Tag: Wrestling
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Barrons’ McLaughlin medals at state wrestling tournament
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s Bryan McLaughlin knew that the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Wrestling State Championships would be a tough battle — if he was able to make it that far at the 3-day tournament March 4-6 in Atlantic City, that is. But it only took one match for the junior to show…
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Bombers’ Porcaro secures return trip to Atlantic City
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School wrestler Anthony Porcaro is headed to Atlantic City for the NJSIAA Individual Championships after winning the Region 5 title for the second year in a row. Last season, the Bombers’ heavyweight finished fifth in the state and is looking to finish on top this time around. “That’s…
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Lindemann, Keosseian capture region wrestling championships
By Tim Morris Five Howell High School wrestlers survived the gauntlet that was Region 6 and are headed to the state championships. “It was a great weekend,” Howell head coach John Gagliano said. “Five is the most we’ve had in my 19 years. “The schedule this season and the competition they faced all year really…
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Turner, Rugo head to state wrestling championships
By Wayne Witkowski Zach Turner became the second Region 7 wrestling champion in Allentown High School’s history and locked up a return to the NJSIAA championships at 182 pounds when he rallied from a 2-1 deficit early in the third period of the finals. The pin, Turner’s third in his four region tournament bouts and…
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Area wrestlers move on to state championships
By Jimmy Allinder Four area wrestlers finished either first, second or third in the NJSIAA Region 5 tournament Feb. 26-27, which earned them the opportunity to compete for a state championship. East Brunswick High School’s Mitch Polito (106 pounds) was the lone area competitor to win a gold medal, which punched his ticket to the…
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DeStefano’s scoring a highlight for Edison-J.P. Stevens hockey
By Jimmy Allinder Robert DeStefano, a junior forward for the Edison High School-J.P. Stevens High School co-op ice hockey team, had 46 goals at season’s end — the most in the state. However, DeStefano may not finish as top goal scorer because players from other teams that could go deep in the NJSIAA state tournament…
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Four Jackson wrestlers move on to Atlantic City
By Wayne Witkowski Matt McGowan at 126 pounds ended Jackson Memorial High School’s dry spell of three years without a Region 6 champion and became the 51st region champion to go on the plaque in the school gym while leading three other wrestlers from the township into the state championships. The other qualifiers were Mike…
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Barrons defy seedings, advance to GMC semifinals
By Jeff Appelblatt After the rankings for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) were released, Woodbridge High School’s boys basketball coach, Matt Gigliello, told his team the numbers don’t mean a thing when the playoffs start — play well enough and anyone can win. “Come tournament time, it doesn’t matter what your seed is,” the coach…
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Eight Jackson wrestlers advance to Region 6 tourney
By Wayne Witkowski Four Jackson Memorial High School wrestlers and four from Jackson Liberty High School moved on to the Region 6 championships at Toms River High School North this week. One wrestler from each school upheld his No. 1 seed in the District 21 championships and another upended a No. 1 seed in the…
