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2024 Sparta Girls Ski Team - NJ Coach of Year & Sportsmanship Title

Ski Coach Of The Year & Outstanding Sportsmanship

Sparta’s dedication to coaching & sportsmanship shines through at the NJISRA year-end coaches banquet.  Sparta Ski Team Head Coach Rodney Calafati was honored as the "2024 NJ High School Ski Coach Of The Year", while the Sparta Girls Ski Team was awarded the "Outstanding Sportsmanship" title in a three-way tie with Bernards & Blair.

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Madison SHS Outstanding Athlete Award
Madison Campisi - Race of Champions 2024
Madison Campisi - Race of Champions 2024

Madison Campisi Named SHS Outstanding Senior Athlete

Ski Team Captain Madison Campisi was named Sparta High School Outstanding Senior Female Athlete of 2024 at the annual Monogram Dinner on May 28, 2024.

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Sparta Boys Ski Team Public School State Champions 2024
Drew Young
Ryan Grycuk
Pat Fitzsimmons
Captain George Flint
Chase Thonus
Matt Stites
Captain Madison Campisi
Julia Smith
Ava Dyrsten
Maddie Gambino
Sunny Young
Captain Devon Dobbs

Boys Capture 2nd Public School State Championship Title

Boys Race To 5th & Girls 7th at Slalom State Championship. Bravo Men on securing the Public School State Championship title for the second year in a row! 🏆 👏 🎿

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Ryan Grycuk GS States
George Flint GS States
Drew Young GS States
Pat Fitzsimmons GS States
Julia Smith GS States
Devon Dobbs GS States
Ava Dyrsten GS States
Sunny Young GS States

GS States - Boys Race To 4th & Girls 6th

The boys showcased their growing strength and climbed from their season rankings to achieve a commendable 4th place at the Giant Slalom State Championships held at Mountain Creek. The girls encountered obstacles resulting in a 6th place finish. 

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Girl Win GS #3 at Mt Peter
2024 Ski Team Seniors Madison, Drew & Sam

Sparta Ski Teams Qualify For State Championships

I am thrilled to announce that both the girls’ and boys’ varsity ski teams have qualified for the NJ State Championships and are eagerly looking forward to the competitions. Out of the 24 NJ high school ski teams, the top ten will be competing for the podium.

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Madison Campisi
Ryan Grycuk
Aubrey Zimmermann
Drew Young

Girls Seize Podium 2nd & Boys Take 4th

Yesterday's Mega West Conference Giant Slalom Race at Blue Mountain was a thrilling event that highlighted the exceptional skills of our boys and girls varsity ski teams. We are incredibly proud of our girl's team for securing an impressive 2nd place on the podium. Congratulations to them for their outstanding achievement!

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Sparta Alpine Ski Team 2024

Double Epic Podium Victories

WOW! Last night was one for the record books as our Girls & Boys Alpine Race Teams were on fire at Mountain Creek last night, achieving Double The Glory with two First Place Podium Wins 

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Varsity Girls Ski Team
Madison Campisi
Sparta Ski Team Pre-Race

Girls Win Season Opener & Boys Capture Podium 2nd

Sparta Varsity Girls Ski Team Wins First Race of Season & Varsity Boys Ski Team captured Podium 2nd at Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania. "We're in for an amazing season!"

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2023 Ski Coach of Year Calafati & Team Sportsmanship Sparta

2023 Ski Coach Of The Year & Team Sportsmanship

Sparta sweeps all three titles at the 2023 NJISRA year-end Coaches' dinner. For the second year in a row, Sparta Ski Team Head Coach Rodney Calafati has been named "Ski Coach of The Year" and both the boys' and girls' ski teams won the Sportsmanship Award title. 

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Boys Varsity Ski Team Trophies 2023

Victorious at 2023 NJ State Championships

Sparta Boys' New Jersey's #1 Public School Ski Team. Varsity Boys & JV Girls JV take podium 2nd at 2023 NJISRA State Ski Championships. Congrats on a phenomenal season!

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George Flint
Captain Kanna PAsunuri
James Kressman
ki Team

Boys' Win Podium 3rd at GS State Championship

After a 20-plus year gap, the Sparta Boys' Alpine Race Ski Team has won a podium placement at the NJ State Championships. Congrats on capturing podium 3rd in Giant Slalom!

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Drew Young
Madison Campisi - Photo Credit Matt Kipp nj.com
Drew Young - Photo Credit Matt Kipp nj.com
Kanna Pasunuri
Aubrey Zimmermann
George Flint & James Kressman
George Flint
James Kressman

Drew Young Medals At 2023 Race Of Champions

Congrats Drew & Madison! Drew Young medals with a 10th place overall finish and Madison Campisi finishes 11th overall at ROCs. Both Drew & Madison advance to join the NJ State Ski Team at Eastern Regionals in NH.

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2023 NJISRA Sparta All-League Ski Racers

Six Spartans Named NJ "ALL-LEAGUE"

Congratulations To Our Six NJISRA "ALL-LEAGUE" Racers: Captain Kanna Pasunuri, Madison Campisi, Aubrey Zimmermann, Drew Young, Asst. Cpt. James Kressman & George Flint. We are proud of your achievements and wish you the very best at the Race Of Champions.

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2023 Seniors Elizabeth, James, Kanna & Gabe

Podium Victories & Senior Celebrations. States Championships Here We Come!

Spartans celebrate Senior Night with podium victories and qualify for the 2023 NJ State Championships. The boys achieved podium placement at all six conference races this season.

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Asst. Cpt. James Kressman
Captain Kanna Pasunuri
George Flint
Ben Dykstra
Madison Campisi
Aubrey Zimmermann
Julia Mooney
Devon Dobbs

Boys Keep Podium Streak Alive!

Varsity men take podium 3rd at the NJISRA Western Conference Giant Slalom Race at Blue Mountain making it five straight podium placements.

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Sparta Girls Ski Team
James & Drew at the Finish
George Flint & Captain Kanna Pasunuri
Drew Young & David Baker

3rd Place Podium Varsity Boys & Girls Teams

All four Sparta ski teams raced to podium placement at the first Giant Slalom Race of the season at Mountain Creek this past Wednesday. 

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