Athletics
The Watchung Hills Regional High School Warriors compete in the Skyland Conference, which operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,519 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for 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.
Some of WHRHS's sports teams are Baseball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Ice hockey, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Track and Field, Men's and Women's Bowling, Men's and Women's Fencing, Swimming, Wrestling, Women's and Men's Volleyball, Marching Band, Women's Softball, Women's Gymnastics and Women's Cheerleading.
The school has a rivalry with Ridge High School in neighboring Basking Ridge. Traditionally, their two football teams had played a game on the day before Thanksgiving, known as Turkey Bowl, because of their being in different divisions of the Skyland Conference. However, as Ridge entered the same division as WHRHS in 2008, they no longer play Turkey Bowl, but play each other yearly as part of their regular schedule of games.
In basketball, WHRHS has many rivals including Immaculata High School (New Jersey) Somerville High School (New Jersey) and Ridge High School. The most heated rivalry though would be against neighboring Bridgewater-Raritan High School, which has heated up since 2008, when Coach Gene McAteer left WHRHS to coach Bridgewater.
The Men's Cross Country Team won the 1974 Group IV State Championship. This is the only WHRHS Team to have won a State Championship.
The baseball team won the 2005 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with an 11-0 win over Hunterdon Central Regional High School.
In wrestling, the school has had four state champions: Michael Gatti (2003), Alex Caruso (2006), Brendan Ard (2008 and 2009) and Michael Magaldo (2012) have won state titles.
The ice hockey team made it to the NJSIAA Public A State Finals vs. local rival Ridge High School in 2008, falling by a score of 5-0; the most successful season for the six-year old program.
Throughout the years, the school's Ultimate Frisbee teams have been consistently grabbing top ranks in State's competitions and other prestigious tournaments like the Amherst Invite and the Paideia Invite. The 2010-11 girls team, captained by Annie Yang and Laura Park, ranked first place in the state and 5th in the country. The guys were ranked second in the state and 45th in the country. The WHRHS Ultimate team has a rivalry with the Columbia High School ultimate team.
Since established, the school's Marching Band has performed at many of the school events. When the football team is home, the Band performs a field show during half-time. At away games, the Band travels with the Football team and performs during the pre-game ceremony. During all Football games, the Band plays pep band music, to bring excitement to the crowd. The school's marching band competes at about 3 competitions a year, around the Tri-State area. They have won several awards and recognition, which are proudly displayed in the school's "Band Room." The Band also performs at many parades, such as the "Memorial Day Parade" in Long Hill Township, New Jersey and Warren Township, New Jersey, and also the "Santa-Walk" in Warren Township. Every other year, the school's Marching Band goes on a trip, usually to another state, where they compete against other bands from all over the country. They have gone to places such as Williamsburg, Virginia, and to Disney World.
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