Divisional Alignments

Conference Divisional Alignments for the Fall 2026 Season  

FALL SPORTS

(*) asterisk next to school denotes the LEA in a cooperative program

Cross Country

Teams will run regular season dual meets (counts 50%),

followed by the Divisional Championship Race (counts 50%).

Colonial:  Becton, Dwight Englewood, Elmwood Park, Garfield, Glen Rock, Harrison, Leonia, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Manchester, Rutherford

Meadowlands:  Eastern Christian, Hasbrouck Heights, New Milford, North Arlington, *Park Ridge/Emerson, Paterson Charter (PCSST), Pompton Lakes, Saddle Brook, Secaucus, Saddle River Day

Patriot:  Bogota, Butler, Cresskill, Hawthorne Christian Academy, Mary Help Academy (girls only), Midland Park, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, St. Mary, Waldwick, Weehawken

Football

North (Colonial & Liberty) / South (Meadowlands & Patriot)

Divisional Champions will meet in 4 team semi-final playoffs for a Conference Championship

NORTH / East:

Colonial: Becton, Garfield, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Manchester, *Palisades Park/Leonia

NORTH / West

Liberty: *Cresskill/Emerson, Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Pompton Lakes, Rutherford, *Waldwick/Midland Park

SOUTH / East:

Meadowlands:  Butler, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, New Milford, North Arlington, Saddle Brook, Secaucus

SOUTH / West:

Patriot:  Bogota,  Park Ridge, St. Mary, Wallington, Weehawken, Wood-Ridge

Boys Soccer

(Teams play to a Divisional Championship)

American:  Eastern Christian, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Paterson Charter, Saddle River Day

Colonial:  Dwight Englewood, Glen Rock, Leonia, Pompton Lakes, Waldwick, Wallington

Liberty:   Butler, Cresskill, Hawthorne Christian, Manchester, New Milford, Saddle Brook 

Meadowlands:  Emerson, Elmwood Park, Garfield, Harrison, Park Ridge, Rutherford 

National:  Bogota, Lodi, Palisades Park, Secaucus, Weehawken

Patriot:  Becton, Hasbrouck Heights, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Wood-Ridge

Girls Soccer

(Teams play to a Divisional Championship)

American: Emerson, Elmwood Park, Garfield, Hawthorne Christian, Manchester, Mary Help, Paterson Charter (PCSST), Ridgefield

Colonial:  Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, North Arlington, Rutherford, Saddle River Day, Waldwick

Liberty:  Butler, Hawthorne, Midland Park, New Milford, Park Ridge, Pompton Lakes

Meadowlands:  Becton, Cresskill, Dwight Englewood, Eastern Christian, Lyndhurst, Saddle Brook 

Patriot: Harrison, Leonia, Lodi, Secaucus, Weehawken, Wood-Ridge

Girls Tennis

(Teams play to a Divisional Championship)

Colonial:  Dwight Englewood, Glen Rock, Leonia, Pompton Lakes, Saddle River Day, Secaucus

Liberty: Becton, Eastern Christian, Garfield, Midland Park., New Milford, Rutherford, Waldwick

Meadowlands:  Cresskill, Harrison, Lodi, Park Ridge, Ridgefield, Saddle Brook

Patriot:   Elmwood Park, Emerson, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Mary Help, Palisades Park, Weehawken

 Girls Volleyball 

(Teams play to a Divisional Championship)

Colonial:  Bogota, Cresskill, Glen Rock,  Hawthorne, Lyndhurst, New Milford, Rutherford, Secaucus 

Liberty:  Butler, Eastern Christian, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Hawthorne Christian, Manchester, Mary Help, Midland Park, Paterson Charter (PCSST)

Meadowlands: Garfield, Leonia, Park Ridge, Saddle Brook, Saddle River Day, St. Mary, Waldwick, Wallington

Patriot:  Becton, Dwight Englewood, Hasbrouck Heights, Harrison, Lodi, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Weehawken, Wood-Ridge

WINTER SPORTS

Conference Divisional Alignments for the Winter 2026-27 Season

(*) asterisk next to school denotes the LEA in a cooperative program

 BOYS BASKETBALL

Teams play to a Divisional Championship

Six Divisional Champions and top two “Wild Card” (teams based on power points) will play in an 8 team tournament  to decide a Conference Champion.

American:  Butler, Eastern Christian, Emerson, Hawthorne Christian, Saddle Brook

Colonial:  Dwight Englewood, Glen Rock, Lyndhurst, Paterson Charter (PCSST), Park Ridge, St. Mary

Meadowlands:  Cresskill, Manchester, North Arlington, Saddle River Day, Rutherford, Weehawken

National:  Harrison, Leonia, Lodi, Palisades Park, Wallington, Wood-Ridge

Patriot:   Becton, Bogota, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Ridgefield, Secaucus

  GIRLS BASKETBALL

Teams play to a Divisional Championship

Six Divisional Champions and top two “Wild Card” (teams based on power points) will play in an 8 team tournament  to decide a Conference Champion.

American:  Emerson, Hawthorne, Manchester, Mary Help, Paterson Charter (PCSST), Saddle Brook 

Colonial:  Eastern Christian, Glen Rock, Leonia, Rutherford, Saddle River Day, Secaucus

Liberty:  Butler, Elmwood Park, Hawthorne Christian, Midland Park, New Milford, Pompton Lakes

Meadowlands:  Becton, Cresskill, Hasbrouck Heights, North Arlington, Park Ridge, Waldwick

National:  Harrison, Lodi, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Wallington, Weehawken 

Patriot:  Bogota, Dwight Englewood, Garfield, Lyndhurst, St. Mary, Wood-Ridge

 BOWLING 

Teams play to a Divisional Championship

Divisional winners will meet in playoffs for overall conference championship

There will be a new alignment of 4 divisions for the 2026-27 season

 Competition Cheerleading

Dual matches are held to determine divisional champions / A conference Championship is also conducted

Swimming

Teams will have regular season dual meets ( counts 50%) followed by a Conference Championship (counts 50%)

Becton (Co-Ed); *Garfield/Hasbrouck Heights, Harrison, *Leonia/Palisades Park, *Lyndhurst/North Arlington, Mary Help Academy (girls only) *New Milford/Waldwick, Rutherford, Secaucus, Weehawken 

Indoor Track & Field

*Conference Championship Meet of 29 schools / Wednesday, January 27, 2027

5:30pm – 9:30pm at the 168th Street Armory Foundation, NYC

There will be a small school boys and girls divisional champion (14 schools) and a large school boys and girls divisional champion (15 Schools).

*The meet will also score combined results to determine an overall boys and girls conference champion.

LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION: Becton, Elmwood Park, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Leonia, Lyndhurst, Lodi, Manchester, New Milford, North Arlington, Pompton Lakes, Rutherford, Secaucus, *Wood-Ridge/Wallington.

SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION: Bogota, Butler, Cresskill, Dwight Englewood, Eastern Christian, Emerson, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Palisades Park, Park Ridge, Ridgefield, Saddle Brook, Waldwick, Weehawken

Wrestling

 Teams wrestle to a Divisional Championship.

Divisional winners move to conference semi-finals and a Conference Championship match

Colonial:  *Becton/Wood-Ridge, Garfield, *Leonia/Palisades Park,  *Lyndhurst/North Arlington; *Saddle Brook/Lodi

Liberty:  *Emerson/Park Ridge, Hawthorne, New Milford, Pompton Lakes, Secaucus

Meadowlands:   Butler, Cresskill, Hasbrouck Heights, Ridgefield, Saddle River Day, St. Mary

Patriot: Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Manchester, Rutherford, *Waldwick/Midland Park

SPRING SPORTS

Conference Divisional Alignments for the Spring 2027 Season- still under construction

(*) asterisk next to school denotes the LEA in a cooperative program

BASEBALL

Teams will play to a Divisional Championship

Colonial: Glen Rock, Pompton Lakes, Cresskill, St. Mary, Lyndhurst, Hasbrouck Heights

Meadowlands:  Midland Park, Butler, Emerson, Wood-Ridge, Rutherford, Dwight Englewood

Liberty:  *Hawthorne Christian/Eastern Christian, Waldwick, New Milford, Hawthorne, Saddle Brook, Manchester

Patriot:   *Ridgefield/Palisades Park, Leonia, Becton, North Arlington, Weehawken, Garfield

American: Park Ridge, Wallington, Elmwood Park, Lodi, PCSST, Secaucus, Harrison

Girls Flag Football 

Divisional Champions play for a Conference Championship

 Golf

Teams will play to a Divisional Championship

Colonial: Butler, Eastern Christian, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Manchester

Meadowlands: Dwight Englewood, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Wood-Ridge

Patriot: Cresskill, *Park Ridge/Emerson, Midland Park, New Milford, Saddle River Day, Waldwick 

Softball

Teams will play to a Divisional Championship

Colonial:  Butler, *Leonia/Bogota, Waldwick, Wallington, Park Ridge, Rutherford

Meadowlands:   Glen Rock, Weehawken, Emerson, St. Mary, Pompton Lakes, Hasbrouck Heights 

Liberty:   Hawthorne, Saddle Brook, Elmwood Park, *Eastern Christian/Hawthorne Christian, Midland Park, Mary Help

Patriot:   Becton, Wood-Ridge, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Lyndhurst, Lodi

American:  New Milford, Secaucus, Cresskill, Palisades Park, PCSST, Garfield, Manchester, Harrison

Boys Tennis

Teams will play to a Divisional Championship

Colonial: Eastern Christian,Garfield, Glen Rock, Lodi, Palisades Park, Pompton Lakes, Saddle River Day

Meadowlands: Becton, Harrison, Hasbrouck Heights, Ridgefield, Rutherford, Secaucus, Weehawken  

Patriot:  Cresskill, Dwight Englewood, Emerson, Leonia, Midland Park, New Milford, Park Ridge, Waldwick

Track & Field

Boys and Girls are separate programs

Regular season dual meet schedule (counts 50%) , followed by a Divisional Championship Meet (counts 50%)

Colonial:  Butler, Eastern Christian, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Christian, Manchester, Pompton Lakes, Saddle Brook

National: Becton, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Rutherford, Secaucus, St. Mary, Wallington, Weehawken

Patriot: Cresskill, Emerson, Dwight Englewood, Leonia, Midland Park, New Milford, Park Ridge, Saddle River Day, Waldwick

American: Bogota, Elmwood Park, Hasbrouck Heights,  Lodi, Mary Help, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Wood-Ridge

Boys Volleyball 

Teams will play to a Divisional Championship