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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.
Nutley native Mielnicki Jr. wins boxing debut at age 17
Many local sports fans will remember the name of Mielnicki. There were three Mielnicki brothers who…
Kearny loses two sportsmen too young
It’s never easy when someone dies at a young age. Kearny recently had to endure two…
Lyndhurst Little League: District 5 11s champions
Michael Rizzo is the principal at Lincoln School in Lyndhurst, but during his free time, he…
North Arlington kids show their love of baseball at annual camp
Robert Kairys is a 13-year-old North Arlington resident, headed into the eighth grade at the North…
Capriola named new Harrison football coach
When Danny Hicks suddenly resigned as the head football coach at Harrison High School last month,…
Camano named new Harrison hoops coach
When Jose Camano was a three-sport superstar during his heyday at Harrison High School 10 years…
Belleville baseball wins SEC Colonial title
When the 2019 high school baseball season began, the Buccaneers of Belleville High School didn’t know…
Hicks leaves Harrison for college job at AIC in Springfield
When Danny Hicks was hired as the head football coach at Harrison High School a little…
NJSIAA honors top scholar-athletes
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association honored all 376 of the state’s top scholar-athletes last…
Nutley’s softball team moves on after loss of leader Wilde
The Nutley High School softball team was enduring an uncharacteristic 6-7 season when further disaster struck…
Belleville native Luzzi-Liggins signs with Clemson
Richie Luzzi-Liggins was faced with the toughest decision of his young life last week. However, it…
Vikings look to improve after winless softball campaign
Danielle Cibelli knew that things weren’t exactly going to be a breeze when she took over…
Kearny softball: Going through a major rebuild
At the end of the 2018 high school softball season, Kearny head coach Jimmy Pickel believed…
Belleville softball looks to make up for lost season
The Belleville High School softball team endured an uncharacteristic 6-15 record a year ago. It was…
Nutley boys’ basketball: A tale of two seasons
The boys’ high school basketball season didn’t exactly start as planned for the Maroon Raiders of…
NA’s Manzo-Lewis part of new pro football league
When Anthony Manzo-Lewis was released by the San Diego Chargers after training camp ended last September,…
Nutley girls’ basketball team honors Wilde on 1,000th point
The 2018-19 girls’ high school basketball season didn’t exactly tip off the way that Nutley head…
The legend of NA’s McKenna grows with county bowling title
Dan Farinola jokingly placed a text message to a local sportswriter to tell the writer about…
Harrison’s Sowe named Section 2 Player of Year
EDISON – He just received the New Jersey Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association’s North Jersey Section 2…
Weaver comes home again to lead Lyndhurst wrestling
There was a famous writer named Thomas Wolfe who once wrote a book entitled, “You Can’t…
Kearny’s favorite native son Raftery earns NJSIAA Hall of Fame
PRINCETON — Long before Bill Raftery became a nationally recognized and respected Emmy-award winning sports announcer,…
Harrison’s Huseinovic enjoys great freshman year at Pace
When Dustin Huseinovic decided to take a football scholarship to play for Pace University, the former…
Mullins returns to coach Kearny boys’ hoops
When Bill Mullins stepped away from coaching the boys’ basketball program at Harrison High School at…
Two Observer Athletes of Week from Belleville with same passion
In February of 2006, Bobby Cozzarelli shocked the local sports scene, when the Belleville High School…
Harrison hoop great McDonough Huaranga earns Hudson Hall
When Kim McDonough was lighting up scoreboards as a basketball legend at Harrison High School –…
Unlikely hero Franchino leads Lyndhurst to NJSIAA playoff berth
Lyndhurst High School’s football team is enjoying a spectacular season, winning seven of the Golden Bears’…
NA’s Lady Vikings look to rebound after sluggish start
The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team got off to an unconventional slow start, posting…
Lyndhurst mourns passing of soccer coach Arcentales
Evelyn Arcentales was asked how she would best remember her husband, Fausto. “He was always a…
Nutley girls’ soccer off to rousing 4-0 start
The Nutley High School girls’ soccer team had an unconventional 9-10-1 record a year ago. In…