BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team scrimmaged North Arlington on Tuesday, March 29, and won, 4-3, on a very cold day. The Bucs threw six pitchers and all did a solid job, said head coach Joe Sorce. Senior righty Colin Cook started and struck out three batters in his one inning of […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School softball team has a large senior class this season. Longtime head coach Chris Cantarella said the team has a handful of returning senior starters. They include catcher Ashley Herman, shortstop-turned -pitcher Taina Carrasquillo, first baseman LilyAnne Weinberger, second baseman Lisbeth Azcona, and outfielder Kristine Ragas. Other seniors include […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, the Belleville High School baseball team, under longtime head coach Joe Sorce, returned last spring with very little experience. The Bucs mostly featured a strong group of relatively inexperienced juniors who could have used time on the junior varsity level to gain […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It is a prestigious season-ending meet where some of the nation’s top scholastic swimmers have gone for many years looking to compete against other teams – yes – but also with the quest to produce one’s best times of the year. In the case of Montclair Kimberley Academy, it has been […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville High School sophomore Rocco Negron took fourth place in the 132-pound weight class at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26. Negron qualified for the NJSIAA’s state individual championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to […]
Despite not having a home gym, Bucs posting fine success
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys basketball team has overcome the odds. The Buccaneers feature five strong seniors, but not much depth. In addition, the team has had to play all its games on the road, due to the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ida to the high school gym in early September. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School wrestling team enjoyed a stellar showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 9, tournament hosted by Nutley High School on Saturday, Feb. 19. The BHS Buccaneers finished in third place out of 10 teams. Sophomore Jakob Ferrer, senior Lorenzo Tafuri, sophomore Rocco Negron, and junior […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — For the Belleville High School wrestling team, it has been a challenging time. Like every school in the state, the Bucs had to navigate COVID-19 protocols. To make matters worse, the Bucs lost their gym when it was damaged by Tropical Storm Ida at the end of August. Despite the adversity, the […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville resident Anthony Rea recently completed his eighth season as the head football coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy, guiding a very young Cougars squad to a highly-competitive 4-6 record. Rea (39-39 record), who had previously been an assistant coach at MKA and William Paterson University, took over the reins of the Cougar […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco completed a fine junior season for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer team, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists for the Cougars (12-7-2) who reached the finals of the state prep B-Division Tournament and fell to Immaculate Heart in the NJSIAA Non-Public North B state tournament sectional final. […]