BELLEVILLE, NJ — Pictured: The Belleville High School wrestling team’s seniors gather as they were honored on Senior Night on Feb. 5. The boys and girls were getting ready for their respective state district and region tournaments that began on Feb. 22, after press time. Photo Courtesy of Belleville HS Athletics
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys and girls wrestling teams had some good performances at their respective Essex County tournaments at Essex County College in Newark on Thursday, Jan. 23. On the girls’ side, senior Izabella Luna won the 152-pound weight class title; sophomore Tiffany Guanoquiza Restrepo (132) and senior Cassandra Cross (145) […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ —Belleville High School seniors Jakob Ferrer and Rocco Negron posted good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys state individual wrestling championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Ferrer, competing in the 113-pound weight class, was the No. 18 seed in the field of 32 wrestlers. In the preliminary round, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls wrestling team finished in fourth place overall at the inaugural girls wrestling Essex County Tournament at Nutley High School on Friday, Feb. 16. The Buccaneers had 82 points. Bloomfield was first with 165 points, West Orange was second with 127 points and Nutley was third with 90 […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ –Belleville High School seniors Jakob Ferrer and Rocco Negron earned berths for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state boys wrestling tournament in Atlantic City. Ferrer took second place in the 113-pound weight class and Negron took third place in the 144-pound class at the NJSIAA’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Senior Rocco Negron won the 144-pound weight class championship and was voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler to lead the Belleville High School boys wrestling team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 tournament at Nutley High School on Saturday, Feb. 17. Negron pinned Ethan Pinillis of Montclair in […]
KEARNY, NJ – The Belleville High School wrestling team enjoyed a strong showing at the annual Kearny Holiday tournament on Dec. 16 to begin the season. The Buccaneers finished in third place out of 12 schools that participated. Middetown South High School took first place and Bayonne High School took second place. Jacob Ferrer won […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School basketball and wrestling teams are getting ready for their seasons. The boys basketball and girls basketball teams will tip off their seasons on Thursday, Dec. 14. The boys will host Verona and the girls will visit Golda Och Academy in West Orange. The wrestling team will take part […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 9 state tournament at Nutley High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Buccaneers finished in fifth place overall out of 10 schools. Delbarton was first, followed by Nutley, Bloomfield and Cedar Grove. The […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School wrestling team, under head coach Joseph Pizzi, enjoyed a stellar outing at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 25-26, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. The Buccaneers took ninth place overall out of 22 high schools. Here are the top BHS results. Rocco […]