By Jim Hague The high school basketball season was reaching the midway point and the…
Category: Sports
Nutley grapplers take rivals to mat in capturing Essex County title
By Jim Hague The Essex County wrestling championships were still a day away last Friday…
Lyndhurst keglers capture Bergen County title
By Jim Hague When the high school bowling season began, Lyndhurst head coach Michael Rizzo…
Belleville enjoying best boys’ hoop season in recent years
By Jim Hague Ted Sochaski fondly remembers his glory days as a basketball player at…
Four generations of local flavor as Giants head to Super Bowl
By Jim Hague By now, unless you live in a clandestine remote location like Tibet…
Lyndhurst’s Alonso becomes dominant inside force for Golden Bears
By Jim Hague A year ago, Camila Alonso was a little used sophomore on the…
Buccaneer grapplers off to great start even as coach wrestles with lineup
By Jim Hague Joe Nisivoccia has been the head wrestling coach at Belleville High School…
Maroon Raiders shoot for another state playoff berth
By Jim Hague The Nutley High School boys’ basketball program had suffered through a decadelong…
QP’s Maurer comes through in the clutch
By Jim Hague The Queen of Peace boys’ basketball team had lost Jim McLane, one of…
Vikings trying to stay in contention
By Jim Hague A few years ago, there was a popular biography of country and western…
Kearny girls’ basketball team enjoys solid start
By Jim Hague The girls’ high school basketball season was only one game old and…
Kearny High freshman Valdez making mark in gymnastics
By Jim Hague It all began as a way to try to curtail the hyperactive…
Kearny boys’ basketball team looks for improvement
By Jim Hague The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team is definitely a work in…
Lyndhurst girls’ hoop squad rolls out to 5-0 start
By Jim Hague With several key players returning from a 14-13 squad a year…
Tough early going for Blue Tide boys’ basketball squad
By Jim Hague Nick Landy knows that it’s only a matter of time before his…