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Category: Sportsview
Sportsview is a weekly column that appears in The Observer and on TheObserver.com. It is written by Jim Hague, who has been covering sports for more than 30 years.
Kearny/NA co-op wins McMullen Cup title
In just the third year of varsity hockey, the Kearny/North Arlington/Secaucus co-operative team incredibly captured a…
Lyndhurst’s Weaver, Belleville’s Negron advance to AC
Midway through the current high school wrestling season, Belleville High School sophomore Rocco Negron thought that…
Local wrestlers, led by Lyndhurst’s Weaver, move on with district performances
The local high school wrestling postseason began in earnest last week, with the crowning of NJSIAA…
Locals Guerriero, Kearns hoping for shot with USFL
Ever since they were youngsters, playing recreation football in North Arlington, Petey Guerriero and Brian Kearns…
Harrison girls survive COVID-19 shutdown
Jenn Caliendo had high hopes for the 2021-2022 girls’ high school basketball season. Things just had…
Kearny/NA co-op looks to move forward
The Kearny High School ice hockey cooperative, shared with neighboring North Arlington and Secaucus, won only…
NA girls’ hoops: Making strides toward respectability
NORTH ARLINGTON – It’s a shame that the new omricron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus forced…
Maroon Raiders look to veteran group to lead the way
Bob Harbison, the veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball coach, tried to take some positives out…
Locals shine with Caldwell sprint football team
The Caldwell University sprint football team recently completed a successful season, posting a 5-2 record, thanks…
Lyndhurst’s Gress signs with Penn State women’s soccer
Although she never played a minute of girls’ soccer at Lyndhurst High School, Mackenzie Gress was…
One day’s soccer sojourn into night … Local teams try desperately to stay alive in NJSIAA state playoffs
It’s one thing for a local sports writer to attempt to stay atop the ongoings of…
NJSIAA grid playoffs: The local highs and lows
Back on Sept. 10, there was a thrilling high school football game between two local archrivals,…
It’s time for Kearny grid program to smell the Ivy
First things first. This column is not being written to embarrass anyone involved with the Kearny…