Frank Bifulco has been around long enough as the head baseball coach at his high school…
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NA baseball team looks for solid improvement
Paul Marcantuono pulls no punches about his North Arlington High School baseball team. Plain and simple,…
Lyndhurst looks to keep winning baseball tradition going
In his first season last year as the head baseball coach at Lyndhurst High School, after…
Nutley’s Pena finishes fourth in NJSIAA state championships
When Darwin Pena arrived in the United States in Nutley from his native Dominican Republic five…
Ferriero comes home again as Harrison grid coach
The American novelist Thomas Wolfe once penned a bestselling book entitled “You Can’t Go Home…
QP’s Loyal makes name for himself with strong finish
For the first two years of his high school career, Ibn Loyal _ and yes, that…
Joseph becomes QP’s all-time scoring leader
Before he ever enrolled in a class at Queen of Peace High School, Jeremy Joseph made…
Belleville’s Grant comes home, presents school with Super Bowl football
The scribe Thomas Wolfe once penned “You can’t go home again.” Well, even though it was…
Lyndhurst’s Arvanitakis shoots her way to record book in final games
When Joanne Arvanitakis first tried out for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team, she almost…
QP crowns five champs at District 15; other local teams fare well
When Mike DiPiano took over the Nutley High School wrestling program from his brother, Frank, he…
Lyndhurst, NA earn NJSIAA state bowling titles
They might be fierce neighboring rivals in most sports and even share a working co-operative in…
NA’s Velez proves that hard work does pay off
After averaging about six points and four rebounds per game last season as a reserve, Steve…
Kearny wrestlers Lamboy, Pagan prove that they’re not just one of the boys
First, it was Mya Lamboy who displayed her love for the sport of wrestling. After all,…
Bowling bonanza: Nutley boys & girls, Kearny’s boys win county titles
If there was ever proof that The Observer’s circulation area was brimming with bowling talent, look…
Kearny’s Baez leads Kardinals to first league title in 52 years
When Kearny High School boys’ head basketball coach Bob McDonnell first laid eyes on Joseph Baez,…