The Watchung Conference was a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.
State championsh ...
(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
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. 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 The Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (UCIAC) is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The league consists of 26 public and ...
, and the Hudson County schools joined the temporary
North Jersey Tri-County Conference, before joining their Hudson County schools in reviving the
Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association 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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