teams that scored against the Pioneers that season were Middlesex High School (43−13) and David Brearley High School of Kennilworth (35−7); none of the scores were against their first string defense. Bottone called it a career at the end of the 2010 season, his 49th season overall in New Providence. The Pioneers went 10–1 en route to the North II, Group I state championship with a 21–8 victory against Lincoln High School of Jersey City. The baseball team won the Group II state championship in 1976 (defeating Hightstown High School in the final game of the tournament) and 1998 (vs. Middlesex High School). Former head baseball coach Tom Beck was inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame in 2007. He won numerous Mountain Valley Conference championships along with two state sectional titles and a Group I state championship in 1998. In 1990, after winning their state sectional and North Jersey championships, Beck's team came up just short in the Group I state championship, losing 1−0 despite pitcher Ernie Schmidt throwing a no-hitter, and allowing no walks in the contest. Schmidt had a perfect game until the sixth inning when a passed ball on a dropped third strike led to a run scored without any hits. The boys soccer team won the Group II state championship in 1978 (defeating Lawrence High School in the tournament final) and won the Group I title in both 1984 (as co-champion with Haddonfield Memorial High School), 1999 (vs. Pitman High School). The 1999 team finished the season with a record of 22-2-1 after defeating Pitman by a score of 1-0 in the Group I championship game played at Kean University. The team won the 2003 NJSIAA North II Group I sectional championship with a 1–0 win over David Brearley High School. In 2007 the boys soccer team won the 2007 NJSIAA Central Group I Sectional Championship with a 3–2 win in over time against Metuchen High School. Alex Pellas scored the winning goal with around 4 minutes to go in the first overtime. The 2007 boys soccer team also won the Mountain Valley Conference. They went undefeated in their conference and finished with an 18–3–1 record. They lost to Arthur P. Schalick High School in the Group I semi-finals 2-0. The girls cross country team won the Group I state championship in 1985, 2014, 2015 and 2019. The boys' tennis team won the Group I