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Organized sports (basketball especially) are great for subliminally teaching valuable life lessons. This past week, the Eagles learned that all good things must come to an end. After a casual contest against Lodi (Eagles 38 Lodi 23), the ECMS girls basketball squad squared off versus the powerhouse Panthers of Midland Park. Missing two key starters…

The varsity boys had another great week this week. Tuesday we played Elmwood Park and were ahead by 12 points after the first quarter. We came up just short at the end losing 59 to 53. Jon Veenstra led the way with 14 points while Henry Ruitenberg continues to play strong and pulled down 12…

The last time that you read the words of my voice, our beloved boys basketball team sat on a pile of three losses while holding one win in their clutches. A lot has changed since that melancholic day. The young Eagles have won their last five contests, beating the likes of Hawthorne Christian, Haledon Public,…

The winning streak continues for the ECMS girls basketball squad, who recorded two convincing wins against Elmwood Park and Hawthorne. A change of scenery and a more-experienced Eagles team proved to be too much for Elmwood Park, who beat the Eagles by 1 point earlier this season. Madison Wynbeek scored a season high 29 points…

The varsity boys had a great week this week. Unfortunately we missed the Garfield game due to snow. We defeated Hawthorne 40-23 to get into the Passaic County Tournament. Henry Ruitenberg led the way with 12 points. Evan Quintero played great defense leading to victory. We then faced a tough Pompton lakes team in the…

The Eagles had a successful week of basketball, defeating Haledon 62-22 on Thursday and Ringwood Christian 46-13 a day later at ECHS. Every member of the team scored against Haledon as Madison Wynbeek lead the way with 20 points. Madison is averaging 18.6 points per game so far this season with the help of Sydney…

After dropping to 1-3 following a tough loss to a talented Valley team on Tuesday afternoon, the young eagles were in need of a big win in front of a big crowd headed into Thursday's showdown with the HCA Defenders. Led by the 8th grade common core of Jared Post (26 points), Connor McDonough (17…

The Eagles started the week with an impressive 53-41 win against a talented Oakland Valley team. Madison Wynbeek and Sydney Moore combined for 33 while Christina Tartini and Anna Kinz handled the full-court press. The Eagles extended their win-streak to 3 with a victory against Hawthorne Christian on Thursday. Playing in front of a fun…

After a poor shooting performance against a good Lodi team on opening day the girls bounced back with convincing wins over Elmwood Park and Garfield. Brooke Van Lenten, Addie Perretti and Erin Vander Plaat were the leading scorers in the respective games, creating optimism for a balanced scoring attack this season. Van Lenten and cousin…