Belleville HS boys basketball team wins in overtime in season-opener

Belleville HS boys basketball team wins in overtime in season-opener

BELLEVILLE, NJ —The Belleville High School boys basketball team defeated host Science Park in a 42-41 overtime thriller on Tuesday, Dec. 17, in the season-opener in Newark in a Super Essex Conference-Independence Division game. Senior Connor Cook had 18 points, four assists and two rebounds; senior Justus Tschopp had nine points, nine rebounds, three steals […]

Belleville HS girls basketball team enjoys 2-1 start to season

Belleville HS girls basketball team enjoys 2-1 start to season

BELLEVILLE, NJ —The Belleville High School girls basketball team has enjoyed a good start to the season. The Buccaneers, under head coach Chris Cantarella, won two of their first three games. In the season-opener, Belleville defeated Weequahic, 25-23, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at BHS in a Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division game..  Senior Camila Cortes-Alonso had […]

Belleville HS football players earn accolades

Belleville HS football players earn accolades

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team, which finished with  5-4 record under third-year head coach Brian Antab this season, featured several players who earned All-Super Football Conference-Ivy White Division honors, selected by the divisional coaches. The following are the Belleville honorees: First Team Defense Samad Conway, junior lineman Demetri Moya, senior linebacker […]

South Orange Elks lodge to hold free-throw contest

South Orange Elks lodge to hold free-throw contest

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Elks Lodge No. 1154 will be holding its Elks Hoop Shoot Free-Throw Competition on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at St. Joseph’s School gym, located at 240 Franklin St., in Maplewood. Registration and warmups are from 9 to 9:25 a.m. The contest will begin […]

Eric Castillo — Belleville Post’s Male Athlete of the Month

Eric Castillo — Belleville Post’s Male Athlete of the Month

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville High School senior Eric Castillo is the Belleville Post’s Male Athlete of the Month. Castillo has been a key contributor for the Buccaneers, who sported a 13-5-1 record through Thursday, Oct. 24.  The following is a Q&A with Castillo: Q: What got you interested in playing the sport of soccer? A: […]

Roslyn Almodovar — Belleville Post’s Female Athlete of the Month

Roslyn Almodovar — Belleville Post’s Female Athlete of the Month

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Roslyn Almodovar, a junior on the Belleville High School girls varsity soccer team, is the Belleville Post’s Female Athlete of the Month. She was named to the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division First Team in her freshman year. For the past two years, she was named to the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division First […]

Belleville HS football team finishes winning season

Belleville HS football team finishes winning season

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team had a chance to finish with a winning season. The Buccaneers got it done. Belleville defeated Garfield 18-14 on Wednesday night, Oct. 30, at Garfield to end the season with a 5-4 record. It was a tremendous turnaround for the Bucs, after they went winless last […]

Belleville HS cheerleading team crowned champions at 17th annual Cheer for the Cure

Belleville HS cheerleading team crowned champions at 17th annual Cheer for the Cure

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School cheerleading team won the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division championship at the 17th annual Karen Centinaro Memorial Cheer for the Cure competition at Foley Field in Bloomfield on Tuesday night, Oct. 8. Belleville head cheerleading coach Erin Lewis was elated for her team. “The team worked so hard and […]

Belleville HS girls soccer team looks to make more noise this season

Belleville HS girls soccer team looks to make more noise this season

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls soccer team features plenty of experienced players, looking to make some noise as the season progresses. The Buccaneers posted back-to-back 6-0 victories over Barringer and Hillside to improve to 3-2 on the season.  Under head coach Jennifer Alves, the Bucs returned four seniors, four juniors and one […]

Belleville HS boys soccer team eyes repeat title

Belleville HS boys soccer team eyes repeat title

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys soccer team enjoyed a banner season in 2023, winning the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division championship with a 6-1-1 divisional mark and finishing with a 12-5-2 overall record. The Buccaneers, under first-year head coach Joseph Pontoriero, are seeking to repeat as SEC–Colonial Division champions with a strong group […]

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