BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Jr. Bengals football and cheerleading program is getting ready for the season. The program, for children in kindergarten through eight grade, is divided into several teams, by age. They are the A squad for eighth grade, the B squad for seventh grade, the C squad for sixth grade, the D […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School girls wrestling state champions Gianna Faura and Kira Pipkins enjoyed great showings at the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals at the FargoDome in Fargo, N.D., July 16-19. Faura, who graduated in June, finished between eighth and 12th place out of 60 competitors in the 200-pound weight class. She was a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School head baseball coach Mike Policastro is conducting his 16th annual Bengals summer baseball camp at Bloomfield Middle School’s field for players ages 7-15, or grades 2-8. The camp will be held for three weeks: July 11-15, July 18-22 and July 25-29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. A […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team finished with a 9-19 record this past spring, but the Bengals enjoyed one major highlight — they reached the Greater Newark Tournament championship game for the first time since 1997. The GNT is considered the Essex County tournament. Though they lost decisively to perennial powerhouse Seton […]
Coach guided outstanding Bloomfield softball teams for more than three decades
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For more than three decades, the Bloomfield High School softball program has been guided by head coach Bob Mayer. The Lady Bengals, under Mayer, have become one of the best programs in the county. But it’s the end of an era. Mayer coached his final season this spring, his 33th. Mayer was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team was led by a few good players this past spring season. Graduated senior first baseman Hope Kornstein, one of the team captains, made first team all–Super Essex Conference. Bob Mayer, who coached his final season for the Bengals after 34 seasons this year, said Kornstein was […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Gianna Faura and Kira Pipkins, who both won state championships in girls wrestling this past winter, are getting ready to compete in the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior and 16U National Championships at the FargoDome in Fargo, N.D., July 16-22. Faura, a graduated senior, won the 235-pound crown to cap an unbeaten season […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 12th annual Bloomfield High School Alumni Football Camp took place on Saturday, June 25, at Foley Field. The free, one-day camp attracted approximately 65 third- to eighth-grade boys and girls who participated in drills and activities in a fun environment under sunny skies while wearing camp T-shirts. The camp’s instructors were […]
BLOOMFIED — Over the past half-century, there have been great teams and athletes when it comes to female sports, whether it’s on the high school, college or professional level. All that was made possible in part thanks to the congressional passage of Title IX on June 23, 1972. In the words of the U.S. Department […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Despite finishing with a 9-19 record, the Bloomfield High School baseball team managed to become county tournament runner-up this season. The seventh-seeded Bengals defeated sixth-seeded Nutley in the semifinals before losing to fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep in the final of the Greater Newark Tournament, which is considered to be the county tournament. […]