By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – Alcides DosReis had 18 points to lead the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 46-41 home win over Golda Och Academy on Jan. 27. Dave McAllister and Kayson Wilder each had eight points; James Laquindanum had five points; Mohammed Yousef had four and Andre Velez had three for the Bucs, […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – Mohammed Yousef scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Andre Velez had 20 points, five assists and six steals to lead the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 69-65 come-from-behind win over Newark Academy on Jan. 26 at home. Kayson Wilder had 12 points for the Bucs, who erased […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – Priscilla Olivarria had 12 points, five rebounds and two assists and Keila Garcia had six points and four rebounds to lead the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 33-32 home win at Newark Central on Jan. 12. Emani Hill had four points and seven rebounds; Gianna Benacquista had two points, […]
By Editor on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – Belleville High School will hold two upcoming events. Military Appreciation Night will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, when the boys’ varsity basketball team hosts Golda Och Academy at 5:15 p.m. Military Appreciation Night is part of the Super Essex Conference’s Military Appreciation Month. The BHS annual Jim Silvestri Memorial Scholarship Fund wrestling match […]
By Editor on BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, EAST ORANGE, GLEN RIDGE, IRVINGTON, MAPLEWOOD, NUTLEY, ORANGE, SOUTH ORANGE, WEST ORANGE
UPPER MONTCLAIR – For over a half century, Marty Glickman was the pre-eminent voice of New York sports, and became arguably the most influential sports broadcaster of all time. He announced games of virtually every team, beginning as the radio announcer of the New York Knicks when they were formed in 1946. And he was […]
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UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will hold a Character Building Program and Screening of “The Sandlot” on President’s Day, Feb. 15, from 1-4 p.m. for children in grades 3-5. The first in a series of four classes, children will participate in a new inter-disciplinary way to build character and learn […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to get back on the winning track. Freshman point guard Jehann Dabon scored nine points; sophomore forward Emani Hill had six points and six rebounds and junior forward Gianna Benacquista added five points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in the 38-34 home loss to […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – Andre Velez scored 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and Mohammed Yousef had 11 points, but the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to rival Nutley, 64-45, Monday, Jan. 11, at Nutley. Adrielle Henson had seven points; Ethan Luarca had five points; Dave McAllister added three points; James Laquindanum had two points […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE – There are many high school football coaches who demonstrate tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the job they do. Joe Fischer, undoubtedly, was one of them. In his two stints as head coach of the Belleville High School football team, Fischer fervently brought an optimistic attitude, even though the Bucs struggled. Fischer recently decided […]
By Joe Ragozzino on BELLEVILLE, NUTLEY
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team crushed rival Belleville, 64-12, Monday, Jan. 4, at NHS. Here are the results: 106-pound weight class: Domonic Cofone (NHS) by forfeit. 113: John Hickey (NHS) forfeit. 120: Thomas Graziano (Belleville) pinned James Hargrave, 3:23. 126: Luis Ovando (Belleville) forfeit. 132: Frank DeMaio (NHS) pinned Geovanny Altamirano, […]