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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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Boys Varsity Ski Team
Captain Kanna Pasunuri
Drew Young
Madison Campisi
Captain Elizabeth Flint

Varsity Boys Deliver Another 1st Place Win

The Sparta Varsity Boy's Ski Team continues to shred the slalom course with another 1st place win boosting their win percentage to an impressive 94%. Girls place 2nd !

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Captain Kanna Pasunuri
Drew Young
Asst. Cpt. James Kressman
George Flint
Sparta Steady Four & Coach Calafati

Varsity Boys Command Podium 1st Place Victory

The Sparta Varsity Boy's Ski Team absolutely crushed it this weekend and celebrated a 1st place win. Now ranked 3rd in the State.

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Sparta Boys Varsity Ski Team 2023 Race #1

Boys Capture Podium 2nd At First Race Of Season

Sparta Varsity Boys Ski Team captured Podium 2nd at the season's first race. Girls Varsity Ski Team took 4th place. After the first round of races, boys are in 5th place and girls in 7th place.

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Coach Calafati Race Day Start House
Coach Rodney Calafati

Coach Calafati Named NJ Ski Coach Of The Year

Sparta Ski Team Head Coach Rodney Calafati has been named "2022 Ski Coach of The Year" by his peers at the year-end NJISRA coaches dinner.

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ROC Women
ROC Men
Madison Campisi
Captain Cora Moriarty
Captain Kanna Pasunuri
Drew Young
Aubrey Zimmermann
Catherine Marussich
James Kressman

Top Seven Go All Out At 2022 Race Of Champions

Sparta's top seven alpine ski racers gave it their all at the 2022 NJISRA Race Of Champions held at the National Winter Activity Center in Vernon, NJ on Feb 24th, 2022. Congratulations to Madison Campisi for finishing 13th overall and making the 2022 NJ High School Ski Team. 

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Sparta Varsity Girls Team - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Drew Young - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Julia Mooney - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Captain Kanna  - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Catherine  - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Ben Dykstra  - Photo Credit Tom Horack
Emma  - Photo Credit Tom Horack
David Baker - Photo Credit Tom Horack

Girls Finish 5th & Boys 8th At NJ State Championships

The Sparta Varsity Girls Alpine Ski Team finished 5th overall at the 2022 NJ State Championships and the Boys Alpine Ski Team raced to 8th place overall. 

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Julia Mooney - GS JV State Championship
Ava Dyrsten - GS JV State Championship
Devon Dobbs - GS JV State Championship
Brynne Cashion - GS JV State Championship
Damon Welber - GS JV State Championship
Devon Scott - GS JV State Championship
Gabe Harrison - GS JV State Championship

JV Girls Race to Podium 2nd At GS State Championship Race

The Sparta Junior Varsity Girls Alpine Ski Team raced to podium 2ND at the 2022 NJ Giant Slalom JV State Championship Race held at Mount Peter in Warwick, NY on Feb 18th, 2022.

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2022 NJISRA All-League Ski Racers

"ALL-LEAGUE" Madison, Cora, Drew, Kanna & Catherine

Congratulations To Our Top 33% NJISRA "ALL-LEAGUE" Ski Racers: Madison Campisi, Cora Moriarty, Drew Young, Kanna Pasunuri & Catherine Marussich. Honorable Mention: Aubrey Zimmermann and James Kressman. A well-deserved accomplishment. We wish you all speed and strength at the Race Of Champions.

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