Bloomfield wrestlers fall to West Essex 53-18

Bloomfield wrestlers fall to West Essex 53-18

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team lost to West Essex High School 53-18 on March 31. Winning bouts for West Essex: Ethan Kerlin pinned William Ungermah at 0:11 in the 106-pound weight class; Joey Macrino had a sudden victory 4-2 against Juan Millan in the 113-pound weight class; Mike Pescatore pinned Yeicob […]

Three Bengals girls wrestlers head to state championships

Three Bengals girls wrestlers head to state championships

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — April 3 was an auspicious day for girls wrestling as three Bloomfield High School girls wrestlers advanced to the state finals. Sophomore Kira Pipkins won the North Regional title at 121 pounds and junior Gianna Faura claimed the championship at 215 pounds. Also moving on was freshman Ahlexa Montalvo, who wrestled back […]

Bengals athletes receive SEC honors, girls wrestlers pin their way to titles

Bengals athletes receive SEC honors, girls wrestlers pin their way to titles

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Several Bloomfield High School athletes were named to honorary Super Essex Conference teams. In the SEC–Colonial Division, Vernon Lee and Chino Anyanwu were named to the boys basketball first team; Khanye Tucker, Uma Kalu and Isaiah Cortes were named to the second team; and Andre Dean received honorable mention. In the SEC–American […]

Bengals beat the Farmers at March 20 wrestling meet

Bengals beat the Farmers at March 20 wrestling meet

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — At a March 20 wrestling meet, the Bloomfield High School Bengals defeated the Union High School Farmers 57-24. Winning for the Bengals were William Ungermah in the 106-pound weight class via forfeit; Kira Pipkins in the 120-pound weight class via forfeit; Gerald VanBaelen in the 126-pound weight class with a pin against […]

Bloomfield HS wrestlers Jeff Diaz and Zachary Andruchowitz earn berths for state finals in Atlantic City

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School wrestlers Jeff Diaz and Zachary Andruchowitz finished in third place and fourth place in their respective weight divisions at the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament hosted by West Orange HS, Feb. 21-23. As a result, Diaz and Andruchowitz qualified for the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, […]

Bloomfield HS girls wrestlers compete at first-ever girls wrestling state regional tournament

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Four girls wrestlers from Bloomfield High School competed in the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state regional tournament held at Red Bank Regional HS, Sunday, Feb. 17. Noura Kakadendi finished in fourth place in the North bracket 185-pound weight class, just missed qualifying for the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state tournament.  The other […]

Bloomfield HS Hall of Fame to induct 8 new members

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield Educational Foundation (BEF) will hold its 2019 Annual Gala Dinner on May 3, 2019 at the Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield.  A sellout crowd is expected as eight athletes will be inducted into the Bloomfield High School Hall of Fame that evening. Tickets are $100 each and $50 for […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team finishes with school-record 22 wins in regular season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team, under second-year head coach Ryan Smircich, concluded an historic regular season. The Bengals hosted a quad meet on Feb. 9, winning all three matches to finish with a 22-6 dual-meet record, the most wins in school history in a season. Bloomfield defeated Rutherford, 55-15; Glen Ridge, […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team captures Gray Cup title

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School wrestling team hosted its annual Gray Cup, Feb. 2, defeating Columbia, 44-30, and Verona, 42-31, to win the Cup title. The Bengals improved to a 19-5 record this season. In previous action, the Bengals defeated Millburn, 53-12, at Millburn, Jan. 30, and defeated Hackettstown, 46-18, Jan. 31 at […]