Leto, McCutcheon Lead Girls Lacrosse to Title

The girls lacrosse team is once again the Group II champion.

With only one senior getting regular playing time, this could have been a rebuilding year for the Chatham High School girls lacrosse team. Instead, it's a championship one. Chatham defeated Rumson-Fair Haven at Robbinsville High School on Thursday, 16-8, to win the Group II title for the second year in a row. "I was concerned about how young we were coming into the season," Chatham head coach Deb Marriott said. "The girls just worked so hard. The main thing is they wanted it like nothing else." It didn't hurt that the one senior on the field was Cat McCutcheon, who scored two goals in the Group II final. "I stepped up as a senior to be a leader, but everyone on the field is a leader," McCutcheon said. "Everyone is coming up big." Chatham …

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Fazio Dominates as Chatham Moves On

Momentum started by Davies sisters, then picked up by Fazio leads to a victory for the Cougars.

It was all Cougars on Thursday afternoon at Chatham Middle School. The Chatham High School softball team defeated Somerville High School 10-0 to move on to the semifinals of the North 2, Group III sectional tournament. The win was a true team effort, highlighted by the complete-game shutout thrown by pitcher Amanda Fazio. "I just had a good pitching day on the mound today, and the hitting was just something on top [of that]," Fazio said. The victory moves third-seeded Chatham (18-5) into the sectional semifinals, where it will travel to face No. 2 South Plainfield on Tuesday. The Cougars struck early as Kelsey Davies led off the first inning with a bunt that the Somerville infield couldn’t handle. Davies made it safely to third thanks to …

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Girls Lacrosse Begins State Play

Rain cancels most games.

Rain on Monday and Tuesday postponed and canceled several games, but that did not keep the Cougars down. Less than 48 hours after losing the county tournament to Mendham, the girls varsity lacrosse team defeated Mendham 14-3 for the NJGLL Division Championship on Friday. Also on Friday, the girls softball team defeated the Academy of St. Elizabeth 16-3, the boys tennis team defeated Lenape Valley 5-0 and the boys baseball defeated New Providence 4-2. On Saturday the girls softball team defeated Morristown 3-1 in Chatham. On Monday the boys golf team won the NJSIAA North 1 and 2, Group 2 Tournament at the Rockleigh Golf Course. They shot 313 and finished by 13 strokes. Individual scores are as follows:  Also on Monday, the girls golf team …

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Slow Start Hampers Chatham in Softball Final

Cougars unable to overcome early five-run deficit as Pequannock wins third straight county title.

The Chatham High School softball team lost to Pequannock 5-1 Thursday night in the Morris County Tournament championship at Roxbury. Chatham fell behind early as starting pitcher Amanda Fazio and company saw the Panthers, winners of the past three Morris County tournaments, capitalize on Chatham fielding miscues and scored  five runs in the first two innings. “We practice all week on playing deep, because we felt like we got beat by the long ball the last game,” Chatham head coach Alexis Davies said. “And then they got a couple of little short balls in. I think our adrenaline was running a little bit too high and we bobbled them and gave them an extra base here and there.” Trailing 5-0, the Cougar offense struggled to get going against …

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Softball and Lacrosse Teams Compete in County Tournaments

Track teams travel to compete in the Morris County Relays.

Congratulations to the Chatham High varsity softball team on advancing to the Morris County Tournament finals! They play against Pequannock on Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. The boys lacrosse team defeated Mount Olive 14-6 in Chatham on Thursday. They next play Mountain Lakes on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Madison High School. The boys tennis team lost to Mountina Lakes 4-1 in their away game on Thursday. The boys baseball team left Hopatcong with a 10-6 victory on Thursday. The following games are scheduled for Friday: On Saturday: The Chatham High Athletic Boosters Club is selling tickets for their "Ultimate Tailgate," which will be held on May 14. Tickets are $60 in advance, $70 at the door. Raffle tickets are $20 or three for $50. The next …

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Fazio's Nine Strikeouts Contribute to Cougars' 10-0 Victory

The Lady Cougars advance to the next round of the Morris County Tournament.

On a hot day on the Chatham JV field the Lady Cougars of the varsity softball made an impressive run with the bat beating the Kinnelon Colts 10-0 after 6 innings.   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Total Kinnelon (4-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Chatham (9-1) 2 0 3 0 3 2 - 10 IN SHORT The Cougars defense did not allow more than four Kinnelon batters per inning and ended the game after six innings, 10-run ruling the Colts and advancing to the Morris County Tournament quarterfinals. COUGAR OF THE GAME Amanda Fazio—Fazio was nearly flawless on the mound pitching six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. At the plate Fazio went 3-3 at the plate with two triples. “Amanda pitched very well today and hit all of her targets,” said Head Coach Alexis Davies of …

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Ballard's Blast Ignites Cougars for 1st Win of Season

Kaufman strong on the mound as Chatham upends Whippany Park.

Under first-year head coach Bryan Hedgecock, the Chatham High School baseball team notched its first victory of the season, beating host Whippany Park 11-4 Wednesday in light rain throughout the game with temperatures hovering around 46 degrees. Whippany Park (0-2) IN SHORT Lead-off batter senior Brian Ballard cracked a home run to deep center field to start the game. The Cougars kept the momentum going behind the pitching of Brendon Kaufman and Matt Reader who came on in the sixth inning to close out the game. COUGARS OF THE GAME Brendon Kaufman—5 2/3 innings pitched, three runs allowed on seven hits, with four strikeouts. Brian Ballard—His first inning solo HR got the Cougars going. OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES Matt Reader came in to pitch as …

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Basketball Teams in State Tournaments Tuesday

Everything you need to know about sports at Chatham High School.

Welcome to the Cougar Sports Corner, where we bring you all the news from Chatham High athletics. On Monday: On Tuesday: Announcements: On Wednesday: Go Cougars!

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Wrestling Canceled, Freshman Basketball Postponed

Plus, lots of tournaments.

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Cougars Come From Behind To Beat Kinnelon

Pyhel scores a hat trick to help Chatham defeat Kinnelon.

Once again the Chatham Cougars ice hockey team came from a behind to win their game Saturday, beating the Kinnelon Colts 4-3. Senior forward Jake Pyhel completed another hat trick to help propel the Cougars to victory. “It was a good game, we played hard and came back to earn a victory. Coach Cohen told us to capitalize on our chances and keep pushing and pushing,” Pyhel said.  Kinnelon got off to a quick lead as Brian Gnad scored four minutes into the game.  Kyle Verblaau extended the lead when he received a beautiful pass from Hunter Ledwith and buried the puck behind Chatham’s goalie Jordan Boles. The Cougars quickly cut the deficit in half when Jake Pyhel scored twice to begin the comeback for Chatham. Jake Herendeen completed the …

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