The refurbished baseball complex at Basilone Memorial Field in Bridgewater was the host for its first game when Bridgewater-Raritan High School opened the 2026 season on Wednesday, April 1. Among the featured additions were the bleachers and netting behind home plate, as well as the dugouts on both the first- and third-base sides. The facelift was part of the Referendum 2023 in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Barry Walker, a member of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Board of Education, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Bridgewater-Raritan, the 2024 Group 4 state champion, started the season on its renovated field with a 9-4 victory over Rancocas Valley High School.
This first session on the Bridgewater-Raritan High School campus followed the team’s visit to the New York Jets Training Facility on Wednesday, March 18, in Florham Park. The New York Jets Launch Event Clinic on that day attracted the 18 high schools, including Bridgewater-Raritan, that play Unified Flag Football in New Jersey.
Bridgewater-Raritan’s Unified Flag Football Team will practice again on Monday, April 6, on campus after school, when the squad will prepare for the season–and first-ever— opener on Thursday, April 9, at West Morris Central High School in Chester. Bridgewater-Raritan’s home opener will be played on Monday, April 27, against Voorhees High School.
Here are some scenes from the practice on Tuesday, March 24, at Brdgewater-Raritan High School, and from the New York Jets Training Facility in Florham Park on Wednesday, March 18.
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Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s Vaughn Stapleton Gymnasium was the venue for the basketball fundraiser that was sponsored by the Bridgewater-Raritan High School PTO.
The Bridgewater-Raritan Community Team, consisting of players from Bridgewater Recreation, the Raritan Fire Department, and students from Van Holten and Hillside Intermediate Schools, played the NFL Pros.
According to Christine Radimer, Co-President of the high school’s PTO with Paula Wein, the night started off with a VIP session featuring autographs! Bridgewater Recreation Coaches and the Raritan Fire Department started us off. The student teams were on fire and put up a good fight against the NFL Pros.
“We had a halftime show from the Bridgewater-Raritan High School Dance Team,” Ms. Radimer said.
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“It was a great night for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School PTO, and we would like to thank everyone who assisted in putting on this event!”
Levash, the No. 7 seed at 285 pounds, extended his bid for a State tournament title by winning both of his bouts on Thursday, March 12, at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Meanwhile, junior Matt McCann, the No. 13 seed at 165 pounds, and senior Andrew Adell, the 28th seed at 113 pounds, will compete after being eliminated from state championship contention, but, along with Levash, they are still alive for a top-eight podium spot after splitting their two matches on Thursday, March 12. They will wrestle in the wrestleback consolations.
The second day of the State tournament will be held on Friday, March 13, when the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the wrestleback consolations are contested.
The State tournament will end on Saturday, March 14, when the champions and the top eight overall finishers in each weight class are determined.
In the preliminary round, Matthew McCann, the 13th seed at 165 pounds, decisioned 20th-seeded Gino Gorga of Ramapo High School, 4-1, and his Bridgewater-Raritan teammate, Trent Levash, the No. 7 seed at 285 pounds, defeated 20th-seeded Antony DeSimone of North Hunterdon Regional High School, 9-5. Both advanced to the pre-quarterfinal round that will be held later on Thursday, March 12. The third Bridgewater-Raritan wrestler, Andrew Adell, the No. 28 seed at 113 pounds, was defeated by fifth-seeded Ryan Blewett of Middletown High School North, 9-0. Adell will wrestle in the first round of wrestleback consolations later on Thursday, March 12. The State tournament will continue on Friday, March 13, and conclude on Saturday, March 14.
The NFL pros vs. the Bridgewater-Raritan community teams basketball game is Saturday night, March 14, at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. VIP session from 5 to 7 p.m., with general admission at 6:30 p.m. The teams playing are the Bridgewater Recreation Coaches, the Raritan Fire Department, and students from Hillside Intermediate School and Van Holten Primary School.
Students and staff were greeted, and motorists were treated. The message board that stands in front of Bridgewater-Raritan High School on Garretson Road in Bridgewater proudly flashed on Tuesday, March 10, the photo of the high school’s ice hockey team celebrating on the ice at the Prudential Center in Newark the previous day.
On the historic day of Monday, March 9, Bridgewater-Raritan won the ice hockey program’s first state championship when it defeated Ridgewood High School, 2-0, in the Public title game.
Bridgewater-Raritan, ranked 11th in New Jersey, defeated 13th-ranked Ridgewood High School, 2-0, in the Public state tournament championship game on Monday, March 9, at the Prudential Center in Newark
Stanley Xenakis scored both goals as Bridgewater-Raritan ended this historical season with a 23-3-1 record. Ridgewood ended 21-5.
The game marked the fourth time Bridgewater-Raritan appeared in an ice hockey state championship game; its previous trip came in 2014.
The Bridgewater-Raritan students played in the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education Prelims in the high school’s auditorium.
