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By ED BARMAKIAN
September 29, 2024
CHATHAM, NJ – It wasn't a great night to play a football game under wet conditions at Cougar Field on Saturday night. And Chatham made it a miserable time for the visiting team from Livingston with a 44-7 win in a “Senior Night” game that closed out a very successful Cougar Weekend.Senior lineman ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Sophomore midfielder Ava Ewing scored in the fourth quarter for Chatham in its 6-1 field hockey setback to Montclair on Saturday.Ceci Cowart scored three goals for Montclair (8-1), which scored on two of its eight penalty corners in the game.
CHATHAM, NJ – It took some extra hustle from senior midfielder Danny O'Brien to beat the keeper to the ball and score the only goal of the game, lifting Chatham to a workmanlike 1-0 boys soccer win vs. Morris Hills on “Cougar Night” Friday.Chatham got its goal from O'Brien in the 10th minute and ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Abby Droner celebrated her birthday Friday night, doing what it seems she was born to do on the soccer field - score goals.The Georgetown commit fired two shots into the back of the net and set up a third with a well-struck free kick, and junior striker Amanda Thornton scored twice as ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Get the seniors in the game and light up the scoreboard.The Chatham field hockey went into its “Cougar Night” game with a few tasks at hand and to the delight of the home crowd the Cougars made it all happen with a 4-0 win vs. Morristown on Thursday night under the lights.“Seniors got ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls volleyball team got off to a good start in both sets and eased past Parsippany Hills, 2-0, in the preliminary round of the Morris County Tournament on Thursday at CHS.The win will send 10th-seeded Chatham (4-4) on the road to face No. 7 seed Mendham in the opening ...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday at The White House that targets gun violence, creates government task forces focused on increasing threats of gun violence, and improves active shooter drills in schools.For Nancy Kislin, a licensed clinical social worker, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The biggest obstacle Nick Lagunowich had to overcome on his way to becoming a top-notch playmaker for the Chatham football team this season was his parents.“I started playing football in seventh grade,” the Cougar sophomore said. “My parents wouldn't let me play before that. I always ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls volleyball team played a little streaky in its match with Mendham on Wednesday. But there were too many streaks in the wrong direction for the Cougars in their 2-0 loss.“Mendham is certainly in the top percentage of teams we've played this year,” Steve Santonastaso, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Council President Jocelyn Mathiasen told the public that the council is taking “baby steps” in moving toward a redevelopment plan for River Road during a discussion on the topic at Monday's meeting.Mathiasen pointed to two presentations from Chatham Borough ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Junior Nicolette Grossman clocked 20:14.42 to place eighth out of 126 runners in leading the Chatham girls cross-country team in a batch meet held on Tuesday. Chatham was outscored by both Mendham and Randolph.Chatham varsity top finishers behind Grossman were Kathryn Heflin, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham's Class of 2025 tennis players all celebrated “Senior Day” with wins on the court during a 5-0 decision vs. Madison on Tuesday at the Colony Courts.Senior captain Jin Zhang won her match at third singles while senior Brigid Kelly teamed up with freshman Aileen McEnroe to take ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Senior midfielder Cillian Kallika scored three goals in fueling Chatham's 4-0 boys soccer win vs. Mendham, helping snap a four-game losing streak for the Cougars on Tuesday.Kallika knocks in the rebound for one of his three goals for ChathamSophomore Quin Grosso scored the first goal ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It's not always as easy as it looks.The Chatham field hockey team scored 28 goals in winning its first five games of the season, but the Cougars hit a snag on Monday despite dominating the action for the majority of the game at Haas Field.The Cougars racked up 15 penalty corners, but ...
MENDHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team received wins from Jin Zhang at third singles and its doubles tandems of Michelle Moran and Mary Zhang, and Eden Heitlinger and Kelly Nie to score a 3-2 win vs. Mendham on Monday.It was the sixth straight win for Chatham, which improved its undefeated ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The “Possible River Road Redevelopment Plan” is on the agenda for discussion at the Monday, Sept. 23rd regular meeting of the Borough of Chatham Council set for 7:30 p.m. in Boro Hall.At the previous meeting, Chatham Borough Redevelopment Planner Fran Reiner (see below) shared the ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Marcus Valenzuela clocked 15:57 in leading the Chatham cross-country juniors to first place in their 5K race, boosting the Cougars to third place overall competing against 40 teams at the Magee Class Invitational held Saturday at Greystone.In the senior class race, Chatham's ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Magee Invitational Class Meet was held on Saturday over at the Greystone Course. This year the meet included over 80 schools and up to 180 runners in each of the girl’s events. Arwen Ellis was the first Chatham runner back for the senior class division where they placed ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The message to the Chatham football team all week leading up to its game vs. heavily favored Mount Olive was to go out and show how good a player and team you can be. “We said all week that this game is about us, it's not about them,” Evan Picariello, Chatham coach, said. “It doesn't ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The jubilant cry from the Chatham girls soccer team after its rejuvenating 4-3 overtime win on Saturday was “We're Back!”.The defending Group 3 state champion Cougars had opened the 2024 season with a draining seven-game road trip that saddled them with a three-game losing streak as ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Sophomore goalie Georgia Lee was credited with seven saves as the undefeated Chatham field hockey team, ranked No. 9 in the state by NJ.com, played to a 0-0 tie with Kent Place on Saturday.Chloe Cui was credited with 16 saves for Kent Place (1-4-1). Chatham (5-0-1) plays host to West ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa reported that there would be plenty of room for Harding Township students to join Chatham High School during his enrollment update presentation he gave at the Sept. 16 Chatham BOE meeting.Chatham and Harding have been in discussions about the move ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Freshman Joyce Zhang came back from a set down to win a pro set tiebreaker at first singles to highlight Chatham's 5-0 girls tennis win vs. Montville on Friday.Montville's Brooks Misiora won the first set, 6-3, before Zhang came back to take the second set, 6-3 and the pro set ...
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham girls volleyball coach Steve Santonastaso is starting to see his players win the individual battles on the court, and on Thursday afternoon that added up to a 2-0 win for the Cougars vs. Morris Hills at CHS.Two examples of the winning volleyball on display in the 25-22, 25-20 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It's been this way throughout her high school career. As soon as the Chatham field hockey season ends in the fall, Allie McCaffrey begins her countdown to the first day of the next season.“I have a countdown on my phone home screen and it's something I look forward to all the time,” ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce booked a reliable social media expert - a teenager - as its featured speaker on Wednesday evening.Chatham High 17-year-old Sofia Smith gave her presentation on "Small Business, Big Difference: How to Use Social Media Marketing Effectively For Your ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Maybe it's a good thing that the Chatham boys soccer team will be playing its next game away from Cougar Field after the result it got from its fifth straight home game.The Cougars capped a 1-4 homestand with a 2-0 setback to Roxbury in an NJAC American Division matchup on ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The doubles tandem of Brigid Kelly and Aileen McEnroe won 12 straight games to win their match for Chatham as the Cougars won their fourth straight, 5-0 vs. Sparta in an NJAC American Division match on Wednesday at the Colony Courts.Chatham (7-1, 6-0 NJAC American) 5Sparta (1-6, ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Nicole Bary collected seven digs, eight assists and five service aces and Anna Rice knocked down seven kills in helping the Chatham girls volleyball team rally for a 2-1 win vs. Parsippany Hills on Tuesday.Chatham (2-3) dropped the first set, 19-25 before winning the second set, ...