BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team enjoyed a great week, going 3-1 to improve to 4-3 overall On Tuesday, April 9, the Bucs defeated Newark East Side, 17-0, at home. Senior Marino Perez pitched a five–inning, no-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Perez threw the ball well and was in complete control. Crismel Deleon […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It could have been while playing one of the endless pickup games with 1970s Hudson Catholic teammate Mike O’Koren at the old St. Joseph Courts behind St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in their native Jersey City. Or, perhaps it was later inside Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University where he would […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team bounced back from its season-opening loss by defeating Newark Tech, 21 -11, on Friday, April 5, in its second game. The Bucs’ bats exploded as they collected 12 hits in five innings. Sean Walsh and Raf Matos each had four RBI to spark the Bucs’ offense. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team will open the season on Monday, April 1, against Cedar Grove at home. Sophomore Sean Walsh will be on the mound for the Bucs. “Sean is a competitor and excited to get the ball on opening day,” said BHS head coach Joe Sorce. Senior Josh Abramson […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Katherinne Avecillas, a senior on the Belleville High School girls basketball team, is the Belleville Post’s Athlete of the Month. A native of Ecuador, Avecillas was named to the first team on the all–Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division this season, helping the Bucs capture the Freedom Division championship with an undefeated 13-0 divisional […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School softball team, under head coach Chris Cantarella, is looking to build on last year’s 11-10 record with a good mix of youth and experience. The following are returning players: Seniors Kaylee Gutierrez, outfielder. Deanna McIntosh, shortstop-third base. Juniors Nina Gemino, pitcher-outfielder. Danaijah Santiago, second base. Sophomores Mya Estrict, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team, under head coach Joe Sorce, is looking forward to another great season. The Bucs, who went 20-7 overall and won the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division title with a 13-1 divisional record last season, return a strong group this spring. The Bucs will open the season on […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ —Belleville High School seniors Jakob Ferrer and Rocco Negron posted good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys state individual wrestling championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Ferrer, competing in the 113-pound weight class, was the No. 18 seed in the field of 32 wrestlers. In the preliminary round, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls basketball team enjoyed a banner season. The Buccaneers, under head coach Chris Cantarella, clinched the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division championship. Belleville went a perfect 13-0 in the division this season. The Buccaneers finished the season with a 16-6 overall record after losing at Colonia in the first […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School bowling teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament at North Arlington Lanes on Thursday, Feb. 15. The BHS boys team finished third overall in the team standings with a score of 2,710, among the 16 scoring teams. Junior Ayden Carrero rolled a 628 series and […]