The Kearny High School wrestling program suffered a gigantic loss last year, when veteran head coach…
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Lyndhurst girls’ hoops: Working on improving
The Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team won 15 games a year ago. That total is…
Vikings try to overcome slow start with new coach D’Andrea
Marcello D’Andrea is the new boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School. In fact, D’Andrea…
Kearny winning state crown, QP closing tops Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2017
There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…
Catalano proves you can come home again to Belleville
A year ago at this time, Jim Catalano was miserable. “It was a nightmare,” is how…
Lyndhurst boys look to improve after tough season
The Lyndhurst High School boys’ basketball team struggled through a tough season a year ago, posting…
Blue Tide girls’ counting on senior leadership
Erika Thompson has begun her third season as the head girls’ basketball coach at Harrison High…
Harrison looks to surprise once again in boys’ basketball
The Blue Tide of Harrison High School proved to be one of the biggest surprises in…
Nutley boys’ hoops hopes bolstered by talented transfer
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 13 games last season, but if things go…
Kearny hockey team makes strides toward varsity status with some help
Although Tim Firth grew up in West Windsor, N.J., played hockey at Princeton Day School and…
Cantarella adds girls’ basketball to Belleville coaching duties
For the past decade or so, Chris Cantarella has earned a solid reputation as being one…
Kardinal boys’ hoops squad faces rebuilding campaign
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team enjoyed a successful campaign a year ago, posting a…
NA crew standout Polanco signs letter with University of San Diego
When Maria Polanco enrolled at North Arlington High School a little more than three years ago,…
Lyndhurst hockey co-op looks to make major impact
It’s the sixth year that Denis Jelcic has coached the hockey cooperative team from three schools,…
Kearny’s Escandon earns place with all-time soccer elite
Jose Escandon was a good soccer player in his native Ecuador, moving up the ranks quickly…
STATE CHAMPS! Kearny wins NJSIAA Group IV soccer title; 10th overall; first since 2004
UNION — Midway through the first half of Sunday’s NJSIAA Group IV boys’ soccer championship against…
Kearny girls’ tennis team captures Hudson County crown
When Rob Kelly became the girls’ tennis coach at Kearny High School earlier this year, he…
Belleville resident, Lyndhurst native Skelly making mark at Rutgers-Newark
Nicole Skelly may be majoring in psychology at Rutgers-Newark, with a minor in criminal justice, but…
Kardinals win second straight NJSIAA Group IV sectional soccer crown; goalie Noristz comes up big in win against Montclair in penalty kicks
Kearny High School boys’ soccer head coach Bill Galka knew that last Friday’s NJSIAA North Jersey…
Kearny native and R-N soccer player Farias helps homeless in Newark
Timothy Farias is more than just a member of the men’s soccer team at Rutgers-Newark. The…
Lyndhurst’s Guerriero makes mark as Monmouth grid star
When Petey Guerriero left Lyndhurst High School for Monmouth University in 2016, he was destined to…
Blue Tide rolls along in state playoffs
HARRISON – Sometimes in high school soccer, things just don’t go according to plan, especially when…
Belleville boys’ soccer team captures SEC Colonial title
When Daniel Pinedo joined the boys’ soccer team at Belleville High School a little more than…
Laverde: Kearny’s new running sensation
When Maria Laverde was growing up in Queens, N.Y., she always fancied herself as being a…
Lyndhurst’s DiTonto finishing with a flourish
When Vincent DiTonto was an incoming freshman at Lyndhurst High School a little more than three…
Escandon leads Kearny to big 3-2 win in Hudson semifinals; defeat rival Harrison will face St. Peter’s Prep in county finale Saturday
JERSEY CITY — Forty minutes had transpired in the spirited Hudson County Boys’ Soccer Tournament semifinal matchup…
NA’s Modhagala wins NJIC cross country title
When Sirish Modhagala was in eighth grade in North Arlington, he aspired to become a football…
Lyndhurst’s Partyla makes sudden impact with new team
Even though he was part of the Lyndhurst Recreation youth football growing up, Piotr Partyla first…
Harrison soccer standout is Sowe good; position change leads to scoring explosion
For the first two years of his high school soccer career, Omar Sowe was a standout…
Kearny has Silva in golden year thus far for Kardinals
Ryan Silva was a little hesitant about a position change. After all, the Kearny High School…