BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated Belleville, 25-23, 25-15, April 19, at home. Senior Ezekiel Awkward had eight kills; junior Desmond Comer had seven kills and two blocks; senior Calvin Mott had four kills and two blocks; junior Miguel Ganhito had two kills and two digs; senior Martin Garcia had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team defeated Newark Academy, 3-2, Wednesday, April 24, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South to move to a 6-6 record. The Bengals scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After Newark Academy cut it to 2-1 in the top of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ –Samyah Wilson is Bloomfield High School’s Student-Athlete of the Month for April, as selected by the school. Wilson is a senior sprinter and team captain for the BHS girls track and field team. A four-year letterwinner, Wilson has led the Bengals to divisional championships for the past three seasons. In 2023, the girls […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Nutley High School softball team defeated Bloomfield High School, 4-3, April 22, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South in Bloomfield. Nutley improved to 9-3 on the season. Bloomfield moved to 5-6. Freshman Makenna Dejianne had a double and two RBI, junior Gabriella Mariana had a double and an […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team defeated West Orange, 4-1, on Wednesday, April 10 in West Orange. Senior righty Darien Rivas earned the win as he pitched five innings of two- hit ball, allowing one earned and one walk and hitting two batters while striking out six. Senior Evan Freid pitched two […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Unified Basketball team recently completed its season by capturing the Unified Cup at Princeton University. The Bengals bested Old Bridge and Montgomery on their way to the championship. Photo Courtesy of Meghan Leonard
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals football program has created two girls flag teams this spring. The 12U team and the 14U team opened the season on Saturday, April 13, in West Orange. “This is a history-making event,” said Junior Bengals president James McDaniel. “We are part of history in the inaugural season for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team hosted Glen Ridge HS on Monday, April 15, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South. Bloomfield won, 6-5, to improve to 3-4 on the season. Glen Ridge moved to 4-3. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon Bloomfield vs. Glen Ridge (April 15)
BLOOMFIELD, NJ —The Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated West Essex in two games on Friday, April 12, at BHS. Senior Ezequiel Awkward had 10 kills and six digs; junior Pedro Silva had 14 digs and five digs; and junior Desmond Comer had five kills for the Bengals, who improved to 3-3 on the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It could have been while playing one of the endless pickup games with 1970s Hudson Catholic teammate Mike O’Koren at the old St. Joseph Courts behind St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in their native Jersey City. Or, perhaps it was later inside Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University where he would […]