Queen of Peace…
Harrison volleyball coach Landy earns 100th victory
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Nick Landy began his coaching career years ago, he never would have…
Izod Center closes: End of an era
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was first the Brendan Byrne Arena, then the Continental Airlines Arena and finally…
Harrison softball turns to veteran coach Ronga as leader
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After spending last spring away from coaching softball for the first time in…
Belleville looks to pitching staff to continue winning ways
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After two highly successful seasons, ones that saw his program win a total…
Kearny suffers huge loss with grid coach Edwards’ resignation
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was only two years ago when there was a sense of…