Never forget where you came from.

After all, four years of high school fly quicker than a volleyball spike delivered on a set to an opposite hitter: a role that Bridgewater-Raritan High School head coach Corey Romanak once held as a star player at Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen.

A school that bears special meaning to the Panthers’ skipper and his family.

A new era of Bridgewater-Raritan High School softball was launched with a bang at Summit High School on Monday, March 30.

The conclusion of the Panthers’ previous chapter can best be described by a three-word mantra that carried them to the state sectional semifinals.

Some traditions are temporary.

Established as a varsity sport at Bridgewater in 1980, so far, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ lacrosse team has produced seven Somerset County tournament crowns, seven state championships, and three more trophies from the NJSIAA’s Tournament of Champions.