For the second straight season, Seton Hall Prep senior Creighton Hendrix finished in first place overall at the boys’ Essex County Tournament on April 19 at Hendricks Field Course in Belleville. Hendrix shot a 74. Verona’s Jack Strippoli was second with a 75. Nutley’s Michael Purcell took third at 76, and West Orange’s Tyler Galantini […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ (updated Friday April 21, 10:38 a.m.) – Tom Fleming, a longtime Bloomfield resident and former two-time winner of the New York City Marathon, died of an apparent heart attack while coaching his Montclair Kimberley Academy track and field team during a meet in Verona on Wednesday, April 19. He was 65. An […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity volleyball team remained perfect with an 8-0 record through April 15. The Bengals earned a hard-fought 25-22, 27-25 win at Belleville on April 13. Kyle Barrow had eight kills and seven digs; Jose Bruno-Maldonado had 23 assists and four digs; Dan Chavez and Menkare Gawthney-Fleming each […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team lost to Newark Academy, 5-3, Monday, April 17, at Carla Ward Memorial Field at Clarks Pond South. The loss ended the Bengals’ two-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. Ayana Andrade-Zygmunt had three hits and fellow junior Kim Zapata scored two runs for […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Steve Jenkins, Director of Athletics at Bloomfield High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. To earn this distinction, Jenkins has demonstrated exemplary knowledge, contributions and ongoing professional development in the field of interscholastic […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday April 18, 1:16 p.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Glen Ridge High School, 6-5 for its first win of the season, April 15, at Bloomfield Middle School. Andrew Altiery, who finished 3-for-4 with three singles, led […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Desiree Ramos went 2-for-2 with two runs and Kristina Collins went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity softball team to a 5-1 win over Verona at Clarks Pond field. Jamel Quiles went 1-for-3 with two RBI; Kim Zapata went 1-for-2 with an RBI and Ayana Andrade-Zygmunt had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team defeated Columbia and West Orange for their first wins of the season. BHS defeated Columbia, 10-1, April 5, at Pulaski Park field to move to a 1-1 record. Jalia Santos went 2-for-4 with two homers and two RBI; Ayana Andrade-Zygmunt went 1-for-3 with three RBI; […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team hopes to recover from a slow start to the season. The Bengals lost four games to move to an 0-5 record through April 10. The Bengals lost at Verona, 5-2, April 5. Senior third baseman Andrew Altiery had a double and an RBI; senior Roger […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity volleyball team defeated defeated Montclair, 25-14, 25-15, April 10, in Montclair, to improve to a 4-0 record. Kyle Barrow had five kills and three digs; Jose Bruno-Maldonado had 19 assists; Dan Chavez posted six kills and four digs; Menkare Fleming-Gawthney notched six kills; Al-Samad Henderson had […]