ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — For the 10th consecutive year, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center hosted student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference along with their families and coaches for a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. The 39 recipients of the 2022 Yogi Berra Museum […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 13th-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated 20th-seeded Garfield, 28-26, 25-23, in the play-in round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, tournament at home on Monday, May 23. The Bengals, who improved to a 15-8 record, will visit No. 4 seed Jefferson in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Essex County individual championships on Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, at Woodman Field in Montclair. On the girls side, Alexis Laviola took third place in the high jump at 4 feet, 6 inches; Kailyn Sayers took […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The seventh-seeded Bloomfield High School baseball team fell to fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep in the Greater Newark Tournament championship game on Saturday, May 21, at Yogi Berra Stadium in Newark. The Bengals, under head coach and 1989 BHS graduate Mike Policastro, reached the GNT final for the first time since 1997. Bloomfield […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team defeated Glen Ridge, 10-9, on Wednesday, May 11, at Carla Ward Memorial Softball Field at Clark’s Pond South. Senior Emily Tice had two hits and three RBIs; junior Adrianna Orellano had a single and two RBIs; and seniors Elexis Flores, senior Hope Kornstein, sophomore Ahlexa Montalvo […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track-and-field teams each took first place overall at Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. On the boys side, senior Elvin Darius won the 200-meter run in 22.90 seconds; junior Daniells DeLeon won both the 110-meter hurdles in 16.18 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team lost at top-seeded Livingston, 25-17, 25-19, in the championship of the Essex County Tournament on Friday, May 13. Bloomfield moved to a 13-7 record on the season.
BLOOMFIELD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Long before either Jake Pryor of Bloomfield or Brodie Snyder South Orange roamed the halls of Montclair Kimberley Academy, and also excelled as co-captains in both their scholastic sports, there have been many noted former athletes who became renowned actors. Johnny Weissmuller, who was one of the outstanding swimmers of his […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team has advanced to the Greater Newark Tournament championship game for the first time in 25 years. The seventh-seeded Bengals defeated Barringer, 10-1, in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 11, at Bloomfield Middle School field. Tyler Bell, a junior, went 2-for-3 with a single, a double, […]