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Four Years, Many Memories

Justin Kuczborski June 12, 2019

In September 2015, I nervously walked through the athletic lobby for my first day of high school. Off the bat, I was terrified. I felt like an outcast, despite every one of the 200 plus students being...

Caldwell Softball Season Ends With 15-10 Record

Justin Kuczborski May 29, 2019

Caldwell softball season wrapped up in a loss to the Morris Tech Devils, who hold a record of 20-5, in the first round of the States tournament. In the 2019 season, Caldwell was an impressive 15-9 before...

Caldwell Baseball Looks to Finish 2019 Season Above .500

Justin Kuczborski May 29, 2019

Going into their final game of the season, a tournament game against the Lodi Rams, the Chiefs hold a record of 13-11 and look to finish the year above the .500 mark. Caldwell’s 13-11 record places...

Caldwell Boys Lacrosse 2019 Season Preview

Justin Kuczborski April 4, 2019

After Caldwell’s 2018 season, ending with a 12-8 record, the Chiefs look to build upon last season’s success. In 2018, Caldwell averaged nine goals a game, with their highest scoring game against...

Caldwell Boys Basketball Continues Impressive 2018-19 Season

Justin Kuczborski March 6, 2019

Caldwell Boys Basketball team is having their best winning season in four years, the last being in the 2014-15 season when the Chiefs went 15-10. Currently, the Chiefs have a 16-5 record overall and...

Caldwell Swimming Swims Their Way to Early Success

Justin Kuczborski January 28, 2019

With a good chunk of the swimming season completed, both the girls and boys swimming squads are having impressive outings in the water. The girls team has accumulated a record of 6-1 thus far, whereas...

Caldwell Boys Soccer Ends Season With State Semi-Finals Appearance

Justin Kuczborski December 1, 2018

The Blue and White finished the 2018 season with a record of 7-11-2, but managed to sneak their way into the State Semifinals against Hackettstown as the number 11 seed, where they ultimately lost in...

Caldwell Football Mid-Season Review

Caldwell Football Mid-Season Review

Justin Kuczborski October 24, 2018

Caldwell may be off to a rough start to the 2018 season with a record of 2-4, but with more football left to play, the Tribe has plenty of time to turn things around on the gridiron. With star players...

Caldwell Baseball Looks to Turn 2018 Season Around

Justin Kuczborski May 15, 2018

Caldwell Baseball kicked off the 2018 season with a record of 7-8, and a record of 2-7 against SEC - American opponents. Caldwell commenced the 2018 season at home. Unfortunately, it ended in a loss...

Caldwell Looks to Continue 2017 Success Without Coach Illiano

Justin Kuczborski April 5, 2018

2017 was a stellar year for Chiefs Baseball, and a lot of that success is thanks to head coach, Scott Illiano. Every team Illiano has coached, including Delbarton and West Essex, he has led his team...

Caldwell Girls Basketball Remains .500 Through Twenty Games

Caldwell Girls Basketball Remains .500 Through Twenty Games

Justin Kuczborski March 8, 2018

Through the first twenty games of the 2017-18 season, Caldwell Girls Basketball accumulated an even record of 10-10, which is good enough for fourth place in the SEC - Colonial Division, along with a...

Caldwell Boys’ Basketball Kicks Off 2017-18 Season With Positive Record

Justin Kuczborski January 29, 2018

Caldwell’s high powered offense, averaging 44 points a game, is enough for the team to accumulate an even record of five wins and five losses to begin the season. The Chiefs’ 2017-18 season commenced...

Caldwell Boys and Girls Swimming Gets Off to Hot Start

Justin Kuczborski December 23, 2017

To kick off the 2017 season, both the boys and girls swimming squads came away with two decisive victories. The girls’ swimming squad secured their first win of the season against Montclair Kimberley...

Chiefs Football Starts Off 2017 Season at 4-1

Justin Kuczborski October 24, 2017

For the first time since 2014, the Caldwell Chiefs kick off the season with an impressive record of 5-1. However, much like the 2016 season, the Chiefs high-powered offense continued to flourish on the...

Caldwell Girls Soccer Looks to Salvage 2017 Season

Justin Kuczborski October 24, 2017

Caldwell Girls Soccer has had a struggling 2017 thus far, only coming away with five victories out of their first 13 games. Allison Frank, one of Caldwell’s prolific forwards, believes that the reason...

Chiefs Baseball 2017 Season Comes to an End

Justin Kuczborski June 17, 2017

After a demoralizing defeat to Whippany Park in the State Semi-Finals, Caldwell’s 2017 season comes to an end with an impressive record of 19-8 overall and 13-3 in the SEC Liberty Conference. Though...

Chiefs Baseball Continues to Perform Halfway Through 2017 Season

Justin Kuczborski May 18, 2017

It is safe to say that Chiefs Baseball is heading on the right track. With help from new head coach and former West Essex head coach, Scott Illiano, the Chiefs only lost two games out of their twelve...

Caldwell Baseball Looks to Add on to Previous Success in 2017

Justin Kuczborski April 7, 2017

Heading into the first game of the 2017 season against Belleville on April 1st at 11:00 A.M. away from home, the Chiefs are coming off of a 7-18 accumulative record and a 4-12 league record. The Chiefs...

Caldwell-West Essex Hockey Faces Adversity in the 2016-17 Season

Caldwell-West Essex Hockey Faces Adversity in the 2016-17 Season

Justin Kuczborski February 16, 2017

The Caldwell Chiefs-West Essex Knights hockey team has faced constant adversity and hardship in the 2016-17 season. This hardship for the Chiefs-Knights duo dates back to the beginning of the season,...

Caldwell Basketball

Justin Kuczborski January 20, 2017

After securing a victory over the winless Technology High School, the Chiefs have their eyes set on a winning record that has avoided them thus far, but they must first go through an undefeated Weequahic...

108 Years Later

108 Years Later

Justin Kuczborski December 14, 2016

For multiple decades, fans of the blue and white Chicago Cubs have been clamoring that it was finally their year to win the World Series. Now, it is their year. After 108 years, the Cubs and their fans...

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