North Bergen High School’s Bruins eSports Team Recognized by Township

North Bergen High School’s (NBHS) Bruins eSports Team was recognized for their accomplishments by Mayor Nicholas Sacco and the Board of Commissioners during the commission meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The Bruins were crowned last December as the first-ever Helix eSports Champions, triumphing over a crowded field of surrounding districts including Union City, West New York, Weehawken, and Rutherford.

The competition took place over five different video games, with North Bergen taking first place in Overwatch and Rocket League, and placing either first or second in Fortnite, League of Legends, and Super Smash Brothers.

At the tournament, recruiters from St. Peter’s University and The College of Saint Rose were present and are actively recruiting two North Bergen students. The students have visited the campus and met their team. The eSports team is hopeful that the students will be offered scholarships to attend St. Peter’s University in the Fall to play for their eSports team.

Also at the commission meeting to congratulate the players were School Superintendent Dr. George Solter, NBHS Principal Richard Locricchio, and Team Coach Jared Keshishian, along with other school officials and administrators.

Team Managers: Alexander Martinez-De Jesus & William Ramirez.

Team Members:

Steven Abreu

Irvin Acevedo

Michael Aguilar

Helder Aguin

Anthony Aragon

James Contreras

Jesus Diaz

Jason Garcia

Kevin Garrido

Diego Gonzalez

Danny Loya

Erik Maldonado

Josue Martinez

Jose Minchala Meneses

Francisco Moreira

Justin Naranjo

Kenneth Ordonez

Christopher Pacheco

Roberto Perez

Jason Quintana

Ernie Recindez

Rupert Reeves

Emilio Rivero

Branden Rodriguez

Eby Rodriguez

Enzo Rodriguez

Krishna Sanchez

Mirko Soto

Matthew Tamayo

Daniel Alejandro

Vielma Valiente

Jostin Ventura