Fred Wenz, Baseball Almanac. Accessed July 5, 2020. "High School: Somerville High School (Somerville, NJ)"
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Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 189. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Elliott F. Smith, Rep., Hillsborough - Mr. Smith was born in New York City Feb. 11, 1931. He attended Hillsborough Township elementary schools, Somerville High School, and Rutgers University, where he studied agriculture and was graduated in 1953."
"Somerville High School", Gillette On Hillsborough, October 22, 2018. Accessed March 6, 2022. "At that time there were very few public high schools in the vicinity of Hillsborough - the ones in New Brunswick and Plainfield were about the closest. Somerville began adding classes for high school students in the mid-1880s, perhaps some being held in the 1856 Public School on West High Street pictured above. A high school building - pictured below - was also opened in 1894.... There were twelve students in the first graduating class of Somerville High School in 1888."
Frezza, Harry; and Deak, Mike. "Vanderbeek hired as co-head football coach at Somerville H.S.", Courier News, January 22, 2015. "By an 8-1 vote on Tuesday night, the board of education appointed Vanderbeek as co-head football coach for $1 a year. Vanderbeek will serve on the sidelines with Chris Casamento, whose team will begin the 2015 season determined to snap the state's second longest losing streak of 22 games."
LoGiudice, Daniel. "Somerville football wins first game since 2012", Courier News, October 2, 2015. Accessed October 6, 2015. "The Somerville High School football team did something Friday evening that it hasn't done since 2012. The Pioneers won a game. Somerville defeated North Plainfield 26-20 in overtime on a cold and rainy night. It was the first victory since October 27, 2012, when the Pioneers defeated Roselle 31-20."
Staff. "Somerville baseball claims first state title in school history in dramatic fashion", Courier News, June 10, 2018. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Hamilton – Somerville High School’s baseball program had to wait only 114 years to capture its first ever state title. The dramatic end of Sunday’s 3-2 win over Allentown in the NJSIAA Group III final reflected just how difficult it is to earn one.... Relaxation is something Miceli has been able to do for Somerville in very big spots. Miceli’s sacrifice fly to right field in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday was the only run of the game in the 1-0 win over Roxbury in the state semifinal, where Babalis threw a complete game shutout."
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Frezza Jr., Harry. "Raritan man attends Final Four for 57th time", Courier News, April 1, 2001. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Ben Carnevale, who turns 86 on Oct. 30, has had the kind of life some people might call legendary. In fact, when you look at his life, which began in a house just off the last trolley stop on Gaston Avenue in Raritan Borough, you might agree. The 1934 Somerville High School graduate is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is also the winningest coach in United States Naval Academy history, a survivor of a ship that was torpedoed during World War II, and somebody who had a lot to do with building the NCAA basketball tournament."
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"Hillsborough High School Opens With Nary a Hitch", The Daily Home News, September 5, 1969. Accessed April 5, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "This township's $3.5 million high school opened yesterday as 730 students began the school year in their new building.... Until this year, all high school students attended Somerville High School, but as the new school opened yesterday the freshman and sophomore classes entered the new building. Juniors and seniors will continue to attend the Somerville school."
Conover, Allan. "Central Jersey Group 3; Somerville's runners burn Hightstown", Courier News, December 5, 1977. Accessed February 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Hightstown, much to its chagrin, had plenty of opportunities to watch Williams run Saturday. Somerville's swift sophomore totaled 93 yards on just 10 carries, scored a pair of touchdowns and tossed his fifth TD pass of the year in sparking the Pioneers to a 28-6 triumph in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 3 championship battle at Brooks Field.... Senior James Walker, a stickout in both the offensive and defensive backfields for the Pioneers (10-1), and defensive end George Johnson also questioned Hightstown's willingness to fight back from adversity.... Somerville coach Jerry Moore, who established an NJSIAA playoff first by guiding his team to back-to-back titles in different groups (2 and 3), was slightly amused by the game-delay strategy."
"Williams No. 1 as Somerville Rolls", New York Daily News, December 2, 1979. Accessed January 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Jon Williams took over the state scoring lead, lifting his season total to 178 points on two touchdowns and three placements yesterday as Somerville beat Manasquan, 27-14, for the Central Jersey, Group 3 championship in Bridgewater. Somerville, which closed at 11-0, took a 20-0 halftime lead on a 14-yard scoring pass for Todd Otto to Wallaco Gantt in the first period and Williams' 16-yard run and Reggie Hayes' 8 yard run in the second."
"Somerville completes return from the dead", Asbury Park Press, December 5, 1994. Accessed December 29, 2020. "Capping an incredible turnaround from a 0-9 season last year, Somerville captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey Group II title with a 21-14 win over defending champion Manasquan yesterday at Giants Stadium.... Somerville (8-3) found a way to win despite being outgained by Manasquan."
"Somerville Class To Be Graduated", Courier News, June 13, 1944. Accessed July 24, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Speakers at the high school commencement will be four members of the graduating class, selected on a basis of scholarship. They are Barbara Drinkwater, Patricia Peters. Sidney Jenkins and Daniel Gallagher."
Kinney, Mike. "Big Central revises 2020 football schedule for its shortened inaugural season", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 12, 2020. Accessed April 18, 2021. "The newly formed Big Central Football Conference has released a revised 2020 schedule for its inaugural season.... the BCFC is comprised of schools from Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties."
Kuperinsky, Amy. "Meet Brendan and Cory, the absurdist comedy heroes behind the This is Branchburg podcast", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 10, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2020. "That’s just the way it goes when it comes to the comedy stylings of Brendan O’Hare and Cory Snearowski. Their often darkly absurd take on the trivial aspects of life is on display this summer in their first podcast, This is Branchburg, which is part parody and part homage to the suburban routine and greenery of their shared hometown in Somerset County.... Snearowski and O’Hare grew up in Branchburg playing on the same Little League team and went to Somerville High School together."
Deakyne, Brian. "Football: Late TD drive lifts Somerville to first sectional crown since 1994", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 2, 2017. Accessed December 5, 2017. "Trailing by a point, Somerville marched down the field and seized the lead – and state championship – back as Jalahn Dabney punched in his second touchdown from 1 yard out with just 53 seconds left. Somerville's defense did the rest, carrying Somerville to a 20-15 win over four-time defending champion Rumson-Fair Haven at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway on Saturday night."
Moretti, Mike; and Lambert, Jim. "Somerville's sectional streak ends at 8; Tasco ties for 800 title (High school Boys Outdoor Track news)"Archived May 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Star-Ledger, May 23, 2009. Accessed May 26, 2015. "For the first time since 2000, Somerville failed to come home with a sectional trophy. Loaded with superstars the last eight years, Somerville boasts no such athletes this spring and finally had to settle for less than gold after butting heads with Matawan. 'We met our match today,' said Somerville coach Carl Weigner after his squad bowed to Matawan, 125-60, in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Central Jersey, Group 2 meet yesterday at Monmouth Regional in Tinton Falls."
"Passaic (11-0) Tops North Bergen, 24-13", The New York Times, December 4, 1983. Accessed December 24, 2020. "Somerville (11-0) handed West Windsor (8-3) a 30-6 drubbing in the Central Jersey, Group 2 final in Somerville. Somerville, which won its first six regular-season games by shutouts, used a balanced offense to win its fourth state title in nine years and gain its 14th straight victory."
Joe Lis, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed June 4, 2020. "When Joe turned 11, the family moved to Hillsborough Township, where he played in the local American Legion and Tri-State Leagues.... Hillsborough did not have its own high school, so township students went to Somerville High School."
Coach Kevin Carty Sr., Somerville Football. Accessed February 26, 2018. "At SHS from 1994 to 2006 he guided The Ville to a 92-42 record. In his first season as head coach he took a team that was previously 0-9 to 8-3 winning the 1994 Central Jersey Group II State Championship versus Manasquan in Giants Stadium. He won seven Skyland Conference Championships and was in the sectional playoffs in 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005."
"Somerville goes Undefeated in Regular Season", Somerville Football, November 4, 2016. Accessed November 5, 2017. "On the final day of the regular season, the Somerville Pioneers defeat the Summit Hilltoppers in a showdown between two of the Mid-State 38's best teams. With Friday night's 42-7 win, the Pioneers secured their first undefeated season in over a decade and for only the fourth time in the history of the program."
Hirsch, Rod. "Kip Bateman Reflects on 39 Years of Public Service to Somerset County", TAP into Somerville, January 9, 2022. Accessed December 5, 2022. "The elder Bateman has always been his son's hero, a newspaper publisher and public relations executive who ran for Governor of New Jersey in 1977, losing to Democrat Brendan Byrne. His son followed in his footsteps - Ray Bateman was elected to the Assembly in 1958 and the state Senate in 1967. Both were born in Somerville. Both attended Somerville High School."
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About Us, FRC Team 102 Gearheads. Accessed November 29, 2015.
Moretti, Mike; and Lambert, Jim. "Somerville's sectional streak ends at 8; Tasco ties for 800 title (High school Boys Outdoor Track news)"Archived May 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Star-Ledger, May 23, 2009. Accessed May 26, 2015. "For the first time since 2000, Somerville failed to come home with a sectional trophy. Loaded with superstars the last eight years, Somerville boasts no such athletes this spring and finally had to settle for less than gold after butting heads with Matawan. 'We met our match today,' said Somerville coach Carl Weigner after his squad bowed to Matawan, 125-60, in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Central Jersey, Group 2 meet yesterday at Monmouth Regional in Tinton Falls."
