Ramapo boys soccer coach makes Bergen County history with 700th win

Franklin Lakes, NJ. 10/25/2001 Ramapo boys soccer coach Evan Baumgarten looks on during a 5-0 win over Demarest.

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Evan Baumgarten, coach of the Ramapo High School boys’ soccer team, encourages the players during their game against Wayne Hills High School. SEPTEMBER 15, 2003.

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From 03/28/2010: Ramapo High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductee; Lloyd Osafo; Class of 2000 (right-Soccer) presented by fellow inductee and boys soccer coach Evan Baumgarten.

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11/17/2011: Ramapo soccer coach Evan Baumgarten embraces star player Mike Taranto who was unable to play due to injury during the Group 3 state championship. Ramapo defeated Timber Creek 3-1 at TCNJ.

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10/31/2014: Ramapo boys soccer Evan Baumgarten holds up the championship trophy for his team after a 2-1 win over Northern Highlands in the Bergen County final at Indian Hills High School.

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Oct. 23, 2016: Ramapo coach Evan Baumgarten applauds his team from the sideline after a goal by Andrew Furman in the second half. Ramapo defeated Old Tappan 2-1 in the semifinal round of the Bergen County boys soccer tournament at Ramapo High School.

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Nov. 17, 2016: Ramapo boys soccer coach Evan Baumgarten talks with members of the team during practice.

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Ramapo High School soccer varsity head coach Evan Baumgarten and assistant coach Brian Winiarski, from left, at the team’s first preseason practice on September 14, 2020. The team is ranked 4th in the North Jersey preseason rankings.

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Ramapo High School soccer varsity head coach Evan Baumgarten explains a drill during the team’s first preseason practice on September 14, 2020. The team is ranked 4th in the North Jersey preseason rankings.

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Evan Baumgarten, head coach of the Ramapo High School boy soccer team, at Ramapo High School, Franklin Lakes, N.J., June 27, 2025.

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Jacob Preziosi scores the second goal of the game with this kick as the ball went over the goalies head. Preziosi scored the first two goals for Ramapo.

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Evan Baumgarten, head soccer coach at Ramapo High School, speaks to NorthJersey.com before his 700th victory, Monday, October 5, 2026, in Franklin Lakes. Baumgarten is the first North Jersey boys soccer coach to reach the milestone.

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Jacob Preziosi (22) is congratulated by James Boothby after scoring the first goal of the game, Monday, October 5, 2026, in Franklin Lakes.

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Jacob Preziosi controls the ball for Ramapo, Monday, October 5, 2026, in Franklin Lakes.

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Evan Baumgarten, head soccer coach at Ramapo High School, shouts instructions to his players, Monday, October 5, 2026, in Franklin Lakes. With Monday’s victory over Hackensack, Baumgarten is the first North Jersey boys soccer coach to reach 700 wins.

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Jacob Preziosi controls the ball for Ramapo, Monday, October 5, 2026, in Franklin Lakes. Preziosi scored the first two goals for Ramapo.

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FRANKLIN LAKES – Seven hundred wins. Forty-one seasons. One school.

And now, a place among the greatest coaches in New Jersey boys soccer history.

On Monday, Ramapo coach Evan Baumgarten earned the 700th victory of his Hall of Fame career, beating Hackensack 5-1 to become the first North Jersey boys soccer coach to reach the milestone and the fifth across the state.

The victory improved Ramapo to 7-2 and moved Baumgarten’s career record to 700-105-36.

The milestone places Baumgarten alongside some of the most accomplished figures the sport has produced in New Jersey: Miller Bugliari of Pingry, Tom Breznitsky of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Gene Chyzowych of Columbia and Brian Gibney of Shawnee and King’s Christian.

Baumgarten now sits nine victories shy of tying Gibney for fourth place on the state’s all-time wins list.

Under Baumgarten, Ramapo has built one of New Jersey’s premier soccer dynasties. His teams have captured 29 league championships, 16 Bergen County championships and eight state championships.

Baumgarten is also the first person to win the Bergen County tournament as both a player and a coach. He helped Demarest capture the title as a sophomore before going on to play at the University of Bridgeport. After college, he spent one season as an assistant at Old Tappan before being handed the keys to the Ramapo program at 23.

More than four decades later, he remains in the same spot.

Baumgarten’s impact extends well beyond Ramapo. His coaching tree includes Ramsey girls coach Drew Strohmeyer and Immaculate Heart’s Eric Pfeifer. Last fall, all three guided their programs to sectional championships.

“I’m still on the phone with him all the time,” Strohmeyer said. “You’ve got to use the resources around you and he’s one of the best ever.”

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