Sports
The Sparta High School Spartans now compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sparta High School had previously been a member of the now-defunct Sussex County Interscholastic League. All sports teams compete in one of three seasons:
- Fall: Football, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, Cross-Country (Boys' & Girls'), Field Hockey, Girls' Volleyball, Cheerleading, Marching Band, and Girls' Tennis
- Winter: Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Skiing (Boys' & Girls'), Bowling (Boys' & Girls'), Winter Track (Boys' & Girls'), Wrestling, Swimming (Boys' & Girls'), and Ice Hockey
- Spring: Track and Field (Boys' & Girls'), Boys' Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse', Baseball, Softball, Golf (Boys' & Girls') and Boys' Tennis
In 2003, Sparta's football team won the North I, Group II state championship at Giants Stadium against Dover High School 16-0, finishing the season with a 12-0 record and making them Sussex County's only 12-win undefeated football team.
The wrestling team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship in 2000 with a 36-29 win against Indian Hills High School.
The 2001 girls basketball team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 36-32 win versus Northern Highlands Regional High School. The team moved on to win the 2001 Group II State Championship, defeating West Morris Mendham High School in the semifinals and Toms River High School South in the finals to take the title.
The girls basketball team won the 2003 North I, Group III title with a 34-28 win against Pascack Valley High School in the tournament final. The 2006 team won the title in a low-scoring match, topping Northern Highlands Regional high School by a final score of 27-18.
In 2005, the softball team won the North I, Group III state title with a 2-1 win against Nutley High School.
In 1995, Sparta's boys' soccer team won the state sectional championship and had a final season record of 21-2. The team finished first in the S.C.I.L with an undefeated record of 18-0.
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