Sports
The High Tech Lasercats had competed in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which included private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
High Tech has a few sports teams, including girl's and boy's tennis, bowling, a judo club and basketball, as well as soccer, but their best continues to be their soccer team. This included a five year run of county championships (2004-2008).
The girls softball team won the 2008 North I, Group II state sectional championship, defeating Hoboken High School 3-1 in the tournament final. The team won the first round of the Group I state championship with a 4-2 win over Pompton Lakes High School 4-2, before falling to Pennsville Memorial High School by a score of 8-2 in the final game.
On March 12, 2010, mayors from all 12 municipalities in Hudson County signed a petition stating that High Tech High School and County Prep High School should eliminate their sports programs because of budget cuts. On April 22, 2010; it was revealed in the new budget that sports were cut from both schools for the 2010-11 school year.
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