hockey team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986 and 1987. In 2005 and 2006, the girls' field hockey team won back-to-back county championships led by Coach Cheryl Grande, before repeating as county champion in 2009, defeating Wayne Hills High School in the final game in all three championship seasons. The softball team won the Group IV championship in 1977 (defeating runner-up Sayreville War Memorial High School in the finals) and the Group III title in 2000 (vs. Middletown High School South). The 1977 team won the Group IV state title with an 11-1 victory in the playoff finals against Sayreville to run their season record to 29-2. The 2000 softball team finished the season with a record of 28-3 after defeating Middletown South by a score of 6-0 in the tournament final to win the Group III state championship. The team won all five playoff games by shutout and set a state record by giving up eight runs the entire season. The wrestling team won the North I Group IV sectional title in 1981, the North II Group II title in 2005 and the North II Group III title in 2010 and 2016 In 2007-2010, the girls' varsity gymnastics team won the county championships, led by Coach Jenai Agosta. No other team in the 24 years of county championships has won the championship in four consecutive seasons. Alexis (Missy) Arena continues to hold the gymnastics all-time state record for All Around (AA) scoring with a 37.95 set in 2009. Arena's score breaks the previous mark of 37.325 by Passaic Valley's own Jackie Friscia in 2006. The meet dates to 1986. Arena also holds the 2010 New Jersey State beam Champion title with a 9.475, she placed third on vault with a 9.575 and fifth in the all-around with a 37.25. In 2007, the boys' basketball team won the North I, Group III state championship, defeating Wayne Valley High School by 60-48, in a game played at Passaic County Technical Institute. The win was their first ever sectional championship in school history and came in Head Coach Rob Carcich's third season. The Hornets advanced to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship game held at the RAC at Rutgers University. The boys' basketball team returned to the sectional final in 2011, this time losing to Teaneck High School on March