UNION, NJ — Belleville High School junior Alisa Safforld took third place in the 100-pound weight class at the North Region girls wrestling tournament at Union HS on Feb. 23. After receiving a first-round bye, Safforld pinned Darlyn Silverio of New Brunswick in 2:41 in the second round before losing to Isabella Santos of Elizabeth […]
RANDOLPH — David Guerra and Hakim Fennell won their respective weight class titles to lead the Belleville High School wrestling team to a fourth-place finish at the District 10 tournament at Randolph on Feb. 22. Guerra won the 145-pound title and Fennell won the 160 title. Joshua Dabon and David Peterkin took second place at […]
Bucs, seeded No. 21, win 11th straight game; advances to the round of 16
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Ethan Laquindanum hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the 21st-seeded Belleville High School boys basketball team to a 52-51 upset win over 12th-seeded Bloomfield in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 6 at a. Laquindanum, a sophomore who finished with 11 points, took an inbounds […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Hakim Fennell, a senior, won the 170-pound weight class to lead the Belleville High School wrestling team at the 45th Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange Jan. 16-17. Fennell, the No. 4 seed, won by a 5-4 decision over Livingston’s Stratos Kantanas, the No. 2 seed, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team improved to 8-1 with a 45-26 win over Belleville on Jan. 14. Results: 106 pound: Justin Martinez (Bloomfield) won by forfeit. 113 pound: Juan Millan (Bloomfield) p. Malvin Gavarrete, 5:33 120 pound: Gerald VanBaelen (Bloomfield) p. Lawrence Mendoza, 3:13 126 pound: Joshua Dabon (Belleville) d. […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team turned in outstanding performances at two championship meets, held on Dec. 13-15. At the EEX Holiday Classic XXXIII, held at Rutgers University, 16 of the team’s swimmers qualified for a meet that has traditionally been one the most anticipated all year. More than 35 teams from […]
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville High School girls basketball team, under head coach Chris Cantarella, features a good returning nucleus this season. The Bucs are off to a 2-1 start. After crushing Cristo Rey, 46-5, in the season opener Dec. 20, the team went 1-1 in the North Arlington tournament, losing to Bergen Tech, 49-27, Dec. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Kevin Manjarrez and Fernando Pesantez of the Belleville High School boys soccer team have been invited to the All-State banquet, according to BHS head boys soccer coach Gary Polewka. Manjarrez, a senior center-midfielder, led the team with 15 goals and added six assists. He also was 5-for-5 on penalty kicks this year. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team enjoyed its best season in decades. The Bucs, who lost to Passaic, 27-2 in the season finale on Nov. 7, finished with a stellar 7-3 record under second-year head coach Jermain Johnson. It marked the first time that they won seven games since 1981. It’s also […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Zier Stevens caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Cincere with eight seconds left in the game and Chris Freid scored on the ensuing two-point conversion run to lift the Belleville High School football team to a thrilling 15-14 win over Millburn on Friday night, Nov. 1, in Millburn. The victory improved […]