BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior Eli Simmons has accepted a football scholarship to Lackawanna Community College in Scranton, Pa. Simmons was a captain and a two-year starter at quarterback for the BHS Bengals. He had an outstanding senior year and was named first team All-Super Essex Conference. He also was voted Most Valuable Player […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team’s quest to defend its state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament championship came up short as the 11th-seeded Lady Raiders fell to third-seeded West Morris, 50-43, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 2. The loss marked the end of Blair Watson’s magnificent career. Watson, […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a terrific season. The Mountaineers, seeded third, lost to 14th-seeded Mount Olive, 66-61, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1. WOHS, under head coach Greg Tynes, finished the season with a stellar […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team, seeded 16th, lost at top-seeded Union City, 79-53, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1. With the loss, the Bucs finished the season with a 9-17 record. Alcides DosReis had 14 points; Mohammed Yousef had 10 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of the third quarter, but outscored Bayonne, […]
WEST ORANGE – Senior guard Sidney Gordon scored 26 points and the 14th-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team upset third-seeded Bloomfield, 52-47, in overtime, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bloomfield High. West Orange squandered a 20-point lead going […]
Lady Bengals' comeback falls short
BLOOMFIELD – Facing a 20-point deficit going into the fourth quarter, the Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team refused to quit. The Bengals frantically tried to keep their season alive, staging a remarkable rally. Unfortunately, they couldn’t complete the comeback. After miraculously forcing overtime on a buzzer-beating layup by senior center Aniyah Allen, the […]
By Gladstone Harrris, Bloomfield College Sports Information Director. BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield College women’s basketball standout Tianna Smith (Spring Valley, N.Y.) on Tuesday, March 1, was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for February 2016. The announcement was made by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. It capped an award-winning month for Smith, […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – On April 7, former Mets star Mookie Wilson will appear at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center with best-selling author Erik Sherman to discuss and sign copies of Sherman’s new book, “Kings of Queens: Life Beyond Baseball with the ’86 Mets.” This year marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous world […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Just in time for the upcoming baseball season, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, will host a special screening on March 22 of the acclaimed documentary “Fastball,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Featuring MLB stars and 20 Hall of […]