Athletics
Bridgewater-Raritan High School competes in the Skyland Conference, made up of public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west Central Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 2,125 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA in the 2011-12 school year for most sports as North II, Group IV, a category that included schools with enrollment of 1,200 to 3,015.
The Bridgewater-Raritan East football team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional championships in 1974 and the Central Jersey Group II title in 1989.
The school was recognized as the Group IV winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving a tie for 3rd in Girls Soccer, 1st in Boys Soccer, a tie for 3rd in Girls Volleyball, 2nd in Field Hockey, 1st in Boys Swimming, a tie for 3rd in Boys Lacrosse, 1st in Boys Tennis and 1st in Boys Volleyball.
Kristen Helmstetter broke the girl's basketball record for most points in her high school career, topping her coach's previous record with 1,476 career points.
The boys soccer team won the 2005 Group IV State Championship over Shawnee High School completing the best record the soccer team has ever seen with 23 wins and one loss, finishing the season with a ranking of second in the state and a national ranking of 24th.
In 2006, the boys soccer team repeated as Group IV North II Sectional Champions, defeating Elizabeth High School 3-0.
The boys volleyball won the 2005 State Championship over Clifton High School, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20.
The boys tennis team won the 2005 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 4-1 win against Westfield High School. The tennis team won the 2006 Group IV State Championship, defeating Cherry Hill High School East 3-2 in the semifinals and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South 3-2 in the finals to take the title.
The 2007 girls tennis team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over J. P. Stevens High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group IV State Championship with a 3-2 win over Montgomery High School in the semifinals and Bergen County Technical High School in the finals by a 4-1 score. The 2003 team lost in the Group IV final to Cherry Hill High School East.
The Boys Swimming team won the 2006 Public A State Championship over Cherry Hill High School West with a score of 88-82, winning their first state championship after going into the final event in a tie. In back to back seasons in 2010 and 2011 the boys swim team took home the New Jersey state championship trophy, defeating Cherry Hill High School East both years.
The boys wrestling team became three-time District Champs from 2003 to 2006
In 2007, the field hockey team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Montclair High School in the tournament final.
The girls soccer team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship in 2007 with a 2-1 win over Ridge High School in the tournament final.
In 2003, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a win over Roxbury High School and were Group IV state finalist.
The boys lacrosse team won the 2011 Tournament of Champions with a 6-5 win over Summit Senior High School, marking the program's second state title and breaking Summit's 68 game winning streak. The Panthers won their first state lacrosse title in 1998. To begin the 2012 season, the Panthers were ranked 5th in the nation and 1st in the state. They finished the season undefeated at 21-0, extending their overall winning streak to 36 games. Along the way, the Panthers won their second consecutive Somerset County, NJ Group 4, and NJ Tournament of Champions titles, and head coach Chuck Apel achieved his 400th win.
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