Teaneck rowing coach to lead prestigious event
The fourth annual Championship Regatta, directed by Teaneck's rowing coach, is planned at Overpeck Lake, the Bergen County Executive's Office announced Thursday. As many as 20 New Jersey high school teams will compete in the North Jersey Championship on the lake April 13, according to the county. College teams from top schools including Columbia University, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania will also take to the water in the Childs Cup, intercollegiate rowing's oldest cup event. The university teams will begin racing at 8:30 a.m. and the high school competition, featuring 38 events, will kick off at 10:30 a.m. North Jersey teams normally compete on the Schuylkill River and on the Cooper River in Camden. "Overpeck Lake, and …
Teaneck Rowing Club works to organize ‘landmark’ event, county says.
The first-ever championship regatta, organized by the Teaneck Rowing Club, for North Jersey high school boys and girls crew teams is planned for April 14 at Overpeck Lake, county officials said Monday. The rowing club is expected to host up to 20 high school teams competing for the inaugural North Jersey Championship. The championship will be the first scholastic crew competition held on the lake. While North Jersey high school teams traditionally competed on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River and the Cooper River in Camden, Bergen officials said the county lake would be a boon to teams and fans. “Overpeck Lake and its surrounding new County Park, which opened in 2010, provides ideal conditions for rowing with its straight 2000-meter course …
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zizi
10:02 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013
I hope it is not costing us anything.... it is amazing that THS has a rowing coach... I hope that is not the only thing he/she does at the school.... more ›