The high school football season kicked off for most teams last weekend in Essex County, but not without some disruption. The remnants of Hurricane Ida forced teams to change the logistics of their games. The most severe damage was seen at Foley Field in Bloomfield. As a result, Bloomfield’s home game against Nutley on Friday, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team featured a large group of young players during a pandemic-shortened 2-4 season last year. With those players coming back this season, head coach Jermain Johnson is excited about what his Buccaneers can accomplish. This summer also proved productive. The Bucs attended a camp in East Stroudsburg, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Aug. 25, the Bloomfield Bengals and the Belleville Bucs faced off in a preseason scrimmage on Bloomfield’s gridiron. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in track and field. Girls track and field – American Division: Columbia High School – First team: Sabrina McCrear for intermediate hurdles. Second team: Kamali Hoff for the high hurdles. Irvington High School – Second team: Raphae Guthrie for the shot […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in baseball and softball. Baseball In the American Division, first team honors went to Millburn High School’s Daniel Cifu; Montclair High School’s Anthony Anzaldi, Brett Janifer and Jeremy Sacks; Nutley High School’s Lou Raffaelli; Bloomfield High School’s Nico Ong and Andre […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the ninth consecutive year the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. Recipients of the 2021 Investors Bank […]
BLOOMFIELD / BELLEVILLE, NJ — In a hardfought match, the Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team beat Belleville High School 2-1 on April 27. The first game of the match was neck-and-neck as the two teams traded points, resulting in a final score of 37-35 to Bloomfield. Bloomfield lost the second game narrowly, with the […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Last week, the Belleville High School baseball team went 2-1, defeating Cedar Grove and Newark Academy, but falling to Verona. On April 19, the Buccaneers beat Cedar Grove 8-7. The team was trailing 7-0, but battled back, tying it in the bottom of the sixth when junior Alberto Torres hit a double […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — NJ.com recently announced its all-state boys bowling teams for the 2020-2021 season, and West Orange High School junior Kieryn Knox was named to the first team. A second-team all-stater last season, Knox made the jump to first team with a game average of 229 this year, highlighted by an 800 set […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Belleville resident Anthony Rea has been busy as an interim co-head coach for the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys basketball team. He has stepped in, alongside Josh Cherry, to guide the Cougars as veteran head coach Tony Jones takes a season away during COVID-19 times. Rea, who is also MKA’s head football coach, […]