BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The long and demanding road to the United States National Men’s Soccer team continues for Bloomfield High School sophomore Jason Ricca. Ricca was selected to advance to Stage 2 of the 2017 New Jersey Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program tryouts. “This is a great honor for Jason and Bloomfield,” said Bloomfield Soccer […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Pictured is the 2016 Bloomfield High School football team. The Bengals kick off the season Friday, Sept. 9, on the road against Columbia High School at Underhill Field in Maplewood at 7 p.m.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School 2013 graduate Marcell Lazard is getting ready for his redshirt junior season for the West Virginia University football team. The WVU Mountaineers will open the season this Saturday, Sept. 3, against Missouri at home at noon. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Lazard, a 6-foot-6, 308-pound […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams have high hopes with a solid group of experienced runners this season. The boys’ team will enter the Liberty Division of the Super Essex Conference. Among the returnees are seniors Adam Mahabub and Brandon Copeck, and junior La’Shan White. “White is poised to […]
BLOOMFIELD The Bloomfield High School varsity football team is getting ready for its season. The Bengals, under head coach Mike Carter, were scheduled to visit Summit in a preseason scrimmage Tuesday, Aug. 23. BHS will visit Pequannock, Friday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. in a preseason scrimmage and will host West Essex in a game […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity fall teams will begin their seasons. The following are schedules for boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, girls’ tennis, girls’ volleyball and cross-country: Boys’ soccer (home games at Watsessing Park, unless otherwised noted.) Sept. 9, at Newark Academy, 4 p.m. Sept. 10, at Clifton, noon Sept. 13, Montclair, 4 p.m. […]
High school fans were saddened to learn the passing of Bill Allen, a longtime sports photographer and sports writer. Allen, who died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 14, at the age of 58, always had a happy-go-lucky disposition while taking photos of countless scholastic events and writing feature stories and game stories for more than three decades. […]
In an effort to even the number of the teams and achieve parity, a proposal has been made to realign high school wrestling teams in the 32 districts and eight regions for state postseason individual competition. The proposal was presented to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League and Conferences committee Aug. 11. Once […]
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.