Nutley starts grid season with style

Maroon Raiders win opener, 62-12 Nutley High School head football coach Tom Basile knew that the 7-3 record that…

Blue Tide girls’ soccer: Moving forward

When Raphael Viana took over the Harrison High School girls’ soccer program last year, coming back to coach girls’ soccer at…

Kearny football turns to new coach Kryzanowski

After spending the last 12 years as an assistant under three coaches with the football program at Kearny High School,…

Vikings hope to stay healthy, more competitive this season

The 2014 high school football season was rolling along for the Vikings of North Arlington. They had just won their…

Amid turmoil, QP’s grid team trudges on

It has not been an easy offseason for the Queen of Peace football program. First, former head coach Bob Kearns,…

Lyndhurst boys’ soccer: dramatic improvement in 2015

Denis Jelcic begins his second season as the head boys’ soccer coach at Lyndhurst High School, knowing full well that the…

Kearny boys’ soccer: No room for error this time

The Kearny High School boys’ soccer team enjoyed a magical run last fall in the regular season and Hudson County…

Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Stay the course

The Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team lost their leading goal scorer and leading playmaker to graduation from a team that finished…

Belleville football: The future looks bright

When Joe Fischer returned to take over the Belleville High School football program last year, he knew he had an…

Blue Tide looks to reload instead of rebuild

Defending NJSIAA Group I soccer champ features almost new roster It was business as usual for the…

Blue Tide looks to turn tide with new coach Glover Jr.

Pardon Rich Glover Jr.’s enthusiasm as he takes over the moribund Harrison High School football program. Sure, Glover Jr., the son…

Golden Bears will look to improve on gridiron

It was a tough first season in 2014 for Lyndhurst head football coach Rich Tuero. The longtime assistant took…

Lyndhurst’s Kesack gets QB tutorial from one of the all-time greats

Giants Super Bowl MVP Simms works with local standout When Danny Kesack returned to the Wesley College football…

Former Kearny resident Oyola pens book about faith

James Oyola cherishes the time he spent growing up in Kearny. “We moved to Kearny from New York when I…

Boyce back at QP as boys’ hoops coach

Christian Boyce has pretty much spent his entire life at Queen of Peace, first as a student and standout athlete,…