Girls get ready for hoop season in Kearny league

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer The start of the high school basketball season might still be four months…

Viana new Harrison girls’ soccer coach

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After graduating from Harrison High School in 2004 as one of the best…

Nutley’s Ortiz named to Team USA U-15 national baseball team

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  Although he had a stellar 6-0 record with a…

Nicastro new Nutley girls’ volleyball coach

By Jim Hague Observer Sportswriter After a successful career as the head girls’ volleyball coach at Cedar Grove High School,…

Lots of learning and fun at Kearny girls’ hoop camp

      By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Jaeli Torres is a 12-year-old resident of Rutherford.…

Local boys’ basketball teams hone skills at Kearny summer league

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  The temperatures outside may be approaching 90 degrees in the hot summer July…

NA’s Cordeiro named Observer Male Athlete of Year

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Danny Cordeiro never thinks like he’s doing anything special when it comes to…

Baseball reigns supreme at Kearny Kards Kamp

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Sure, Kearny is known as “Soccertown, USA.” And, of course, the World Cup…

Nutley East Little League repeats as District 8 champions

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  It’s one thing to win a District 8 12-year-old All-Star Little League…

Kearny’s Kelly named Observer Co-Female Athlete of the Year

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Nicole Kelly’s incredible athletic career began at a very young age. “I…

Lyndhurst’s Servideo gets grand send-off

Frank “Butch” Servideo has spent most of his life involved in Lyndhurst High School athletics. Servideo was first a standout athlete…

Putting pride back into Belleville football

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  When Joe Fischer decided to take over the Belleville High School football program…

Nutley’s Montgomery named Observer Female Co-Athlete of the Year

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Grace Montgomery never thought she was doing anything special. The recent Nutley High School…

Local MMA fighter wins her first bout in debut as a pro

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Kearny resident Katlyn Chookagian spends most of her time working as a bartender at…

Farinola takes over as girls’ soccer coach at North Arlington

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Dan Farinola already had been one of the busiest coaches around, coaching…