Tag: Wrestling
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Redbirds playing for repeat Freedom Division crown
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls basketball team is in a must-win situation over the next three games if it is to repeat as Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) Freedom Division champion. The Redbirds (12-5) suffered their second division loss Feb. 2 when Ewing High School scored a 63-58 victory. They meet again Feb. 15…
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Mustangs’ Coleman scores upset in GMC wrestling tourney
By Jeff Appelblatt The path to a title looked nearly impossible for John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial High School wrestler Aaron Coleman. The 120-pound weight class at the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Wrestling Tournament at Piscataway Township High School was crowded with standouts. It would take one of Coleman’s strongest showings to reach the final…
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Jackson wrestlers look to rebound from conference meet
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School will look to bounce back from a tough week and pick up some victories this week for a favorable seeding in next week’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV meet. Jackson Memorial, the defending sectional champion that lost in the Group IV finals last…
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Bombers’ Porcaro claims third straight GMC wrestling crown
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s wrestling team evened its record at 8-8 with a victory at Carteret High School Feb. 1, but the real story for the Bombers this winter is heavyweight Anthony Porcaro, who won his third straight Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) title Jan. 30. The senior defeated Woodbridge High School’s…
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Allentown returning to NJSIAA sectional wrestling competition
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s wrestling team is on the threshold of a season of distinction. Already assured of its first berth in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championships in four years — and currently seeded fifth for the competition that takes place next week — the Redbirds also had the chance to…
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Bears, Falcons unable to repeat GMC tourney success
By Jimmy Allinder High school wrestling teams often face the reality that last year’s success doesn’t necessarily translate to the next season. The results of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament held Jan. 29-30 at Piscataway Township High School proved exactly that for area teams. South Plainfield High School won the team title, as has…
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GMC Tournament time for area teams, athletes
By Jimmy Allinder Except for boys and girls basketball, it’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament time for winter sports, and that means a lot of activity at various venues throughout the county. Wrestling The GMC wrestling tournament was staged at Piscataway Township High School Jan. 29-31, and South Plainfield High School came away with the…
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CBA bests Howell again to take conference wrestling final
By Tim Morris The rematch lived up to the hype and expectations. It didn’t seem possible for the Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) and Howell High School wrestling teams to top their thrilling dual meet Jan. 7 that was won by the Colts on criteria, 28-27, ending Howell’s 73-meet win streak in the Shore Conference A…
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Barrons’ ice hockey team is exceeding expectations
By Jeff Appelblatt Joe Rotella, Woodbridge High School’s ice hockey coach, expected his team to perform better than it did a year ago, but he’s in awe with how good his team has really done this season “I thought we would have been about a .500 team,” the coach said after his club dominated its…
