Sports

The biggest Chatham sports weekend is upon us. Cougar Weekend will be starting October 4 and will be ending October 8. Cougar Weekend, which will be occurring earlier than usual this year, is the most talked about event in Chatham in the fall. Almost all Chatham residents attend at least one of the weekend’s events, which includes all fall sports. The atmosphere at Cougar Weekend, regardless of which event it is, is incredible.

One of our most talked about sports this winter is the Boys Basketball team. They boys had been perfect until they fell to Linden, a powerful opponent. Although this was heartbreaking at the time, the team continues to strive for greatness. They record as of February 19th is 22-1, an incredible achievement.

With the winter season comes winter sports. With winter sports comes basketball. Specifically, girls basketball.

In the final days of 2015 during the holiday break, both the boys and the girls teams played in the Chatham tradition, the Cougar Classic.

Anyone part of a CHS sport knows about the unforgettable memories that are created during the season. For girls tennis, the bond between the girls and their coach could not have been stronger this year.

In 2014, the Chatham High School baseball team finished with a record of 4-20. In 2015, the Cougars finished their campaign with the same record.

Many would say that this record speaks for itself; that the team did not improve and only experienced much of the same. This, however, is quite the opposite.

The start of the spring sports season at CHS was quite hectic due to the inclimate weather and lingering snow piles. Cougar and Haas fields were closed which displaced our boys and girls lacrosse teams, forcing many of our spring sports teams to share early practice time on the only clear turf field, Lum. After a few weeks, all the snow was gone and spring sports were back on track in Chatham.

On Friday, February 20th, the Chatham boy’s ice hockey team faced off against rival Morristown-Beard. In what was a re-match of last year’s Mennen Cup Final, Chatham was once more handed a loss by Morristown-Beard with a score of 5-0.

This article is intended to help people understand the situation that is currently taking place involving the CHS ‘7TH Skater’ and to show the perspective/opinion of multiple parties.

Any student who hears the words “Cougar Weekend” will immediately reminisce to the soccer teams triumphant win over Delbarton in overtime. Very few students, except for those in Pep Club and sports enthusiasts, are even aware that there are Cougar Weekends for both winter and spring sports seasons as well. This years “Winter Cougar Weekend” was set for the weekend of January 21-24 and each of the winter sports teams would have competitions at home for fans to support.