Bridgewater-Raritan High School Athletics

Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s boys’ and girls' swim teams must now wait until Thursday, February 26, to win state championships. The snowstorm expected to blanket the state has forced the NJSIAA to postpone the state swim championships to February 26, to be held at the Neptune Aquatic Center, from the original scheduled date of Sunday, February 22, at Rutgers University. Bridgewater-Raritan’s two teams will swim in a double dual meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Group A state championships. The Bridgewater-Raritan boys will swim against Hillsborough High School, and the Bridgewater-Raritan girls will meet Cherry Hill High School East in Neptune. The non-public championships will follow. Those meets were scheduled for Sunday, February 22, at 11 a.m. at Rutgers. The Group B and C boys’ and girls’ state finals had already been postponed to Tuesday, February 24, at Rutgers from the original date of Sunday, February 22.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School's bid to return to the Group 5 state wrestling tournament final was thwarted when Old Bridge High School rallied to pull out a 37-30 victory in the Group 5 state semifinal on Friday night, February 20, in Old Bridge. Bridgewater-Raritan just repeated as the NorthJersey, Section 2, Group 5 state sectional champion when it defeated Union High School, 33-29, in the sectional title match on Wednesday, February 18. Bridgewater-Raritan fell in the 2025 Group 5 state final to Southern Regional High School, which will now seek its fourth straight Group 5 state title against Old Bridge on Sunday, February 22, at Rutgers University. Bridgewater-Raritan ended its season with a 20-9 record

Due to the impending snowstorm, the NJSIAA announced on Friday, February 20, that the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys' and girls' swim teams will compete in a double dual at 9 a.m., when the Group A state championship meets are held Sunday, February 22, at Rutgers University.

The second-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team repeated as the Skyland Cup champion when it edged the top-seeded North Hunterdon/Voorhees High School team, 6-5, in overtime on Wednesday, February 18.in Bridgewater. Senior captain and forward Alex Kotelnikov scored the winning goal with 11:26 left in OT.

Top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School's wrestling team successfully defended its North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state sectional championship when it defeated second-seeded Union High School, 33-29, on Wednesday, February 18, at Vaughn Stapleton Gymnasium in Bridgewater. Bridgewater-Raritan will wrestle Old Bridge High School in the Group 5 state semifinals on Friday, February 20, in Old Bridge. The winner will meet the survivor of the other Group 5 state semifinal between Southern Regional, the defending champion, and Passaic County Technical Institute, in the state championship match on Sunday, February 22, at Rutgers University. The title match is scheduled for 12 noon.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School's boys' swim team, ranked No. 1 in New Jersey, is one victory away from winning the Group A state championship. Bridgewater-Raritan defeated Ridgewood High School, 130-40, in the Group A state semifinals on Wednesday, February 18, at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne. Bridgewater-Raritan will meet Somerset County rival Hillsborough High School in the Group A state final on Sunday, February 22, at 9 a.m. at Rutgers University. Bridgewater-Raritan had defeated Hillsborough, 105-65, on January 13.

Second-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls' swim team successfully defended its North 2, Public A state sectional championship when it defeated second-seeded Westfield High School, 93-76.5, on Thursday, February 12, in Perth Amboy.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School is a state sectional playoff champion in football for the first time in school history. Top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan defeated sixth-seeded Bayonne High School, 21-14, in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state sectional playoff final on Friday night, November 13, before an enthusiastic and large crowd at Basilone Memorial Field in Bridgewater. Bridgewater-Raritan will now play Passaic County Tech at Basilone Memorial Field in the Group 5 state playoff semifinals on either November 21 or 22.

Come be a part of history tonight when the Bridgewater-Raritan High School football team bids to win its first state sectional playoff championship when it plays Bayonne High School. Kick off is 6 p.m. at Basilone Memorial Field in Bridgewater.
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Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s girls’ soccer team returned to the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state sectional tournament final for the second straight year when it knocked out Ridge High School. 3-1, on Wednesday, November 12, in Basking Ridge. Bridgewater-Raritan will now seek to avenge last year's matchup when it meets Westfield High School in the state sectional final on Saturday, November 15, in Westfield. Bridgewater-Raritan fell to Westfield in last year's state sectional title game.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School's football team advanced to its first state sectional playoff final since 2017 when it defeated Union City High School, 22-7, in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 semifinal on Friday, November 7, in Bridgewater.

Top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School's football team rolled past eighth-seeded Linden High School, 35-6, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Friday, October 31, in Bridgewater. The state semifinals are on Friday, November 7.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School's girls' volleyball team won its first Somerset County Tournament championship since 2016 when it defeated Mount Saint Mary Academy in a three-game sweep, 25-18, 25-17, 27-25, on Thursday, October 23, in Bridgewater.