Pipkins goes for four-peat state title

BHS girls wrestler will be in Atlantic City for the final; other Bengals excel

Pipkins goes for four-peat state title

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 HS girls wrestling team captures region tournament title

Bloomfield HS girls wrestling team captures region tournament title

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. […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys district tournament success

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys district tournament success

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team enjoyed a stellar showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 9 state tournament at Nutley High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Bengals finished in third place out of 10 schools. Delbarton finished first with 351.5 points, Nutley was second with 140 points […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys stellar 21-10 season, seeks success at boys district tournament and girls regionals

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys stellar 21-10 season, seeks success at boys district tournament and girls regionals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team seeks a strong showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 9 state tournament at Nutley High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Bengals finished the regular season with a 21-10 record after winning all three matches on Saturday, Feb. 11, at home. Bloomfield […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys solid outing at ECT

Bloomfield HS wrestling team enjoys solid outing at ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team enjoyed a good outing at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 25-26, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. The Bengals took eighth place overall out of 22 high schools. Here are the top Bengals results. Senior Rahjohn Plummer (132-pound weight class), […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team competes against Caldwell

Bloomfield HS wrestling team competes against Caldwell

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team hosted Caldwell on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Caldwell won 58-16. Here are the results: 106-pound weight class: Carmine Sipper, Caldwell, pinned Matthew Miller 5:13. 113: Dominic Holler, Caldwell, pinned Anthony Lizama 4:58. 120: Solomon Soriente, Caldwell, technical fall over Ahlexa Montalvo 25-10, 5:15. 126: Kira Pipkins, Bloomfield, […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team defeats Secaucus

Bloomfield HS wrestling team defeats Secaucus

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team defeated Secaucus 54-15 on Monday Dec. 19 at home. Here are the results: 113-pound weight class: Jacob Orlando, Secaucus, decisioned Anthony Lizama 11-4. 120: Ahlexa Montalvo, Bloomfield, pinned Andrei Delos-Santos 1:25. 126: Kira Pipkins, Bloomfield, pinned Alex Lopez 0:26. 132: Dean Costantino, Secaucus, decisioned Rahjohn Plummer […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling has high hopes this season

Bloomfield HS wrestling has high hopes this season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling program, under head coach Ryan Smircich, enters the season with much optimism. On the girls side, the program will be led by senior Kira Pipkins, arguably the best female wrestler in the state. Pipkins is a three-time New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls state champion. “This […]