BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity softball team, under head coach Chris Cantarella, returns a strong group this season, led by its six seniors: pitchers Kaila Freid and Kara Sica, first baseman Gianna Benacquista, first baseman/designated player Victoria Bruno, shortstop Luciana Gilfone and third baseman Jasmine Latorre. The Bucs, who finished with an […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity baseball team is getting ready for the season, looking to improve from last year’s three-win campaign. The Bucs, under 11th-year head coach Joe Sorce, will begin the season Saturday, April 1, at home against Caldwell. This season, the Bucs have moved down from the American Divsion to […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a banner season. The Lady Bucs, under head coach Liz Ramirez, finished with a stellar 17-8 overall record and won a share of the Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division title with a 12-2 divisional mark. Belleville shared the divisional title with Immaculate Conception of […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Dan Sanacore, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Belleville High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator. To earn this distinction, Dan has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School Crew Team has been blessed with a generous donation of a brand new shell. The donor, Robert Babb, is a Belleville alum, Class of 1962. The boat is named after his father, Nova Babb, who was an educator in the Belleville Public Schools. Robert Babb will be visiting […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Belleville High School wrestler Brad Murillo enjoyed an inspiring run in the Region 3 tournament held at West Orange High School, finishing in sixth place in the 145-pound weight class. Murillo regrouped from a quarterfinal loss and was just one win from advancing to the NJSIAA state tournament in Atlantic City. Unfortunately, […]
High School Wrestling REGION 3 at West Orange HS QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 24 106: Cullen Day (Phillipsburg) p. Michael Rodriguez (Becton) 2:49; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) d. Matt DeStefanis (Randolph) 5-4; Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Darren Jones (Caldwell) 2-1; Quinn Melofchik (Belvidere) d. Anthony Clark (Delbarton) 3-2. 113: Anthony Petrillo (Livingston) d. Alex Strashinsky […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Brad Murillo finished third in the 145-pound weight class to lead the Belleville High School wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 11 tournament at Morristown High School on Feb. 18. The Bucs finished ninth overall out of 10 teams. Murillo advanced to the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School, […]
For high school wrestlers, the road to Atlantic City, site of the NJSIAA tournament, begins this weekend with district tournaments. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the regions the following weekend. This year, the NJSIAA realigned the districts and regions, with different teams in different sites. The following are districts […]