BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team enjoyed a successful season this spring. The Buccaneers, under head coach Joe Sorce, finished with a solid 15-10-1 overall record. In the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament, the ninth-seeded Bucs lost at Cranford, 4-0, in the first […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team finished a successful regular season. The Bucs had their biggest win of the season when they defeated rival Nutley, 3-0, Saturday, May 18, at the Park Oval in Nutley. Belleville improved to 15-9-1 overall on the season. Sophomore Sean Walsh pitched a complete-game shutout with five […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team posted a thrilling 4-3 victory over West Orange on Senior Night on Wednesday, May 8, at home. The Bucs trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when junior Raf Matos hit a two-out, two-run triple to tie the game. In the bottom of the […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team moved to a 10-7-1 record after going 1-3 last week. The Bucs lost at Montclair Kimberley Academy, 9-0, Monday, April 29. The next day, the Bucs dropped a heartbreaker at Newark Academy by a score of 9-8. Belleville battled back on Wednesday, April 30, at Newark […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will take place Tuesday, June 11, at Belleville High School’s Doc Ellis Field/Municipal Stadium. This will be the 30th game of the classic, which began in 1993. The game was not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID–19 pandemic. It will also […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team was red-hot entering the week of Sunday, April 28. The Bucs brought a four-game winning streak into the week to improve to 9-4-1 overall on the season. On Monday, April 22, the Bucs defeated Newark Tech, 3-1, at home. Senior James Monroig pitched six innings, allowing […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team went 2-1-1 last week to move to 6-4-1 on the season. The Bucs defeated Shabazz, 14-0, Monday, April 15. Seniors Josh Abramson, James Monroig and Marino Perez combined to pitch a five-inning shutout. Sophomore Marcos Atehortua went 2-for-2. The Bucs played Cedar Grove to a 2-2 […]
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. […]