BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School winter teams saw exceptional athletes. The following are the BHS athletes who received postseason honors, voted by their divisional coaches. Girls basketball Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division First Team: freshman Lia Barker and senior Ava Barker. Second Team: senior Mia Gonzalez and sophomore Inez Brewster. Honorable Mention: senior Angelina […]
The Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team had a good run this season. Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield, under head coach Dave Macri, went 1-1 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Public Co-Op state tournament. Bloomfield senior Alex Benkert had four goals and three assists and junior Christian Sherman had two goals and five assists […]
BLOOMFIELD, Nj — Bloomfield High School boys basketball players Sean Perrotta, Davieon McClain, Talan Bacote and A.J. Cruz earned All—Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors, selected by the divisional coaches. Perrotta and McClain each made the First Team. Perrota, a sophomore guard, scored 373 points for an average of 13.3 points per game. McClain, a senior […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team has reason to feel optimistic this season. The Bengals lost nine players to graduation, but returned several players: senior outfielder/pitcher Jack Lardner, senior pitcher/third baseman Darious Rivas, senior left-handed pitcher/center fielder Kevin Obiedzinski, sophomore second baseman/pitcher Noah Attas, junior third baseman/pitcher Braeden Weber, sophomore shortstop Sean […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School spring teams are getting ready for their seasons. The following are the schedules for baseball, softball and boys volleyball: Baseball April 1: at Newark Tech, 4 p.m. April 3: at Cedar Grove, 4 p.m. April 4: Hanover Park, 4 p.m. April 7: Newark Academy, 4 p.m. April 9: […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Unified co-ed basketball team enjoyed a great season. This was the second season for the team, which brought a 14-0 record into the state semifinals. Unfortunately, they lost to their rival, Union City, on Wednesday, March 12. “My team was heartbroken not advancing to the final game at […]
BLOOMFIELD/NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Alex Benkert loves ice hockey. The Bloomfield resident started playing the sport when he was a toddler, suiting up for different clubs throughout the years. When it came time to choosing a high school, he considered many options, because he wanted to keep playing. Benkert ultimately decided to represent his hometown […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Gabriel McCulloch finished a fantastic career after competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. McCulloch was the No. 16 seed in a field of 32 at the 285-pound […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School girls wrestlers Saharia Qamina, Leanna Noel and Madelyn McLaughlin earned medals in their respective weight classes at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to Saturday, March 6-8. Quamina earned the second-place medal at the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 11th-seeded Bloomfield High School girls basketball team lost at No. 6 seed Livingston, 49-33, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27. Freshman guard Lia Barker scored 12 points, senior guard Mia Gonzalez had nine […]