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Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Rudi Gesch’s Varsity boys soccer team re-established a winning culture and tradition recording double-digit victories for the first time in several years in a way that we can all be proud of. Highlights included earning a home game in the county tournament and defeating our first round opponent Paterson Charter, drawing…

Hard work and commitment to the basketball program continues to payoff for the middle school boys basketball team. The team capped off a successful season (14-4) by handing their resilient rival HCA their second loss of the season. The young Eagles were led by a core group of 8th graders who have been in the…

The Middle School Girls Basketball Team finished the season with a record of 7-10.  The team excelled late in the season, finishing up with a three game win streak.  Highlights of the season included a close win against a strong Waldwick team and two wins against rival Hawthorne Christian.  Captains Sydney Moore and Nicole Bucci…

The boys traveled to Pequannock on Tuesday to face former EC head coach Jeff DeBell and his Panthers. A sluggish start found the team in a 14-2 hole just 4 minutes into the game but they battled back to tie the game late in the 4th quarter, only to lose a heartbreaker on a buzzer…

Kelly Tanis had 11 points including her first career 3 pointer at home on Tuesday as the girls defeated Mary Help on senior day Thursday the team overcame a sluggish start to defeat Garfield 55-33 behind a combined 51 points from Erin Vander Plaat, Brooke Van Lenten and Madison Wynbeek. Friday the Eagles traveled to…

The Eagles picked up win #16 at Manchester on Tuesday behind 20 points from Madison Wynbeek and 12 each from Addie Peretti and Brooke Van Lenten. On Thursday they traveled to Pompton Lakes and found themselves in a physical, sloppy game that tested their resilience. Trailing by 4 with just 17 seconds left, the team…

The boys began their week on Monday afternoon with an easy win against outmatched Barnstable Academy that saw every player score. On Tuesday night things got a lot tougher when Rutherford avenged their January loss to the Eagles in a game decided in the final minutes. Thursday's memorable game vs Hawthorne began with a moving…

The girls played their best basketball of the season this week starting with a stunning 37-25 win at home vs Rutherford on Tuesday, moving the two teams into a tie for 2nd place in the league (behind Glen Rock.) Freshman Anna Kinz was the defensive star of the game, frustrating the league's best player who…

Following their 12th win of the season vs Elmwood Park on Tuesday, the girls began their toughest stretch of the season on Thursday with a disappointing effort at Glen Rock. Poor shooting, ball handling and rebounding were a recipe for disaster at the hands of the league's best. However the hard lesson payed off on…