The Watchung Conference was a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 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 championships:...

 (NJSIAA). The conference consisted of eleven public high schools covering Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...

, Hudson County

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

 and Union County

Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...

 in northern New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. In 2009, the conference was disbanded. The Essex County schools joined the Super Essex Conference

Super Essex Conference

The Super Essex Conference is a high school athletic conference located in Essex County, New Jersey. The conference was formed in 2009 by the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association and was a result of a larger realignment that swept through North Jersey.-Divisions:The Super Essex...

, the Union County schools joined the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Association, and the Hudson County schools joined the temporary North Jersey Tri-County Conference

North Jersey Tri-County Conference

The North Jersey Tri-County Conference was a high school athletic conference in New Jersey, created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as a holding conference...

, before joining their Hudson County schools in reviving the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association

Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association

The Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The league consists of 23 public and parochial high schools in Hudson County in northern New Jersey...

 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

School	Location	School District	Team Name
Cranford High school Cranford High School Cranford High School is a four-year public high school located in Cranford, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cranford Township Public Schools...	Cranford Cranford, New Jersey Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,...	Cranford Township Public Schools Cranford Township Public Schools The Cranford Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school system serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade in Cranford Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States...	Cougars
East Side High School East Side High School (Newark, New Jersey) East Side High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school serves the Ironbound community...	Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	Newark Public Schools	Red Raiders
Elizabeth High School	Elizabeth Elizabeth, New Jersey Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...	Elizabeth Public Schools Elizabeth Public Schools Elizabeth Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide...	Minutemen
Irvington High School Irvington High School (New Jersey) Irvington High School: Frank H. Morrell Campus is a four-year public high school in Irvington, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in grades 9 to 12, as part of the Irvington Public Schools. Irvington High School is the only high school in Irvington. The IHS interior...	Irvington Irvington, New Jersey Irvington is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 53,926, a decline of 11.2% from the 60,695 residents enumerated in the 2000 Census.-Geography:...	Irvington Public Schools Irvington Public Schools Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in grades K-12 in Irvington, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....	Knights
Kearny High School	Kearny Kearny, New Jersey Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....	Kearny School District Kearny School District The Kearny School District is a public school district that provides public education for students from the Town of Kearny, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States....	Kardinals
Linden High School Linden High School (New Jersey) Linden High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Linden in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Linden Public Schools...	Linden Linden, New Jersey - Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...	Linden Public Schools Linden Public Schools The Linden Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Linden, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....	Tigers
Plainfield High School Plainfield High School (New Jersey) Plainfield High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 Abbott Districts...	Plainfield Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....	Plainfield Public School District Plainfield Public School District The Plainfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States...	Cardinals
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school in Union County, New Jersey, which serves students in Grades 9 through 12 from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood, operating as part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School...	Scotch Plains Scotch Plains, New Jersey Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the township population increased to a record high of 23,510.-History:...	Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from two communities in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in Prekindergarten through twelfth grade, who come from the Township of Scotch Plains and the...	Raiders
Malcolm X Shabazz High School Malcolm X Shabazz High School Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school was formerly named South Side High School, but was renamed in 1972....	Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	Newark Public Schools	Bulldogs
Union High School Union High School (New Jersey) Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Union Public School District. In the late 1960s, a new high school was built, expanding on the existing Burnet Junior High School structure...	Union Township Union Township, Union County, New Jersey Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...	Union Public School District Union Public School District The Union Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in preschool through grade twelve from Union Township, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....	Farmers
Westfield High School Westfield High School (New Jersey) Westfield Senior High School, or simply, Westfield High School is the only public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Westfield Public Schools. It was established in the early 1900s at its original location on Elm Street until 1951 when it was...	Westfield Westfield, New Jersey Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....	Westfield Public Schools Westfield Public Schools The Westfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....	Blue Devils

External links

• Watchung Conference website