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Sosnoski | Thomas | VanBrunt
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  A member of the "Dream Team" in 1955, Sosnoski was not only one of CHS's best cagers All County and All State Honors in 1955 and 1956 being named 2nd most valuable player in the NJSIAA Tournament. Sosnoski was one of CHS's high scorers with 1066 pts.

At Dartmouth College, Sosnoski was a starting guard leading his team to the Ivy League Championship and NCAA playoffs. He has also represented the State of Texas in the U.S. National Senior Sports Classic from 1993 through the present.

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  An outstanding Track and Field star at CHS also attained All County and All State Relay National Champion at the 1/4 mile and won 3 Gold medals in the Broad Jump, 100yd and 200yd events while earning All County and All State honors.

After graduating CHS in 1946, Thomas went on to star in both football and track at Lincoln University. He was named all American in football (small college) in 1950 and set records in the 100yd and 200yd dashes. These records still stand today.

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  A graduate of CHS in 1971, VanBrunt was an outstanding three sport athlete for the Cougars. As a Football player, he was named 1st Team All County in 1970, and was a District Champ in Wrestling in 1971. As a Baseball athlete, VanBrunt was the 1st Team all Union County and an All State Catcher for the 1971 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship team. He recieved many accolades that year as a baseball player including being drafted by the Montreal Expo's.

VanBrunt led Montclair State University to a conference championship and 2nd place in the National Regional Tournament and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1972.

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