Two years ago, when Anthony Pizzuti was a sophomore at Lyndhurst, the idea of him scoring…
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Kearny girls track wins HCIAL Relay title
For a couple of years, veteran Kearny girls track coach Al Perez saw his team decimated…
Athlete of the Week — Stamm rewrites the record books for Kearny-North Arlington-Secaucus hockey
Aiden Stamm wasn’t initially sure if he was initially going to play high school ice hockey…
Young Nutley wrestling team comes of age after win at Bloomfield
With 10 underclassmen in the lineup, it is almost certainly the youngest roster Mike DiPiano has…
Lyndhurst’s Akar post big numbers in return to action
Statistically, the last two weeks have arguably been the best of Asya Akar’s career as she’s…
Kearny boys, North Arlington girls repeat as holiday tournament champions
The holiday tournament week has been a successful one for The Observer Area basketball teams as…
Benkert’s offensive outburst sparks Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia hockey
Alex Benkert has never been afraid to be creative on the ice in an effort to…
The Top 10 Sports stories of 2023
It’s safe to say that 2023 was a memorable year for local sports. These last 12…
OVER THE HILL — Jody wins 400th game as KHS coach
Throughout her now 28 years as the girls basketball head coach at Kearny, Jody Hill has…
Summer work paying off for North Arlington boys basketball
The North Arlington boys basketball team had its own version of summer school this past June,…
Red Bulls announce new head coach, acquire Forsberg from RB Leipzig
The New York Red Bulls offseason overhaul continued this past week with two major transactions sure…
Lyndhurst T&F star Tozduman signs with Sacred Heart, eyes big senior season
Julia Tozduman saw most of the state’s top Track & Field athletes sign their national letters…
Lyndhurst girls basketball looks to progress with experienced core
It would be easy for the Lyndhurst girls basketball team to think big and look ahead…
Nutley boys basketball hopes to improve with several new pieces
On an individual basis, Nutley boys basketball coach Bob Harbison can look all over the floor…
Big expectations await Lyndhurst boys basketball
Team Photo (left to right): Shawn Bellenger, Charles Derrig, Jack Nowinski, Anthony Pizzuti, Daniel Bojilov, Johnny…