Veteran Kearny High School girls’ crew coach Dave Paszkiewicz knew that his lightweight four boat was…
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.
Bifulco leaves native Kearny for Millburn AD job
He’s spent more than 30 years of his life in the Kearny school system. “I went…
Harrison repeats as Hudson volleyball champs
When Harrison High School won the school’s first-ever Hudson County Tournament volleyball championship a year ago,…
NA softball team is hitting in bunches
The North Arlington softball team is enjoying its best season in recent years, posting a…
Belleville softball: Trying to find right answers
It’s sort of like a tough algebra or calculus exam. But the Belleville High School softball…
NJIT tabs Kennedy as next hoops coach
NEWARK – Jim Engles almost walked on water, turning a laughingstock NJIT men’s basketball program from…
Belleville tries to contend in tough SEC division
Joe Sorce knows that it won’t be easy for his Belleville High School baseball team to…
Kearny boys’ basketball team celebrates league title at awards dinner
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team had a year to remember in 2015-16, winning 17…
Cuniglio named new Belleville football coach
Before he received his first chance of being a high school football head coach two…
Kearny softball: Veteran group looks to repeat solid season
The Kearny High School softball team had a great 2015 campaign, posting a 17-7 record, only…
NA baseball team looks for solid improvement
Paul Marcantuono pulls no punches about his North Arlington High School baseball team. Plain and simple,…
Ferriero comes home again as Harrison grid coach
The American novelist Thomas Wolfe once penned a bestselling book entitled “You Can’t Go Home…
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, NA earn NJSIAA state bowling titles
They might be fierce neighboring rivals in most sports and even share a working co-operative in…
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…