No one had to tell Anna Green before the season that she would need to establish…
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.
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…
Co-Athletes of the Week McGeehan, Rodriguez produce big numbers, earn first wins at QB
To say that Sean McGeehan and Luis Rodriguez (top photo) entered the preseason without much experience…
AOTW: Bellenger’s fast start has Lyndhurst’s offense flying high
With so many new and unproven faces at wide receiver, Lyndhurst quarterback Shawn Bellenger entered the…
Kearny’s Maci Covello is The Jim Hague Observer Female Athlete of the Year, excelling on and off the field
The impact Maci Covello brings every time she steps onto the court or field of play…
Always on the move, Lyndhurst’s Damian Weaver is The Jim Hague Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2023
By electing to play football his junior and senior seasons, Damian Weaver gave up the opportunity…
Athlete of the Week — Nutley softball, shortstop Mariano are heating up at the right time
Gabriella Mariano may only be a sophomore, but is used to pressure at this point. First…
Athlete of the Week- Harrison’s De La Cruz joins elite company with 1,000th assist
In the moments following his 1,000th career assist on May 9, Jose De La Cruz was…
AOTW — Versatile Colon keeps hitting no matter the position
Kearny shortstop Alex Colon always knew that there was a distinct possibility that at some point…
Athlete of the Week — North Arlington’s Rhi’Anna Gomez puts slump behind her with power surge
It might have only been 11 plate appearances and parts of four games, but for North…
Athlete of the Week — The hits keep coming for Belleville’s Ayden Carrero
At 5-foot-9 and 130 pounds, Ayden Carrero knows that power hitting is not currently a part…