Tag: Wrestling
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Howell’s Mays completes perfect 2021 season; wins 160-pound state title
HOWELL – The 2021 wrestling season was a banner first year on the mat with the Howell High School wrestling team for Hunter Mays. Mays, a junior 160-pounder, went 16-0 and became Howell’s fourth state champion on April 25 with a 6-5 victory over Kingsway’s Dakota Morris. The state tournament was held at Phillipsburg High…
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Howell grad Gagliano notches 500th dual meet win as Rebels’ wrestling coach
HOWELL – John Gagliano, who fashioned an outstanding career as a wrestler at Howell High School before returning to his alma mater to coach the Rebels, notched the 500th dual meet victory of his coaching career late in the 2021 campaign. When the Rebels defeated Piscataway, 69-9, in Piscataway on April 6, Gagliano’s coaching record…
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Raritan’s Lazaurs wins state wrestling title to cap 2021 campaign
Raritan High School senior Mia Lazaurs always said she was going to be a state wrestling champion. Even before New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association administrators sanctioned girls wrestling as a high school sport three years ago, Lazaurs was determined to outduel the boys on the mat and win a state title. Lazaurs, who has…
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Jackson wrestlers selected to participate in super region tournament
JACKSON – Individual honors for New Jersey high school wrestlers will be on the line when the NJSIAA super region tournaments begin on April 16. In a season that was shortened by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the NJSIAA will not hold the traditional district tournaments which kick off individual post-season action. Instead, wrestlers have been…
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Howell High School wrestlers primed for postseason action
A three-month wait to start the 2021 season may have been tough, but Howell High School wrestling coach John Gagliano knew administrators at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association made the right decision to wait until March to allow wrestlers to hit the mats in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The high…
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Freehold grapplers top Red Bank Regional for third win of 2021 season
Before the 2021 wrestling season began, Coach Matt Shepherd asked his Freehold High School wrestlers to give their “full commitment” to the team and to follow all COVID-19 protocols so every person could wrestle as much as possible this season. The coronavirus pandemic changed New Jersey’s traditional high school wrestling season. Instead of starting just…
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Red Bank Regional wrestlers appreciate chance to compete in 2021
Being on the mat in 2021 has been fun for the members of the Red Bank Regional High School wrestling team. Coach Scott Ferris, who is at the helm of the Buccaneers for his 21st season, is looking at 2021 as a growing year for his young squad and scheduling as many matches as possible…
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Marlboro wrestlers strive for individual success during 2021 season
The main message of the 2021 campaign for Marlboro High School’s wrestlers from their coach has been to wrestle for themselves. The New Jersey high school wrestling season, which traditionally begins in November and runs through March, is being held in March and April this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues in New Jersey. After…
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Middletown South wrestlers off to winning start in 2021
The Middletown South High School wrestling team is rolling strong to begin the 2021 campaign that has been compressed during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Eagles moved to 4-0 in dual meets with a 55-12 victory over Shore Conference A North Division foe Marlboro High School on March 25 in Marlboro. The Eagles recorded four…