North Hunterdon High School
Athletics Department

U.S.A. Olympian Julie Culley to be recognized at North Hunterdon H.S.

Posted: September 11, 2012 | Entry Type: Post

U.S.A. Olympian Julie Culley will be recognized prior to the September 28, 2012 Football game against Plainfield H.S. at 6:55pm.

Hunterdon County’s Julie Culley finishes 14th in women’s 5000 meter Olympic finals | lehighvalleylive.com

Click HERE to view the prior web post on Julie Culley.

Click HERE to review her newspaper articles on her historic run.

Click HERE to view the Principal’s letter.

 

Congratulations to the Boys’ Cross Country team for placing 2nd in the large schools division of The Randolph Invitational on 9/7/12

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Congratulations to the Boys’ Cross Country team for placing 2nd in the large schools division of The Randolph Invitational on Friday night.  Dave Mugavero placed 4th in the race with a time of 16:45.

Special congratulations also go out to sophomore Samuel Layding for taking 3rd place at the Petty Fun Run on Saturday in a time of 17:36.

TEAMS: 1-Ridge 93. 2-North Hunterdon 108. 3-Phillipsburg 126. 4-Middletown North 126. 5-Hunterdon Central 129. 6-North Rockland (NY) 164. 7-Montgomery 165. 8-Bridgewater 176. 9. Randolph 224. 10-Mount Olive 238.

INDIVIDUALS: 1-Andy Adamovics, Montgomery, 16:03.8. 2-Thomas O’Neill, Middletown North, 16:40.8. 3-Andrew Tedeschi, Montville, 16.38.9. 4-David Mugavero, North Hunterdon, 16:45.4. 5-David Reed, West Morris, 16:46.3. 6-Corey Taggert, Phillipsburg, 16:46.9. 7-Damian Feeney, North Rockland, 16:48.3. 8-James Murphy, Ridge, 16:49.2. 9-Jimmy Heiner, Ridge, 16:49.5. 10-Stephen Verdi, Ridge 16:49.8.

Football Touchdown Booster Club is having a Used Clothing Drive on Friday 8/24 and 8/25

Posted: August 17, 2012 | Entry Type: Post
The Football Touchdown Booster Club is having a Used Clothing Drive on Friday 8/24 from 3-6pm and on 8/25 from 8-noon.

Drop off is at the field house (back, lower lot)

Accepted items include…clothing, shoes, handbags, domestics, bikes, scooters and stuffed animals.

Clean out your closets and help support the North Football Program!

Local boys soccer teams losing stars to development academies as preseason opens

Posted: August 14, 2012 | Entry Type: Post

Click HERE for the article in the lehighvalleylive.com

“I think it’s really negative,” said North Hunterdon coach John Simpson, who played at North and then at Drew University. “The kids hate it because they have to choose one or the other. And I think there is a disconnect somewhere. Are you striving to get help with your education financially at the next level or are you trying to become an Olympian or professional player.”

The odds of a player becoming an Olympian or a pro are pretty staggering. The odds of getting a Division I scholarship are not that high either.

The idea is for the national team to develop players for its national squads and eventually for its future Olympic teams. It comes at a price in a lot of different ways to a lot of different people. It costs a player’s family quite a bit of money to be a PDA player, one of hundreds, who are being told they might be good enough to be a United States of America Olympian one day if they follow the plan.

It also costs a player a bit of his childhood because he isn’t playing with the same kids he was playing with when he was, well, a child in what used to be the last season you could do that before venturing off to give it the ole college try.

“What happened to having pride in representing your community, your high school, where all your friends you grew up with are at?” Simpson said. “There are four New Jersey academy teams with 30 players on a team. That’s 120 kids in our state alone. How many of those kids are going to become Olympians? Obviously, a very low percentage.”

Booster President and North Athletes do mission work in Philly

Posted: June 25, 2012 | Entry Type: Post

 

Last week the NHHS Booster President Jill Prakopcyk went with 25 North/VHS kids to Philly to do Mission work. Her small group included Drew Gianos and Lauren Kreutel both North athletes. These kids really stepped up. Very challenging neighborhoods. Great Work by Everyone! 🙂

 

 

West Jersey baseball season in review, 2012 | NJ.com

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Alex Noboa, North Hunterdon, 5-9, 160 pounds, Senior
Third baseman hit .454 with a team-leading 30 hits. Had a home run, 10 doubles and 21 RBI. Will attend Monmouth University, where he is a candidate to walk on.

Click HERE for the article

Softball All-State selections, 2012 | NJ.com

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Steph Zengel, North Hunterdon, 5-7, Senior
Center fielder, who’ll play at Gettysburg (Pa.), hit .426 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. Four-year starter this spring also scored 38 runs while she struck out just six times in 126 at-bats.

Click HERE for the article