Introduction: Winter sports at BHS are set to begin on December 10th with boys swimming taking on Hunterdon central in their first meet. This meet marks the beginning of the 2024-2025 winter sports season.
Boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, winter track, and fencing are all set to begin their seasons in mid december.
Fencing: Bernards fencing is set to face Somerville in their first match of the season on December 14th. This match will mark the beginning of the nearly two month fencing season that will last from December 14th to February 6th. Ella Patel ‘26 expresses her excitement towards the upcoming season, “I have high hopes for the season because some of are players last year made it far in the playoffs and I am confident that we will be able to emulate that success.” Additionally, Bernards fencing will be welcoming new coaches, Stephen Olson, Caitlin Kotz, and Garret Blakeslee for the 2024-2025 season. Best of luck to the fencing team in their up and coming season.
Bernards Swimming: The BHS swim team will be participating in their first meet on December 10th against North Hunterdon high school. Following an impressive season last year, the swim team is hoping for another great season. Gabby Valente’ 27 expressed her enjoyment that comes from being on the swim team, “The atmosphere around the team is great, and I love being a part of the team. I’m looking forward to the remainder of the season.” The season will last from December 10th to February 12th, before the county/state tournament where BHS will attempt to bring home a trophy. Good luck to the swim team as they head into their next season.
Bernards girls basketball: ~Last season, the girls basketball team here at BHS advanced to the second round of the county tournament after going 12-11 on the season. Although they were happy to have had a winning record last season, the team is hoping to surpass expectations this year and advance farther in the postseason. “After a solid season last year, the varsity team is hoping to advance far in the playoffs and win a title.”-Ellie Hill’ 27 Part of what makes this team so good is the leadership and talent that the senior class possesses. The seniors are full of lots of outstanding players including Ella Damratoski, Alexa Paterno, and Morgan Infusino. Coach Biscanti is heading into his 5th season at BHS, and he will be determined to win. Good luck to the girls basketball team in their up and coming season.
Bernards Boys Basketball- Coach Johnson’s first season as basketball head coach last season was a success. He led them to a 15-10 season and a division championship for the first time since 2018 as well as a sectional semi final run. A senior heavy led team saw big contributing players leave like Conor Laverty, Logan Marks, and Gabe Morales. With only three seniors playing this season the team looks to be a junior led team. Captain Monte Douglass and Zach Marto are looking to pave the way for this young team. With Monte being the only player with meaningful varsity minutes, lots of new roles will be made. Sophomore Marshall Douglass will also be looking at his first Varsity season. Both douglass brothers will look to lead the team to their second straight division championship. Facing a new division after being bumped up to play teams like Del Val, and Boundbrook it just adds another challenge that this young squad will take head on and is ready to get going.
Wrestling: Another senior heavy led team which saw Nick Villani, Charlie Hunnewell, and Jake Caldwell all depart as well as Coach Brothers retiring. Bernards Wrestling is ready for a new chapter. With new head coach Mike Filieri and new captains seniors David Silva, and Anthony Caceres looking to take the program to new heights. With key senior departures, underclassmen like Nolan Walsh, Chase Caponigro, and Jordan Riley are looking to step up and play an important role in the success of the wrestling team this season.
