Last week, before Thursday’s game against North Arlington, Gavin Warburton was honored as the first Nutley…
Category: Athlete of the Week
Each week during the academic year, our Jim Hague chooses an Athlete of the Week from one of the eight towns we cover.
Kearny’s Vazquez comes back from injury, wins South Hudson title
This outdoor track season has taken on an added meaning for Aracely Vazquez. In early January,…
Athlete of the Week — Lyndhurst’s Mustafa has breakout day at NJIC Championships
Few people outside of the Lyndhurst track program were aware of Rola Mustafa before last Monday’s…
Athlete of the Week- Abramson keys Belleville’s win streak
It was early on in Josh Abramson’s high school pitching career that it became clear that…
Athlete of the Week- Harrison’s Toal breaks slump with walk-off winner
Breaghan Toal entered Thursday’s contest against Lyndhurst with the biggest slump of her career and a…
Athlete of the Week -McChesney comes up aces for Kearny with 15 strikeouts
It was the kind of stat line that popped off the screen in such a way…
Makayla David’s state tournament opener is one for the record books
For Makayla David, feeling nerves on the day of a game is nothing new, but on…
Athlete of the Week: Belleville’s Rocco Negron overcomes injury, wins OW at District 10
To understand how much wrestling means to Rocco Negron, all one has to do is look…
Kearny’s Baeza keeps winning, remains undefeated
Despite going 25-6 as a junior, last year was a struggle for Kearny’s Joshua Baeza. Competing…
Athlete of the Week — Green’s a go-to scorer for resurgent Maroon Raiders
No one had to tell Anna Green before the season that she would need to establish…
Athlete of the Week- Teixeira’s return to full strength boosts NA girls soccer
Laurynn Teixeira didn’t feel like herself on the soccer field earlier this season. Yes, the North…
AOW Yero goes on the attack, sparks Nutley’s turnaround
Throughout her soccer career, Brooke Yero has excelled as the focal point of everything Nutley does…
AOTW- Crudele’s big night puts North Arlington back in the playoff race
North Arlington head coach Joe Borkowski is well aware of what the opposing defense’s game…
Star defender Cicchino is also a top offensive player
Throughout her soccer career Keala Cicchino has played almost exclusively as a center back, a position…
Athlete of the Week- Ferschweiler provides an offensive spark for Lyndhurst girls soccer
For the past two seasons Elise Ferschweiler has been a valuable contributor on the back line…