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Girls Swimming battles Westfield, sets numerous records

It was a record-breaking day on Wednesday for the undefeated Hilltopper Girls Swim team as they took on undefeated Westfield at the Westfield YMCA.  The Hilltopper Girls shattered 6 school records and posted numerous best times.  Senior captains Dagny Donaldson and Caitlin Fagan took first and second place in the 200 freestyle both with best […]

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M Basketball

Hilltoppers fight but fall to SPF, 67-61

Summit won’t want to watch the game tape from the first quarter. Scotch Plains-Fanwood jumped all over the Hilltoppers from the opening tip and didn’t let them breathe. Within 2 minutes, the Raiders opened up an 8-0 lead. Their aggressive half court defense and fast breaking offense created easy bucket after easy bucket. Summit wasn’t […]

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Hilltoppers take rematch over Pioneers, 61-47

In their initial matchup, New Providence jumped all over Summit and never let up – resulting in a 20-point loss. But Coach Simo has the Hilltoppers looking much better as of late – and a rematch felt like it would be a good barometer of how far the team has come. With Joaquin Russell and […]

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M Basketball

Hillside gets revenge, beats Hilltoppers 64-44

Summit met Hillside in its season opener, an affair that ended in a buzzer beater and court storming. That game must have left a bad taste in the Comets mouth because Hillside took the rematch by 20, beating Summit 64-44. I was unable to attend this game – see https://highschoolsports.nj.com/game/696547 for full game stats. Myles […]

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M Basketball

Summit takes down Cranford, 58-45

On paper, it looked like this game could go either way. The teams had faced common opponents in New Providence and Chatham. Chatham, which Summit recently beat convincingly, whooped Cranford. New Providence, which Cranford beat twice convincingly, routed Summit. This was a parents-only game, so I wasn’t able to attend! I’m relying on data from […]

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SMS Girls Basketball tops Montgomery, 32-26

It has been a lot of basketball for the Summit Middle School Girls team in the last 10 days. After their game against Warren earlier last week, they beat Branchburg last Friday afternoon 24-7 in a game where the opponent was shorthanded due to illness. The girls did what they were supposed to do in […]

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M Basketball

Pope John steals one from Summit, 58-50

The Hilltoppers came into this game hoping to build on a huge victory over Chatham – by far their best game of the season. Charlie Schaffer continued his strong guard play, leading summit with 8 points in the first 6 minutes. Pope John leaned on their height, grabbing a bunch of offensive boards to take […]

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Track

SUMMIT FROSH / NOVICE SHINE AT NY ARMORY

The Summit 9th graders and Novice”Trackletes” competed at the Frosh/Novice Invitational at the NY Armory on Wednesday night and had numerous outstanding performances and garnering many top 6 finishes. TOP 6 FROSH 55m 4th Place – Keira Borst 5th Place – Mackenzie Matter NOVICE 55m BRONZE – Maddie MacPherson BRONZE – Lucas Kohaut FROSH 55mHH […]

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Warren outpaces SMS Girls Basketball, 46-30

It was the first quarter and too many turnovers that cost the SMS Lady Hilltoppers today as they fell to Warren in the home gym. Warren came out firing and went up 10-2 by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Summit fought hard the rest of the game, keeping pace for […]

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Track

Winter Track Strikes Gold Twice at State Group 3 Champs

The Boys and Girls Winter Track team had a strong showing at the NJSIAA Group 3 Relay Championships, producing 2 state championship relays, and 3 other scoring relays. The Girls Sprint Medley and Boys 4×800 relays captured the Group 3 State Titles. The Girls SMR consisted of Olivia Piron, Grace Matter, Maddie MacPherson, and Lara […]