It’s an NJIC championship for NA boys’ soccer

It’s been 14 years since North Arlington High School had a championship to celebrate in boys’…

Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla a shining star with a brighter future

It didn’t take far for Giulia Pezzolla to find the wherewithal and strength to become a…

Harrison is playoff bound! Blue Tide headed to football playoffs for first time since 1989

When Harrison High School lost its head football coach to a drunken traffic accident in August,…

Nutley finally earns hard-fought victory

NUTLEY – It didn’t matter that the Nutley High School football team owned a 1-5 record…

Local volleyball teams team up to raise money to fight cancer

A year ago, the administration at Harrison High School, in particular athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga,…

NA’s Ribeiro lifts team to NJIC championship game

Most of the North Arlington High School soccer team that went to the NJSIAA North Jersey…

Lyndhurst girls capture first league title since 1987

In recent years, the Lyndhurst High School boys’ cross country program has earned its share of…

AOTW: Mainiero has versatile day in Maroon Raider setback

Mainiero’s Sports Shop has been a staple of the Nutley community for ages. Located on Franklin…

Kearny Futsal Facility gets facelift courtesy of Red Bulls; US Soccer Federation, BJ’s Warehouse also chip in

  Connor Lade grew up in Morristown before he became a fan favorite member of the…

Harrison’s harriers: Making strides

When Paul Kartanowicz took over the Harrison High School cross country program last year, he knew…

Harrison’s Silva goes through goal-scoring explosion

The 2015 high school soccer season ended in an instant for Marta Silva. The Harrison High…

Lyndhurst honors memory of fallen Marshall grid standouts

The tragedy took place on November 14, 1970, a plane crash that took the lives of…

Harrison’s O’Donnell leads Blue Tide to 3-0 start

Don’t blink. Don’t even look. But believe it or not, the Harrison High School football team…

Young Kearny soccer player is as radiant as her name

Niamh Devlin is eight years old. Her first name, pronounced NEEVE, is of Gaelic origin. It…

Harrison girls experience growing pains

The Harrison High School girls’ soccer program is in good hands. The Blue Tide has Raphael…

Nutley’s Steck becomes school’s all-time goal scoring champ

It’s almost unfair that there’s not a video component to The Observer Athlete of the Week…

Nutley girls’ soccer off to solid start

Mike DiPiano knew that his Nutley High School girls’ soccer team might have had to handle…

North Arlington girls’ soccer: Life without Seca

The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team won 17 games last year, one of the…

OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lyndhurst’s DiTonto carries on with family tradition

It was only natural that Vincent DiTonto would become a soccer player. After all, the Lyndhurst…

Red Bull Arena soccer match snubs Kearny

It was five years ago when there was a big press conference at Red Bull Arena,…

Blue Tide looks to roll with new coach Hinchcliffe

Amidst all the turmoil surrounding the hiring and then subsequent dismissal of Tom Ferriero as football…

Lyndhurst boys’ soccer: Looking to step up

The Lyndhurst High School boys’ soccer team took a gigantic leap forward last year, posting a…

Kearny girls primed for another solid soccer season

  The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team has captured the last seven Hudson County Tournament…

Kards hope for improvement on gridiron

  The Kearny High School football team posted a 3-7 record last year in head coach…

Maroon Raiders look to continue winning ways

The Nutley High School football team won eight games in 2015, capturing their Super Essex Conference-Liberty…

Harrison’s Ferriero actions beyond belief

In today’s new-fangled world that is dominated by social media and the little catch-phrases and abbreviations…

Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Loaded for Bear

When graduation time comes every June for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team, the Golden…

Harrison hosts preseason soccer tourney as way to kick start season

The 2016 high school soccer season doesn’t officially kick off for a few more weeks, but…

Harrison football coach arrested for DWI, other charges

HARRISON — The new football coach at Harrison High School was arrested last Friday night and hit…

Nutley’s Piro heads new Super Football Conference

The start of the 2016-2017 scholastic sports season is now less than a month away, so…