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Spring Preview 

Boys Lacrosse:
Coach: Patrick Tuohy

Captains: Pat Aslanian, Matt Lanzano, Luke Prybylski and Jack Simcox
First Game: West Morris Mendham, away, March 25th
Biggest Rival: Summit
Player to watch: Kyle Rittendale 
Captains Quote: “We’re really excited for the season. Hopefully we can build off of last years success and have fun doing it.” -Matt Lanzano

Girls Softball:
Coach: Caitlin Macdonald
Captains: TBD
Players to Watch: Sam Velez, Danielle Rinaldi, Elena Eliott
Biggest Rival: Clark, Linden and Governor Livingston
First Game: Elizabeth, home April 1st, 4 p.m.
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Boys Baseball:
Coach: Bob Brewster
Captains: Ben Herbster
First Game: Scotch Plains, away April 1st
Players to Watch: Dan DoCampo, Jack Bunting and Chris Rinaldi
Biggest Rival:Trio of Scotch Plains, Cranford and Governor Livingston
Captains Quote: “We have a lot to look forward to this year with a strong pitching staff and many senior players to rely on in the field. We also have a good amount of younger talent that could be seeing action this year. Our county has a lot of good competitors this year but we feel that we have good talent to repeat a county championship and also make a run at states.” -Ben Herbster

Boys Tennis:
Coach: George Kapner
Captains: Jack Siegel, Ben Cymbala
First Match: Summit, home April 1st, 4 p.m.
Biggest Rival: Scotch Plains, Summit, Livingston, JP Stevens
Players to Watch: Damian Ruparel, Tyler Roth, William Chen
Captains Quote: “We have six of seven returning starters along with some incoming talent. Our team looks really good for the season and we’re setting our expectations high.” -Jack Siegel

Boys Golf
Coach: Ryan Daly
Captains: Jared Geoghan, Jonathan Lee
Players to Watch: Justin Lankler or  Bear Mooney
First match: TBD
Biggest rival: Governor Livingston
Captain’s Quote: “The team is very excited for the upcoming season. We all have been working hard and I definitely think we can make a run at states this year. I hope that we continue to grow individually and as a team.” -Lee

Girls Golf
Coach: Katie Brenny
Captains: Erin Hart, Molly Hart
First Match: TBD
Player to Watch: Caroline Barry
Biggest rival: Ridge
Captain’s Quote: “So many girls are joining the team this season which is only adding to our excitement. We can finally prove to the school we are a real team and can’t wait to see how the season unfolds.” -Molly Hart

Boys Track
Coach: Chris Tafelski
Captains: Matt Russo, Will Chandler, Nick Buontempo, Josh Capistrano
First meet: Scotch Plains, away April 1st
Players to watch: Ryan Siegel, Sid Douglas, Mitch Bryk
Biggest Rival: Scotch Plains
Captain’s quote: “We are all very excited for the season. Tafelski has prepared us well in the winter with hard training so this season should be a success. The spring is a great time for everyone to compete and succeed.” -Russo and Chandler

Girls Track
Coach: Jennifer Buccino
Captains: Elena Chermak, Rita Murphy, Mae Devin, Gabby Brennan
First Meet: Scotch Plains, away April 1st
Players to Watch: Brooke Schaeffer, Julia Myers, Elena Chermak and Hannah Hawkins
Biggest Rival: Scotch Plains
Captain quote: “We can’t wait for the spring season to start to see everything we’ve worked for to come together. It’s going to be a great season” -Chermak

Girls Lax
Coach: Sam Warner
Captains: Lauren D’Amico, Mallory Weisse, Sam Paoletti, Alyssa Cox
First Game: Oak Knoll, away March 26th
Players to watch: Hannah Liddy, Emily Shields, Claire Cassie
Biggest Rival: Summit

Captain quote: “The whole team is really pumped for this season. We’ve been training really hard throughout the winter and we’re ready to prove ourselves on the field.” -Weisse

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