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 – David Guerra’s amazing wrestling journey will now make one more stop: Atlantic City. Looking to become the next state champion in the program’s storied history, the Belleville High School junior finished runner-up in the 145-pound weight division at the Region 3 tournament held at West Orange High School, Feb. 21-23. Guerra punched […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Four Belleville High School girls wrestlers competed in the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state regional tournament held at Red Bank Regional HS, Sunday, Feb. 17. Alisa Safforld finished in second place in the North bracket 100-pound weight division for BHS. Safforld won three matches before losing to Sydney Petzinger of Parsippany by […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity wrestling posted a good showing at the District 10 tournament at Randolph HS, Feb. 16. The Buccaneers, under head coach Joseph Pizzi, were led by Angelo Petrozzino and David Guerra, who each took second place in the 113- and 145-pound weight classes, respectively. Lawrence Mendoza, at 120, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – David Guerra won the 145-pound title to lead the Belleville High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 17-18. In the final, Guerra, the No. 2 seed, won by a 19-4 technical fall over No. 1 seed Devin Rocha of Columbia. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School wrestling team will host its inaugural Belleville Buccaneer Classic this Saturday, Jan. 12, beginning at 9 a.m. The teams participating in the Belleville Buccaneer Classic are Belleville, Becton, Columbia, Cliffside Park, Dover, Glen Ridge, Morris Knolls, Union City, Waldwick and Weehawken. “This is our first-ever tournament here at […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – David Guerra and Michael Mejia each finished in second place in their respective weight classes to lead the Belleville High School varsity wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 11 tournament on Feb. 17 at Morristown HS. In the 138-pound final, David Guerra lost to Michael Rubin of Hanover Park by a 6-2 […]
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 […]
