HS football preview: Belleville looks to keep improving this season
BELEVILLE, NJ – Entering his second year at the head-coaching helm, Jermain Johnson is preaching to his Belleville High School players the importance of learning the game of football. Johnson and his...
View ArticleBelleville HS girls volleyball team is off to 2-2 start to season
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls volleyball team is off to a 2-2 start to the season. The Bucs defeated both Cedar Grove, 25-14, 25-21, Sept. 4, in Cedar Grove and Columbia, 23-25,...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team defeats Dickinson, 45-6, to move to 2-0
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team defeated Dickinson, 45-6, Friday night, Sept. 13, at Dickinson in Jersey City to improve to 2-0. Junior running back Derek Leigh rushed for 205...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team routs East Side, 39-0, to remain unbeaten at 3-0
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School football team won its third straight to start the season, crushing Newark East Side, 39-0, Friday night, Sept. 20, at Belleville Municipal Stadium. Derek...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team is 4-0 for second year in a row
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team has produced another 4-0 start to the season. For the second straight year, the Bucs, under second-year head coach Jermain Johnson, have won...
View ArticleBelleville HS boys soccer team enjoys stellar 7-1 start to season
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys soccer team was determined to have a strong season this fall, considering last year’s tough three-win campaign. That certainly was evident as the team...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team defeats Kearny to improve to 5-0
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team improved to 5-0 with a 38-15 win over Kearny on Friday, Oct. 4, at Belleville Municipal Stadium. It is believed to be the firs time the Bucs...
View ArticleBelleville HS girls soccer team enjoying good season
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls soccer team, under head coach Beth Ann Garrett, is enjoying a nice season. The Bucs, seeded 14th, defeated No. 19 seed Technology, 7-0, in an Essex...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team falls to West Side for first loss
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team fell to West Side, 32-0, Saturday, Oct. 12, at Untermann Field in Newark for its first loss of the season. Ray Leak carried 14 times for 52...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team tops Barringer in overtime to improve to 6-1
BELLEVILLE, NJ — It’s official. This is the best season for the Belleville High School football team in 29 years. Ray Leak scored on a 12-yard run in overtime to lift the Bucs to a thrilling 14-8 win...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team (6-2) looks to regroup from tough 13-7 loss to...
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team looks to bounce back from a tough 13-7 home loss to Orange on Friday, Oct. 25. It was just the second loss of the season for the Bucs, who...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team wins 15-14 thriller over Millburn to improve to 7-2
MILLBURN, NJ — Zier Stevens caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Cincere with eight seconds left in the game and Chris Freid scored on the ensuing two-point conversion run to lift the...
View ArticleBelleville HS football team enjoys best season in decades as Bucs finish 7-3
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team enjoyed its best season in decades. The Bucs, who lost to Passaic, 27-2 in the season finale on Nov. 7, finished with a stellar 7-3 record...
View ArticleBelleville HS boys soccer players – Kevin Manjarrez and Fernando Pesantez –...
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Kevin Manjarrez and Fernando Pesantez of the Belleville High School boys soccer team have been invited to the All-State banquet, according to BHS head boys soccer coach Gary Polewka....
View ArticleBelleville HS girls basketball team looks to contend with strong returning...
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville High School girls basketball team, under head coach Chris Cantarella, features a good returning nucleus this season. The Bucs are off to a 2-1 start. After crushing Cristo...
View ArticleMontclair YMCA Dolphins swim team makes waves at championship meets
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team turned in outstanding performances at two championship meets, held on Dec. 13-15. At the EEX Holiday Classic XXXIII, held at Rutgers University, 16...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Bloomfield HS wrestling team defeats Belleville
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team improved to 8-1 with a 45-26 win over Belleville on Jan. 14. Results: 106 pound: Justin Martinez (Bloomfield) won by forfeit. 113 pound:...
View ArticleBelleville HS wrestler Hakim Fennell wins ECT title
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Hakim Fennell, a senior, won the 170-pound weight class to lead the Belleville High School wrestling team at the 45th Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange...
View ArticleUPDATED: Belleville HS boys basketball team stuns Bloomfield in the ECT
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Ethan Laquindanum hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the 21st-seeded Belleville High School boys basketball team to a 52-51 upset win over 12th-seeded Bloomfield in the...
View ArticleDavid Guerra and Hakim Fennell win titles to lead Belleville HS wrestling...
RANDOLPH — David Guerra and Hakim Fennell won their respective weight class titles to lead the Belleville High School wrestling team to a fourth-place finish at the District 10 tournament at Randolph...
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