Cross country program planned in Jefferson

LAKE HOPATCONG — Returning this fall for a sixth season, the Jefferson Youth Cross Country program will be offered by the Jefferson Township Recreation Department for all Jefferson Township residents from grades 1 through 8.

Registration forms are available in the Recreation Department at Camp Jefferson, 81 Weldon Road in Lake Hopatcong and in the literature display racks in the Jefferson Township Municipal Building and the public library. The participation fee will be $30 per student with checks payable to the Township of Jefferson and it covers league fees, event participation fees, and a team T-shirt. Registration is due by Sept. 8; and any received after that date will incur a late fee of $10 for a total fee of $40 per child.

The start date will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, with practices at the Jefferson Township High School’s track and cross country course. Head Coach Gregory Bubniak will return this year and has announced practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. for approximately one hour unless specified otherwise and will be adjusted later in the season to accommodate earlier nightfall.

All meets will take place on Sundays at 11:30 a.m., starting on Sept. 13, 20 and 27; Oct. 4, 11, 18, and 25.

All meets are approximately 1 hour or less at the old Greystone complex now called Central Park. The address is 91 Central Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. If an individual/team qualifies, the NJ State XC Meet is in early November.

Call the Recreation Department at 973-663-8404 for a registration form to be mailed, find them online at www.jeffersontownship.net “Forms Center” on the homepage to Recreation Department), or cal Bubniak at 201-400-5630 or email jefftwp.youth.xc@gmail.com with specific questions about the program.