The Watchung Conference was a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consisted of eleven
public high schools covering
Essex County,
Hudson County
Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in ...
and
Union County in northern
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. In 2009, the conference was disbanded. The Essex County schools joined the
Super Essex Conference, the Union County schools joined the
Union County Interscholastic Athletic Association, and the Hudson County schools joined the temporary
North Jersey Tri-County Conference The North Jersey Tri-County Conference was a high school athletic conference in New Jersey, created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as a holding conference. The NJTCC consisted of 45 public and non-public school ...
, before joining their Hudson County schools in reviving the
Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association The Hudson County Interscholastic League (formerly known as the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association) is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Asso ...
in 2010.
Sports
*Fall Sports: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Girls' Tennis, Soccer, Volleyball
*Winter Sports: Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Track & Field, Wrestling
*Spring Sports: Baseball, Boys' Tennis, Golf, Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball
Member schools
External links
Watchung Conference website
Essex County, New Jersey
Sports in Hudson County, New Jersey
New Jersey high school athletic conferences
Union County, New Jersey
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