Tag: Hillsborough High School
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Hillsborough off to hot start on the ice; win fourth straight game with victory over Bridgewater-Raritan
HILLSBOROUGH – The Hillsborough High School ice hockey team has picked up right where they left off last winter by beginning the 2022-23 season with a blazing 4-1 start on the ice. Since dropping its season opener against Westfield on Dec. 8, Hillsborough has rebounded with authority by going on a four-game winning streak. The…
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Hillsborough Township Committee appoints BOE member to fill vacancy on committee
Hillsborough Township resident and Hillsborough High School alum James Ruh is adding the title of township committeeman to his ledger. Ruh was appointed by the Hillsborough Township Committee at a special meeting held on Dec. 2 to fill the vacant seat left by Janine Erickson in November and will serve on the board until the…
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New Jersey native still setting bench press records as he nears 80 years young
At 56 years old, John Mitsopoulos set the World Powerlifting Record in his age class with a 402.5-pound bench press lift in 2001. The record still stands. Now at almost 80 – with a shoulder and hip replacement – Mitsopoulos is still setting records and so far, pretty healthy. “I turn 80 in February and…
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Hillsborough wins first sectional field hockey crown since 1983; season ends in Group IV Final
HILLSBOROUGH – The final two weeks of the 2022 season was a splendid one to say the least for the Hillsborough High School field hockey team. The biggest highlight of it all was the Raiders bringing home the program’s first sectional championship since 1983 on Nov. 10 against Phillipsburg High School in the NJSIAA North…
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Raiders surge into sectional quarterfinal with 13-0 victory over Columbia
The Hillsborough High School field hockey team began the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group IV Tournament “on fire” during its first-round matchup against Columbia High School on Nov. 1 in Hillsborough. No. 3 Hillsborough scored seven goals in the first quarter and rolled to a 13-0 victory over No. 14 Columbia to advance to the sectional…
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Hillsborough captures second Somerset County girls volleyball championship
The Hillsborough High School girls volleyball team showed off its dominance in the Somerset County Tournament last week to bring home its first county championship since 2016. Hillsborough rolled past Gill’s St. Bernards in the quarterfinals, beat Bridgewater-Raritan in the semifinals, and lastly, defeated Montgomery in the Somerset County Tournament (SCT) final on Oct. 21…
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Raiders outduel Pingry to win first Somerset County championship since 2015
Fresh off winning its first Skyland Conference championship in nine years earlier this month, the Hillsborough High School girls cross-country team added more gold to its 2022 ledger on Oct. 20 at the Somerset County Championships that were held at Pleasant Valley Park in Basking Ridge. Coach Richard Refi watched his Raiders beat out Pingry…
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Hillsborough girls win first Skyland Conference cross-country team championship in nine years
Hillsborough High School girls cross-country coach Richard Refi had a feeling heading into the Skyland Conference Championships on Oct. 11 at Phillipsburg High School that his group of Raiders would walk out as conference champions. Refi’s intuition was right on the mark as he watched his Raiders beat out 20 other schools to win the…
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Hillsborough continues to ascend on the field hockey pitch during 2022 campaign
HILLSBOROUGH – During her fifth season as head coach of the Hillsborough High School field hockey in 2021, Jennifer Puritz helped lead the Raiders to their first winning season since 2015 by going 14-6 and advancing to the quarterfinals of the sectional tournament. Now, in her sixth season, Purtiz is watching her squad take the…