Photo courtesy of St. Peter Church The faithful showed up in large numbers for the five Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated at St. Peter Church. The Holy Season of Lent culminates in the Easter Triduum, which is April 17-19. Easter Sunday this year will be celebrated on April 20, both in the Western Church and the […]
In a thrilling Championship game held on March 2 in West Orange, the Belleville sixth grade travel squad captured the 2024-2025 Suburban League title overcoming a 26-point first-half West Orange lead. | Paced by point guard Bobby Canon’s 27 points, the championship trophy has returned to Belleville for the first time in more than a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School winter teams saw exceptional athletes. The following are the BHS athletes who received postseason honors, voted by their divisional coaches. Girls basketball Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division First Team: freshman Lia Barker and senior Ava Barker. Second Team: senior Mia Gonzalez and sophomore Inez Brewster. Honorable Mention: senior Angelina […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington High School football and track and field star Josh Evans was inducted into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony on Sunday, March 23, at the Westin at Forrestal Village in Princeton. Evans, a 2009 graduate, who was an All-State selection in football […]
BELLEVILLE/CALDWELL, NJ — Belleville native Max Correa has been named the eighth Caldwell University head men’s soccer coach, recently announced by Mark A. Corino, assistant vice president and director of athletics. Correa most recently was an assistant coach at Division I College of Charleston since 2021. He succeeds Evan Marques, who resigned in December after […]
BELLEVILLE/CLIFTON, NJ — Junior Sean Walsh pitched a complete game, seniors Rafael Matos and Jordan Rosario combined for five RBIs, and junior Crismel Deleon hit a two-run home run to cap a six-run, seventh inning, to lead the Belleville High School baseball team to a season-opening 13-6 win over Clifton on Saturday, March 29 at […]
Photos courtesy St. Peter’s Church St. Peter School students joined the parish in celebrating St. Patrick at the morning Mass on March 17. In the homily, the Rev. Ivan Sciberras, pictured right celebrating Mass, explained that it was poor immigrants from Ireland that founded the parish on what was then known as “Irish Hill.”
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team featured several players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division honors, selected by the divisional coaches. Sophomore Ryan Law made the First Team. He averaged a double-double of 14 points per game and 10.4 rebounds a game. Senior Jake Machemer and junior Jacob Javier […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School varsity spring teams will begin their season. The boys volleyball season will begin March 28, the baseball season will begin March 29; the softball season and boys tennis team begins April 1; and the track and field season begins April 5. The following are their schedules: Baseball March […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School spring varsity teams are getting ready for their seasons. The boys volleyball season starts Friday, March 28. The baseball and boys lacrosse seasons start Friday, March 29. The softball and boys tennis teams start Tuesday, April 1. Baseball March 29: at Middletown North, 11 a.m. April […]