MONTCLAIR, NJ — Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco completed an outstanding sophomore season for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer team, helping to lead the Cougars to a 13-1-1 record, including winning the Super Essex Conference Liberty Division title and a berth in the NJSIAA Northeast Regional Tournament final. The MKA standout forward scored 15 goals […]
ORANGE / BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Orange High School Tornadoes team found its wind this past Friday evening when the Buccaneers of Belleville High School came swashbuckling into Bell Stadium. It was Homecoming and Senior Night for the Tornadoes and they wanted to close out the short regular season on a high note. Belleville came […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in coordination with officers of its Football Leagues and Conferences Committee, has announced plans for the 2020 football postseason. To be known as “Football Post-Season Groupings,” these playoff games will be played during weeks seven and eight of the season. Participation in Football Post-Season Groupings will […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association marked the initial step toward a fall season return to high school sports with the release of initial guidelines for summer workouts, formally known as the “summer recess period,” according to a June 19 press release from the NJSIAA. “The governor’s announcement today regarding youth […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — For the 2019-20 school year, the 27th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards initiative of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has provided a certificate of recognition to 354 high school student-athletes. Under this ongoing program, each NJSIAA member school — nearly every high school in the state — has the opportunity to […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced May 4 that New Jersey school buildings will remain closed through the rest of the school year. This announcement has also served as the final death knell for the spring 2020 sports season, which the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association had been hoping to resurrect at […]
On April 1, the day that most of the sports for the spring high school season were supposed to begin, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association indicated that it is still hoping the season will take place. The NJSIAA suspended the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to published reports, NJSIAA Assistant […]
When will the high school spring teams resume activities? Will there even be a spring season? Those are the questions on the minds of many athletic directors, coaches, student-athletes, parents and fans. Right now, there are no answers. High school spring sports teams were getting ready for their seasons. The boys and girls lacrosse seasons […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Jim Catalano was a great basketball player at Belleville High School. In his junior season, the Bucs won about 15 games, which is pretty impressive considering the program’s struggling history. Catalano, a 1967 BHS graduate, is a member of the Belleville Hall of Fame. Now in his second full season as the […]
Senior takes fourth place at 145-pound class at Region 3
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Belleville High School wrestler David Guerra punched his ticket to Atlantic City. Guerra, a senior, finished in fourth place in the 145-pound weight class at the Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Feb. 26, 28-29. As a result, he earned a berth in the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]