Bloomfield Bengals Sports News

• THE GIRLS JV BASKETBALL TEAM OUTLASTED MOUNT SAINT DOMINICS ACADEMY TO CAPTURE THE ESSEX COUNTY JV TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP. EN ROUTE TO THE TITLE THE GIRLS BESTED MONTCLAIR, WEST ORANGE AND UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLS.

• WRESTLING CONCLUDED THEIR SEASON AT THE REGION IV TOURNAMENT. IAN CHAUNCEY AND NATE GARCIA HAD THE HIGHEST FINISHES FOR BLOOMFIELD BOTH PLACING FOURTH. ALTHOUGH NO BENGALS ADVANCED TO ATLANTIC CITY THE EXPERIENCE GAINED SHOULD SERVE THEM WELL NEXT SEASON. CHRIS COLLADO, KYLE CHRISTIANSEN AND ADAM WOOTEN ALL REACHED THE QUARTERFINALS.

• BOYS BASKETBALL TUNED UP FOR THE STATES WITH WINS OVER CENTRAL AND SCOTCH PLAINS. THE BOYS LOOK TO AVENGE A RECENT LOSS TO WEST ORANGE WHEN THEY BEGIN STATE PLAY TUESDAY EVENING AT BHS-7 PM.

• THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WORKED OVERTIME PREPPING FOR THE STATES. LOSING IN OT AT HOME VS CEDAR GROVE AND EDGING GLEN RIDGE IN OVERTIME ON THE ROAD. THE GIRLS OPEN STATE PLAY AT JFK TUESDAY EVENING AT 6 PM.

• STEVE TASTE REPRESENTED BLOOMFIELD AT THE INDOOR TRACK MEET OF CHAMPIONS. HE HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF COMPETING IN POSSIBLY THE DEEPEST EVENT THERE-THE 55M HURDLES. STEVEN PLACED 13TH OVERALL.

Bengal Trivia

 Last week’s question: Who was the last Bengal wrestler to win a regional title?

Answer: Chris Lantz

This week’s question: The boys basketball team enters State Tournament play with a 19-6 record. What was the last Bengals Boys team to win twenty games in a season?

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