Monday, April 15, 2013
Register now to participate in a day of activities and fundraising.
If you’ve been needing an excuse to get in an extra round of golf or just want a day of helping one of the area's most successful youth sports programs make your date to join the June 7 annual golf outing fundraiser to benefit Watchung Hills Pop Warner football and cheer program. The event the most important fundraiser for the program will be held at Twin Brooks Country Club for Golf and then the Stone House for a fun filled night with food, cocktails, DJ, and a great band. Also, participants can bid on several raffle items Yankee tickets, Marriott weekend trip, foursome at trump national, to mention a few.. If you would like to donate an item to be auctioned at the dinner or would like to attend the outing and/or dinner send an email to…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Players make the list of high-achieving student athletes.
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Wednesday, March 27
Each year, the most academically-accomplished student athletes participating in Pop Warner sports hope to be named Academic All-Americans. But in a process that begins at the local level and moves up through each of eight Pop Warner regions to the national level, the 400,000-plus kids participating in Pop Warner get winnowed down to just the top students—and this year, Watchung Hills Pop Warner had nine participants receive second team All American status and another 13 participants receive honorable mentions. The All American program requires a minimum 96 percent GPA, highlighting the competitive academic requirement. Watchung Hills participants receiving second team All American status are Timmy Adams, Hailey Crawford, Brendan Cook, …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sign up now for fall sports, cheerleading programs.
Watchung Hills Pop Warner opened up their registration for its 2013 Football and Cheerleading season. All children ages 5-15 living in the Warren, Watchung, Long Hill Township, Bernards Township, Berkeley Heights and New Providence are eligible to register. Teams are organized by strict age and weight requirements ensuring a level playing field for all. Practices and games are held at their state-of-the-art football complex with FieldTurf playing surface, strength and conditioning facility and field house with film and locker rooms located at 101 Old Stirling Road in Warren. All of the program’s football and cheerleading coaches are Rutgers certified and involved in numerous off-season coaching clinics in order to provide your children …
Monday, February 18, 2013
After successful 2012 season, league is ready to achieve more.
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Monday, February 18
Watchung Hills Pop Warner Football & Cheer is now open for registration for its 2013 Football and Cheerleading season. All children ages 5-15 living in the Warren, Watchung, Long Hill Township, Bernards Township, Berkeley Heights and New Providence are eligible to register. Teams are organized by strict age and weight requirements ensuring a safe and level playing field for all. Practices and games are held at their state-of-the-art football complex with FieldTurf playing surface, strength and conditioning facility and field house with film and locker rooms located at 101 Old Stirling Road in Warren. All of the program’s football and cheerleading coaches are Rutgers certified and involved in numerous off-season coaching clinics in …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Squad heads to Disney World for second consecutive year.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
For the second consecutive year, the Watchung Hills Pop Warner Jr. Midget competitive cheer squad participated in the National Cheer and Dance Championshipat the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World. The Jr. Midget squad competed on Dec. 5 and brought home a third-place trophy in the Medium PW3 category going up against 13 other teams from across the nation. They also received the highest score of the day in the jumps category ahead of 88 other teams. This season’s journey began on Oct. 20 with the Mountain Valley Conference competition at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School where the Jr. Midget squad took first place in their division and advanced to the Central Jersey Qualifier in Trenton, on Nov. 11. The Central …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Wolverines play for state title at Rutgers' High Point Solutions Stadium.
The Watchung Hills Wolverines Jr. Pee Wees had shutout nearly every opponent on their way to Sunday's New Jersey Pop Warner title game. But it was the Hillside Comets who shutout Watchung Hills, claiming the title with a 6-0 victory. The teams battled through more than three scoreless quarters in a defensive battle. Hillside reached deep into Watchung Hills territory several times, but were unable to get ascore until 7:10 mark of the fourth quarter when Jahon Moore made a 5-yard run on second and goal to score. Watchung Hills defense kept the pressure on Hillside's QB Tajae Irby, who completed three passes and carried the ball for two first downs. George Rooks and Adam Claxton came up with big tackles for Watchung Hills, and Claxton …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Pee Wees, Jr. Pee Wees set for conference championships on Sunday.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Submitted by Todd Kelly Gold Flag The Watchung Hills Wolverines Gold Flag Football team completed their perfect season against the Packers of Maplewood/South Orange. The potent Wolverines offense dominated throughout the day. In the first series, quarterback Matthew Dahl threw a perfect 20-yard over the shoulder pass down the right sideline to his favorite receiver, Dylan Kelly, who got the ball down to the 10 yard line. On the next play, Joseph Vecchio took a handoff and went 10 yards for the touchdown. The next series was capped off by a 25-yard touchdown run by Matthew Dahl. Scott Drews then got in on the scoring when he took a sweep 40 yards for the score behind huge blocks by Dylan Kelly, Dylan Simon, Jackson Scala and Christian …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Fumble recoveries by Erik Plesko, Nick Ugarte and Matt Cardoza set up scoring opportunities.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Watchung Hills Jr. Midget team improved to 4-0 with a strong performance against Montgomery. A big hit from Tyler James on the opening kick-off jarred the ball loose and Erik Plesko recovered on the Montgomery 45 yard line. Six plays later, Plesko plunged in from 4 yards and Tim Adams made the kick. Montgomery took possession on the Watchung Hills 45 after a bad kick and found the end zone after a miraculous catch on 4th and 15. It would be their last TD of the game. Watchung Hills scored on the next three possessions behind great blocking from Tom Christie, Jonathan Taub, Nick Molinari and Trevor Duncan. Plesko scored twice more breaking tackles up the middle and the elusive Mike Ugarte scored the last TD of the first half on a 1-…
Monday, May 14, 2012
June 15 golf outing helps support Watchung Hills Pop Warner programs.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
If you've been needing an excuse to get in an extra round of golf—or just want to have a day helping one of the area's most successful youth sports programs, make your date to join the June 15 annual golf outing fundraiser to benefit the Watchung Hills Pop Warner Football and Cheer program. The event, the most important fundaiser for the program, will be held at Twin Brooks Country Club in Watchung, and includes a fun-filled night with food, cocktails, DJ and live entertainment after the golfing. Also, participants can bid on several raffle items, including a foursome to Trump National; a Cake Boss gift pack; a trip to Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Florida and Yankees tickets. If you would like to donate an item to be auctioned at …
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Children with developmental disabilities can learn and enjoy sports safely in new program.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Watchung Hills Pop Warner enjoyed a terrific season in 2011—the Pee Wee football team won the Garden State Championships while the Jr. Pee Wee and Midget Cheerleaders were finalists in the National Championships in Disney World football and cheer programs to include those individuals who have special needs. This year, the Challenger Division will be open to children ages 5-16 with disabilities. The Challenger games are shortened, non-competitive games, however, they will be modeled after a typical Pop Warner flag football game with warm-ups, coin toss, National Anthem and cheerleaders for team spirit. WHPW will provide both football and cheer uniforms to their participants as well as a top-notch facility for practice and games. All games…
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