By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After winning the NJSIAA North 1A, Group I state…
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NJIT, Engles carving successful niche out of nothing
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer NEWARK – This is a success story, a…
Kearny girls capture Hudson County indoor track title
Kardinals win crown for first time since 1992 By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…
Harrison tabs new grid coach in Gallo
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When David Nankivell resigned at the end of yet…
Lyndhurst’s Alonso enjoys recordbreaking night
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The idea that Camila Alonso was approaching the prestigious…
Kings of the ice
Nutley hockey team enjoying sensational season By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer In 2011, the…
Local sports standouts honored at Seton Hall
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Every year, for the past 21 years, Seton Hall…
NA’s Frytek comes through in the clutch
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer One by one, the members of the North Arlington…
Nutley wins second straight Essex County wrestling title
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s been said that the toughest championship to win…
Popular former player Petke named as new Red Bulls coach
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer HARRISON – When Scottish soccer hero Andy Roxburgh was…
Celebrating 50 years of volunteer baseball coaching
Walker, ‘the Don Zimmer of Lyndhurst,’ gets feted By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Jim…
Undefeated: Kearny girls’ bowling team rolls along
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer There was a 1969 movie that starred John…
Kearny’s Aquino living an undefeated dream
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Janitza Aquino graduated from Kearny High School two years…
Lyndhurst’s Lopez: Simply perfect
Rolls a 300 game en route to Bergen County title By Jim Hague Observer…
Nutley’s O’Neill heads to NFL Punt, Pass and Kick nationals
Giants fan represented his favorite team in Atlanta By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…
Prospects look bleak for Seton Hall
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer NEWARK – You have to pardon Seton Hall…
Kearny’s Durning can do anything and everything
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Simply put, Haley Durning is the epitome of a…
Harrison girls’ basketball squad off to fine start; win Wallkill Valley tourney title
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After winning 17 games a year ago, Harrison High…
QP boys’ basketball team gets on winning track
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It hasn’t been the kind of start that Queen…
Kearny sharpshooter Hoch starts off season with a flourish
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Dylan Hoch didn’t know what to expect when Kearny…
The year in sports 2012: Webster’s passing, Harrison soccer state sectional top Sports Stories
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The calendar year of 2012 brought a wide variety of…
Kearny wrestlers start off season as host to holiday tourney
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School wrestling team began the 2012-13…
Kearny boys’ hoops: Looking to improve
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Bill Schoener took over the head coaching duties…
Lyndhurst girls’ basketball team shoots for league crown
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team had a…
NA girls’ hoops: Tons of optimism
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer A year ago, the North Arlington girls’ basketball team…
Belleville boys’ hoop squad gets one of its own, Villani, to lead the way
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After spending the last six years as an assistant…
Harrison wins NJSIAA state sectional soccer crown, first since 2008
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the high school soccer season began in September,…
Romano out as QP grid coach
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The revolving door of head athletic coaches continued to…
Lyndhurst’s Lopez signs letter for bowling scholarship with FDU
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Lexus Lopez was just starting out in athletics…
Long-time friends Gregory, Hicks meet on gridiron for final game
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When they were growing up in Harrison, Mike Gregory…