BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team returns a strong nucleus this season. The Bengals, under longtime head coach Mike Policastro, will open the season April 1 against Belleville at home at 4 p.m. Bloomfield will be led by a host of experienced players. The Bengals return six position starters from last year’s […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Kristjan Sokoli is adding a chapter to his professional football career. The 2010 Bloomfield High School graduate was recently selected in the second round of the supplemental draft of the United States Football League, which has been resurrected after more than 30 years. Sokoli, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman, spent time in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Five members of the Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, under head coach Mike Passero, earned All–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors, selected by the coaches in the division, this season. Julian Paulino and Uma Kalu, both seniors, made the first team. Shayne Hinton, a junior, made the second team. Ramuel Gotrasse and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The postseason accolades continue to pile up for Ithaca College women’s basketball graduate guard Grace Cannon, a 2017 Bloomfield High School graduate who was named as a 2022 College Sports Information Directors of America Second Team Academic All-American. Cannon was one of 15 student-athletes nationally to earn this honor, as the Bloomfield […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team featured several All–Super Essex Conference– American Division honorees. The honorees were selected by the divisional coaches. Gerald Van Baelen, a senior, made the first team in the at-large category. Van Baelen finished fifth in the state Region 3 tournament in the 126-pound weight division and had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team finished a stellar season. The Lady Bengals, under head coach Zac Dearwater, ended the season with a 16-10 overall record after losing to Paterson Eastside, 44-21, in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The fifth-seeded Bloomfield High School girls basketball team defeated No. 12 seed Bergen Tech, 45-34, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Monday, Feb. 28. Senior guard Chiara Hilario had 21 points, senior forward Lucy Heman had 10 points, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Despite a tough loss in the state sectional tournament, the Bloomfield High School boys basketball team enjoyed a stellar season. The Bengals, seeded fourth, lost to No. 13 seed North Bergen, 41-39, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Gerald Van Baelen finished in fifth place in the 126-pound weight class at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26. Van Baelen pinned Michael Hare, of West Morris, in 2:54 in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ —The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Passaic County Tech, 54-50, at home on Thursday, Feb. 24, in a nonconference game. Shayne Hinton, a junior guard, had 19 points; and senior forward Seth Edwards had 10 points for the Bengals, who improved to a 19-6 overall record on the season. Senior guard […]