When veteran basketball coach Rich Corsetto arrived at his first day of practice with his North…
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.
Golden Bears look to improve on McGuire’s first year
It’s not known who was the first person to issue the idiom “Every cloud has a…
Harrison, Kearny reflect on solid soccer seasons
The local high school soccer season came to an end last Tuesday, a few days too…
Kearny girls’ tennis: Perfect service
The Kearny High School girls’ tennis team recently completed a highly successful season in which…
Kearny’s Liaci gets proper place in NJ Boxing Hall of Fame
Cosmo Liaci didn’t know how he was going to handle his induction into the New Jersey…
It’s an NJIC championship for NA boys’ soccer
It’s been 14 years since North Arlington High School had a championship to celebrate in boys’…
Local volleyball teams team up to raise money to fight cancer
A year ago, the administration at Harrison High School, in particular athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga,…
Harrison’s harriers: Making strides
When Paul Kartanowicz took over the Harrison High School cross country program last year, he knew…
North Arlington girls’ soccer: Life without Seca
The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team won 17 games last year, one of the…
Red Bull Arena soccer match snubs Kearny
It was five years ago when there was a big press conference at Red Bull Arena,…
Harrison’s Ferriero actions beyond belief
In today’s new-fangled world that is dominated by social media and the little catch-phrases and abbreviations…
Mullins named new hoops coach at Harrison
Bill Mullins had been away from the sport he loves, the game of basketball, for…
Queen of Peace: A heaping slice of mess
It was almost a month ago, when Rev. Mike Donovan, Queen of Peace High School’s new…
Lyndhurst Legion Post 139 aims for solid summer
The summer is upon us, so that means it’s time for summer baseball. And that…
Dream season comes up one match short for Harrison volleyball
Three years ago, Harrison High School boys’ volleyball coach Nick Landy brought his team in…