Posts in Athletics

At the Passaic County Coaches Association Honor Award dinner on 3/22 coach Joel Apol was honored for two elite milestone achievements: 100 wins in girls track and 200 wins in boy cross country!! Jeff Botbyl was also honored for his many years of service to the athletic department as a coach in the baseball, softball…

Boys Varsity Basketball Having graduated 9 seniors from last years team, Coach Bill Schoener and the boys varsity basketball team knew this would be a rebuilding year. Starting two freshmen (Ben Parker, Caleb Ruffin) and two sophomores (Henry Poliandro, Jared Post) the team surpassed expectations with 11 wins and some great efforts in narrow losses.…

EC's Online Swag Shop: It's back and better than ever- and just in time for Christmas shopping! This year's collection features: All new designs Wide variety of sizes- from kids through adults 100% Cotton and Performance Wear Options EC Varsity Hoodie Jacket Ladies Cut T-shirts EC's first ever Swag venture into executive wear with Ties…

EC experienced just about all of the highs and lows high school athletic competition can offer this fall. While every experience serves to educate beyond the classroom, we take a moment here to celebrate two of the highlights. The Lady Eagles tennis team enjoyed one of their best seasons in memory, more than doubling last…

EC Senior forward Erin Vander Plaat achieved a major career milestone at the end of the regular season: She scored her 100th goal! Then, as Vander Plaat always seems to do, she scored again as EC' defeated Hawthorne Christian Academy 3-0. With 101 career goals over a 4 year varsity career, Erin joins rare Eagle-air with…

Our tennis team had an amazing showing yesterday at the Passaic County Tournament as our 1st doubles team (Rachel Liu and Brianne Veenstra) won their first round match and all three singles players (Rachel Schultz, Kristen Casey and Cara Shotmeyer) advanced to the semifinals!! To top it off, Rachel Schultz won and becomes our first ever…

Brooke Van Lenten beat the previous EC girls' javelin record set by Schuyler Sietsma ('09) of 111 feet with her throw of 115 feet. Way to go!   Trent Braen beat the previous EC boys' discus record, set by himself, with his throw of 157 feet and 4 inches. The last person to hold the record was Phil Steenstra…

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…