The Lyndhurst/North Arlington co-operative wrestling team just suffered through a lost weekend, dropping four dual meets,…
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Harrison’s Rodriguez: Senior leader for the Blue Tide
The sound of basketballs bouncing inside the Harrison Recreation Center before the early morning rush hour…
Observer Sports 2019: Year of the Golden Bear — Lyndhurst state title run earns top spot in Top 10 Sports Stories
It’s safe to say that the final year of the decade was extremely memorable in local…
Ho, ho, ho, whaddya know? It’s Santa Hague once again
Well, you better watch out and better not cry, you better stay still and don’t be…
NA pays tribute to JCPD fallen Det. Seals, then wins hoops opener
When the horrific news came down that Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals was killed on…
Kearny boys’ hoops squad starts season with split
It’s the second season of Bill Mullins’ second go-round as the head boys’ basketball coach at…
Kearny girls’ hoops: In Osorio, the Kards trust
A year ago, the Kearny High School girls’ basketball team basically had to start from scratch,…
Nutley boys’ hoops: Replacing a lot of scoring
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 15 games last season, many of which were…
Blue Tide look to all-time great Camano to lead way
Jose Camano has gone from being the good-guy assistant boys’ basketball coach at his alma matter…
Nutley’s DiPiano headed to Rose Parade float for organ donor awareness
Twenty-one years ago, veteran St. Benedict’s Prep wrestling coach Mike DiPiano reached a crisis point in…
Kearny co-op set to take the ice as a varsity squad, joining forces with North Arlington, Secaucus to field competitive varsity contingent
It has taken more than 10 years, a decade filled with countless presentations and pleas, endless…
Lyndhurst’s Lembo: To the rescue when sorely needed
When the 2019 high school football season began with training camp in August, Anthony Lembo felt…
Kearny resident Rutherford, formerly of Harrison, doing well at Rutgers-Newark
There was a time in Quincy Rutherford’s young life where he felt like he was earmarked…
A fitting way to pay tribute to ‘Coach D’
NUTLEY — One step inside the banquet room on second floor of the Franklin Steak House…
Harrison reunion on college gridiron for Hicks, Huseinovic
When Danny Hicks departed his native Harrison to take an assistant football coaching job at American…