BLOOMFIELD – Congratulations to the Bloomfield 14U softball team for winning the Bi-County League championship with a 13-9 win over Madison in the final July 28. Team photo: Standing from left are Coach Joe Corio, Jenise Lopez, Haley Myslinski, Scott Bretz Lexi Corio, Tess McLaughlin, Jamel Quiles, Destiny Lopez, Ariana Petty, and Walter Zygmunt. Kneeling from left, […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Recreation Summer Sports Camps offered a variety of sports throughout the past several weeks for youngsters. Last week, wrestling and volleyball camps took place at Bloomfield High School, as the campers learned the fundamentals through drills.
BLOOMFIELD – Jon Aliaga has reason to feel optimistic. The new Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity soccer head coach has been impressed by his team’s work ethic and dedication during player meetings and workouts this summer. After serving as head coach at Lacordaire Academy in Montclair for the past few years, Aliaga, indeed, is thrilled […]
Lisa Morgan is a five-time National Coach for USA Track & Field. On Sunday, July 24, the final day of the IAAF World Under-20 Championships, a sweep of relay golds and a pair of individual bronze medals lifted Team USA, under Morgan’s guidance, to a tie for its highest-ever medal count at Zawisza Stadium in […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Great talent doesn’t always win. A great team culture almost always does. So how do teams (no matter what level) become strong and unified and the absolute best they can be? Three of New Jersey’s most accomplished sports figures – basketball Hall of Famer Bob Hurley Sr., two-time Super Bowl champion Chris […]
BLOOMFIELD – Mike Policastro learned the game of baseball while growing up in Bloomfield. As a first baseman, he went on to have a great career at Bloomfield High School, and an even better career at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Policastro continues to instill those lessons he has learned to Bloomfield youngsters every year for the […]
MONTCLAIR – In what is one of the largest swim meets of the long course season, 107 members of the Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team competed at the 2016 Long Course Silver/Bronze Region A Championships, July 15-17, at the Sonny Werblin pool on the campus of Rutgers University. Due to the large number of qualifying […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Senior American Legion baseball team split two games in the state District 1 tournament. The team, consisting of Bloomfield High School players, lost to Parsipanny, 5-0, Saturday, July 16, at the New Milford Sports Complex. The next day, Bloomfield stayed alive in the double-elimination tournament with an 8-3 win over Lyndhurst […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield U14 Cheetah Thunder boys’ soccer team is one win from a national championship. The team advanced to the United States Youth Soccer President’s Cup Finals in Tulsa, Ok. They will play Sunday, July 17, against North Texas Azteca. Bloomfield’s path to the USYS President’s Cup Finals has been long – starting […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League presents “A Day in Cooperstown” on Thursday, July 28. The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League is seeking 26 players to make up two teams that will play a game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bustin’ Babes vs. Larrupin Lou’s. The rest of the day will be spent […]