The Phillipsburg High School community is deeply saddened by the passing of Coach Bob Stem. He will always be remembered as the embodiment of Phillipsburg excellence and toughness.
Our hearts go out to Bob's wife, Janice, and his entire family during this difficult time.
BIG TEN BOUND!
Congratulations to Phillipsburg High School senior Brooke Hunter. Brooke recently announced her commitment to attend
@RutgersU
for Cross Country / Track and Field.
Brooke currently holds a 3.99 GPA.
She is the daughter of proud parents, Lisa and Scott Hunter.
🏑| HWS CHAMPIONS
Today, the Phillipsburg High School Field Hockey Team won the first-ever Hunterdon Warren Sussex Championship in school history.
Congratulations to Jillian Miller on being named the tournament MVP!
Congratulations to Gracie Merrick 💯
Gracie eclipsed the prestigious 100 point milestone during our Stateliner Field Hockey playoff victory vs. Bridgewater today!
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 |🎓
Today we celebrated Stateliner student-athletes who will be representing Phillipsburg Athletics at the next level.
Congratulations to Phillipsburg High School sophomore Brayden Cahill.
On Sunday, January 29, Brayden competed in the NJ Area Three Special Olympics. Brayden finished with an impressive 2nd place overall finish in the Bowling Competition.
📣 2023 STATE CHAMPIONS 📣
Congratulations to our Varsity Stateliner Cheerleading team!
The PHS Cheerleaders, under the leadership of Coach Michelle Ciavarella, were named Small Varsity-Traditional State Champions today at Brookdale Community College.
Record-setting blast 🥎
Holly Markus is now the ALL-TIME home run leader for Phillipsburg High School Softball. Holly hit her 10th career HR today vs. Voorhees. What is even more impressive is that Holly achieved this stat after only three competitive seasons💪
Congratulations to Avery Ritt on recently announcing her commitment to Villanova University! Avery is the daughter of Christine and John Ritt. Her GPA currently ranks in the top 5% in the PHS Class of 2024.
Congratulations to our Girls Bowling team on being named 2023 H/W/S Champions!
In addition, Allie Rumfield bowled a 724 and became the first Phillipsburg female bowler to eclipse the 700 series mark.
NJSIAA Cross Country Group Championship Results:
-Phillipsburg Girls finished 14th (312 points)
-Brooke Hunter finished 8th overall with a time of 19:59.00 and will advance to the Meet of Champions
Congratulations to the team and Coach Sokolowski!
Congratulations to Gracie Merrick (PHS, Class of 2023) on her commitment to attend Salisbury University! Gracie will compete with the Salisbury Gulls field hockey team in the Capital Athletic Conference.
8️⃣ TO STATES 🤼
Update from West Orange:
Eight Stateliners punched their ticket to Atlantic City today at the Region 3 Tournament!
(132) Gavin Hawk
(138) Luke Geleta
(144) Patrick Day
(157) Liam Packer
(165) Hunter Cleaver
(175) Connor Hille
(190) Caleb Rivera
(285) John Wargo
History In The Making 🤼♀️
The PHS Girls Wrestling Team, under the leadership of Coach Hyland, are departing for their first tournament in program history. Good luck, girls!
2026 Nick Yaccarino pburg pitcher gets a pop up and third basemen Dylan Wayne makes another great play and Phillipsburg 13 th seed shocks Elizabeth 6-5
🏑| Stateliner Field Hockey advances to the HWS Finals after a strong win at home this afternoon.
Congratulations to Avery Ritt on eclipsing the 💯career point milestone!
Congratulations to Coach Jenna Sokolowski on being recognized as the 2022 Cross Country Coach of the Year!
Brooke Hunter was named first team and Madelyn Neyra was selected for second team honors.
⚽| Join us in welcoming Mr. Rob Miller as our newly appointed girls’ varsity soccer coach. Coach Miller most recently served as the assistant coach for Kutztown University women’s soccer.
🚨Upset Alert 🚨
@StatelinerSball
victorious over Hunterdon Central 6-2 🥎
A. Fornaciari goes the full 7 and gets the (W), striking out 3.
H. Markus finishes 4 for 5 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
A picture is worth 1,000 words:
Photographer Kyle Hanisak (PHS, 2016) presented our senior football players with a photo book this morning.
@HanisakPhoto
started a GoFundMe campaign to purchase books for our student-athletes. We thank Kyle for sharing his gift of photography.
Azari Ford (PHS, Class of 2017) is a multi-year member of the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad. Azari will get to perform at the Super Bowl this Sunday in Arizona!
While at Phillipsburg, Azari was a captain of the PHS Dance Team and Colorguard.
Markus Magic |🥎
Holly Markus (2-4, 5 RBI) commenting on how it felt to deliver her go-ahead grand slam. Congrats to Coach Boyer and
@StatelinerSball
on a great team win!
Phillipsburg Field Hockey student-athletes were honored with Coach Toni Popinko this afternoon at the All-North New Jersey Banquet.
-Jillian Miller, Avery Ritt, Gracie Merrick, Sammy Helman
Top 20 in all of NJ!
Congratulations to Rutgers University commit Brooke Hunter on finishing 20th today in the Meet of Champions!
Brooke capped off her PHS Cross Country career with a final time of 19:34 today at Holmdel.
Phillipsburg Swimming demonstrated a noticeable amount of energy and tenacity vs. Easton this afternoon.
Congratulations to
@phillipsburgsw1
girls on the win!
Thank you to all the supporters who created an incredible environment at the pool today.
Phillipsburg HS Band will be marching from the HS to Maloney Stadium tonight. for the Stateliners home opener. They will leave the HS at 5pm and March down Hillcrest Blvd. It's a great night to come out and support them
Our athletic department would like to thank PHS School Nurse Trina Schafer!
This summer, Mrs. Schafer will process hundreds of PPE forms to ensure that our student-athletes are eligible for each competitive season.
Nilaja Wiltshire (11th grade) takes 6th overall in discus today at the NJSIAA Group 4 Finals!
Fun Facts:
✅One of the Wiltshire triplets
✅First year throwing discus
Thank you to all of the Stateliner supporters who assisted with the HWS wrestling championships today.
Congratulations to Stateliner Wrestling on winning the team championship with a score of 217.5
Individual champions include: Wargo (285), Gelata (138), Hawk (132)
Happy National Equipment Manager’s week to our very own Tom Osifchin.
“Mr. O” has served the student-athletes of Phillipsburg High School for 26 years. His countless hours of dedication are crucial to the success of PHS athletics.
After a busy travel day,
@StatelinerCheer
competed in the preliminary competitions this afternoon.
We just received news that they will advance to the semifinals tomorrow afternoon!
@StatelinerCheer
will take the mat at 4:14 PM on Saturday, February 11.
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
The North 2, Group 5 Final between West Orange and Phillipsburg will be played on Thursday, November 10, at 7:00 PM.
Tickets can still be purchased at:
Phillipsburg Football fans continue to benefit from the talents of the legendary play caller, Mike Moore.
Mike’s approach is nothing but first class. His humbleness is backed by an attention to detail that is unmatched.
Here’s to many “Moore” PHS football games called by Mike.