BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield resident Claire Bishop was a sophomore contributor to the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls indoor track-and-field team which captured the state prep B-Division team title and also won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Non-Public B state championship when it outscored St. Rose 68-61 for top team honors. Photo Courtesy of […]
Star QB to be posthumously inducted into the NJSIAA’s Hall of Fame
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School legendary football star Frank Tripucka will be posthumously inducted into the latest New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame class. Tripucka is among the seven former student-athletes and administrators who comprise the induction class. These inductees will be honored at a luncheon on Sunday, March 19, at […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Kira Pipkins received a hero’s welcome as she was honored during an early-afternoon ceremony on Sunday, March 5, in front of the high school. A large crowd of friends, family members, teammates, school administrators and coaches were in attendance to greet Pipkins after she arrived from Atlantic City […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School sophomore wrestler Gabriel McCulloch gave a strong effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. McCulloch was the No. 28 seed in the 285-pound heavyweight class. In the first round on Thursday, March 2, McCulloch dropped an 8-1 decision […]
Bloomfield HS girls wrestler makes state history, caps iconic career in Atlantic City
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For any high school wrestler, the ultimate dream is to win four state individual championships. For Kira Pipkins, that dream was realized. The Bloomfield High School senior captured her fourth girls wrestling state individual title. In the final of the 126-pound weight class, Pipkins secured a dominant 11-1 major-decision victory over Liliana […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Kira Pipkins, arguably the best girls wrestler in state history, is one win away from winning her fourth state girls wrestling championship. Pipkins won two matches in the 126-pound weight class in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state tournament on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Phillipsburg High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 14th-seeded Bloomfield High School girls basketball team fell to No. 3 seed Paterson Eastside High School 68-27 in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Eastside. Aniyah Brown had 8 points with six rebounds, […]
Bloomfield HS wrestler excels at Region 3, punches ticket to Atlantic City
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School sophomore wrestler Gabriel McCulloch took fourth place in the 285-pound heavyweight class in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 state tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25. As a result, McCulloch earned a berth in the NJSIAA’s state tournament at Boardwalk […]
BHS girls wrestler will be in Atlantic City for the final; other Bengals excel
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Kira Pipkins, arguably the best girls wrestler in state history, is one win away from winning her fourth state girls wrestling championship. Pipkins won two matches in the 126-pound weight class in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state tournament on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Phillipsburg High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls wrestling team captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North 2 Region girls state tournament championship at Union High School on Sunday, Feb. 19. Bloomfield had 123 points. Somerville was second with 114 points. Senior Kira Pipkins, a three-time state girls champion, won the 126-pound title. […]