Joe Chew has been coaching Little League baseball in Kearny for the last 22 years. Chew…
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.
Nutley kids come out for popular soccer camp
NUTLEY – Mike Perna is a 10-year-old Nutley resident who is headed into the fifth grade…
Kearny’s Osorio reflects on crazy college year at Moravian
Needless to say, it wasn’t the most conventional college freshman year for Kearny native Samantha Osorio…
Kearny volleyball season ends in sectional final
The Kearny High School boys’ volleyball team was in a place it had never been before…
Nutley’s Stoeckel a double threat
Fallyn Stoeckel had no choice but to be a good athlete, especially a softball player. After…
Nutley baseball squad getting better despite record
There’s no question that the Nutley High School baseball team is better than the 2-5 record…
Stoeckel stokes Maroon Raiders to sizzling 4-0 softball start
The 2020 high school softball season was going to be a solid one for the Maroon…
Belleville softball: Road warriors to begin season
The Belleville High School softball team will begin the 2021 season on the road. The Buccaneers…
Belleville wrestlers bounce back strong
The Belleville High School wrestling team started off the truncated and abbreviated season with a dismal…
Memories of NA’s beloved coach ‘Fergie’
He spent nearly four decades as the head boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School.…
Nutley grid coach DiGregorio retires
After leading the Nutley High School football team to an undefeated season last fall, veteran head…
Hometown mourns death of Frannicola, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Nutley’
It was an unlikely association, a young, aspiring athlete and an aging official and administrator. Except…